Family Adventures, Christmas Magic: 30 Heartwarming Movies of 2001

Prince Charming

2001 • 91 min

Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

Following an affair, a prince from a fairy tale and his companion are transformed into frogs. This curse will last forever unless the prince manages to persuade a woman to kiss him and agree to marry him.

7.0

6.0

Hounded

2001 • 91 min

Comedy, Family, TV Movie

A teenager is relentlessly pursued by an adorable, miniature dog. However, this seemingly sweet companion hides a terrifyingly monstrous nature.

5.0

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On the Line

2001 • 81 min • Budget $16M • Box office $4M

Comedy, Family, Romance

Kevin seems to have it all, but his persistent lack of self-assurance prevents him from seeing love and happiness – even when it’s right in front of him. When he meets Abbey on the Chicago L train, they instantly click,…

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Tainá: An Amazon Adventure

2001 • 90 min

Family, Fantasy, Adventure

In the Amazon rainforest, a courageous indigenous girl, guardian of her home and its animals, teams up with a young man from the city. Guided by her shaman grandfather, they confront those who illegally trade in wildlife.

4.8

5.2

Prancer Returns

2001 • 90 min

Comedy, Family

A young boy discovers a deer in the woods that he believes is Santa Claus's Prancer. He's determined to help the deer get back to the North Pole and fulfill its destiny, even when his family doubts him. The story…

5.4

5.9

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Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 • 63 min

Animation, Comedy, Family

When Principal Prickly finds his car stuck in a snowbank, he's convinced the Recess gang is to blame. But as the teachers reflect, they recall all the positive memories they've shared with T.J. And the others.

6.3

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

2001 • 91 min • Box office $30M

Family, Animation, Adventure

Doraemon and his friends must save the citizens of Birdopia from a group of disgruntled former bird soldiers seeking revenge. Their plan involves unleashing a powerful, ancient dragon.

7.2

6.9

Air Bud: World Pup

2001 • 82 min

Comedy, Family

The beloved sequel returns with more laughs and heartwarming moments as Air Bud takes on two new challenges: soccer and fatherhood. Buddy joins forces with prominent U.S. Women's soccer players in this fun, action-packed story.

5.0

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Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001 • 77 min

Animation, Family, Drama

This animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Haunted by the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley, Scrooge is warned that his selfish life will result in afterlife punishment. He is then visited…

5.2

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The Trumpet of the Swan

2001 • 75 min • Box office $628K

Family, Animation

This is the story of Louie, a young Trumpeter swan who can't make his characteristic call. With the support of a boy and the love of his family and friends, Louie learns to embrace his own special abilities and discover…

5.6

5.0

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Tom Thumb

2001 • 90 min

Family, Adventure, Fantasy

Poucet is one of many children whose impoverished parents abandon them in the forest. There, the brothers struggle to survive and find a way home, encountering extraordinary beings along the way. This film adapts the classic French fairy tale "Le…

5.5

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Zenon: The Zequel

2001 • 89 min

Family, TV Movie, Adventure

Fifteen-year-old Zenon Kar lives on a space station being dismantled by the military. She intercepts a strange signal and must persuade everyone that it's from aliens offering assistance.

5.6

5.8

Call Me Claus

2001 • 90 min

TV Movie, Family

Lucy Cullins, a high-powered but difficult producer at a home shopping channel, hires an actor named Nick to portray Santa Claus for their network. She finds herself surprised by the outcome.

5.7

5.4

Miss Minoes

2001 • 86 min

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A cat who transforms into a young woman teams up with a journalist to defend their town from a factory owner with a sinister scheme.

6.8

6.9

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Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon

2001 • 30 min • Box office $27M

Adventure, Animation, Family

The DigiDestined face Diaboromon once more. Tai and Matt return to the digital world with Omnimon to confront him, while the younger DigiDestined battle a massive wave of Kuramon, Diaboromon's weaker forms. With assistance from Angemon and Angewomon (alongside T.K.…

6.9

Shrek

2001 • 90 min • Budget $60M • Box office $488M

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Being an ogre isn't easy, especially when you're a likeable, but smelly, one like Shrek. He embarks on a quest to rescue a beautiful princess from a dragon, and along the way, he joins forces with a funny donkey.

