The true story of Travis Freeman, a high school student and star football player, who suddenly and unexpectedly went blind. A neat story of courage, perseverance, and teamwork that also includes a cameo appearance by the man who the movie is about.
BFG
A young girl. A giant. Bad guys. Good guys. Adventure. Friendship. Laughter.
The Court Jester
Funny movie about a man who pretends to be a court jester and finds himself caught in the middle of two very different, very secretive plans.
Discovering Beverly Cleary
Interviews with Cleary, some of her illustrators, and other authors, as well as a peek at the neighborhood that served as the setting for her stories.
Hidden Figures
Three smart people who had their gender and skin color working against them. Three people who overcame significant challenges and whose work at NASA was instrumental in the first American orbiting Earth in 1962. Based on the lives of three women - Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson.
Lion
Based on the true story of Saroo Brierly, a man who was unintentionally separated from his family when he was a young boy living in India, ended up being adopted in Australia, and eventually sought out his biological family.
Mao's Last Dancer
An impoverished boy from China becomes a world renowned ballet dancer from America, a decision that cost Li Cunxin his Chinese citizenship.
A Man Called Ove
I read the book that preceded this book back in January and thought the movie followed it well. Ove is a curmudgeon whose life changes when a young family moves in next door. It's a reminder that the kindness we show others can help pull us out of our own funk and/or pull them out of theirs.
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