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Contributor: Emily Tsiao

Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.

PIMA Kid collage 2022

Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Kids (2021)

Obviously, the movies we nominate here still can have problems. No movie is perfect. But if you have watched, we invite you to participate!

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Dollface season 2

Dollface

It’s great to see a show where women support each other. Too bad that’s not all we see.

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Inventing Anna season 1

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna serves as a cautionary tale. But perhaps we shouldn’t be distracted by Shondaland’s shiny new show.

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Tall Girl 2 movie

Tall Girl 2

Tall Girl 2 continues to explore the important subjects of teen self-esteem and self-acceptance.

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Dragons Rescue Riders Heroes of the Sky

Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky

A continuation of Netflix’s DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders, Peacock’s “new” show focuses on familiar characters and light, clean fun.

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Image from the Netflix animated series Kid Cosmic.

Kid Cosmic

In the face of aliens and with the help of some magic rings, Kid and his crew learn that super powers don’t make for a superhero.

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The Royal Treatment movie

The Royal Treatment

This mostly sweet Netflix romcom borrows heavily from Hallmark’s playbook but also includes some concerns parents will want to consider carefully.

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Plugged In Talks Content Drug and Alcohol Content

Plugged In Talks Content: Drug and Alcohol Content

When drug or alcohol use shows up in movies, how does Plugged In approach that content while keeping in mind the words of Ephesians 5?

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Euphoria season 2

Euphoria

While Euphoria tries to show us today’s “Teenage Wasteland,” the HBO show itself is a wasteland just as bleak and cynical.

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Munich - The Edge of War movie

Munich: The Edge of War

In the years leading up to World War II, two agents—a Brit and a German—work desperately together to avert the coming calamity.

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Plugged In Talks Content: Violent Content

Surveys show Christian audiences watch violent action flicks just as often as secular audiences do. So Plugged In attempts to cover it.

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Good Sam season 1

Good Sam

Sam is indeed a good doctor, just like her dad. But as the two struggle to work together, the show has some struggles of its own.

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Hotel Transylvania 4

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

If there’s one lesson the Hotel Transylvania saga has given us, it’s the importance and endurance of family.

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Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days will remind viewers of other PBS shows like Downton Abbey.

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woman on a beach in The Lost Daughter movie

The Lost Daughter

The movie reminds us that motherhood is hard. But watching a bad mother ignore her kids and cheat on her husband is pretty hard, too.

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