Animation, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sherlock Gnomes

This is your standard, plastic, pink flamingo of a movie—colorful and cute and maybe even fun, but kinda tacky, too.

Drama
I Can Only Imagine

I was skeptical that a movie based on a song could work—no matter how great that song was. But I’ll …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is no masterpiece. But it still has a wrinkle or two of its own that families …

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Early Man

This stop-motion flick is all just zany, cockamamie clay craziness designed to make your kids cackle.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit is exactly what you’d expect¬¬—except for a few scenes that are actually more redemptive than the trailers suggest.

Drama, Romance
Forever My Girl

This tender tale’s portrait of brokenness and emotional healing is more appropriate for older audiences than younger ones.

Animation, Kids
Mary and the Witch’s Flower

Mixed in with all the magicking in this animated flick there’s a very firm message about rejecting all that spellcasting …

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids
Paddington 2

Paddington 2 is just about as cuddly—and surprisingly inspiring—a sequel as you could hope to find.

Drama, Musical
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman paints a portrait of the metaphorical tightrope P.T. Barnum walked, and we’re drawn into his mesmerizing world.

Animation, Comedy, Kids
Ferdinand

Like the flower-loving bull at its heart, this Ferdinand isn’t just another one-trick Toro.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids
Coco

Despite this film’s eye-popping beauty and its heartwarming moments, Pixar’s latest still packages a pagan worldview.

Drama
The Man Who Invented Christmas

Even the worst among us can change. That alone constitutes a Christmas miracle worth celebrating.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy
The Star

This film tells an imaginative and sweet version of Jesus’ birth—from the point of view of animals—while remaining faithful to …

Comedy, Drama
Wonder

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson earnestly pour their hearts into this poignant, realistic story about a son who is different.

Drama
Wonderstruck

This is not your typical kids’ movie. There are no explosions, fantasy flights or cartoon characters to be found anywhere.