‘Heidi’: A Cozy Climb Up the Alps

This family film not only makes everyone feel better about humanity but also made sports history.

Grandfather (Michael Redgrave) accepts Heidi’s (Jennifer Edwards) love, in “Heidi.” GJW+

G | 1h 45m | Drama, Family | 1968

There’s something timeless about cinema’s love affair with the grumpy-old-man-with-a-tragic-past formula. Films like “A Man Called Ove” (2016) and “My Sailor, My Love” (2023) show just how reliably audiences enjoy watching a hardened soul get coaxed back into caring about life, one small act of kindness at a time.