Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas smile at something off camera in the movie The Secret: Dare to Dream.
Drama
The Secret: Dare to Dream

This movie’s magical logic is not just anti-Christian. It’s not just un-scientific. It’s positively insulting.

Three children stand in a field surrounded by others.
Drama
Fatima

Fatima is a well-crafted, very Catholic and (in its own reverent way) quite provocative piece of filmmaking.

Two young girls laugh together.
Drama
When We Last Spoke

This heartwarming, Hallmark-esque tale of love and faithfulness, loss and forgiveness is one most families can enjoy.

An older woman teaches a young girl about monster hunting with cobwebs all around.
Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting

There are some terrific messages here. But monster-y moments may push this often fun flick out of bounds for some …

A teen guy and girl lean in to kiss.
Drama, Music, Romance
Clouds

For families that choose to engage this bittersweet story, Clouds comes with a whale of a silver lining.

A young man and woman touch faces in an affectionate embrace.
Drama, Romance
2 Hearts

Minor missteps mar 2 Hearts’ otherwise heartfelt themes about not taking even a single day for granted.

Comedy
Hubie Halloween

Getting to the chocolatey heart of this holiday pic is more gross-out trick than sweet treat.

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo freak out in fear.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Mystery/Suspense
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

There’s definitely enough fright here to ward off the littlest of viewers, or those who might be sensitive to ominous …

Two women talk on a porch swing.
Christian, Drama
Small Group

Ultimately, this film doesn’t paint Christianity as a lifestyle that guarantees earthly happiness and freedom from hardship.

A man looks at a woman with cancer in a hospital bed.
Christian, Drama
Heaven

Heaven’s three timelines ultimately weave together to deliver this message: Our present pain will one day make sense.

Biography/History, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
A Call to Spy

When it comes to the real work of spycraft, the women here make Bond look like the shallow fiction he …

Five super-powered teens line up in blue uniforms.
Action/Adventure, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

Think Spy Kids meets Princess Diaries. Kind of.

Image of preborn child in the womb.
Documentary
See Life 2020

“Once you see the baby, you can no longer see the lie as the truth.”

Enola Holmes (actress Millie Bobbie Brown) making a face to the camera.
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes delivers mostly positive messages about individuality, equality and freedom.

Snow White and seven greenish dwarfs stand in a field.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

This animated kids’ original holds an important message for viewers of all ages: Outward beauty is no match for what’s …