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Home Court

members of a girls' high school basketball team huddle on the court
This 2025 answer to Hoop Dreams follows a high school basketball phenom on her quest for college superstardom. High school is hard enough, but Ashley must face a pandemic, a knee injury, and a lack of understanding from her Cambodian immigrant parents as she rises through the ranks of the local basketball scene. On top of all that, she is constantly battling contradictions: squaring her modest home life with her elite private school persona, reconciling a love of sports while her parents work long days at the family donut shop, and curbing her passion (and sometimes fury) in order to effectively lead her team to victory. Luckily, she has the support of the dedicated and compassionate Coach Jayme and the community of local Asian American basketball leagues that date back to the 1930s. Ashley might just have what it takes to make it to the big time.

Note: Like many passionate, hotheaded teenagers, our protagonist uses some harsh language.
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Dog Man

Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling phenomenon: Dog Man. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit, and roll over. Featuring the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Red Howrey, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, Stephen Root, Billy Boyd, and Ricky Gervais.
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The Wild Robot

Based on the beloved bestseller by Peter Brown, this epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. There she must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot features an all-star voice cast led by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o. Also starring Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, and more. Directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon).
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IF

From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.
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Rice

When a young man moves into a new home, his neighbors notice that he’s in need of food and comfort.
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Kilig!

A reluctant Filipino American girl takes a trip with her mother to Palawan to visit family. Their priorities clash at first, but there’s something in the water.
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Canta Santiago

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone and discovers his brother has always been by his side.
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Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas

Disaster strikes the island of Puerto Rico as Guabancex, Spirit of Chaos, leads a hurricane. Only Ceiba can prevent catastrophic doom.
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It Was Up There

The true and hilarious story of a couple who, while driving through an unpopulated New Mexico desert, see something unexplainable up in the night sky.
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Head in the Clouds

A student with her head high in the clouds must creatively elude her strict teacher in order to remain there.
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Sports Day

A girl struggles for her mom’s approval at a school sports event.
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Marque Dos

An aspiring tour manager moves up the ranks while self-discovery faces off with the demands of her dream job.
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Daffy in Wackyland

In the first stop-motion Looney Tunes short ever made, we find Daffy Duck desperately chasing The Dodo through Wackyland in search of a simple meal.
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Bottom of the Well

A little mouse falls into a well and meets a seedling who offers an escape plan.
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Squeegee Boy

On a quest for belonging and acceptance, a trans teenager yearns to become part of a tight-knit group of squeegee boys in Baltimore city.
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Amor Eterno

Los Muertos come back to the land of the living to celebrate their time on earth.
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Unravel

A little Australian bilby finds a tangle of thread to play with.
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The Awakening of Insects

Spring is coming and some insects find themselves waking up from hibernation on the wrong side of the leaf.
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Campers

Fed up with listening to her parents arguing, Astoria runs away and finds the boy next door setting up a tent in his yard.
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Neon Vowels

A service robot operating a taco stand learns, with the help of a Navajo elder, that it is mucho más more than just a dumbwaiter.
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Bird’s Eye View

In a bird cage factory, a security camera is won over by a red finch with some serious dance moves.
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The Queen’s Flowers

Honolulu, 1915. Emma makes a special gift for Queen Lili`uokalani, the last monarch of Hawai`i.
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Would You Rather

An animated conversation between two friends playing Would You Rather.
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In the Interim

On the bus to middle school, a girl begins to hear the struggles of those around her.
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Rabid Love

Deep in the forest, a lonely dog falls madly in love with a human woman.
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The All-Nimal

Commanded by the Universal Fairy of the Twelfth Dimension, the All-nimal must convince a child to put down the phone in order to save her existence.
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Dulce

An exploration of the loving relationship between a mother and a daughter.
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Gaps

An imaginative girl must decide whether or not to risk it all on the “perfect” smile.
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Balam

Itzel, on a camping trip deep in the jungle, frees a jaguar from captivity. When a furious poacher gives chase, she stumbles upon a mysterious lost Mayan city.

Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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How to Lasso

A young girl dreams of becoming a cowgirl only to realize it’s not as easy as it looks.
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