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Babies 2010
Documentary
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.
The sides of Babies
- Four babies in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo and San Francisco
- Their first year of life
- No narration, just everyday moments
Good for you if
- you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.
- you want something to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you have no patience for babies. It's 79 minutes of baths, feeding and naps.
- you need a story that moves, not scenes of babies playing.
About: childhood · parenthood · culture
To Be and to Have 2002
Documentary
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.
The sides of To Be and to Have
- A one-class village school in Auvergne
- A patient teacher, Georges Lopez
- Children from four to twelve over one school year
Good for you if
- you like a quiet year in a small village classroom.
- you like watching children grow up across one school year.
- you enjoy patient scenes with no narration and no hurry.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a French documentary.
- you want a documentary about school policy, not one classroom's year.
About: education · childhood · patience
Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018
Documentary
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
The sides of Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- Fred Rogers and his TV neighborhood
- Puppets talking to children about hard things
- Three decades of archive footage
Good for you if
- you like being moved by plain kindness.
- you want something warm and gentle for the evening.
- you want to know the real man behind the cardigan.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at gentle, sincere speeches.
- you find old television footage dated. Much of it is archive from the 1960s to the 1990s.
About: kindness · childhood · television
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother 1976
Anime
Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey.
The sides of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
- A boy crossing an ocean to find his mother
- A long journey across Argentina
- A white monkey as a travel companion
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a boy who never gives up on his mother.
- you like a story about the bond between a mother and her son.
- you want a gentle journey full of kind strangers.
Bad for you if
- you find seventies animation dated.
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want a fast plot, and Marco's journey takes its time.
About: perseverance · motherhood · kindness
The Sound of Music 1965
Film
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
The sides of The Sound of Music
- A young nun hired as a governess
- Seven children and a widowed naval captain
- Austria before the Nazi takeover
Good for you if
- you like songs you already know, sung in the Alps.
- you like Maria winning over the seven von Trapp children.
- you like a love story between a governess and a stern captain.
Bad for you if
- you find nearly three hours too long for one evening.
- you roll your eyes at sincere songs and big feelings.
About: family · joy · resistance
Mi vecino Totoro 1988
Anime
Dos chicas jóvenes, Mei y Satsuki, se mudan a una nueva casa cerca del hospital en el que se encuentra su madre. En el patio junto a la casa, existe un gran árbol que es el hogar de tres Totoros, dioses de la selva. Poco después, reciben noticias desde el hospital de que su madre no puede venir a casa como había prometido, por lo que Mei (la más joven) se escapa para ir a visitarla. Satsuki tiene que recurrir a un Totoro para ayudar a encontrarla.
Las caras de Mi vecino Totoro
- Dos hermanas en una casa de campo
- Un espíritu gigante del bosque
- Un gato que es un autobús
Buena para ti si
- quieres una película suave y sin ningún villano.
- te gusta la magia que los niños ven en la naturaleza.
- te gustan los arrozales, la lluvia y los bosques.
Mala para ti si
- no ves películas de animación.
- necesitas ritmo. Largas escenas siguen a las niñas explorando la casa y esperando un autobús bajo la lluvia.
Temas: la infancia · la naturaleza · la familia

Heidi: Girl of the Alps 1974
Anime
After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with her friends Peter and Clara, she goes on lots of adventures.
The sides of Heidi: Girl of the Alps
- An orphan sent to her grandfather in the Alps
- Goats, meadows and Peter the goatherd
- Clara in her wheelchair in Frankfurt
Good for you if
- you like a kind child slowly warming a bitter old man.
- you like mountain pastures and a simple life outdoors.
- you want a gentle series to share with children.
Bad for you if
- a 1974 series feels dated to you.
- you don't watch animated series.
About: kindness · the simple life · homesickness
Time 2020
Documentary
Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades.
The sides of Time
- A wife fighting for her husband's release
- Home videos filmed over two decades
- Six sons growing up without their father at home
Good for you if
- you want a true story about a family and the prison system.
- you like Fox Rich holding her family together for twenty years.
- you like black and white images that make home videos feel like memory.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum more than a patient portrait.
- you find black and white hard to sit through.
About: waiting · love · justice
Nanook of the North 1922
Documentary
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.
The sides of Nanook of the North
- An Inuit hunter and his family in northern Quebec
- An igloo built by hand
- A walrus hunt with harpoons
Good for you if
- you like the frozen landscapes of the far north.
- you like watching people find food and shelter in deep cold.
- you're curious about one of the very first documentaries.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch silent black and white films.
- you need momentum. Whole minutes go to cutting snow blocks for an igloo.
About: survival · family · the Arctic

The Story of Heidi 1979
Anime
Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.
The sides of The Story of Heidi
- An orphan girl sent to her grandfather in the Alps
- Goats, meadows and a mountain hut
- Her friend Peter the goatherd
Good for you if
- you want a warm, gentle story of mountain life.
- you're looking for something to watch with young children.
- you love Alpine meadows and goats.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch cartoons.
- you find 1970s animation dated.
About: family · friendship · homesickness
Little House on the Prairie 1974
Series
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The sides of Little House on the Prairie
- The Ingalls family on a Minnesota farm
- Laura growing up in Walnut Grove
- Nellie Oleson, the spoiled rival
Good for you if
- you like Charles Ingalls and a family that sticks together.
- you want gentle stories with a lesson at the end.
- you like being moved by the hard times of a pioneer town.
Bad for you if
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you find 1970s television dated.
About: family · faith · hardship · community
Becoming 2020
Documentary
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.
