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Children of Heaven (1997), White Banners (1938), Barefoot Boy (1938), Butterfly (1999), Uncommon (2014), The Kid (1921), Men of Boys Town (1941) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Children of Heaven (1997)

Children of Heaven (1997)

8.3/10 Drama, Family

After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.

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White Banners (1938)

White Banners (1938)

6.9/10 Drama

A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter Trimble. It turns out that Peter is the son she bore out of wedlock and gave up for adoption, and now Hannah ...Read all

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Barefoot Boy (1938)

Barefoot Boy (1938)

5.7/10 Drama

Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The barefoot...Read all

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Butterfly (1999)

Butterfly (1999)

7.6/10 Drama

For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Monch...Read all

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Uncommon (2014)

Uncommon (2014)

6.7/10 Drama

Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments due to budgets cuts, they create their own. Struggling to find the right script, music & choreography the students get advice from an uncommon source; the Bible! Each student becomes...Read all

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The Kid (1921)

The Kid (1921)

10.0/10 Comedy, Drama

The Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) raises the abandoned child (Jack Coogan) of an unwed mother (Edna Purviance).

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Men of Boys Town (1941)

Men of Boys Town (1941)

6.6/10 Drama

Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. Larry Nunn and Dwayne Hickman join in this time around as Flanagan discovers a reform school that has neither reforming nor schooling. It's up to Flanagan, Whitey, and the rest of the ...Read all

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Scarborough (2018)

Scarborough (2018)

5.6/10 Drama, Romance

Two couples - each comprising a teacher and a student - spend a life-changing weekend at the seaside resort town of Scarborough.

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The White Balloon (1995)

The White Balloon (1995)

7.7/10 Drama

Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.

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Captain Abu Raed (2007)

Captain Abu Raed (2007)

7.2/10 Drama

When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.

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Shiloh (1997)

Shiloh (1997)

6.4/10 Drama

Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers.

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Sister (2012)

Sister (2012)

9.6/10 Drama

A poor boy (Kacey Mottet Klein) steals from wealthy patrons at a posh ski resort to support himself and his irresponsible older sister (Léa Seydoux).

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Loveling (2018)

Loveling (2018)

9.4/10 Drama

On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.

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Nanhe Jaisalmer (2007)

Nanhe Jaisalmer (2007)

6.0/10 Drama

Nanhe Jaisalmer lives a poor lifestyle in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, along with his mom, Sarla, and sister, Suman. His father took advantage of Sarla's illiteracy, sold their property and absconded, leaving the trio to live a near-destitute life. When he was four he was cast in a movie starring Bobby Deol. This minor role did have a major impact on his life and he became o...Read all

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Keys to the City (2019)

Keys to the City (2019)

5.9/10 Drama

A widower from Bankhead, Russell Savage, is diligently running to become the youngest Mayor in the history of Atlanta. His opponent is August King, the man who has raised Russell and his brother as his own since they were kids. But when the beautiful Avery Long joins the campaign, Russell finds himself fighting to sustain everything he's worked for including his campa...Read all

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Little Men (1940)

Little Men (1940)

5.7/10 Drama

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in dange...Read all

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Wonder (2017)

Wonder (2017)

8.0/10 Drama, Family

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

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Carry Me Home (2003)

Carry Me Home (2003)

1.2/10 Drama

Harriet (Penelope Ann Miller) recently lost her husband in World War II, and her family is now emotionally unstable. Her young daughter, Carrie (Ashley Rose), takes the death of her father especially hard and begins to withdraw from her mother and local boy Zeke (Nicholas Braun). When the sophisticated Bernard (David Alan Basche) begins a romance with Harriet, Carrie's behavior becomes even more erratic, and she inadvertently causes a neighborhood tragedy that changes her life forever.

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