Popular Family Movies on Kanopy - Page 2

Young Ahmed

2019

Young Ahmed

2019
6.3
A Belgian teenager hatches a plot to kill his teacher after embracing an extremist interpretation of the Quran.
Storm Boy

2019

Storm Boy

2019
7.1
Storm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close bond with a pelican, Mr. Percival, his life takes a new and unexpected turn.
The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017
6.8
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
Summer Days with Coo

2007

Summer Days with Coo

2007
7.8
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.
Greater

2016

Greater

2016
7.1
The incredible true story of the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.
The Healer

2017

The Healer

2017
7.2
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.
Heidi

2015

Heidi

2015
7.2
Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt, Germany as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair. Heidi is unhappy but makes the best of the situation, always longing for her grandfather.
Fatima

2015

Fatima

2015
6.2
Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate.
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

2015

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

2015
6.9
September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian is convinced that Angelina is still alive. Along with his faithful dog Belle, Sebastian embarks on the most dangerous adventure of his life.
Maya the Bee Movie

2014

Maya the Bee Movie

2014
6.2
Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow.
A LEGO Brickumentary

2014

A LEGO Brickumentary

2014
5.9
A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
Ilo Ilo

2013

Ilo Ilo

2013
7
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
English Vinglish

2012

English Vinglish

2012
7.2
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.
A Town Called Panic

2009

A Town Called Panic

2009
7.5
Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again.
The Butterfly

2002

The Butterfly

2002
6.8
An old man who has one interest in life, collecting butterflies, has his life changed by an eight year old girl.
Gulliver's Travels

1939

Gulliver's Travels

1939
6.2
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.
How to Eat Fried Worms

2006

How to Eat Fried Worms

2006
6.2
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
Jungle Book

1942

Jungle Book

1942
6.3
Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.
The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
7.4
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The King and the Mockingbird

1980

The King and the Mockingbird

1980
7.8
A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.