
Top 10 Movies About the Kindness of Strangers
By Movieguide® Contributor
It’s safe to say we’ve all had moments when a stranger helped us out. It’s part of the beauty of this life! Paying it forward is essential. The Bible talks about entertaining angels without us realizing it (Hebrews 13:2). We’ve compiled a list of our top 10 movies about the kindness of strangers for the young and old! Enjoy, and remember to be kind!


THE BLIND SIDE
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.THE BLIND SIDE is a compelling, feel great drama that tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless young black teenager who is welcomed into a caring Christian family. Though there are unneccessary elements requiring caution, this wonderful drama is a faith filled, truly inspiring movie with overt Christian values.
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SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME is an uplifting, inspiring, powerful drama for teenagers and adults about a woman, who redeems her cheating husband and a troubled homeless man through the power of her Christian faith, love and compassion. Extremely well-acted with many heartfelt moments, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME is a little disjointed at the very beginning and could use a bigger, more suspenseful climax at the end, but it tells an inspiring, powerful Christian story that’s a must-see.
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THE PEANUTS MOVIE
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)THE PEANUTS MOVIE is a wonderful animated movie based on the beloved comic strip created by Charles Schulz, wherein Charlie Brown falls for the new girl in town and tries to make a good first impression, despite his poor reputation. THE PEANUTS MOVIE is a lovable, funny, entertaining animated movie for all ages that teaches positive lessons of compassion, honesty, and selflessness, with only some slapstick and minor perilous scenes that might scary sensitive, very young children.
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BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
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+2 Moderately questionable elements.BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE is a heartwarming family comedy about a little girl and her new dog, who enrich the lives of the residents and ultimately create a renewed sense of community in a little town that time forgot. BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE is highly enjoyable and endearing, and will appeal to families.
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THE BFG
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.THE BFG is a fantasy movie from Director Steven Spielberg about a little orphan girl who befriends a Big Friendly Giant in a magical land. THE BFG is funny, sweet and exceptionally well made with some positive themes of friendship and bravery, but caution for young children is advised for a moment of magical thinking and some scary giants, who are the story’s antagonists.
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WINNIE THE POOH
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)WINNIE THE POOH feels like you are jumping right into the classic Winnie the Pooh book series. With a classic story line of all the distinct characters helping each other out no matter what the cost, WINNIE THE POOH is morally commendable and beautifully produced.
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FINDING NEMO
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+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.FINDING NEMO is a wonderful animated adventure about a small clownfish who goes in search of his son, who's been put into a fish tank by human beings. Every second of FINDING NEMO is beautifully animated, spectacularly directed and written with great heart and strong moral values.
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A LITTLE PRINCESS
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)Featuring Liesel Matthews, Liam Cunningham and Elanor Bron, A LITTLE PRINCESS is the heartwarming and delightfully funny story of a precious, precocious little girl seemingly orphaned by her father's war-time death. All ends well in this well-crafted adventure movie which could well become a family classic.
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a wonderful movie starring Tom Hanks as the famous children’s television host, Fred Rogers, whose simple Christian wisdom helps a troubled reporter become a better man and reconcile with his estranged father. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a delightful, winsome, powerful, heartrending movie that exalts forgiveness, kindness, grace, and love.
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ORDINARY ANGELS
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)ORDINARY ANGELS is a very exciting, heartrending movie about a woman with severe self-esteem issues who decides to become a blessing to a little girl dying of kidney failure. ORDINARY ANGELS deals with strong subjects in a very clean and yet powerful manner that avoids wallowing in the type of violence shown in most movies these days.
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