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.

Drama
Goodbye Christopher Robin

Winnie-the-Pooh is a timeless classic, featuring a honey-loving bear with a forest full of animal friends. But the true story …

Comedy, Drama
The Stray

The Stray is a personal story professionally told, a Christian film that incorporates faith without pulling out a Bible and …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie is a film you can walk out of holding your tyke’s hand without feeling depressed, …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
The LEGO Ninjago Movie

This latest LEGO tale still feels, uh, apiece with the plastic-block cinematic universe we’ve come to know so well.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
Leap!

Leap! tells a story that feels like so many others we’ve seen before. (Especially from Disney.) But its familiarity doesn’t …