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What’s in it for you and your child?Akeelah Anderson has many problems in her life but she is a smart little girl. She participates in a spelling bee competition to avoid detention and wins! From there, begins a long road of Akeelah overcoming all the hurdles sent her way. She teaches children to keep their heads high and have strength.

Moral: strength, struggle&nbsp;Duration: 1h 52mLanguage: English

Akeelah and the Bee

What’s in it for you and your child?A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?

Moral: Life is hard, but that doesn't mean you need to suffer. Happiness is a choice.Duration: 1h 28minLanguage: English

The Lion King (1994)

What’s in it for you and your child?This is a silent film starring&nbsp;Charlie Chaplin. In this movie, he struggles to adapt with the changes of modern society and despises them. He goes through many adventures, gets institutionalised, mistaken for a communist, thrown into jail and much more.&nbsp;With the help of a young lady he learns to come to terms with modern life. From the amazing acting and the plot, children as well as parents can learn that all changes are not bad and most of the times, they are for the good even though we take time to get accustomed to them.

Moral: loveDuration: 1h 27mLanguage: English

Modern times

What’s in it for you and your child?A prince is cursed and turned into a beast. He stays in the confines of his castle until a young lady Belle accidentally trespasses into his house. The only way to regain his humanity is by earning love, trust and affection of another person. This does not come easy as Belle is frightened of him in the beginning and has other family commitments to attend to. In this movie children can learn that one can fall in love regardless of looks as Belle falls in love with the prince’s nature. With patience and dedication we can prove our worth to people. View trailer:<a href="https://youtu.be/tRlzmyveDHE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://bee-assets-qa.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/image/image_1586004077_youtube_logo.jpg"></a>

Moral: loveDuration: 1h 24 minutesLanguage: English

Beauty and the Beast

What's in it for you and your child?Zootopia won an Oscar for best animated feature film.Visuals are stellar and the writing is superb. There are all sorts of animals big and small in the movie like rhino, hippo, elephant, fox, buffalo, rabbit, lion, cheetah , yak etc. You can take time with your kids and find some interesting information about these species. They will be eager to know when they had seen this animated characters. This is the story about a female rabbit who is headstrong and a go getter. She always dreamed of becoming a police and finally gets the job but to stay in there she has to take up the challenge and she does it so well. She solves a mysterious kidnapping case with the help of her new friend fox. The best part for audience is to witness the sloths working at Department of Mammal Vehicle. That's just cute and hilarious. The movie gives the message, "You can be whatever you want to be-but you have to work hard to achieve it.” Note: Watch this amazing movie with your kid. This has jokes both for kids and adults plus the animation and story line is so gripping. You all would enjoy watching together having some good family time.

Moral: empathy, friendship, integrity, trustLanguage: EnglishDuration: 1h 50m

Zootopia

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

Kung fu Panda

What's in it for you and your child?The story is about a sharp, funny animated young bee who has recently graduated and he learns that he is destined to work a routine colony job for the rest of his life. He wants to explore life out of the hive, out of the routine and ends up meeting a young florist girl. And yes he breaks a sacred bee community law of not talking to humans and from there on the story takes an interesting twist. The bee is shown to feel gratitude for his human friend who saved his life. This is a good lesson your child learns. Also they learn the importance of each and every little and big creatures in the world. They learn even the smallest creature can make a world of difference. This movie in particular shows the importance of bees in maintaining ecology and balance in the ecosystem. This movie shows us the world through a bee’s mind. Note: “If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have 4 years left to live.” Watch this incredible bee movie with your children and help them understand the importance of every single creature in the universe. You won’t be disappointed. Have fun!

Moral: appreciation, empathy, harmonyLanguage: EnglishDuration: 1h 35m

Bee movie

What’s in it for you and your child?18 year old Sophie is cursed by a witch into an old woman’s body. A magician named Howl resides in a moving castle where Sophie arrives to seek her fortune. She meets Howl’s demon Karushfâ who is a fire demon. Karushfâ tells Sophie that if she gets Howl to break his control over the demon then he will lift her curse. This slowly forms into a beautiful love story between Sophie and Howl. From this movie, children can learn that love is found in the most unexpected of places.

Moral: loveDuration: 1h 59mLanguage: English, Japanese

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