Smallfoot
This film—with its stone-carved laws that turn out to be lies—could well be interpreted in some subversive ways.
Christopher Robin
This film wasn’t made just for kids. It was made for us—the adults who fret about our own Very Important Things.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation isn’t a perfect family film. But it’s still a pretty sweet one on many levels.
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 admit it, I was wrong.
Early Man
This stop-motion flick is all just zany, cockamamie clay craziness designed to make your kids cackle.
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit is exactly what you’d expect¬¬—except for a few scenes that are actually more redemptive than the trailers suggest.
Paddington 2
Paddington 2 is just about as cuddly—and surprisingly inspiring—a sequel as you could hope to find.
Ferdinand
Like the flower-loving bull at its heart, this Ferdinand isn’t just another one-trick Toro.
The Star
This film tells an imaginative and sweet version of Jesus’ birth—from the point of view of animals—while remaining faithful to the biblical narrative.
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, stressed, grumpy or guilty about having seen it.