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Courage Mountain (1989)

Courage Mountain (1989)

5.7/10 Family, Adventure

In this version of "Heidi," a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school at the beginning of World War I.

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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)

5.0/10 Adventure, Drama, Family

Teenager Jesse becomes reunited with Willy two years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

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Water (2005)

Water (2005)

9.1/10 Drama

Just as Mahatma Gandhi's tenets begin to sweep through India, an 8-year-old (Sarala) must go to live in an ashram with other Hindu widows.

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Believe (2013)

Believe (2013)

3.0/10 Drama

Former Manchester United coach Matt Busby comes out of retirement to help a troubled boy and his teammates.

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Field of Dreams (1989)

Field of Dreams (1989)

7.5/10 Drama, Family, Fantasy

An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come.

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Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

7.2/10 Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction

A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive.

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

7.2/10 Romance, Drama

A teenage girl's secret love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her love life.

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An Unfinished Life (2005)

An Unfinished Life (2005)

7.0/10 Drama, Family, Romance

Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.

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Storm Boy (2019)

Storm Boy (2019)

6.9/10 Family, Drama

When Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he's forced to remember his childhood and how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival.

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My Friend Joe (1996)

My Friend Joe (1996)

6.7/10 Drama

During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.

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Tuck Everlasting (2002)

Tuck Everlasting (2002)

6.6/10 Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.

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Ramona and Beezus (2010)

Ramona and Beezus (2010)

6.5/10 Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

An adventurous young girl uses her imagination to escape her reality, that is quickly spinning out of reach.

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My Little Princess (2011)

My Little Princess (2011)

6.4/10 Drama

When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.

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Sabrina (1995)

Sabrina (1995)

6.3/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

6.2/10 Comedy, Drama, Family

The adventures of a 12 year old who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.

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Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)

Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)

6.1/10 Family, Drama

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

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Speed Racer (2008)

Speed Racer (2008)

6.0/10 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction

A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.

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Free Willy (1993)

Free Willy (1993)

5.9/10 Adventure, Drama, Family

When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.

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