Family Movies
This list includes movies that are ideal for watching with the whole family or that are based upon children's literature. In Alphabetical Order.
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- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDanny DeVitoRhea PerlmanMara WilsonA girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.A truly magical family movie that is worthy of the Roald Dahl story that inspired it. Danny DeVito at his best
- DirectorPaul KingStarsHugh BonnevilleSally HawkinsJulie WaltersA young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.A great fantasy-adventure movie that is ideal for the whole family. It is based on the 'Paddington Bear' series by Michael Bond.
- DirectorPaul KingStarsBen WhishawHugh GrantHugh BonnevillePaddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.A worthy sequel to the beloved first entry in the now world-famous 'Paddington' series.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsTommy KellyJackie MoranAnn GillisTom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.There are not many movie adaptations of Mark Twain's classic, and this is certainly one of the best and most memorable.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMark RylanceRuby BarnhillPenelope WiltonAn orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.Based on Roald Dahl's book, this movie, directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, is certainly ambitious and awe-inspiring, especially taking into the consideration the bond Spielberg manages to create between Sophie and The BFG (who is an animated giant).
- DirectorBo WelchStarsMike MyersSpencer BreslinDakota FanningTwo bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.