Recommended age 5-12
83 minutes
HAMMERHEAD PRODUCTIONS
The Boxcar Children is a thrilling and exciting film that makes you want to go on a adventure, it tells you a good lesson about don't be scared of something you have ever seen, and the whole family would like it. The production did a good job with smooth scripts and a good story. It is no too special, but not a everyday normal Hollywood film.
This film based on the best-selling book by the same name is unique and entertaining. The story is uplifting and the characters are lovable. The music is wonderful and really brings the story to life. Although, not always full of action, the characters use creative thinking to turn ordinary situations into something exciting and fun to watch. The animations are really cool and there are a lot of scenery changes and interesting scenarios that unfold.
Based on the best selling book, a touching tale of family togetherness that explores themes of personal integrity, generosity and kindness. Four orphaned siblings mysteriously appear in a small town on a warm summer night. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. They make a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar they discover in the woods. Ambitious and resourceful, the plucky children make a happy life for themselves. Time passes and they discover the struggles and rewards of independence as well as the joys of family until one day, Violet gets too sick for the others to care for her. They must take Violet to a doctor and risk discovery and the loss of their secret forest home.
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