Category Archives: Family
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.
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers
Writers: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Jac Schaeffer
Stars: Jonathan Groff, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Ashley Silverman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5452780/
A Christmas-themed special featuring characters from Walt Disney Pictures' 53rd full-length animated motion picture, "
Trolls Holiday
Release 2017
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Joel Crawford
Writers: Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, James Corden
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6645614/
When the Queen of the Trolls, Poppy, finds out that the Bergens do not have holidays, she enlists help from her friends, Branch and the Snack Pack, to help her bring holidays to the Bergens.
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Cal Brunker
Writers: Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker, Scott Bindley, Peter Lepeniotis
Stars: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale, Jackie Chan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3486626/
Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City's mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park.
Cars 3
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
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Director: Brian Fee
Writers: Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell, Jonathon E. Stewart, Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich
Stars: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Larry the Cable Guy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606752/
Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.