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The Other Side of Heaven

2001 • 113 min • Budget $7M • Box office $4M

Action, Adventure, Drama

In the 1950s, John H. Groberg, a young man from Idaho Falls, journeys to the remote Tongan island kingdom to serve as a Mormon missionary. He leaves behind his family and his girlfriend, Jean. Writing letters to her, John recounts…

6.2

6.3

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Holiday in the Sun

2001 • 87 min

Family, Romance, Crime

During a winter break trip to the Bahamas, sisters Alex and Madison unexpectedly encounter a man involved in smuggling stolen artifacts.

6.0

5.1

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Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

2001 • 3 min

Animation, Comedy, Music

Shrek and his friends have a good time singing karaoke.

6.3

6.9

The Longshots

2008 • 94 min • Budget $23M • Box office $11M

Drama, Family, Comedy

This is the true story of Jasmine Plummer, who at eleven years old made history as the first girl to play in a Pop Warner football tournament in the league's 56-year history.

6.4

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The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

2001 • 75 min

Animation, Adventure, Family

A sudden ice storm traps several dinosaur families in a valley. A family of "spike tail" dinosaurs, who eat the most, offers to leave to ease the burden on the others. Meanwhile, a group of young dinosaurs and a new…

6.1

5.7

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See Spot Run

2001 • 94 min

Family, Comedy, Action

An FBI agent's drug-sniffing dog becomes a target, prompting the FBI to move the agent to witness protection. Separately, a single mother asks her unreliable mailman neighbor, Gordon, to watch her six-year-old son, James, when the babysitter cancels. Simultaneously, an…

6.0

5.4

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Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

2001 • 63 min

Animation, Family, Action

In the Johto region, Team Rocket leader Giovanni discovers Mewtwo. While attempting to recapture the powerful Pokémon, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, during a rescue attempt involving Pikachu from Jessie and James.…

6.7

6.4

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001 • 87 min • Budget $70M • Box office $176M

Comedy, Family, Romance

When a colony of beavers turns to Dr. Dolittle for help, he must find a way to save their home from logging. The key is preserving the forest, which is the only habitat of a rare, protected bear – a…

5.3

4.8

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Cats & Dogs

2001 • 87 min • Budget $60M • Box office $200M

Family, Comedy, Action

A professor creates a vaccine that cures human allergies to dogs, unintentionally disrupting the existing power dynamic between cats and dogs and sparking a major conflict for pet dominance. The conflict escalates as the cat faction, headed by Mr. Tinkles,…

5.4

5.2

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2001 • 82 min • Budget $25M • Box office $80M

Family, Comedy, Adventure

Jimmy Neutron, a brilliant young inventor, often struggles to fit in. His life changes when aliens kidnap his parents, and parents worldwide. Now, Jimmy must rally children from across the globe to lead a daring rescue mission.

6.1

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Asterix at the Olympic Games

2008 • 116 min • Budget $97M • Box office $131M

Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

To help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina, Astérix and Obélix must win the Olympic Games. But Brutus will do anything to ensure his own team wins, using every trick possible, and to eliminate his father, Julius Caesar, in the…

5.2

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001 • 95 min • Budget $120M • Box office $186M

Animation, Family, Adventure

Milo Thatch, a young linguist, joins a daring team of explorers on a quest to locate the legendary lost continent of Atlantis.

7.0

6.9

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Barbie in the Nutcracker

2001 • 77 min

Animation, Family

A sinister spell from the Mouse King shrinks Clara. She and the Nutcracker embark on a journey to find the Sugarplum Princess, the only one who can break the spell.

6.9

6.4

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Soccer Aid

2001 • 125 min • Budget $19M • Box office $274M

Animation, Family, Fantasy

A young girl named Chihiro finds herself in a bewildering world inhabited by spirits. After her parents are mysteriously transformed, she must find the strength within herself to rescue her family.

8.5

8.6

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