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Heathcliff: The Movie

1986

Heathcliff: The Movie

1986
5.4
One rainy day, Heathcliff babysits and recounts old stories while his nephews are reluctantly forced to listen.
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

1979

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

1979
5.8
Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum - either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.
Get Rich Quick Porky

1937

Get Rich Quick Porky

1937
6.4
Porky invests his savings. Mayhem ensues.
Summertime Switch

1994

Summertime Switch

1994
7.3
For the summer, troublemaker Freddie Egan is being sent to a camp-style juvenile detention center, while spoiled rich-kid Frederick Egan III is going to a luxurious getaway for kids of the elite. Until a name mix-up at the bus-boarding area sends the boys to each other's destinations, and while Eddie gets a taste of the good life, Frederick has to deal with being without all his usual comforts. Eventually, they both learn some valuable life-lessons.
The Golden Arrow

1936

The Golden Arrow

1936
6.1
A fake heiress marries a common reporter to thwart the advances of gold-digging playboys.
Aviya's Summer

1988

Aviya's Summer

1988
5.6
A young girl and her mother both carry the scars of their experiences during the holocaust in this drama from Israel. In 1951, Aviya is a ten-year-old girl being raised by her single mother, Henya, in a small village in Israel. Henya is a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, and has come out of the experience considerably worse for wear; she's haunted by the memories of her past, and has become emotionally unstable. Circumstances for her and her daughter are hardly improved by the poverty of the newly wounded state of Israel, and their own difficult economic circumstances. Aviya, meanwhile, is obsessed with finding her missing father, and wonders if he might be the man who has just moved into their village. Henya, however, knows better, and knows why Aviya's father is never coming back to them.
Dennis the Menace

1987

Dennis the Menace

1987
5.2
While digging in his front garden, Dennis finds a big bone. To prove it's from a dinosaur, he persuades his father to invite an old buddy of him, Bowen Skyler III, who's a famous 'dinosaur hunter'. Being desperate for publicity, Skyler informs press and television... and starts a paleontologic dig in their front garden.
The Kidnappers Foil

1930

The Kidnappers Foil

1930
3.9
The Kidnappers Foil was an American short film. It was made by Melton Barker numerous times between the 1930s to 1970s. Each iteration featured small-town children as actors (a different small-town in each iteration), the parents of whom paid Barker a fee in exchange for appearing in the film. The plot of the film centered on a well-to-do girl being kidnapped, and then escaping, a pair of hoodlums.
Primitive Pluto

1950

Primitive Pluto

1950
6.7
Pluto's primitive wolf nature emerges and berates him for going soft. But their little hunting trip goes bad when Pluto encounters a rabbit and bear that give him some trouble.
Sanam Bewafa

1991

Sanam Bewafa

1991
5
Salman falls in love with Ruksar but their fathers, despite being neighbours, are sworn enemies. The couple end up marrying but they are shocked when they finally discover the reason why their fathers allow the marriage to take place.
Lola: The Movie

2007

Lola: The Movie

2007
5.3
The rise to stardom of Lola Flores, one of Spain's most prestigious Flamenco singers and dancers, who died in 1995.
Manhunt in Space

1954

Manhunt in Space

1954
2.5
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
I Wanna Be a Sailor

1937

I Wanna Be a Sailor

1937
6
Momma parrot is teaching her young-uns to say "Polly want a cracker" but little Peter doesn't want a cracker, he wants to be a sailor like dad. Mom tells him what a no-account his dad really was, setting sail for Hawaii ("no, Maw, it was Catalina") right after the kids were born. Peter is unswayed, and takes off. He turns a barrel into a boat, and crews it with an annoyingly talkative duckling, then sets sail on a lake. They get caught in a thunderstorm (the duck loves it). Peter calls for help and momma comes running, but the duck has already saved him. But he still wants to be a sailor.
Scrooge & Marley

2012

Scrooge & Marley

2012
4
A modern day, queer variation on Charles Dickens' classic story of the holidays, "A Christmas Carol." On Christmas Eve, Ben Scrooge, the man who hates the holidays, is given the chance to begin again when he is visited by three spirits - the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy and music.
The Penguin King

2012

The Penguin King

2012
7
South Georgia - alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A wild rugged landscape with mountain ranges, vast glaciers, windblown plains half buried beneath snow and ice. Three years ago, the Penguin King left home. Now he is returning to the place where he was born and raised: Penguin City. One of the most densely-packed, sought-after pieces of real estate in the entire southern hemisphere and somehow he must establish his own place in it. He must find a mate.
Mary Christmas

2002

Mary Christmas

2002
5.7
Californian widower Joel Wallace, a successful businessman, is a great catch in a grand mansion, but absorbed by his work. His daughter Felice writes to a TV Christmas special, hoping for a 'new mammy'.
The Miracle on 34th Street

1955

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955
5.2
One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real thing.
Bølle Bob

1998

Bølle Bob

1998
7
In a quirky small town, mischievous bully Bølle-Bob clashes with overly polite Lise-Mette while the fearsome Børsterne enforce their own brutal order. Ambitious photo-model hopeful Sally vies for the attention of newspaper chief Iversen, all under the exasperated eye of scatterbrained teacher Fru Basse and the ever-scheming Mr. Blom with his grand plans for a tourist parking paradise.
Attention, Turtle!

1970

Attention, Turtle!

1970
5
Two curious first-graders decide to steal a turtle named Rocket from a living corner to conduct a risky experiment — they want to put it under the tank in order to check the carrying capacity and strength of the shell. But their classmate Tanya is smarter than her friends: with the help of adults, she manages to organize the rescue of the unfortunate turtle.
Babar and Father Christmas

1986

Babar and Father Christmas

1986
5.9
After writing to Santa, Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander carefully monitor the mailbox, but in vain. Finding their excellent idea of wanting to bring Santa home, Babar sets out on a long journey to find him and convince him to include elephant country on his gift giving tour.