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What’s in it for you and your child?The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad. 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: Competition, confidence, discipline, faith, passion, self love, struggle, successDuration: 2h 16mLanguage: English

Miracle

What’s in it for you and your child?Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Ms. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.

Moral: If at first you don’t succeed try and try again.Duration: 1h 24minLanguage: English

Chicken Run (2000)

What’s in it for you and your child?Christmas is approaching and 9 year-old Ralphie wants only one thing: a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun. When he mentions it at the dinner table, his mother's immediate reaction is that he'll shoot his eye out. He then decides on a perfect theme for his teacher but her reaction is like his. He fantasizes about what it would be like to be Red Ryder and catch the bad guys. When the big day arrives he gets lots of present under the tree including a lovely gift from his aunt that his mother just adores. But what about the BB gun?

Moral: Multiple roads can lead to success.Duration: 1h 34minLanguage: English

A Christmas Story (1983)

What’s in it for you and your child?The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as his family is so poor that buying even one bar of chocolate is a treat, buying enough bars to find one of the five golden tickets is unlikely in the extreme. But in movieland, magic can happen. Charlie, along with four somewhat odious other children, get the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory. Along the way, mild disasters befall each of the odious children, but can Charlie beat the odds and grab the brass ring?

Moral: Honesty and doing the right thing win out every time.Duration: 1h 40minLanguage: English

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

What’s in it for you and your child?Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the pups, and wants to get hold of them, as well as more pups, to make herself a lovely dalmatian skin coat... Cruella hires some thugs to kidnap the pups and hold them at her mansion. Will Pongo and Perdita find them in time ?

Moral: Animals deserve our deep and abiding loveDuration: 1h 19minLanguage: English

101 Dalmatians (1961)

What’s in it for you and your child?'A girl named Ella (Cinderella) has the purest heart living in a cruel world filled with evil stepsisters and an evil stepmother out to ruin Ella's life. Ella becomes one with her pure heart when she meets the Prince and dances her way to a better life with glass shoes, and a little help from her fairy godmother, of course.

Moral: Kindness towards all, forgiving others for doing wrong, and never letting bad things ruin your heart.Duration: 1h 45minLanguage: English

Cinderella (2015)

What’s in it for you and your child?NASA discovers three African-American female mathematicians and seeks their help in the legendary ‘space race’.&nbsp;The movie is based on true stories of these strong headed, talented women who served brains behind one of the biggest moments of mankind.&nbsp;The Hidden Figures showcases the work of Mary Jackson, Katherine Gobels Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan who crossed all prejudices, racial and sexual barriers and made a massive dream come true. This is a very inspiring story of women whose work was hidden from the face of mainstream media for years and children can learn a lot from them such as their grit, hard work, dedication and how to find success even in suffering.

Moral: determination, hard workDuration: 2h 7mLanguage: English

Hidden Figures

What’s in it for you and your child?Kit and Dottie are two sisters who participate in the Women's Baseball Association on Rockford Peaches.&nbsp;They find themselves beginning a new adventure as they find their way to success and try to prevent their rivalry in sport from coming between each other. From this movie children can learn a lot of jealousy and how to keep it at bay.

Moral: jealousyDuration: 2h 8mLanguage: English

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