Popular Family Movies on Kanopy - Page 20

Frog Dreaming

1986

Frog Dreaming

1986
5.5
American boy Cody lives in Australia with his guardian, Gaza. Cody is very imaginative, inventive and inquisitive. He comes accross some strange events happening in Devil's Knob national park associated with an aboriginal myth about "frog dreamings". Cody tries to investigate...
Cloudette

2013

Cloudette

2013
Sometimes being small has its advantages. When Cloudette wants to do something big, she discovers that a little cloud can make a big difference.
Ping!

2001

Ping!

2001
5.6
Ping is a chihuahua rescued from the pound by nearsighted Ethel, who thinks he's a cat. When a pair of bumbling thieves try to break into Ethel's house to steal the money they think she has stashed away, only Ping can foil their plans.
Between the Folds

2008

Between the Folds

2008
7.7
Depicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret the world in paper, they arouse a fascinating mix of sensibilities towards art, form, expressiveness, creativity and meaning
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

2012

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

2012
In the fifth picture book in the New York Times best-selling Pigeon series by Mo Willems, Duckling asks for a cookie—and gets one! Do you think Pigeon is happy about that?
Tesoros

2017

Tesoros

2017
7.2
Siblings Dylan and Andrea set off with their new friends on a marvelous journey of discovery in search of long lost pirate loot.
The Snowy Day

1965

The Snowy Day

1965
A small boy's enchantment with a city's snowfall has him making snow angels and snowballs, sliding down snow mountains - and looking forward to going outside again.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

1989

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

1989
3
Mufaro's daughters are tested unknowingly to reveal which one is worthy enough to marry the king in this award-winning production, lush with Steptoe's magnificent paintings and a rich musical score.
Baby Steps

2017

Baby Steps

2017
7
Communication is the backbone of any relationship. We might not always agree with the other person's decisions but we can always works towards accepting them. Baby Steps is a sweet simple story of a mother and son coming to terms with the decisions regarding their personal life.
Jonas and the Sea

2015

Jonas and the Sea

2015
5.2
A boy casts aside everything in pursuit of his dream, a quest we all share: the quest to find a place he can call home, even if it's underwater. He loves to swim with fishes and builds an ingenious machine to be able to dive.
The Dot

2004

The Dot

2004
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
The Smortlybacks

2013

The Smortlybacks

2013
5
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
Coppelia

2022

Coppelia

2022
6.7
When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

1998

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

1998
4.5
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, is the first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. In an historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found it's most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidim seek those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a close relationship to God. Integrating critical and analytical scholarship with a portrait of the daily life, beliefs, and history of contemporary Hasidic Jews in New York City, the film focuses on the conflicts, burdens, and rewards of the Hasidic way of life.
Violet

2014

Violet

2014
6.5
15-year-old Jesse is the only one who witnessed the stabbing of his friend Jonas. Now he has to face his family and friends from the BMX riders crew and explain the unexplainable - how he feels about it.
The Claustrum

2014

The Claustrum

2014
7
Three women are in enclosed psychological zones that function as both refuge and jail.
Gordon & Paddy

2017

Gordon & Paddy

2017
6.1
The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they have to solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out.
Circus Boy

1947

Circus Boy

1947
A Life without Words

2011

A Life without Words

2011
5.5
In rural Nicaragua, Dulce Maria and her brother Francisco are Deaf adults who know no language at all--spoken, written or signed--until Tomasa, a Deaf sign-language teacher, arrives determined to teach them their first words.
Grandma, a Thousand Times

2011

Grandma, a Thousand Times

2011
5.2
Teta Kaabour is an 83-year old family matriarch and sharp-witted queen bee of an old Beiruti quarter. She’s been gripped as of late by the silence of her once-buzzing household where she raised children and grandchildren. Resigned to Argileh smoking and day-long coffee drinking on a now-empty balcony, Teta now invokes the deepest memories of her violinist husband who died twenty years ago. She claims a preparedness to re-unite with him.