Children's Movies with Loving Themes

[Mary]

This thread is to list children's movies with themes that relate to issues such as love, ethics, courage, truthfulness, humility, use of will etc.

[Paige]

Title: Inside Out (2015)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Paige

"After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.

I felt this was a good jumping off point for talking about emotions, what they feel like, what they mean, why we have them, and how they impact our lives and the lives of those around us. With Adults and kids alike."

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Title: Lava (2014)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824386/

Contributed By: Paige

"If you can track down the short film, Lava (2014), it's beautiful - for me it brought up loads of feelings about God, and gift of soulmates."

[Courtney]

Title: Frozen (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Courtney Pool

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Title: The Book of Life (2014)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262227/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Courtney Pool

[Amanda Stracey]

Title: The Secret Garden (1993)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108071/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Amanda Stracey

"The useful themes brought out by the film are the redemption of the two children Colin and Sarah from selfish, angry, demanding and entitled to more loving by meeting and interacting with two poor Yorkshire children who have more love than they do and their developing love of nature and animals."

[Nicky]

Title: Toy Story 3 (2010)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Contributed By: Nicky Primetica

"I found this film helped me connect really well to my hurt child self."

[Nicky]

Title: The Lorax (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482459/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: David Wall

[Nicky]

Title: Up (2009)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Contributed By: Alejandro

[Nicky]

Title: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Contributed By: Alejandro