Whale Rider

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Whale Rider (2003)

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2003 ★ 7.8

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The Last Mimzy

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2023 ★ 6.5

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The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

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2003 ★ 6.3

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Walkabout

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1971 ★ 7.3

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In My Father's Den

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The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends

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The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water

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2002 ★ 6.2

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2022 ★ 7.6

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1991 ★ 7.4

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

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2003 ★ 7.8

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2024 ★ 7.3

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