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Category: childhood

‘Children of Heaven’ – an Iranian tale of childhood on Prime Video

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Amazon Prime Video, childhood, drama, DVD, family friendly, International Cinema, Kid Stuff, SVOD 02/03/202302/03/2023 Sean Axmaker

Majid Majidi’s tender and sweet 1999 story of young siblings whose loyalty to each other and joyous embrace of life help overcome their impoverished lives became the first Iranian film to earn an Oscar nomination.

‘Akeelah and the Bee’ – Keke Palmer spells it out on Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, childhood, drama, DVD, family friendly, feel good movies, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/23/202301/23/2023 Sean Axmaker

Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett costar in this rousing drama of an underdog student from South Central L.A. who goes to the National Spelling Bee finals.

Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman in Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom,' starring Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, and more

Leaving soon: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ – Wes Anderson’s endless summer on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, childhood, Criterion, DVD, family friendly, Peacock, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD 12/25/202212/23/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Wes Anderson’s tale of young love and teenage adventure is funny, playful, and full of nostalgic blasts and period trappings, but most of all it is loving.

Animated feature from France based on the graphic novels of Jacques Tardi

‘April and the Extraordinary World’ – Steampunk animated adventure on Criterion Channel

!Featured, adventure, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, childhood, Criterion Channel, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, Science Fiction, SVOD 12/14/202212/15/2022 Sean Axmaker

A teenage street urchin in an alternate reality Paris battles a mysterious organization kidnapping the greatest minds in the world in this playful fantasy fable.

Henry Thomas and friend in Steven Spielberg's beloved science fiction fantasy

Last chance: ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ – Steven Spielberg’s suburban fairy tale at 40 on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, Essential Viewing, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, National Film Registry, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/16/202212/02/2022 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg’s suburban fairy tale for kids who think they are too hip to believe in fairies is as glorious as ever decades after its debut.

‘Son of Rambow’ – a homemade odyssey on Paramount+ and free on Kanopy and Hoopla

!Featured, art and artists, childhood, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Free, Have You Seen...?, Hoopla, Kanopy, movies about movies, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/15/202211/15/2022 Sean Axmaker

Two British schoolboys in the early 1980s shoot their own sequel to ‘First Blood’ with a video camera and a lot of imagination in this loving comedy from Gareth Jennings.

Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ – It’s alive on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/28/202210/27/2022 Sean Axmaker

This sweet, adolescent twist on the classic ‘Frankenstein’ story captures a childhood fascination with monster movies and the macabre with creative designs and delightful stop motion animation.

Chloë Grace Moretz stars in the American remake of the Swedish horror film, directed by Kodi Smit-McPhee

‘Let Me In’ – vampire adolescence on Hulu

!Featured, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, high school, horror, Hulu, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/13/202210/13/2022 Sean Axmaker

Chloë Grace Moretz is a vampire who has been 12 years old “for a long time” in this rich American remake of a Swedish horror movie.

Taika Waititi’s ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, road movie, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/05/202210/05/2022 Sean Axmaker

Sam Neill becomes an unlikely father figure to a spirited foster child (Julian Dennison) in this offbeat coming of age comedy with a heartwarming soul.

Oona Laurence and Oakes Fegley with a fuzzy, flying best friend in Disney's "Pete's Dragon."

‘Pete’s Dragon’ – A storybook wonder on Disney+

!Featured, adventure, Blu-ray, childhood, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, feel good movies, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/28/202208/28/2022 Sean Axmaker

This live action Disney adventure is that rare breed of remake that outshines the original. Directed by David Lowery, it costars Robert Redford and the magnificent forests of New Zealand.

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