Level: middle schools

Ron’s Gone Wrong

20thCentury Studios and Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” tells the story of Barney, a socially awkward schoolboy, and Ron, his walking, talking robot who should be “Your best friend right out of the box.”

Ron’s hilarious journey in the middle of the age of social media takes the duo on a step-by-step journey where the boy and the robot understand the meaning of true friendship in all its chaos and messiness. (Source: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland)

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Widowed Ada Harris lives in London in the 1950s, working as a cleaner. One day she falls in love with a Dior dress presented by her client. As a sign from her late husband, Ada receives a large sum of money for the loss of her husband Eddie in the war, as she should have received a war widow’s pension as a result of what happened.

Mrs. Harris makes a different decision compared to his previous lifestyle and makes it her goal to own a Dior dress and leaves for Paris. The film is the story of a brave woman who pursues her unique dream regardless of other people’s opinions. The film is based on Paul Galliconi’s novel Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris, which appeared in 1957.

The film was nominated for best costume design at the Oscars.

I Wanna Dance: The Whitney Houston Movie

Whitney Houston is one of the greatest female R&B pop singers of all time. The film tells about her life, music and journey to superstardom.

Just Mercy

Prominent attorney Bryan Stevenson fights to free a wrongly convicted to death.

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters live in their own town, where they generate electricity for the town by scaring children. Monsters get to the children by going through dimension gates. The most famous monsters in scaring children are two monsters called Mike and Sullivan. One day they meet an extraordinary child who has accidentally got lost in monster town and find out that there is a much more effective way of generating electricity than scaring: making children laugh. The film’s topic of generating electricity is indeed very topical. A fun touch in the movie is that monster think children are toxic and dangerous, so that even touching them could be fatal.

The film has won an Oscar in 2002 for the best score for the song “If I Didn’t Have You”.

The Boss Baby 2: Perhebisnes

Tim and Pikku-Pomo, or his little brother Ted, have grown up and drifted apart. Tim is married and has become a stay-at-home dad. Ted, on the other hand, works as a manager in the financial industry. Soon they are brought together by a new boss with a completely new vision and a dashing attitude… and ideas for a whole new family business.

Tim and his wife, Carol, who brings bread to the family table, live in the suburbs with their talented 7-year-old daughter, Tabita, and their adorable new baby, Tina. Tabitha, who is at the top of her class, admires her Uncle Ted and wants to grow up like him. Tim, who still has the same vivid imagination as when he was a child, is worried about Tabitha. He is afraid that the girl focuses too much on school and doesn’t remember to enjoy her childhood.

One day, baby Tina reveals herself to be an undercover agent for BabyCorp (surprise!), tasked with uncovering the dark secret of Tabitha’s school founder, the mysterious Dr. Erwin Armstrong. A new adventure begins, which makes the brothers Tim and Ted find each other again and gives them a reason to think about what is important in life. (Source: Finnkino Oy)

The Help

The film takes place in Jackson, Mississippi, USA and tells about the lives of African-American maids who worked in white homes in the early 1960s.

Jackson’s sorority girl Skeeter is an exception in her small town when she begins interviewing black women. These women have taken care of the host families’ households all their lives. At first, only Skeeter’s best friend’s family maid named Aibileen agrees to talk, but as they continue to work together, the other maids decide to open up.

The Help is a timeless, universal and touching story about friendship that crosses borders and tells that change is possible.

Strange World

Action-adventure The Wonderful World takes viewers deep into the depths of an unknown and dangerous world, where imaginative creatures await Clade, the legendary family of adventurers, whose internal disagreements threaten to derail their latest—and by far the most important—exploration. The Wonderful World is directed by Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon) with assistant director and writer Qui Nguyen (Raya and the Last Dragon co-writer) and produced by Roy Conli (Big Hero 6, Two on the Run). (Source: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland)

Black Adam

The world needed a hero, it got Black Adam.

New Line Cinema brings the action adventure Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson to the big screen. Nearly 5,000 years after being granted the powers of the ancient gods and imprisoned, Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly grave, ready to dish out justice to the modern world in his own style.

Jauem Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise) directed the film based on a script based on the DC characters by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvan. Black Adam was created by Billy Parker and C.C. Beck. (Source: Warner Bros. Finland)

Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

Kanakani is the adopted son of the famous adventurer, King Charles. He is born different from the others: half chicken, half rabbit. It’s not easy to stand out when you’re young, so Kanakani tries to hide his chicken-like legs from the eyes of others.

Kanakan’s biggest dream is to become an adventurer like his father. When the king’s evil brother Arvid threatens to seize power, Kanakani sees his chance. With his loyal friend Hugo the turtle and Meri the skunk who becomes his guide, he goes in search of the lost hamster scepter of doom, which gives its bearer incredible powers. To save the kingdom, they must get their hands on the scepter before the evil Uncle Arvid finds it.

During the adventure, Kanakani finds out that being unique can be an advantage in hero jobs. The warm-hearted and fast-paced Kanakani and the hamster of doom are made by the same creators as Bigfoot – The Bigfoot Family and Corgi – The Queen’s Puppy. (Source: Finnkino Oy)