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Watch these heartwarming Disney movies with your besties on International Friendship Day, which falls on July 30

1. Luca

Pixar and Disney's new coming-of-age film Luca is set in a seaside town in the Italian Riviera, where friends Luca Paguro and Alberto Scorfano are trying to enjoy their Italian summer to the fullest. The only snag to this plan is their attempts to hide their true identities as sea monsters who have the ability to transform into humans. Lesson: Feeling like a fish out of water is always easier with a friend by your side.

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2. The One and Only Ivan

Adapted from Katherine Applegate bestselling novel and inspired by the amazing true story of a captive gorilla, The One and Only Ivan is a moving tale of friendship, family and home. Ivan, a gorilla raised in captivity lives in a suburban mall's communal habitat with his friends Stella the elephant and Bob the dog, is long used to the company of humans.

When Ruby, a baby elephant separated from her family in the wild arrives at the habitat, Ivan starts to question his life and freedom. Together, they form a plan to escape. 

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3. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

This family comedy introduces us to the adorably deadpan protagonist Timmy Failure, an 11-year-old who is convinced he's the best detective in town. He even runs his own detective agency, Total Failures, with the help of his best friend, an imaginary polar bear named Total. 

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4. Godmothered

Giggles and mishaps seem to follow Eleanor, a young fairy godmother-in-training as she tracks down a little girl on Earth in the hope of answering her request for help. But she discovers that the little girl has already grown into a jaded single mum who believes neither in fairy godmothers nor happy endings. 

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5. Upside Down Magic

This Disney Channel original movie follows young Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace who enters the Sage Academy for Magical Studies with her best friend Reina Carvajal. Struggles, blunders and fantastical shenanigans inevitably follow as Nory soon realises her ability to transform into animals is frowned upon at the school.

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