Released before 1993
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The Sun Comes Up (1949)
100
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her late son. Punctuated with song-filled interludes.
drama
musical
compassion
8/10
friendship
7/10
loyalty
7/10
love
6/10
responsibility
6/10
self-control
5/10
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
83
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
comedy
drama
compassion
9/10
faith
8/10
kindness
8/10
generosity
8/10
trust
7/10
humility
7/10
friendship
7/10
alcohol
3/10
language
2/10
Black Beauty (1946)
65
A young English girl is raising a horse named Black Beauty into a prize-winner. The motherless girl is thrown into a panic after Beauty disappears.
drama
romance
compassion
8/10
friendship
7/10
responsibility
7/10
respect
6/10
violence
3/10
fear
3/10
Courage of Lassie (1946)
62
Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor stars in this touching family drama about a young girl who rehabilitates an Army's shell-shocked collie.
drama
adventure
war
courage
9/10
loyalty
8/10
perseverance
8/10
friendship
7/10
empathy
6/10
violence
4/10
fear
3/10
dark
2/10
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
83
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
drama
fantasy
romance
friendship
9/10
generosity
9/10
love
9/10
compassion
8/10
gratitude
8/10
loyalty
8/10
trust
8/10
bravery
7/10
empathy
7/10
perseverance
7/10
responsibility
7/10
forgiveness
6/10
self-control
5/10
dark
4/10
alcohol
3/10
violence
2/10
National Velvet (1945)
76
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
drama
sport
perseverance
9/10
bravery
8/10
family
7/10
responsibility
7/10
friendship
6/10
violence
3/10
fear
2/10
Son of Lassie (1945)
55
Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
adventure
drama
war
loyalty
9/10
bravery
8/10
friendship
7/10
violence
4/10
fear
3/10
Lassie Come Home (1943)
81
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
adventure
drama
loyalty
10/10
love
9/10
friendship
9/10
perseverance
8/10
bravery
7/10
responsibility
6/10
fear
3/10
violence
2/10
Bambi (1942)
45
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
animation
adventure
drama
love
9/10
friendship
8/10
respect
8/10
bravery
7/10
fear
7/10
violence
5/10
Dumbo (1941)
43
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
animation
adventure
drama
fantasy
musical
perseverance
9/10
compassion
8/10
courage
8/10
friendship
7/10
self-control
6/10
fear
6/10
alcohol
5/10
violence
4/10
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
33
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
adventure
fantasy
musical
friendship
8/10
teamwork
8/10
bravery
7/10
courage
7/10
creativity
6/10
fear
6/10
sorcery
5/10
dark
4/10
violence
3/10
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
74
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.
action
adventure
romance
bravery
9/10
justice
9/10
friendship
8/10
leadership
8/10
generosity
7/10
violence
4/10
intimacy
2/10
Heidi (1937)
82
A plucky little orphan girl gets dumped abruptly into her gruff, hermit grandfather's care, then later gets retaken and delivered as a companion for an injured girl.
drama
musical
friendship
9/10
love
9/10
kindness
9/10
compassion
8/10
perseverance
8/10
patience
7/10
fear
3/10
violence
2/10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
44
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
animation
adventure
fantasy
musical
romance
friendship
8/10
kindness
8/10
love
7/10
humility
7/10
bravery
6/10
fear
5/10
sorcery
4/10
dark
3/10
violence
2/10
Black Beauty (1921)
84
Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.
drama
kindness
8/10
empathy
7/10
compassion
7/10
responsibility
6/10
loyalty
6/10
violence
3/10
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