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51. Neverending Story (2001–2002)
375 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Bastian, a boy who loses his imagination after the death of his mother, discovers a magical book that transports him to Fantasia, where he fights as Atreyu to save a world endangered by the Nothing.
Stars: Mark Rendall, Johnny Griffin, Brittany Drisdelle, Valérie Chiniara
Votes: 930
52. All Monsters Attack (1969)
G | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Jun Fukuda, Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Kenji Sahara, Machiko Naka, Tomonori Yazaki, Hideyo Amamoto
Votes: 5,507
53. Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy grows up as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Director: Manuel Sicilia | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Antonio Banderas, James Cosmo, Charles Dance
Votes: 6,422
54. Double, Double Toil and Trouble (1993 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Cloris Leachman, Phil Fondacaro
Votes: 3,886
55. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
PG | 73 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.
Director: Craig McCracken | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Roger Jackson
Votes: 11,038 | Gross: $11.41M
56. The Silver Chair (1990)
Unrated | 30 min | Fantasy, Family, Adventure
Eustace, along with a new companion named Jill Pole, is brought back to Narnia. The pair are told by Aslan they must search for King Caspian's missing son, Prince Rilian.
Stars: David Thwaites, Camilla Power, Tom Baker, Richard Henders
Votes: 2,117
57. Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy.
Directors: Michael Chang, Ben Jones, Matt Youngberg | Stars: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong
Votes: 6,768
58. Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
G | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Vic Morrow
Votes: 990
59. The Great Yokai War (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 2,670
60. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998 Video)
G | 77 min | Adventure, Family
Now your whole family can relive Disney's 'The Jungle Book', from Mowgli's point of view.
Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Brandon Baker, Sherman Howard, Clancy Brown, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 894
61. The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn civilization's ways when his long-lost uncle and a circus scout from Barnum and Bailey come looking for him.
Director: Dee McLachlan | Stars: Jamie Williams, Billy Campbell, Roddy McDowall, David Paul Francis
Votes: 1,203 | Gross: $0.48M
62. Boohbah (2003)
TV-Y | 20 min | Family, Fantasy
As seen on ITV and Nick Jr UK, Boohbah is about five little sparkling atoms who love to dance. They encourage viewers at home to follow along.
Stars: Emma Insley, Alex Poulter, Cal Freestone, Philip Maurice Hayes
Votes: 625
63. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Four nations live together in harmony, until the Fire Nation attacks Earth Kingdom village. Only the Avatar who can master all four elements can bring peace to the world and restore the balance between the four nations.
Director: Douglas Carrigan | Stars: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante Basco
Votes: 1,074
64. Die drei ??? - Erbe des Drachen (2023)
100 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
Follows a famous detective trio of boys in Transylvania who must unravel mysteries involving a long-missing boy, a mysterious brotherhood and a mysterious undead.
Director: Tim Dünschede | Stars: Natalia Belitski, Levi Brandl, Gedeon Burkhard, Andreea Coff
Votes: 680
65. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (2012 TV Movie)
TV-Y7-FV | 69 min | Animation, Action, Family
While dealing with the end of summer vacation and a critically damaged Omnitrix, Ben Tennyson finds himself targeted by a mysterious alien bounty hunter.
Director: Victor Cook | Stars: Tara Strong, Meagan Moore, Paul Eiding, Steve Blum
Votes: 2,033
66. Treasure Island (II) (1999)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Family
An adaptation of the Robert Lewis Stevenson adventure classic, in which a young boy sets off on a voyage armed with a map to buried treasure.
Director: Peter Rowe | Stars: Sarah Holland, Pax Lohan, Anthony Booth, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 633
67. Young Hercules (1998 Video)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
This a prequel to the popular television series. In it a young Hercules, wanting to impress Zeus tries to recover something that his half-brother Ares stole from Zeus. But when his friend ... See full summary »
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ian Bohen, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Johna Stewart-Bowden
Votes: 733
68. Hornets' Nest (1970)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1944, during a sabotage mission, the sole surviving U.S. paratrooper is saved by a group of Italian orphans who later aid him in blowing up a vital enemy dam.
Directors: Phil Karlson, Franco Cirino | Stars: Rock Hudson, Sylva Koscina, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Votes: 1,122
69. Bush Christmas (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Family
In the Australian outback a family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year's race. But when Prince is stolen ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Safran | Stars: John Ewart, John Howard, Mark Spain, James Wingrove
Votes: 410
70. Storybook (1994)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Eight-Year-Old Brandon Finds A Magical STORYBOOK That Leads Him To A Doorway In His Attic To The Enchanted Storyland. There He Meets Woody The Woodsman , Pouch The Boxing Kangaroo & Hoot ... See full summary »
Director: Lorenzo Doumani | Stars: Sean Fitzgerald, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Moll, William McNamara
Votes: 261
71. Home Makeover (2010)
TV-Y7 | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A social worker is coming to Gru's house to check if it's suitable for children. Margo, Edith, Agnes and the Minions must take care of the situation.
