The best family movies: a selection for a fun evening with the kids

The Christmas and New Year period is the best time to spend with your family. One of the leisure options is watching movies together that will be interesting for adults and children.

OBOZ.UA has selected the top best movies for the whole family. These are kind, instructive and exciting stories that children will definitely enjoy.

Slumberland

• Year: 2022
• Genre: fantasy, family, adventure, musical.
• Director: Francis Lawrence
• Cast: Marlowe Barkley, Jason Momoa, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler, Cameron Nicholl.

Nemo lives on a lighthouse on a remote island with his father Peter. They are not bored at all, because Peter's rich imagination creates the most incredible stories. Suddenly, Peter goes missing at sea, and Nemo is forced to move in with her uncle Philip. Nemo gets hold of a secret map of Slumberland, and the girl, with the support of the fairy-tale creature Flip, sets off to find her father in a magical world.

Dolittle

• Year: 2020
• Genre: comedy, fantasy, family, adventure.
• Director: Stephen Gaghan
• Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Jesse Buckley, Harry Collett.

This is a new adaptation of the 1998 family comedy Dr. Dolittle. Director Stephen Gaghan decided to adapt the novel "The Travels of Dr. Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting. Dr. Dolittle once accidentally heard a stray dog addressing him, and at first could not believe that he could understand the language of animals. The story is set in Victorian England.

Tom and Jerry

• Year: 2021
• Genre: comedy, family
• Director: Tim Story
• Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Jordan Bolger, Rob Delany, Patsy Ferran.

What could be better than spending a family evening watching a favorite story of many generations. Tom the cat dreams of becoming a great pianist, but Jerry the mouse suddenly breaks his instrument. A real feud begins between them. Jerry manages to sneak into a first-class hotel where Kayla has recently gotten a job as an event planner. Kayla turns to Tom for help to get rid of Jerry...

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

• Year: 2019
• Genre: comedy, detective, family, adventure.
• Director: James Bobin
• Cast: Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria.

Dora has spent her life in the jungle with her explorer parents. One day, everything changes: her parents go in search of the Inca golden city, and Dora is forced to move to the city to live with her relatives and attend a regular school. When her parents suddenly disappear, the girl decides to find them...

Christopher Robin

• Year: 2018
• Genre: comedy, fantasy, family, adventure.
• Director: Mark Forster.
• Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings.

Once upon a time, in his childhood, the protagonist experienced many exciting adventures. Now Christopher Robin has become a grown man. Adult life has made him forget about fairy tales and no longer believe in miracles. But one day he meets his old friend. The meeting completely changed Christopher's life...

Harry Potter: the movie series

• Year: 2001
• Genre: fantasy, family, adventure
• Director: Chris Columbus
• Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Ian Hart.

What could we do without the legendary Harry Potter film adaptation? Everyone knows the series of films about the boy who survived. The first part has a special magical holiday atmosphere.

Cinderella

• Year: 2015
• Genre: melodrama, fantasy, family
• Director: Kenneth Branagh
• Cast: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozi, Stellan Skarsgård.

Ella lost her mother at an early age, and her father's new wife became an evil stepmother. Now Ella is just a servant, but the girl, remembering her mother's instructions, continues to believe in goodness and miracles. Once in the forest she meets a handsome young man who invites her to a real royal ball...

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