Popular Family Movies on Kanopy - Page 23

The Smortlybacks

2013

The Smortlybacks

2013
5
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
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.
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

2016

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

2016
From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president.
Stick and Stone

2017

Stick and Stone

2017
When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor? With a subtle anti-bullying message even the young will understand, Stick and Stone have energy, emotion, and personality to spare and share a story of kindness and friendship that all will enjoy.
Harry the Dirty Dog

1987

Harry the Dirty Dog

1987
Harry, a white dog with black spots runs away from home because he hates getting a bath. After many adventures and visits to dirty places, Harry returns home only to be recognized as a black dog with white spots.
Pet Show!

2003

Pet Show!

2003
Archie wants to enter his cat in the neighborhood pet show, but the cat has vanished! What will he do?
Expanding Sanctuary

2023

Expanding Sanctuary

2023
A Latinx immigrant mother makes waves with a historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database with ICE.
Sand Pie

2023

Sand Pie

2023
Mína with her Toy friend are having fun in a sandpit. Suddenly, mud pies are stamped out and the Toy is captured by cycling Totemites! Only the youngest one, Tricycler, feels sorry for the Toy. To save the Toy tied up to a high Totem seems impossible. Our heroes need to overcome risky challenges including digging tunnel under the playground and bike chasing. Finally, Tricycler gives Mína a hand and a new friendship is born.
The Auction

2010

The Auction

2010
It's Christmas in Toronto, 1978. Eight-year-old Meehee Park longs for two things: to make her mother happy and to get a Cindy doll from Santa. But she soon realizes that Santa isn't real and her parents are struggling to make ends meet. This distresses Meehee to no end, that is until one fateful day when she comes across a neighbourhood auction that will pit her two greatest desires, leaving Meehee to choose between dreams of the past and fitting in with the present.
What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

1976

What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin?

1976
A new idea always in his mind, Ben Franklin's joy of living, his humor and gentleness will capture children's attention and spark their interest in American history.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

2015

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

2015
Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur...and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day - for no particular reason - they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then - for no particular reason - they decided to go...someplace else. They are definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl.
Enjaulada

2023

Enjaulada

2023
Athena, a girl caught in the routine, leads a life of denial of her father’s illness and fights herself for his love.
Kings of Kallstadt

2014

Kings of Kallstadt

2014
6
What do real estate tycoon Donald Trump and the Heinz Tomato Ketchup dynasty have in common? Their ancestors come from Kallstadt, a small, quiet winegrowing village in the German Palatinate region. This powerful entrepreneurial spirit must be part of the genetic make-up! Director Simone Wendel-also from Kallstadt-explores the issue in depth.
Sticks and Stones

2001

Sticks and Stones

2001
This short documentary features children aged 5 to 12 talking about their experiences with bullying and discrimination because they or their families do not fit into traditional gender and family roles. This film explores the contemporary diversity of families from kids' points of view, while featuring short animated sequences about the history of derogatory slang.
The Younger Sister

2014

The Younger Sister

2014
New Year is coming at Lida's family. Her sister, Nadya, is dreaming about her acting career, but she is a doctor as her father. Lida too, has her own dreams. But they were a secret for her family until this New Year Eve. Would her family accept her own dream and decision? Would Lida's decision be acceptable for her?
Glasses

2002

Glasses

2002
In this clay stop-animation we meet a little boy who lives in a lonely, blurry world. His nearsightedness brings humiliations in the schoolyard and in his Grade 1 class. A visit to the eye doctor brings things into focus, and his first pair of glasses changes everything!
The Star Prince

1918

The Star Prince

1918
5.5
The Star Prince has fallen to Earth and because of his cruelty towards a beggar, he is turned into a grotesque pauper. He goes on a quest to find his mother, meeting a wicked witch and princess on his way. He falls in love with the princess, but an evil dwarf tries to force the princess to marry him. The Star Prince rescues the princess and is thus turned back into his original form and marries the beautiful princess.
Three Fools

2014

Three Fools

2014
6.7
In a search for a place to settle down, the three friends, Blue, Yellow and Green find their friendship being ruined by greed and headless competition. Only when Blue and Yellow have destroyed and used all surrounding natural resources in their race to build the tallest house on the beach - they discover that Green has found the true values in life on a mountaintop, in harmony with nature, surrounded by family and love.
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.
Circus Boy

2021

Circus Boy

2021
Reconciliation becomes possible between a gay circus trainer and his mom when he and his husband adopt a student.