Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Birds of Prey

Strip away the language, airbrush out the blood, and you’ve got pretty much the same movie, only better.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Bloodshot

Despite this film’s PG-13 rating, families may well choose to draw a line with Vin Diesel’s latest bloody actioner.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Rhythm Section

Actress Blake Lively certainly appears to give her all in this graphic and miserable movie.

Action/Adventure, Drama
Extraction

Blood spurts and explosions decimate in a rhythmic two-step of deadly destruction.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The Willoughbys

Through this terrible family, we see what a good family looks like—and why, in fact, it’s so important.

Action/Adventure, Kids, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Escape to Witch Mountain

Despite what this movie’s title suggests, there are no witches in this live-action Disney classic.

Action/Adventure, Comedy
Bad Boys for Life

It’s been 25 years since these self-proclaimed “bad boys for life” first arrived on the big screen, and not much …

Action/Adventure, Drama
The Gentlemen

Suffice it to say there’s very little that’s gentle in The Gentlemen.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Code 8

This low-budget sci-fi movie’s popularity on Netflix won’t be augmented by Plugged In’s review of it.

Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Underwater

Underwater skips exposition altogether and leaps with videogame-like glee into its deadly, high-pressure destruction.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Sword in the Stone

Although The Sword in the Stone certainly delves into the world of magic and sorcery, it’s meant to be light …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson is live-action Disney fare at its classical best.

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Dolittle

This is the sort of pic that kids will forgive and enjoy, and adults will cruise through and pretty quickly …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

For fans of this franchise, The Rise of Skywalker works: not necessarily logically, but emotionally.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Kids
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution

For some, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution will feel extraordinarily nostalgic. Others (read: non-fan parents) will likely be thinking … Meh.