Directors: Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux | Stars: Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher, Pierre Coffin
Votes: 2,295
72. Code Lyoko Evolution (2013)
24 min | Animation, Action
A part live-action sequel to the original 2003 series. The famous band of secret heroes are back with new Lyoko Warrior William Dunbar to fight the reawakened evil computer virus XANA.
Stars: Léonie Berthonnaud, Marin Lafitte, Gulliver Bevernaege-Benhadj, Quentin Merabet
Votes: 514
73. Magic Kid (1993 Video)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Karate action and laughs never cease when a brother and sister go to California to visit their uncle. They soon discover that he's an alcoholic on the run from the Mob who want him to pay up or else.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Stephen Furst, Shonda Whipple, Joseph Campanella, Bill Hufsey
Votes: 433
74. Shredderman Rules (2007 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 96 min | Comedy, Family
Nolan Byrd is a scrawny and shy 9th grader who, like all the other kids, is bullied by Bubba Bixby. Nolan, who has a particular knack with technology, decides to catch Bubba in action.
Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: Devon Werkheiser, Tim Meadows, Daniel Roebuck, Andrew Lewis Caldwell
Votes: 1,333
75. James Bond Jr. (1991–1992)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The nephew of MI6's greatest spy continues his uncle's legacy by battling a rogues' gallery of new and familiar villains with the help of his schoolmates.
Stars: Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Jan Rabson, Mari Devon
Votes: 699
76. Vengeance (1976)
R | 94 min | Drama, Western
Tom's parents are killed by Mexicans after their leader (Van Cleef) rapes his mother as he watched. He sets out to exact revenge and is ultimately helped by a successful gold prospector who has been robbed by the same group.
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, John Marley, Glynnis O'Connor
Votes: 657
77. Trouble at Timpetill (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The children of a small European mountain village end up being its only residents, soon after the adults cannot take their behavior any longer.
Director: Nicolas Bary | Stars: Raphaël Katz, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léo Legrand, Baptiste Bétoulaud
Votes: 1,113
78. Stone Fox (1987 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Family, Western
Little Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather's cattle ranch.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer, Belinda Montgomery, Gordon Tootoosis
Votes: 223
79. Gakuen Alice (2004– )
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Best friends Mikan and Hotaru are separated when Hotaru is scouted by a special school called "Alice Academy." Mikan determines to enroll too but Alice Academy is a mysterious place.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Romi Park, Sakiko Uran, Sarah Hauser
Votes: 272
80. Power Kids (2009)
R | 77 min | Action, Comedy
Four children sneak into a terrorist-controlled hospital to steal a heart to transplant for the 5th child who is dying in a different hospital.
Director: Krissanapong Rachata | Stars: Nantawooti Boonrapsap, Nawarat Techarathanaprasert, Sasisa Jindamanee, Phethai Vongkumlao
Votes: 499
81. The Young Chief Winnetou (2022)
103 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Winnetou's tribe is in dire straits. There is a threat of famine as the all-important buffalo herds are now failing. As the headman's son, young Winnetou wants to prove to his father ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Mika Ullritz, Milo Haaf, Lola Linnéa Padotzke, Mehmet Kurtulus
Votes: 216
82. Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (1985 Music Video)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Music video for Cyndi Lauper's song, which serves as the theme song for the movie, "The Goonies".
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Cyndi Lauper, Lou Albano, Sean Astin, Freddie Blassie
Votes: 425
83. Tom Sawyer (2011)
Not Rated | 109 min | Adventure, Family
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Leon Seidel, Heike Makatsch, Benno Fürmann
Votes: 952
84. Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Unrated | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Eleven-year-old Alex and his fellow homemade heroes are having a backyard blast. Battles rage, knights fight and damsels distress in a cardboard Camelot of dirt-bike steeds, aluminum foil ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tinnell | Stars: Johnny Morina, Maggie Castle, Christopher Olscamp, Justin Borntraeger
Votes: 360
85. Girl with No Mouth (2019)
97 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In a war-torn post-apocalyptic region, a bunch of kids, who suffer from deformed limbs due to a toxic explosion, embark on an adventure.
