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The Man in the Moon
Why this pick
Like My Girl, this is a warmly observed coming-of-age story shaped by a first intense friendship, family life, and the fragile shift from childhood innocence toward harder emotions.
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MOVIE1991 1h 43m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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A Little Romance
Why this pick
A gentle, old-fashioned tale of children taking their feelings seriously, with the same blend of precocious perspective, sweetness, and emotional sincerity that defines My Girl.
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The Secret Garden
Why this pick
It offers a similarly child-centered emotional journey: grief and loneliness gradually give way to friendship, imagination, and a restorative sense of wonder.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the summer of 1972, an awkward widower attempts to raise his precocious 11-year-old daughter, who finds a strong kinship with a boy from her neighborhood.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Dan Aykroyd
Harry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis
Shelly DeVoto
Anna Chlumsky
Vada Sultenfuss
Macaulay Culkin
Thomas J. Sennett
Griffin Dunne
Mr. Jake Bixler
Richard Masur
Phil Sultenfuss
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Welty
Lara Steinick
Ronda