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Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

Rating: G
Year: 1992
Cast: Tim Curry, Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater
Director: Bill Kroyer
Synopsis: When a young fairy accidentally shrinks a distracted construction worker down to her size, the worker helps save the fairy's forest from the demolition that lies ahead.
Run Time: 1:15

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Balto

Rating: G
Year: 1995
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda
Director: Simon Wells
Synopsis: An outcast wolf-dog in a remote Alaska town embarks on a perilous journey to deliver an anti-toxin for a town overrun with diptheria. Based on a true story.
Run Time: 1:17

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Rating: G
Year: 1971
Cast: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall
Director: Robert Stevenson
Synopsis: In defense of WWII Britain, three children and an apprentice witch search for the missing component of a magic spell.
Run Time: 1:57

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North

Rating: PG
Year: 1994
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Director: Rob Reiner
Synopsis: A young boy named North wishes to leave his negligent mother and father but must first travel the world to find parents that will truly care for him.
Run Time: 1:27

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Like Mike

Rating: PG
Year: 2002
Cast: Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki
Director: John Schultz
Synopsis: When an orphan finds old shoes with the letters "MJ" fading on the side, he is transformed into a basketball powerhouse with skills that lead to the NBA.
Run Time: 1:40

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The Borrowers

Rating: PG
Year: 1997
Cast: John Goodman, Mark Williams, Jim Broadbent
Director: Peter Hewitt
Synopsis: When an evil realtor wants to tear down an old house, he is unaware of the little people who live under the floorboards. These little people, the Borrowers, must fight the realtor to save their home and their lives.
Run Time: 1:26

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Open Season 2

Rating: PG
Year: 2008
Cast: Joel McHale, Mike Epps, Jane Krakowski
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Synopsis: Elliot must put wedding planning on hold and first rescue Mr. Weenie who is captured by pampered pets.
Run Time: 1:16

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Nim's Island

Rating: PG
Year: 2008
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler
Director: Jennifer Flackett
Synopsis: When a girl's father goes missing on a magical island ruled by imagination, she must recruit the help of her favorite author to find him and conquer Nim's island.
Run Time: 1:36

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Superman: The Movie (Special Edition)

Rating: PG
Year: 1978
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
Director: Richard Donner
Synopsis: Film saga of the legendary Man of Steel, from his infancy on the doomed planet Krypton to his life as a young man in Kansas to his ultimate role as a superhero fighting for truth and justice.
Run Time: 2:31

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Happily N'Ever After 2

Rating: TV-G
Year: 2009
Cast: Helen Niedwick, Cindy Robinson, Jim Sullivan
Director: Steven E. Gordon
Synopsis: Snow White is the only one who can save the day when Lady Vain attempts to take over the kingdom after the scales of good and evil are once again thrown off balance.
Run Time: 1:11