Films I'd want my children to see (if I had any)
Movies with an inspiring and educating edge that are fun both for kids and adults to watch.
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- DirectorSandra GoldbacherStarsEmma WatsonYasmin PaigeLucy BoyntonIn 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.Inspiring story of goodness and artistic as well as academic aspirations - a real feel good film for the whole family!
- DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!Because the story teaches that everyone should be themselves and that sometimes you need to fight for that right, against all odds. And that is important to sing and dance and have fun and find your soul mate.
- DirectorEduardo SchuldtRobbie DaymondStarsRobbie DaymondGiovanni CicciaBrian W. RobertsThe amazing story of Daniel, a dolphin who abandons the safety of his pod to explore the ocean and discover the true purpose of his life.The moral of the story is to always believe in your dreams and have faith even if the whole world is against you. The story contrasts the protagonists own dreams with the material values of the community he lives in, and depicts the main characters courage to question and stand up against false authority and find his own way. The style of this film appeals to smaller children.
- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsJesse EisenbergAnne HathawayGeorge LopezWhen Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.Because of the wonderful music and the joyous attitude towards life, as well as the wonderful birdlife and the environmental message of protecting endangered species. And i love the ornithologist character! :)
- StarsRoger CarelMarie-Laure BenestonAlain DorvalThe workings of the human body explained by animated characters.A French classic series about the functions and wonders of human body, cells and viruses and organs and everything! I watched this as a kid and LOVED it!
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.A Christmas time classic full of hope
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.A beautiful dreamlike story with epic music
- DirectorJosef FaresStarsImad CreidiAntoinette TurkElias GergiA Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.A touching story of a boy that leaves his war torn country behind for a home in Sweden. Lots of heartwarming humour. A story about being a newcomer and an outsider and overcoming obstacles, and a boys relation to his grandfather and an absent family.
- DirectorTage DanielssonStarsHanna ZetterbergDan HåfströmBörje AhlstedtRonja, the only child of robber chief Mattis must learn to survive the dangers of her local wilderness. In secret she also befriends Birk, the son of a rivaling robber Borka.An evergreen story about courage, freedom and friendship
- DirectorJacques PerrinJacques CluzaudStarsPierce BrosnanPedro Armendáriz Jr.Jacques PerrinAn ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.A beautiful film about the bounty of life in the oceans, the angle on the story being a grandfather introducing the life of the oceans to his grandson before it is too late. Story awakes an awe before the vastness and peculiarity of the life of the oceans and encourages the wish to know it better and preserve it and handle it with respect.
- DirectorGary WinickStarsDakota FanningJulia RobertsOprah WinfreyWilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.This is a story about understanding differences, about friendship, perseverence, eating animals, and accepting death as a part of life.
- DirectorDavid BowersStarsFreddie HighmoreNicolas CageKristen BellWhen an android replica of a boy is rejected by his aggrieved creator, he goes off to find his own identity in an adventure that would make him the greatest hero of his time.Ther battle between good and evil is depicted in this story in a very appealing, straight forward and clear manner.
- DirectorPierre CoffinChris RenaudStarsSteve CarellJason SegelRussell BrandGru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.A story about the life changing power of love.
- DirectorJuha WuolijokiStarsHannu-Pekka BjörkmanOtto GustavssonJonas RinneThe touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.How did Santa become Santa? A story of the joy of giving and caring for each other despite the surroundings. A magical story with beautiful scenery.
- DirectorReza BagherStarsMax EnderforsAndreas af EnehielmJarmo MäkinenTwo boys grow up together in the town of Pajala during the 1960s. United by rock'n'roll music.A story about surviving one's teenage years and belonging to a minority.
- DirectorBurr SteersStarsZac EfronKim BasingerCharlie TahanAfter Charlie survives a car crash that kills his younger brother, he is given the gift of seeing the spirits of his brother and others who he has lost, and must use his powers to save the woman he loves from impending disaster.A movie about dealing with the death of a loved little brother, and the possibility of life after death.
- DirectorKlaus HäröStarsTopi MajaniemiMarjaana MaijalaMaria LundqvistDuring World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies.A story of a child sent to a foreign country to be safe from war. A story about learning to trust and to communicate.
- CreatorNicholas BoxerTed TurnerThom BeersStarsDavid CoburnJoey DedioKath SoucieA quintet of teenagers work together to encourage environmentally responsible behavior and can summon a superhero to deal with ecological disasters.Teaches to take care of the environment and that together it is possible! And Whoopi Goldberg as the voice of Gaia, the mother Earth.
- DirectorNiki ListMarcus O. RosenmüllerStarsJens SchäferJeanette HainKordula KohlschmittThe master of logical thinking - detective Nick Knatterton - was one of my favourites as a kid. Humorous and enlightning!
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKeisha Castle-HughesRawiri ParateneVicky HaughtonA contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.Just breathtakingly beautiful and touching!
- StarsErik SchumannZlatko CrnkovicNada AgbabaTelevision series for children about an old inventor.There is always an answer to a problem if we ask of eachothers help and proceed scientifically! :D
- DirectorJan GissbergStig LassebyStarsMats ÅhlfeldtEwa FrölingErnst-Hugo JäregårdThe British dub of Peter No-Tail premiered in 1983. The American dub of Peter No-Tail premiered on September 21, 1983.A story about coming to terms with being different and dealing with mean bullies. And having fun on the way.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.Love lies deep within, beneath our looks.
- CreatorDouglas WoodAndy YerkesStarsJulianna Rose MaurielloPhillipa AlexanderJules de JonghMama Mirabelle helps a zebra, an elephant and a tiger to understand the nature with her Home Videos.Short stories about the African animal life for the younger audience.
- DirectorLuc JacquetStarsBertille Noël-BruneauIsabelle CarréThomas LalibertéIt has been described as both a nature documentary and a "fairy tale" look at the story of young girl and her friendship with a fox.A fairytale of a friendship between a girl and a fox.