Three homeless friends on Christmas Eve find a baby, embarking on a whimsical, heartwarming, and witty quest.
Feel-good and melancholy, with dry wit. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hoopla (free).
It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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Lists with the same feel: Melancholy and Comfort watches.
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