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A grieving girl raises orphaned Canada goslings on her father's Ontario farm — and when the geese need a migration route, father and daughter lead the flock south themselves in ultralight aircraft. Inspired by a real 1993 goose-led migration, and shot so beautifully it earned an Oscar nomination for cinematography.
Left at a ranch while their family is away — and convinced they've been abandoned — two dogs and a cat set out across the wilderness to get home. Chance, the reckless young American Bulldog; Sassy, the imperious Himalayan cat; and Shadow, the wise old Golden Retriever, against the Sierras. Disney's remake of its own 1963 classic earns every tear it takes from you.
The glossy wildlife magazine that arrived in your mailbox, each issue a deep dive into a single animal. But the TV commercial — promising a free elephant issue and a tiger poster if you called the 1-800 number — ran on infinite repeat in 90s kids' blocks, embedding itself in the memory of everyone who never got that poster.