The wonders are small but mighty enough in “Crater,” a sincere Disney+ adventure from “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy, featuring some of that Netflix series’ pains about coming-of-age. For all that’s knowingly familiar in this crowd-pleaser, “Crater” wins out with craftiness and a mature heart, as director Kyle Patrick Alvarez guides a young cast of rising stars through that great unknown that’s getting older.

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What mysteries does a crater hold? A group of friends is about to find out in the Disney+ original movie “Crater.” The film focuses on Caleb Channing, a young boy facing moving after his father’s death — his story just happens to take place in a lunar mining colony. Losing the life he’s known leads Caleb to team up with a few best friends, as well as a colony newcomer, to experience one last adventure together.

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