Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
12-years old Texan teen Ben (played by Cayden Boyd) is dissatisfied with his life. His parents couldn’t care less about him and he doesn’t have any close friends. But one tragic accident changes his life. One day car crashes near his home and out of the whole family only 12-years old Cassie (played by AnnaSophia Robb) survives. Ben’s parents agree to care about Cassie while she recovers from injuries and Ben quickly falls in love with her. Cassie convinces Ben to run away from house and start a trip towards Baltimore, where her cool uncle and aunt live.
The core of the story is the relationship between Ben and Cassie. It’s funny to watch them act as the couple despite being so young. Both of them sometimes are pretty jealous. Cassie also encourages Ben to follow his dream of becoming baseball player and thinks that it’s necessary to plan your life for decades ahead. However their relationship is strained by Cassie’s emotional trauma which forces her to become closed and sometimes act rudely towards Ben. We later learn more about the car crash and why the memory of this is so hurtful for Cassie.
Unfortunately, it’s largely unknown film despite featuring many famous actors. But it’s a very touching story about love, family and following your dreams. And that film makes you care very much about main characters. So I recommend this movie to everyone!