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If You Like...Inspiring Movies
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A selection of DVDs that offer wholesome, uplifting viewing for the entire family. For more ideas, you may want to visit The Dove Foundation and view their reviews of "Family Approved" films.
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Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah must overcome a distracting home life to compete in the national spelling bee which in turn helps unite her South Los Angeles neighborhood to rally behind her
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Courageous
When tragedy strikes, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers, and together they make a decision that will change all of their lives
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Dolphin Tale
Eleven-year-old Sawyer Nelson becomes fascinated by the efforts of a local aquarium to save a dolphin injured in a crab trap
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The First Grader
Based on the true story of N'gan'ga Maruge, an elderly man who decides to pursue an education that he was never able to afford when the government of Kenya passes a law to make free education available to the nation's children
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Flag Of My Father
Serving her country is an honor for Judith, an army nurse whose Vietnam veteran father taught her the importance of sacrifice. After a tour in Iraq, she returns home and combats severe port-traumatic stress in the form of nightmares. She and her father share a loving bond strengthened by military camaraderie. Her brothers shockingly rebuff her, a snub that intensifies when their father dies suddenly. Faced with the task of healing her family and mind, she relies on her faith to fight the battle.
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Flicka
When Toby and Flicka are hired to work at a stable, the owner's teenage daughter decides to train Flicka for an upcoming competition
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The Great Debaters
Wiley College professor Melvin Tolson encourages his African American students to push aside the prejudices of 1930's Texas to become a winning debate team
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Holes
Stanley Yelnats is sent to a detention camp after being falsely accused of a crime, and told by the warden to dig holes in the desert in search of a mysterious buried treasure
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Homeward Bound
Three pets set out across a wilderness to find their family and the children they love and miss
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Hugo
A young orphan boy puts his secret life in the walls of a Paris train station in jeopardy when he begins stealing parts from the man who runs the toy shop in the station in order to finish rebuilding an automaton that he and his father had started
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Pay It Forward
Inspired by an assignment from his teacher, a young boy attempts to make the world a better place by doing good deeds for three strangers, paying them "forward" instead of paying someone back
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The Princess Bride
Buttercup loves Westley, but when he is captured by pirates, she is chosen by the evil Prince to be his bride, beginning a series of fantastic efforts to free her
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Pursuit of Happyness
Based on a true story, Chris Gardner takes custody of his son as he begins a non-paying stockbroker internship, leading the two through a punishing quest for a better life
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Secondhand Lions
A shy teenager in the 1950s is sent to spend the summer in the country with his eccentric uncles
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Seven days in Utopia
When talented young golfer Luke Chisolm blows his shot at making the professional tour, he escapes the pressures of the game and finds himself stranded in Utopia, Texas, where he meets rancher Johnny Crawford who helps him see life from a new perspective
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A Smile as Big as the Moon
Mike Kersjes, a special education teacher helps his students achieve their impossible dream: to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Their inspiring journey is based on a true story. Space Camp is a competitive educational program. Although it was designed for gifted sciences students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young, special ed students, one especially who wants to be an astronaut.
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Soul Surfer
The inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton who returns to competitive surfing after losing her arm in a shark attack
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The Way
After his son dies while walking on the Camino de Santiago between France and Spain, a grieving father decides to finish hiking the trail in honor of his son
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The Way Back Home
New York attorney Spencer Krane arrives in rural Florida to check on his grandmother, who has suffered a stroke. What begins as a brief visit becomes more of a journey of consequence. It is his time spent with his grandmother and her best friend that makes him realize he must come to terms with his past.
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We Bought a Zoo
A man buys a struggling zoo in Southern California and along with his family and employees, works to bring it back to life
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