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A young girl on another planet waits for the sun to come out.

Magazine reporters Hiroyuki Kurosaki and his colleagues brought back to Japan a monster child who had just hatched from an egg issued on the isolated island of Obelisk in the South Sea.

Teeny Little Super Guy lives in a cup and sometimes helps his friend R.W. Shipshape, a boy in a salt shaker.

A teenage girl falls in love with a boy, then discovers that his mother is the drunk driver who killed her sister.

Set in the 1930s, this memorable tale extols the virtues of friendship and honesty. When an unpopular, brainy girl receives her only Valentine's Day card from the class clown, she is flattered. Emily's loneliness makes her easy prey for Virgil's scheming. He convinces her to submit a petition against geography homework to their stern teacher (played by Margaret Hamilton.) Emily is punished for her foolish deed, but she refuses to snitch on Virgil. The historical setting offers "an interesting contrast in social behavior" with the present, says School Library Journal. Based on "The Scarlet Letter" by Jean Stafford.

Charlie Wilder is about to spend his summer at Camp Minnewatha. The camp's director announces at opening day that camp will provide togetherness, a retreat in the country and a "home away from home." But when Charlie is greeted by an attractive, blonde -haired teenager, Lydia Travers, his thoughts are preoccupied with romance.

A nurse grows attached to a young Neanderthal child that was snatched from his time as part of a time travel experiment.

Malcolm Muggeridge explores the relationship between Fyodor Dostoevsky's life and his novels, taking in many of the places and events which influenced his major works. Dostoyevsky born 1821 in Moscow, Russia, 1881, in St. Petersburg, was a Russian novelist and short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the darkest recesses of the human heart, together with his unsurpassed moments of illumination, had an immense influence on 20th-century fiction.

A bizarre series of events focused on young women in the village of Salem causes paranoia in the late 1600s. It ends with the lynching of the accused and subsequent releases from jail. Dark and gritty, but not frightening.

Two con artists kidnap an unruly son of a wealthy industrialist only to be hopelessly victimized by their own kidnapping victim.

Drama about a troubled teenager who is sent to a summer cabin to help a woman, who turns out being her actual birth mother.

Big Joe is a lineman for the telephone company. Angel is a teenage migrant worker. They form an unlikely alliance and start a rose-growing business. At first wary of each other, they grow to trust and like one another. Eventually, Angel must leave the area when his father relocates the family in search of migrant work. This touching little film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short.

A little boy and his family move from Georgia to live with his aunt and cousin in Harlem, NYC.

Upon the arrival of the worst teacher imaginable, a group of students try to find their original teacher Miss Nelson, gaining a new appreciation for her in the process.

Actor Gary Coleman appears in this instructional video designed to show children how to be safe and stay safe. Included are tips on accident prevention, how to stay safe when home alone, and other procedures that have been developed by the National Safety Council and the American Red Cross.

1869. A widow and her family struggle to eke out a living in the bleak and largely uninhabited Kansas plains.

An old man lives in a house on the docks with his old dog Peppy, his old cat Ginger, and his old fish, Lightning. The man and his pets decide they need someone to look after them, so they put out an advertisement looking for a companion.

A safe cracker finds love, will that be enough to take him from his criminal lifestyle?

During the American Revolution, young John Laurens is torn between loyalty to his native land, America, and his duty to the crown of England. His dilemma is made more difficult by the fact that he is living in England attending school, but more so by the fact that his father has been elected president of the new Continental Congress -- which is determined to tear the American colonies free from English rule.

A baby is born in a mining camp and soon orphaned. The miners band together to raise the baby and he brings them luck in finding gold.

Set In Manhattan's Central Park, this film is the poignant story of a teenage girl's encounter with a homeless old woman (movingly portrayed by distinguished actress Mildred Dunnock) who carries all her belongings around in shopping bags. This encounter eventually leads to the girl's understanding of the problems of aging and the dignity of all individuals, regardless of their place in society.

A family of Polish immigrants has a difficult time adjusting to life in the United States. The story centers on the son, named Janek, who has trouble fitting in at school and with his family.

A young boy whose heart is set on owning a set of drums becomes involved in a get-rich-quick scheme.