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* The 1995 American adaptation tells the story of Sara giving food to the beggar child differently than the novel, showing Sara paying forward small acts of kindness to make life better for others. In the film, a boy mistakes Sara for a beggar and gives her a coin. She tries to return it, but the boy's mother thinks she is only chasing them for more money. So Sara decides to use the money to buy a hot bun for herself. As she starts to take a bite, she notices a poor family trying to sell flowers while the children suffer in the cold. She gives them the bun, and they offer her a flower in gratitude, "For the princess." Sara smiles and takes it. Finally, on her way home to Miss Minchin's, Sara passes the house of Mr. Randolph, who is distraught about his missing son. She leaves the flower at his door as a consolation.

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* In the 1939 film, when Sara and Becky discover the hot food and warm clothes and beautiful decorations. The happiness that the two girls feel makes it not only heartwarming but also a TearJerker (but in a good way).

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* The 1995 movie's climax when Sara's amnesiac father meets his daughter as she is anxiously hiding from Miss Minchin. As Sara desperately tries to make him remember her, she is grabbed by the police, who believe Minchin's lies of Sara being an orphan and a thief. Ram Dass' influence helps restore her father's memory. At the last second, her father charges outside and roars "'''SARA!'''" to save the day.
** Sara then holds out her arm to Becky, standing nearby, so she can run over and join in the hug.
* Also in the 1995 movie, after Ram Dass's "magic", when Sara and Becky wake up, expecting a day of cold and hunger, only to find warm, soft blankets, and hot food.
* The friendships amongst the girls are also heartwarming to behold, particularly the arc between Sara and Becky. Sara starts out refusing to think of Becky as inferior because of their differing status, and reaches out to her in a charmingly childlike way. When Sara's fortunes are reversed, it is Becky who pulls her though the ordeal. By the end, they consider each other sisters, and it seems that Captain Crewe is happy to support this: in the movie's closing scene, Becky appears hand-in-hand with Sara, wearing clothes just as fine, and sits up alongside her in the pony-trap (whereas in the book Becky is only kept on as Sara's personal maid after the latter's return to wealth). Almost equally heartwarming is the support of Sara's true friends among the pupils at the school as they gradually overcome their fear and confusion to reconnect with Sara.
* Sara teaches Ermengarde to speak a sentence of French, which she demonstrates to her father when he visits. The man starts proudly telling everyone about it.
* Sara and Lavinia burying the hatchet, culminating in a hug in the ending. What's more is that Lavinia also says goodbye to Becky, treating the girl like a friend instead of a servant, and takes Lottie by the hand - implying she'll look out for the girl like Sara did.
* In both the 1939 and 1995 films, when Sara and Becky discover the hot food and warm clothes and beautiful decorations. The happiness that the two girls feel makes it not only heartwarming but also a TearJerker (but in a good way).
* In the 1995 film, the scene from the novel where Sara gives hot buns to a street urchin is replaced by Sara giving a Chelsea bun to a poor woman and her three children (one of whom is just a baby) selling flowers. In return, the girls give Sara a yellow rose, saying it's "for the Princess" as the mother bows.
** Sara later anonymously gives the rose to Mr. Randolph next door, whose son has just been reported killed in battle.
* In the epilogue, Minchin is fired, and the new headmaster of the seminary is the kindly Mr. Randolph. There is also the implication of an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, considering that Captain Crewe must have shared some very choice words with Minchin over Sara's abusive treatment.
** Before departing, Captain Crewe takes a moment to thank Mr. Randolph for taking care of him during his amnesia. Mr. Randolph in turn thanks Captain Crewe for trying to save John in the trenches. While it doesn't bring his son back, at least Mr. Randolph can have the closure of knowing what happened and that someone tried to help John.
* It's '''extremely''' subtle but in the 1995 film, as Sara is making her escape from Minchin and the police across a thin wooden board in the pouring rain, Minchin is visibly horrified both times the girl slips and has a moment of clear relief when Sara manages to pull herself up to safety. For all Minchin detests Sara and wants her arrested, it is bizarrely heartwarming to see her, when push comes to shove, being genuinely concerned for Sara's safety if only because she doesn't want Sara's death on her conscience.
* The beautiful moment in the 1995 movie when Sara dances in the snow with Ram Dass.

