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Tag: Family

Zootopia (2016)

Family Rated PG

“Done with creativity and wit … but still has the stridency of a lesson plan.”

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

Family Rated PG

“What’s missing is any sense of unified purpose or vision.”

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

Family Rated PG

“…there is no denying the silly pleasures of its modest offerings (or the painstaking, dollhouse detail that went into each frame).”

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2015)

Family Rated PG

“…particularly well-designed inspirational posters.”

Spirited Away (2001)

Family Rated PG

“Part Alice in Wonderland and part Hansel and Gretel…”

Paddington (2015)

Family Rated PG

“…could have been made with half the creativity and wit that it was and not lost a dime.”

Inside Out (2015)

Family Rated PG

“If growing up partly means learning to live with sadness, Inside Out depicts this truth with all the ingenuity and wit of Pixar’s best efforts.”

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Family Rated PG

“One of the most weirdly, wonderfully built worlds of Hayao Miyazaki…”

Porco Rosso (1992)

Family Rated PG

“…has a carefree sensibility that belies its underlying consideration of things like love, loss and warfare.”

Mirror Mirror (2012)

Family Rated PG

“Credit director Tarsem Singh with the flickers of originality you’ll find…”

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The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a whiff for Frank Capra…”

Stand By Me (1986)

Drama Rated R

“… has a wistful, morbid magic.”


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