The sides of Becoming
- Michelle Obama on her book tour
- A childhood on the South Side of Chicago
- Eight years as first lady
Good for you if
- you like hearing Michelle Obama tell her own story.
- you like sincere talks about hope and connecting with people.
- you want a warm, gentle portrait to watch on a calm evening.
Bad for you if
- you need conflict and suspense to stay interested.
- you want to keep politics out of your evening, and the Obama years are never far.
About: identity · family · hope
The Munsters 1964
Series
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
The sides of The Munsters
- Herman, a gentle Frankenstein's monster
- A vampire grandpa with a basement lab
- A spooky house at 1313 Mockingbird Lane
Good for you if
- you like a monster family that is sweeter than its neighbors.
- you like gentle gags about people running away screaming.
- you want something to watch with children around Halloween.
Bad for you if
- you find black-and-white 1960s sitcoms dated.
- you want a real fright from your monsters.
About: family · being different · acceptance
La invención de Hugo 2011
Película
'La invención de Hugo' cuenta la historia de Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterflied, 'El niño con el pijama a rayas'), un niño huérfano que vive oculto en la estación de tren de París, en el año 1930. Hijo de un relojero, y habiendo heredado su habilidad con la precisión para las máquinas, intentará reconstruir un autómata que dejó incompleto su progenitor. Lo hará acompañado de una excéntrica niña, Isabelle (Chloë Grace Moretz, 'Kick Ass. Listos para machacar') y de un viejo juguetero (Ben Kingsley, 'La lista de Schlinder'), que no es otro que George Méliès. A partir de el momento que se encuentren, se internarán juntos en un mundo inesperado repleto de fantasías en el que cada uno encontrará sus propias respuestas a los enigmas tanto terrenales como de su imaginación. En la era de los inventos, de las máquinas y de la ciencia ficción, todo es posible, incluso que los sueños se hagan realidad.
Las caras de La invención de Hugo
- Un huérfano que vive dentro de los relojes de una estación de París
- Un autómata roto
- Un cineasta olvidado
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una carta de amor a la magia del cine primitivo.
- te gusta un París dorado de los años treinta.
- quieres una película familiar amable.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas ritmo. Buena parte son escenas tranquilas en una juguetería y una biblioteca.
- no tienes paciencia con el cine mudo. La última hora trata de Georges Méliès y sus viejas películas.
Temas: el cine · el propósito · la memoria
Arrietty 2010
Anime
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
The sides of Arrietty
- A family of tiny people under the floorboards
- Borrowing a sugar cube at night
- A sick boy who sees them
Good for you if
- you like a quiet film set in a garden and an old house.
- you want something gentle to watch with children.
- you like a kitchen seen from the size of a mouse.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum. A whole sequence follows Arrietty on her careful first trip to borrow a sugar cube.
About: friendship · belonging · fragility
Peppa Pig 2004
Series
Peppa Pig is an energetic piggy who lives with Mummy, Daddy, and little brother George. She loves to jump in mud puddles and make loud snorting noises.
The sides of Peppa Pig
- A little pig who loves muddy puddles
- Mummy, Daddy and little brother George
- Short everyday episodes for toddlers
Good for you if
- you want something short and gentle for a toddler.
- you want small stories about puddles, playgroup and grandparents.
- you like a family that laughs together, Daddy Pig included.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you need some suspense to keep watching.
About: family · childhood · play
A Letter to Momo 2012
Anime
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
The sides of A Letter to Momo
- A girl who lost her father
- An unfinished letter he left her
- Three hungry goblins in the attic
Good for you if
- you like a slow summer on a quiet island.
- you like a mother and daughter learning to grieve together.
- you like being moved by a letter that only says Dear Momo.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum, and two quiet hours of summer feel slow to you.
About: grief · family · moving on
The Biggest Little Farm 2019
Documentary
The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.
The sides of The Biggest Little Farm
- A couple starting a farm outside Los Angeles
- Orchards, ducks, pigs and a dog
- Years of drought, pests and coyotes
Good for you if
- you like watching a dead piece of land come back to life.
- you want a warm, hopeful film about building something with your hands.
- you like the true story of John and Molly Chester building their farm over several years.
Bad for you if
- you want more happening on screen than seasons on a farm.
- you roll your eyes at an inspiring dream of living in harmony with nature.
About: sustainability · patience · home
Titicut Follies 1967
Documentary
Employing methods of direct cinema–observation, limited stylization, and non-intervention–this stark look into the State Prison for the Criminally Insane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts shows its denizens, who were often kept in barren cells and infrequently bathed, forced to strip naked publicly, force feeding, and the indifference and bullying by many of the hospital's staff.
The sides of Titicut Follies
- Bridgewater State Hospital in 1967
- Patients and guards with no narration
- A variety show put on by staff and inmates
Good for you if
- you want to see a real prison hospital with no narrator telling you what to think.
- you like raw black and white footage from the 1960s.
- you want to see what total power over patients looks like.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch patients stripped, mocked and force fed.
- you need some hope by the end.
About: confinement · dignity · cruelty
Salesman 1969
Documentary
This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.
The sides of Salesman
- Four Bible salesmen on the road
- Sales pitches in working-class living rooms
- Motel rooms between visits
Good for you if
- you like watching real door-to-door salesmen at work in 1960s America.
- you like following Paul Brennan as his pitch stops working.
- you enjoy black and white documentaries from the sixties.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than sales pitches in living rooms.
- you need music to carry a film. There's no score and no narrator, just the salesmen talking.
About: work · failure · the American dream