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* The 1995 movie's climax when Sara's amnesiac father meets his daughter as she is anxiously hiding from Miss Minchin. As Sara desperately tries to make him remember her, she is grabbed by the police, who believe Minchin's lies of Sara being an orphan and a thief. Ram Dass' influence helps restore her father's memory. At the last second, her father charges outside and roars "'''SARA!'''" to save the day.
** Sara then holds out her arm to Becky, standing nearby, so she can run over and join in the hug.
* Also in the 1995 movie, after Ram Dass's "magic", when Sara and Becky wake up, expecting a day of cold and hunger, only to find warm, soft blankets, and hot food.
* The friendships amongst the girls are also heartwarming to behold, particularly the arc between Sara and Becky. Sara starts out refusing to think of Becky as inferior because of their differing status, and reaches out to her in a charmingly childlike way. When Sara's fortunes are reversed, it is Becky who pulls her though the ordeal. By the end, they consider each other sisters, and it seems that Captain Crewe is happy to support this: in the movie's closing scene, Becky appears hand-in-hand with Sara, wearing clothes just as fine, and sits up alongside her in the pony-trap (whereas in the book Becky is only kept on as Sara's personal maid after the latter's return to wealth). Almost equally heartwarming is the support of Sara's true friends among the pupils at the school as they gradually overcome their fear and confusion to reconnect with Sara.
* Sara teaches Ermengarde to speak a sentence of French, which she demonstrates to her father when he visits. The man starts proudly telling everyone about it.
* Sara and Lavinia burying the hatchet, culminating in a hug in the ending. What's more is that Lavinia also says goodbye to Becky, treating the girl like a friend instead of a servant, and takes Lottie by the hand - implying she'll look out for the girl like Sara did.
* In both the 1939 and 1995 films, film, when Sara and Becky discover the hot food and warm clothes and beautiful decorations. The happiness that the two girls feel makes it not only heartwarming but also a TearJerker (but in a good way).
* In the 1995 film, the scene from the novel where Sara gives hot buns to a street urchin is replaced by Sara giving a Chelsea bun to a poor woman and her three children (one of whom is just a baby) selling flowers. In return, the girls give Sara a yellow rose, saying it's "for the Princess" as the mother bows.
** Sara later anonymously gives the rose to Mr. Randolph next door, whose son has just been reported killed in battle.
* In the epilogue, Minchin is fired, and the new headmaster of the seminary is the kindly Mr. Randolph. There is also the implication of an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, considering that Captain Crewe must have shared some very choice words with Minchin over Sara's abusive treatment.
** Before departing, Captain Crewe takes a moment to thank Mr. Randolph for taking care of him during his amnesia. Mr. Randolph in turn thanks Captain Crewe for trying to save John in the trenches. While it doesn't bring his son back, at least Mr. Randolph can have the closure of knowing what happened and that someone tried to help John.
* It's '''extremely''' subtle but in the 1995 film, as Sara is making her escape from Minchin and the police across a thin wooden board in the pouring rain, Minchin is visibly horrified both times the girl slips and has a moment of clear relief when Sara manages to pull herself up to safety. For all Minchin detests Sara and wants her arrested, it is bizarrely heartwarming to see her, when push comes to shove, being genuinely concerned for Sara's safety if only because she doesn't want Sara's death on her conscience.
* The beautiful moment in the 1995 movie when Sara dances in the snow with Ram Dass.
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---> "''Sara Crewe. You truly are a princess''".

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---> "''Sara --> '''Miss Minchin:''' "Sara Crewe. You truly are a princess''".princess".
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* Miss Minchin in the end of the 1996 Goodtimes cartoon is about to leave her boarding school for good, but Sara notices her leaving and runs to her. Miss Minchin says to Sara that she believes that she herself should leave teaching, for the way she treated Sara, but Sara and her father believe that everyone deserves another chance. Miss Minchin, puzzled, is then reassured by Sara. Miss Minchin, crying in tears of joy, hugs Sara, thanking her for forgiving her.
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** Before departing, Captain Crewe takes a moment to thank Mr. Randolph for taking care of him during his amnesia. Mr. Randolph in turn thanks Captain Crewe for trying to save John in the trenches. While it doesn't bring his son back, at least Mr. Randolph can have the closure of knowing what happened and that someone tried to help John.
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** Sara then holds out her arm to Becky, standing nearby, so she can run over and join in the hug.


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* The beautiful moment in the 1995 movie when Sara dances in the snow with Ram Dass.

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