20 movies like The Care Bears Movie, ordered by similarity : The BFG(1989), All Dogs Go to Heaven(1989), The BFG(2016), Annie(1982), A Shine of Rainbows(2009), The Search for Santa Paws(2010), One Good Turn(1955), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937), August Rush(2007), The Sun Comes Up(1949), Pan(2015) ...
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Canada|USA
1985
76 Minutes
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The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town, to help a neglected young sorcerer's apprentice whose evil magic book causes sinister things to happen.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1989
87 Minutes
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After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracting the interest of a down and out reporter.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Ireland|UK|USA
1989
86 Minutes
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A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|India|UK
2016
115 Minutes
Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall Bill Hader Adam Godley
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An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1982
130 Minutes
Aileen Quinn Albert Finney Carol Burnett Bernadette Peters Tim Curry Ann Reinking Geoffrey Holder Edward Herrmann
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A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada|Ireland
2009
101 Minutes
Connie Nielsen Aidan Quinn John Bell Jack Gleeson Tara Alice Scully Niamh Shaw Bonnie Bollivar Gerald Boner Laura Doherty Adam Downey Karl O'Neill
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A lonely orphan's life is transformed by an extraordinary woman who teaches him to conquer grief and discover the magic in nature and himself.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Other, Comedy
France
2010
96 Minutes
Kaitlyn Maher Madison Pettis Bill Cobbs Chris Coppola Patrika Darbo John Ducey Richard Riehle Pete Gardner Wendi McLendon-Covey Bonnie Somerville Danny Woodburn
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A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.
Comedy
UK
1955
74 Minutes
Joan Rice Norman Wisdom Shirley Abicair Thora Hird William Russell Richard Caldicot Marjorie Fender Keith Gilman Joan Ingram Harold Kasket Fred Kitchen Jr.
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Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
USA|Australia
2010
91 Minutes
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When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1937
80 Minutes
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Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical
USA|South Korea
2007
113 Minutes
Freddie Highmore Keri Russell Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Terrence Howard Robin Williams William Sadler Leon Thomas III Jamia Simone Nash
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An orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift to try to find his birth parents.
Musical
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Lloyd Nolan Claude Jarman Jr. Percy Kilbride Lewis Stone Nicholas Joy Margaret Hamilton Hope Landin Esther Somers Dwayne Hickman Teddy Infuhr
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Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Canada
2015
111 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Garrett Hedlund Rooney Mara Levi Miller Amanda Seyfried Adeel Akhtar Nonso Anozie Kathy Burke Cara Delevingne Jack Charles Kurt Egyiawan
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After a journalist discovers his identity, a former Weather Underground activist goes on the run.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2000
100 Minutes
Camilla Belle Joan Plowright George Baker Cherie Lunghi Leigh Lawson
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Return to the magical place where hope and friendship grow. Back To The Secret Garden, the sequel inspired by the classic children's tale, The Secret Garden, leads us into a magical world ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2002
99 Minutes
Bow Wow Morris Chestnut Jonathan Lipnicki Robert Forster Crispin Glover Eugene Levy Brenda Song Jesse Plemons Julius Charles Ritter Anne Meara
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A 13-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1977
134 Minutes
Helen Reddy Sean Marshall Mickey Rooney Jim Dale Red Buttons Shelley Winters Jane Kean Jim Backus Charles Tyner Gary Morgan Jeff Conaway
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An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1960
134 Minutes
Hayley Mills Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Malden Nancy Olson Adolphe Menjou Donald Crisp Agnes Moorehead Kevin Corcoran James Drury Reta Shaw
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A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2014
96 Minutes
Graham Annable
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A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
2009
76 Minutes
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Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) accidentally breaks the moonstone, and to get it back into one piece, she will have to find an enchanted mirror and accept a little assistance from pestering pixie Terence (Jesse McCartney).
Anime, Fantasy
Japan
2018
120 Minutes
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After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
USA
2006
88 Minutes
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After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.