Category Archives: Family
Show Dogs
Release 2018
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: Max Botkin, Marc Hyman
Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Stanley Tucci, Alan Cumming
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5691024/
Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.
I Can Only Imagine
Release 2018
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Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Writers: Alex Cramer, Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Stars: Dennis Quaid, J. Michael Finley, Brody Rose
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6450186/
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Sherlock Gnomes
Release 2018
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
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Director: John Stevenson
Writers: Ben Zazove, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Rob Sprackling, John Smith, Kelly Asbury, Steve Hamilton Shaw
Stars: Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, Emily Blunt
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2296777/
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
A Wrinkle in Time
Release 2018
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Ava DuVernay
Writers: Jennifer Lee, Jeff Stockwell, Madeleine L'Engle
Stars: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620680/
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Monster Family
Release 2017
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Holger Tappe
Writers: David Safier
Stars: Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6572702/
Despite the title, the Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, Mum and Emma plan a fun night out. However, her plan backfires when an evil witch curses them, and they're all turned into Monsters.
Wonder
Release 2017
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Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writers: Stephen Chbosky
Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543472/
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Woody Woodpecker
Release 2017
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Alex Zamm
Writers: Alex Zamm, William Robertson, Walter Lantz
Stars: Timothy Omundson, Thaila Ayala, Eric Bauza, Graham Verchere
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2114504/
The hyperactive red-headed bird enters a turf war with a big city lawyer wanting to tear down his home in an effort to build a house to flip.
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Release 2017
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Director: Simon Curtis
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Simon Vaughan
Stars: Vicki Pepperdine, Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Tilston
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1653665/
A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.
Wonderstruck
Release 2017
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Director: Todd Haynes
Writers: Brian Selznick
Stars: Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5208216/
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
The Snowman
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Animation, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writers: Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini, Søren Sveistrup, Jo Nesbø
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, Michael Yates
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758810/
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.