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1) Leap!
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A new adaptation of the classic series, the film is set in 1907 on beautiful Prince Edward Island. Anne Shirley is sent there to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who wanted to adopt a boy. Anne must make her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and in Avonlea to ensure she is never sent back to the orphanage again.
3) Hugo
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.
4) Pursued
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s, Jeb is an orphan who grows up haunted by nightmares of the childhood trauma in which his own family was killed. His life becomes more complicated as he realizes that he is in love with his adopted sister Thorley, and his adopted brother Adam has come to hate him.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search...
7) Life of Pi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy fa�cade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches. Based on the beloved children's classic book.
9) The BFG
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The...
11) Despicable me 2
Publisher
Universal Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Recruited by the Anti-Villain League, Gru helps deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dark forces are moving outside the court and when a powerful Danish warlord Bloodhair attacks, Uhtred must lead Wessex's forces into battle. He captures Bloodhair's mysterious lover, the savage sorceress Skade, who throws a curse, and his world becomes blighted by tragedy.
13) M3GAN
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch, and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her eight-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl a M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences....
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone. He meets the wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself....
15) The jungle book
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary adventure and a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning...
16) The Boxtrolls
Publisher
Focus Entertainment/Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs in the amazing cavernous home they've built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the town's villain, Archibald Snatcher, comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, "into the light", where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie. Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs' family....
Publisher
High Fliers Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Following the untimely death of her parents in a house fire, and with no other surviving family, 15-year-old Alice is sent to live with her reclusive grandmother at her remote estate 'Wonderland'. The pair quickly bond but shortly after dinner, Alice falls sick. Her grandmother prepares her some tea using ingredients from the garden and Alice falls into a waking nightmare with strange and terrifying creatures who guide, stalk, and manipulate her....
18) Paper moon
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
A smooth-talking con man and a nine-year-old orphan are up to tricks in depression-era Kansas. Also includes a prologue by Peter Bogdanovich in which he shares insights about being a director and goes behind the scenes of Paper Moon.
19) Pollyanna
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.
20) Heaven must wait
Publisher
Mackinac Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Raymond discovers that he has inherited an English countryside property. He finds that it is a crumbling church. He not only meets Rachel, but also is singled out by an orphan who believes that if he helps Raymond, he'll earn his angel wings.
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