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Another vote for October Sky, Fly Away Home, and Matilda.
And for those willing to absorb some ancient history about race relations, how about Look Who's Coming for Dinner? (Hepburn/Tracy/Poitier) and A Patch of Blue (Sidney Poitier/Shelley Winters). Another classic for adventurous kids is the Hepburn/Bogart classic African Queen
The recent Planet Earth series in HD has without a doubt the best nature photography ever.