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