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Paddington(2014)

PG
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 1,592 votes)

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.

Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

3.2/5 (with 859 votes)

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

I Am Sam(2001)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 1,001 votes)

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit(2019)

1h 59min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 50 votes)

In 1933 in Berlin. Anna is only nine years old when her life changes from the ground up. To escape the Nazis, her father Arthur Kemper, a well-known Jewish journalist, has to flee to Zurich. His family, Anna, her twelve-year-old brother Max and her mother Dorothea, follow him shortly thereafter. Anna has to leave everything behind, including her beloved pink rabbit, and to face a new life full of challenges and privations abroad.

Directed by Caroline Link - With Marinus Hohmann, Carla Juri, Oliver Masucci, Justus von Dohnányi

Adam(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 184 votes)

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir(1947)

NR
| 1h 44min | Fantasy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.8/5 (with 135 votes)

A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly(2014)

3.5/5 (with 41 votes)

The vampire sisters are back for their next adventure.

Bamse and the Witch's Daughter(2016)

3.6/5 (with 3 votes)

In Bamse and the Witch’s daughter Croesus Vole finds gold in the beavers' dam. To demolish the dam and get the gold he tricks the witch's daughter Lova to enchant Bamse. With Bamse gone, it's up to the children to help each other to stop Croesus - but to do that they have to be friends.

Train in the Snow(1976)

1h 24min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
4.0/5 (with 9 votes)

One class of school children from a small village make the trip to Zagreb. One of the boys gets sick and the class is forced to go home. During their journey the train gets stuck in a snowstorm.

Directed by Mate Relja - With Slavko Štimac

The Children's Party at the Palace(2006)

To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters from British children's literature. But when the baddies, led by Cruella de Vil, discover that they have not been invited, they steal the Queen's handbag containing her spectacles and the text of her speech; without it, the Queen will not be able to make a speech at the party. Can the goodies find the handbag in time?

Enid(2009)

1h 22min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 12 votes)

Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family...

No Ordinary Protest(2019)

Ted Hughes's 1993 novel The Iron Woman is the springboard for this multi-media project by Mikhail Karikis. The video section of the installation features seven-year-olds from Mayflower Primary School in East London discussing the novel's environmental themes.

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Anka(2017)

2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A fairy tale set in the bucolic countryside of Central Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Anka, an orphan girl, bravely sets off in the pursuit of a home, facing the hardships of life, and ultimately finds her place with the help of a magical world and its mysterious creatures.

Directed by Dejan Aćimović

Gordon & Paddy(2017)

1h 2min | Animation, Fantasy
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they have to solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out.

Directed by Linda Hambäck

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues(2002)

1h 30min | Drama

Laura, her husband Almanzo and their daughter Rose leave South Dakota and head for Missouri in search of a better, more financially stable life. It's a daunting journey, but they're sustained by their resolve. However, they're faced with an even greater challenge after their arrival: an ailing and bedridden Almanzo is unable to tend their new land. With winter fast on its way, Laura attempts to clear the land herself and plant the acres of apple trees that they hope will ensure their future.

The Club of Ugly Children(2012)

Under president Isimo, the Netherlands must be made clean and fresh. All ugly children are deported, but some escape and launch an uprising. Adapted from Koos Meinderts’ children’s book.

Directed by Jonathan Elbers - With Katja Schuurman

The Real Howard Spitz(1998)

1h 42min | Comedy
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.

Directed by Vadim Jean - With Kelsey Grammer

Hur gick det sen?(1995)

11min | Animation

Moomintroll is heading home to Moominmamma with milk. On the way there, he meets Mymble looking for his little Sister . Together they set out to find her. Based on Tove Jansson's first Moomin book.

Man Baby(2019)

19min | Thriller, Drama

Think your family is odd? Watch "Man Baby." You'll feel better.

Eric Carle, Picture Writer: The Art of the Picture Book(2011)

32min | Documentary

An intimate portrait of Eric Carle, creator of more than 70 books for children including the best-selling "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". At 82, Eric is still at work in his studio making books and creating art. As he methodically layers a tissue paper collage of the caterpillar, he describes the feeling he achieves working in his studio, the sense of being at peace, all alone, when everything grows quiet and it is just himself and his work. The film taps into that deep creative need in each of us, a spirit that started in Eric as a very young child and is unceasing today.

Hungry Minds(2012)

1h 27min
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Α Bengalese architect builds library boats that can bring books to people even during the monsoon season. Α Mongolian author packs two boxes full of books each summer to provide reading material to children in remote areas. Α Kenyan librarian leads caravans of camels loaded with boxes of books to the nomadic tribes bordering Somalia. Despite the heat, wind, rain or snow, they still manage their long journeys. This film about the fascinating world of mobile libraries tells of unusual means of transportation and adventurous travel, of different cultures and lifestyles, of the worries, aspirations and dreams of people in these areas – of books that change lives – and of book lovers, who take on unbelievable challenges in order to provide people in the remotest areas of the world with reading material. A film about the love of literature and the respect for knowledge that accepts no boundaries.

Nursery Rhyme Review(1946)

3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

A compilation of four Mother Goose stories "photographed in three-dimensional animation" and unified by a prologue and an epilogue with Mother Goose herself magically setting up a projector to show the films. The familiar nursery rhymes are "Little Miss Muffet," "Old Mother Hubbard," "The Queen of Hearts," and "Humpty Dumpty.".

The Fox & the Pigeon(2019)

4.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Fox's life takes place on the pages of a book. As the narrator reads, the Fox obediently does as he's told - until Pigeon comes along hoping for a taste of Fox's ice cream cone. Fox and Pigeon are forced into an argument, and end up fighting for their lives--until they are pushed to the limit and learn to take control of their own destiny, and write their own story.

The Money Tree(2015)

Beneath a magical tree lives a boy with his friend the owl in this whimsical cautionary tale about innocence and greed, based on a children's book.

Miss Nelson is Missing(1979)

14min | Animation

Adaptation of classic children's book by Harry Allard.

Brown Bear's Wedding(1991)

The shy Brown Bear falls for the beautiful White Bear and is bound and determined to make her his wife.

Astons Stone(2007)

8min | Animation

The little puppy Aston finds a lonely a cold stone in the forrest a decides to bring it home a care for it. Based on the childrens bokk with the same name.

James and the Giant Peach(1976)

45min | Fantasy, TV Movie

A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

Lights for Gita(2001)

This animated short, based on the book by Rachna Gilmore, is the story of Gita, an 8-year-old girl who can't wait to celebrate Divali - the Hindu festival of lights - in her new home in Canada. But it's nothing like New Delhi, where she comes from. The weather is cold and grey and a terrible ice storm cuts off the power, ruining her plans for a party. Obviously, a Divali celebration now is impossible. Or is it? As Gita experiences the glittering beauty of the icy streets outside, the traditional festival of lights comes alive in a sparkling new way.

The tree has been planted(2020)

7min

An open book is the window to enter this protest short film about the wait for a permit to plant a laurel tree in the River Plate. The Viceroy, king and queen must all sign the authorization. Too much time for such a vital wish. Stop-motion animated cutouts take us on the complex path of bureaucracy to accomplish a simple action. The landscapes change to the beat of the music for the story to move forward and grow just like that tree they wish to plant.

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