Camp Nowhere 1994

Camp Nowhere 1994

Camp Nowhere 1994

Camp Nowhere 1994
1h 36m | Adventure, Comedy, Family | Release date: August 26, 1994 (United States)

Storyline:

Morris “Mud” Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going there, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to one of his own design, which would actually be a parent-free paradise. Blackmailing former drama teacher Dennis Van Welker into helping, they must convince their parents that the camp is genuine, and that they aren’t allowed to visit.

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Skellig: The Owl Man 2009

Skellig: The Owl Man 2009

Skellig: The Owl Man 2009

Skellig: The Owl Man 2009
1h 42m | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Release date: April 12, 2009 (United Kingdom)

Storyline:

Unatheletic pre-teen schoolboy Michael is dragged to a new home in the countryside by his father Dave. Fitting in with new classmates is hard, but Michael bonds with protective jock Leakey and a fellow nerd nature lover. In a garden shed he discovers a strange, weak man with owl wings, who becomes a friend whom he helps regain strength and evacuates him to a tree house when father burns down the shed. Learning the ‘owl man’ is a rundown force of nature, Michael hopes he can help his baby sister’s probably fatal medical condition.

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Forever and a Day 2022

Forever and a Day 2022

Forever and a Day 2022

Forever and a Day 2022
1h 18m | Drama | Release date: October 20, 2022 (United States)

Storyline:

Best friends embark on the challenges of Freshmen year while working through their own problems, until a tragic incident changes everything with their community left in devastation.

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A Son’s Promise 1990

A Son's Promise 1990

A Son’s Promise 1990

A Son’s Promise 1990
1h 35m | Drama, Family | Release date: March 5, 1990 (United States)

Storyline:

The touching true story of 15-year-old Terry who promised his dying mother to look after his six younger brothers and keep them together as a family–a man’s job on a boy’s shoulders. He had to face many misfortunes and “parenthood” had such hard and unpleasant surprises for him, he was almost tempted to disappoint his mother..

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Before I Change My Mind 2022

Before I Change My Mind 2022

Before I Change My Mind 2022

Before I Change My Mind 2022
1h 29m | Drama | Release date: August 10, 2022 (Switzerland)

Storyline:

The year is 1987, and the place is Alberta, Canada. For Robin (Vaughan Murrae), their first day at a brand-new school is full of dread, for Robin knows that the first question they will be asked is, “Are you a boy or a girl?” Robin defies simple gender labels, and their appearance immediately attracts the attention and curiosity of Carter (Dominic Lippa), a boy who spends most of his time getting into or causing trouble. But while Carter’s interest may initially come with a sharp tongue, Robin is equally curious about him and spends time forging a new and close friendship with Carter. Meanwhile, the girls surrounding Robin find them impossible to pigeonhole, much to their frustration, but one, Izzy (Lacey Oake), sees an opportunity for experimentation. However, Izzy has also caught Carter’s eye, and an uneasy early teenage love triangle soon develops that is less about gender or sexuality and more about one simple question, “Who Am I?

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The Secret of Roan Inish 1994

The Secret of Roan Inish 1994

The Secret of Roan Inish 1994

The Secret of Roan Inish 1994
1h 43m | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Release date: February 3, 1995 (United States)

Storyline:

10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother washed out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat; someone in the family believes the boy is being raised by the seals. Then Fiona catches sight of a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish and takes an active role in uncovering the secret of Roan Inish.

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Among the Cinders 1984

Among the Cinders 1984

Among the Cinders 1984

Among the Cinders 1984
1h 44m | Drama | Release date: July 1985 (United States)

Storyline:

Author Maurice Shadbolt went before the cameras to play father to the main character, in this adaptation of his acclaimed coming of age novel. Teen Nick is estranged from his family, and blaming himself for his Maori mate’s climbing death. He runs away to his straight talking grandfather – who takes him bush – and loses his virginity to Sally (a first film role for Rebecca Gibney).

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A Dog of Flanders 1999

A Dog of Flanders 1999

A Dog of Flanders 1999

A Dog of Flanders 1999
1h 40m | Family, Drama | Release date: August 27, 1999 (United States)

Storyline:

Poor, but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello’s mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello’s mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.

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