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Family movies

Wholesome entertainment designed for all ages, bringing generations together with heartwarming tales.

Subgenres include: Holiday Family, Christmas Family, Vacation Family.

Boy & the World

651. Boy & the World

Animation Fantasy Adventure Family Family Animation
7.5

20141h 20min

Brazil

Director: Alê Abreu

Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

Themes

Parental absence, Resilience of youth, Displacement and journey, Modernity vs tradition, Empathy across difference, Misdirection and trust

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Cloud 9

652. Cloud 9

Drama Romance Family TV Movie Sports Competition
6.4

20141h 30min

United States

Director: Paul Hoen

Set high atop snow-capped mountains in the adrenaline-fueled world of competitive snowboarding, the Disney Channel Original Movie “Cloud 9″ tells the inspiring story of two snowboarders who must overcome self-doubt to learn that achieving their dreams is possible.

Themes

Identity through sport, Mentorship and trust, Pressure to perform, Resilience after setback, Rivalry and belonging, Teamwork under scrutiny

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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The Nut Job

653. The Nut Job

Animation Comedy Family Adventure Family Animation
5.7

20141h 25min

Canada, South Korea

Director: Peter Lepeniotis

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.

Themes

Villain leadership challenge, Heist as social conflict, Park resource competition, Squirrel outsider resilience, Community rebuilding after exile, Deception within criminal world

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The House of Magic

654. The House of Magic

Family Fantasy Animation Adventure Family Animation
6.2

20131h 25min

Belgium, France

Director: Ben Stassen

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.

Themes

Automatons and gizmos, Greedy relative vs guardianship, Old magician protection, Abandoned young cat, Plot to evict, Selling the mansion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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Walking with Dinosaurs

655. Walking with Dinosaurs

Animation Family Adventure Family Animation Coming-of-Age Adventure
5.2

20131h 27min

Australia, India

Director: Neil Nightingale

In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd and a hero for the ages.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Loyalty under threat, Survival through cooperation, Mentor-mentee dynamics, Leadership pressure, Inter-group conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Frozen

656. Frozen

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.4

20131h 42min

United States

Director: Chris Buck

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Betrayal and manipulation, Public scrutiny and rumor, Isolation and kinship, Power as peril, Sibling bonds under pressure

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

657. Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

Animation Adventure Family Family Animation Survival Adventure
7.1

20131h 29min

Belgium, France

Director: Hélène Giraud

In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle. He befriends the leader of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor. A fantastic journey at ground level.

Themes

Survival through collaboration, Group alliance under pressure, External threats and resilience, Leadership and coalition building, Resource competition between groups, Intergroup aggression and defense

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
Plex Channel
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Free Birds

658. Free Birds

Animation Comedy Family Holiday Family Family Animation
5.8

20131h 31min

United States

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Time travel ethics, Collective action and allegiance, Outsider leadership, Freedom under threat, Tradition vs progress

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

659. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Adventure Drama Family Globetrotting Adventure Road Trip Family
7.0

20131h 45min

Canada, France

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Themes

Pursuit of recognition, Deception under pressure, Family expectations, Journey and self discovery, Independence versus guardianship, Invention and curiosity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

660. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Animation Family Comedy Family Animation High-Concept Comedy
6.3

20131h 35min

United States

Director: Cody Cameron

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Unintended consequences, Public risk from invention, Scientific responsibility, Corporate pressure, Ambition vs caution

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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