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What's in it for you and your child?This is an all time favourite movie with astonishing animation and real life like situations. Basically there can’t be a life without hurdles and dangers, grudge and anger. This movie depicts how you as a family can overcome all the hurdles in life with team work. The movie tells us how we can forgive people because forgiving others relieves us from the grudge and pain. Along with adventure and entertainment, this movie teaches human values through the prehistoric world of ice age and its distinct animal world. Sid- the giant ground sloth, Diego- saber toothed cat, Manny- the wooly mammoth, Scrat- the squirrel. It ends on a beautiful happy note of reuniting a baby to his tribe. Note: We suggest you watch this movie along with your child to strengthen the bond and have some light fun time together.

Moral: forgiveness, friendship, loyaltyLanguage: EnglishDuration: 1h 43m

Ice Age

What’s in it for you and your child?Lilo meets a little animal whom she takes as her pet. However, the said pet is an extraterrestrial animal who is hiding.&nbsp;One of the most quoted lines from this movie is “Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind.” And like most Disney stories, this one teaches us many basic life lessons. The quote itself teaches us that families stick together through all times and your family does not only consist of the people with whom you are bonded by blood. Children learn that Stitch is very different from everyone else and his adventures in the film helps children understand how to accept our own strangeness as well as being patient with people who are not like us. By the end of the film, we are all a part of Lilo and Stitch’s Ohana and look forward to their adventures ahead.

Moral: friendship, sharing, respectDuration: 1h 25 minutesLanguage: English

Lilo and Stitch

What’s in it for you and your child?'Alice is a daydreaming young girl. She finds learning poems and listening to literature boring. She prefers stories with pictures and to live inside her imagination. One day, while enduring just such a poetry reading, she spots a large white rabbit...dressed in a jacket and carrying a large watch. He scurries off, saying he's late, for a very important date. She follows him through the forest. He then disappears down a rabbit hole. Alice follows, leading her to all manner of discoveries, characters and adventures.

Moral: Learning to accept who we are is one of life's great lessons.Duration: 1h 15minLanguage: English

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

What’s in it for you and your child?Karan, an orphan boy with dreams of finding a family and fame as a cricketer, finds a bat with magical powers and lands a spot in the Indian cricket team.An orphan kid who goes on to achieve name, fame and above all self belief. Why you and your child should watch the movies?Sports movies can be inspiring and uplifting which teaches some of life’s most important lessons. It generates immense energy and power and forms positives attitudes which are very necessary for real life. A good sports film is not only about losing or winning on the field, but it also speaks about the deep meaning associated with the sports itself. Sports films appreciate the struggle of the participants by showcasing losers as temporary pain to achieve greater rewards in the future. Sports films understand human emotions which results in a positive attitude in the way we think and live in society. The characters that depict the issues in the sports films transcend the human realities of racism, gender, policies that are very prominent in this fast-moving societies of today.

Moral: Balance, competition, confidence, Courage, Curiosity, dedication, Effort, faith, hard work, hope, passion, successDuration: 1h 58mLanguage: Hindi

Chain Kulli ki main kulli

What’s in it for you and your child?Whangara, people of New Zealand believe that their first ancestor was Paikea who escaped death by riding on the back of a whale. Pai is an eleven year old girl in this tribe and knows that she must be the new chief. Her grandfather Koro loves her but is obligated to make a male child the new chief. Pai is forced to show her worth and ability to fulfill her destiny. This movie teaches children that people regardless of their genders, are equal and have equal abilities and we must not discriminate.

Moral: equalityDuration: 1h 41mLanguage: English

Whale Rider

What’s in it for you and your child?Some eleven year old New York City school kids discover ballroom dancing. This movie is told from their perspective as they discover themselves and learn the ways of merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing. From this movie children can learn to be determined and work hard to reach their goal as the kids in the movie try their best to learn the dances.

Moral: determination, hard workDuration: 1h 45mLanguage: English

Mad Hot Balloon

What’s in it for you and your child?Harry Potter is an ordinary child living with his aunt and uncle but he learns that he is actually a wizard and is invited to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. There he encounters great many creatures and realises that the wizarding world is way more dangerous than what he imagined. From this movie children can learn that with friends we can overcome every hurdle. As Harry and his friends fight for what is right we also learn that we must stand up for the oppressed and it is our duty to be brave and fight evil. As Harry finds his new home in Hogwarts and his new family among his friends after he defies his abusive guardians, children can learn that indeed blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

Moral: friendshipDuration: 2h 32 mLanguage: English

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

What's in it for you and your child?This is a sweet martial arts action movie. There are many fast paced, battle scenes with kicks, punches, falls and more. It has interesting characters like Master Shifu, Oogway, Tigress, Viper, Mantis, Monkey, Goose, Crane etc. There is a dialogue, “what is the secret Ingredient”? and the answer is “Nothing”. This is the crux of the story - To make something special you just have to believe, it is special. There is where a parent can pause and elaborate if needed that we all are unique and special in our own ways. This helps boost your child’s confidence in self. The other major thing is you don’t have to look like a hero to be one. You can explain that it's not the looks that matter but what is within you that matters. Note: Watch this adventurous fun movie with your child and have some good family bonding time together.

Moral: family value, respectLanguage: EnglishDuration: 1h 35m

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