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Movies with whimsical vibe

Zarina, a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy who’s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities, flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James, who’ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Trust under threat, Leadership under pressure, Talent manipulation and identity, Ambition versus belonging, Curiosity and consequences

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Intergenerational bonds, Adoption and belonging, Roles and identity, Parenting under scrutiny, History invading daily life

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Lego Movie

183. The Lego Movie

Animation Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy
7.7

20141h 40min

Australia, Denmark

Director: Phil Lord

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

Themes

Creativity under constraint, Prophecy vs self-determination, Collective action against tyranny, Play as resistance, Belonging through collaboration, Family bonds and growth

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

184. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Animation Romance Adventure Drama Fantasy
6.9

20141h 34min

France, Belgium

Director: Mathias Malzieu

Jack is born with his heart frozen solid on the coldest day in history. A wise midwife saves him by replacing it with a cuckoo clock. Now Jack must abide by three rules to keep his mechanical heart safe: never touch the clock's hands, master his anger, and never fall in love. He tries his best, but when he meets a girl named Acacia he falls in love, threatening the delicate balance of his artificial heart.

Themes

Forbidden love, Guardianship and care, Growth through adversity, Rules governing emotions, Mechanical heart burden, Music as emotional catalyst

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.

Themes

Escape and confinement, Global conflict and consequence, Aging and agency, Chance vs fate, Humor amid peril, Memory and time distortion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The House of Magic

186. The House of Magic

Family Fantasy Animation Adventure Family Animation
6.2

20131h 25min

Belgium, France

Director: Ben Stassen

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.

Themes

Automatons and gizmos, Greedy relative vs guardianship, Old magician protection, Abandoned young cat, Plot to evict, Selling the mansion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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Frozen

187. Frozen

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.4

20131h 42min

United States

Director: Chris Buck

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Betrayal and manipulation, Public scrutiny and rumor, Isolation and kinship, Power as peril, Sibling bonds under pressure

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Case of You

188. A Case of You

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
5.6

20131h 31min

United States

Director: Kat Coiro

Young writer Sam has a crush on Birdie, the cute and quirky barista at his local coffee shop. When his conventional attempts to woo her crash and burn, he takes his efforts online, creating an Internet profile embellished with all of the details that would make him Birdie’s dream guy. When the harebrained scheme is a surprise success and Birdie falls for his exaggerated alter ego, Sam must keep up the act or lose his dream girl forever.

Themes

Romantic deception, Public image vs private life, Social media influence, Performative self, Online persona manipulation, Insecurity and self-doubt

Available on

Kanopy
Philo
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Free Birds

189. Free Birds

Animation Comedy Family Holiday Family Family Animation
5.8

20131h 31min

United States

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Time travel ethics, Collective action and allegiance, Outsider leadership, Freedom under threat, Tradition vs progress

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Unintended consequences, Public risk from invention, Scientific responsibility, Corporate pressure, Ambition vs caution

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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