Director: Can Evrenol | Stars: Denizhan Akbaba, Elif Sevinç, Özgür Civelek, Kaan Alp Dayi
Votes: 432
86. Fangbone! (2014– )
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fangbone is a nine-year-old barbarian warrior from Skullbania who has landed in Eastwood Elementary's third grade class to save his native land from the vilest villain, Venomous Drool. With... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Doyle, Taylor Abrahamse, Ron Pardo, Kathleen Laskey
Votes: 349
87. The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! (2008 TV Short)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
The Powerpuff Girls face their greatest challenge in this 10th anniversary special episode. There exists a Key to the World, which is handed from city to city on an annual basis. Whoever ... See full summary »
Director: Craig McCracken | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny
Votes: 419
88. Zurdo (2003)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Futuristic movie about Alejandro, a gifted left-handed child marble player who must win a competition as the entire town's hopes - and money - rest on him.
Director: Carlos Salces | Stars: Álex Perea, Alejandro Camacho, Arcelia Ramírez, Giovani Florido
Votes: 299
89. Frankenstein's Aunt (1987)
53 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Aunt Frankenstein arrives to her nephew's castle to set things right and to clean the family name. Could she hope to work out the consensus between the angry villagers and the castle's supernatural inhabitants?
Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Martin Hreben, Gerhard Karzel, Barbara De Rossi
Votes: 329
90. Batang-X (1995)
94 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Batang X is a group of five children with super human potential kidnapped by Dr. Axis, an alien stranded on earth with her spaceship. She needs their power in order to steal a material as a... See full summary »
Directors: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes | Stars: Aiko Melendez, Michael De Mesa, Janus Del Prado, John Prats
Votes: 46
91. Boot Polish (1954)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Preteen brother and sister, abandoned by their father, to be taken care of, by an abusive prostitute aunt, survive life in an Indian squatters' camp, aided by a friendly cripple, by learning to shine shoes instead of begging.
Director: Prakash Arora | Stars: Kumari Naaz, Ratan Kumar, David Abraham, Chand Burke
Votes: 884
92. Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each Night, Potsworth the dog and his 4 friends, Carter his owner, Keiko, Rosie, and Nick go to sleep and enter the realm known as the Dream Zone. There, they become the Midnight Patrol, ... See full summary »
Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 117
93. Catnapped! The Movie (1995)
77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Anthropomorphic cats abduct little kids' dog to use him as a weapon for their Mistress who wants to control the fantastical cat world. Young boy and his sister must travel to this world to save their pet and the cat world.
Director: Takashi Nakamura | Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Hiroaki Hiro, Mitsuo Iwata, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 201
94. Final Approach (2005 Video)
92 min | Family
A kid is convinced that the plane he is on is being hijacked.
Director: James Becket | Stars: Veronica Alicino, Tom Ayers, Allen Barton, Jordi Caballero
Votes: 388
95. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
In this update to Nintendo's classic adventure game, a young man named Link must gather the three Spiritual Stones and awaken the Seven Sages in order to overthrow Ganondorf, a tyrannical warlock terrorizing the land of Hyrule.
Stars: Fujiko Takimoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako
Votes: 1,363
96. Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962)
106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A child learns martial arts to become a kung fu warrior.
Director: To Lung | Stars: Kai Yu, Bik-Ying Cheng, Yim Lam, Hark-Suen Lau
Votes: 210
97. Biokids (1990)
92 min | Action, Fantasy
A gang of Filipino kids stumble upon a mad scientist's lair. He outfits them with power suits and motorbikes, and sends them to fight a crime-lord party clown.
Director: Bebong Osorio | Stars: Katrin Gonzales, R.R. Herrera, Patrick Sonora, Susan Lozada
Votes: 39
98. Thanks Maa (2009)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
A homeless petty thief attempts to find the biological mother of an abandoned baby.
Director: Irfan Kamal | Stars: Master Shams, Master Salman, Master Jaffer, Master Fayaaz
Votes: 745
99. Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Family
Luke Perry stars in this heartwarming "tail." Kassie, her friends and her dog, Scoot, organize a holiday fundraiser, but must protect the cash from some crooks in order to save Christmas.
Director: Benjamin Gourley | Stars: Luke Perry, Ariana Bagley, Taylor Negron, Adam Johnson
Votes: 420
100. I Am William (2017)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
William lives with his uncle Nils. His father is dead and his mother is mentally unstable. Nils retired early and spends his day buying and selling stuff at a favourable price. Nils owes some gangsters money and they want their debt paid back.
Director: Jonas Elmer | Stars: Alexander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Arrakha
Votes: 262