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Mischievous young Peck must save the career of a circus performer, while trying to make it to summer camp in time to thwart his nemesis at an obstacle course. Dir. Sam Wood.

Group of youngsters are taught about life in a small, caring school. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott.

Fans of the 1970s cartoon series The Littles may enjoy its live-action spiritual ancestor The Borrowers. Dennis Larson plays an eight-year-old boy living in Victorian England. While exploring his aunt’s (Dame Judith Anderson) mansion, Larson peeks under the floorboards…and what should he see but a family of inches-high humans (Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, Karen Pearson), who survive by “borrowing” bits and pieces from the Big People. Discovered, the Borrowers scramble to avoid being captured and displayed as curiosities. First telecast December 14, 1973, The Borrowers was based on the novel by Mary Norton (of Bedknobs and Broomsticks fame).

This spiritually-themed drama concerns a poor family who move into a wealthy town and suffer from harassment at the hands of their arrogant, upscale neighbors.

A warm hearted movie about life in a small rural town. A young man dreams of becoming a doctor and practices on patching up small sick little animals. Along the way he helps solve some town problems.

Based on the popular comic strip, a gang of youngsters save a town and soften the heart of a kid-hating grandmother.

I sette nani alla riscossa, internationally released as The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue in 1965, is a 1951 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Paolo W. Tamburella.

Fascinating behind the scenes look at high pressure, fiercely competitive world of Olympic figure skating. Lori, a talented ambitious teenager battles her way into the big time world of Olympic ice and comes up against an unscrupulous coach. When she succumbs to the stresses of mercilesss training and personal betrayal, her career is nearly destroyed until she resolves to fight her way back.

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