It stars a strong female protagonist but parents of younger kids beware: there are scary creatures, the parents turn into pigs, and in one scene a river dragon lingers on the verge of death.īased on the Mexican holiday, Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead, Coco tells the tale of 12-year-old Miguel who finds himself in the Land of the Dead and with the help of his musician great-great-grandfather dives deep into his family history (and their generations-old ban on music!). This animated film is a magical adventure and is considered to be one of Hayao Miyazaki's masterpieces. phone home,” every moment of this movie will live with your extraterrestrial forever. From Reese’s Pieces to the classic phrase “E.T.

Still one of the best science fiction movies ever, E.T. Remember: the family that laughs together, stays together.There's a reason people still watch this holiday classic year after year: Parents to tweens will appreciate this timeless tale of a once-hopeless man realizing the value of his own life with the help of a guardian angel. They also have the benefit of not making nervous parents explain the meaning of a few choice words.

And these 35 movies hit the mark.Įach of them fit the sweet spot that can send every generation into hysterics, possibly for different reasons. It just has to make everyone gathered on the couch laugh – which, admittedly, is no easy task. But the humour doesn’t have to play only to the less-developed brains in the audience. Sure, for a movie to qualify as ‘fun for the whole family’, that inherently means it must entertain the youngest members of the brood. Let’s clarify this right from the start: no, ‘family comedy’ is not a euphemism for ‘kids’ movie’.

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