Looking for a great movies to watch with your kids that teaches them good values? Run down through the list below to add some great stuff on your watch list.
Finding a great movies to watch during family hours can be a wholesome task. The list is huge when it comes to great movies to watch with your kids. Most of the movies fit to watch with our kids are found to be animated. But some other live action movies will also be a treat to watch with your kids.
1. 101 Dalmatians
Who is a pet lover/ dog lover? So, who wouldn’t want to watch dogs playing around and doing all sorts of mischief, in a huge house? Now, imagine there are two dogs and a huge litter of puppies. What a delight to watch!!!
101 Dalmatians is a 1996, a Walt Disney Productions film, directed by Stephen Herek and written by Bill Peet. The plot follows when a wicked villain, Cruella de Vil tries to kidnap the Dalmatian puppies from a family, to make a fur coat for herself out of their skin. However, the plot sounds horrific, the movie will leave you in complete awe till the end.
The movie in 1996, earned $303 million in the box office. The IMDb marks 7.3, while Rotten tomatoes give it 98% according to their reviews.
2. Moana
A Walt Disney musical animation, from 2016 will prove to be a great pick for your family time. The movie is based on the adventures of a princess who breaks the stereotypical barriers to find her own identity. Her adventures help her to be a forward looking person that can serve and protect her clan on her own. She is not just some ordinary princess that needs to be rescued. The most important value to learn from this movies is how she manages her cultural traditions along with her own aspirations to move towards the future.
The movie attained a 7.6 IMDb and 95% from Rotten tomatoes. Further, the voice of Auli’i Cravalho will spellbind you. Additionally, the voice of Dwaine Johnson as the muscled demigod adds up to the excellence of the film.
3. Coco
The movie Coco released in theatres worldwide in 2017, whereas streamed in 2018. The film is a great fit to put on your list. The genres include, comedy, music and adventure. An animated movie and another production of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation studios.
Coco movie is about a kid that wants to pursue music. However, his family is completely against it due to old family’s traditions. Later the kid, Miguel finds himself in a very colourful land of dead where he meets a companion hector and then the adventure starts. The movie is hilarious and adventurous, but a bit emotional as you start connecting to the character.
The movie got 8.4 IMDb and 97% from Rotten tomatoes. The movie should certainly add up to your weekend movie nights’ list.
4. Inside out
Inside out is a great work of art by Pete Docter. He actually paints a picture of how our emotions must have acted inside us. The plot is extremely hilarious and written with so much creativity.
The story revolves around a schoolgirl riley, who is happy with her friends and smooth going life. But her life turns upside down when she moves to San Francisco, a completely new place. And her emotions namely, joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust act in their respective traits through these life changing events.
A great movie to watch with your kids, Inside out is given 98% in tomatometer and stands at 8.2 IMDb rating.
5. Soul
Another work of art by the same director and writer of the film Peter Docter, Soul is absolutely a movie that will touch your soul.
Very creatively unfolding plot of the movie Soul comprises of a pianist that dies untimely. Now, his soul struggles to find her way back to the earth, which clearly seems a difficult task. The journey then leads him to realise what it actually mean to have a soul.
A Pixar Animation Studios production, Soul stands on 8.1 IMDb rating, while Rotten Tomatoes gives it 95%. The work of Peter Docter can also be seen in many other movies like Toy Story, Up, Monster Inc., etc.
6. Ice age: all parts
Ice Age comprises of 5 parts. Ice Age, Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Ice Age: Collision course.
The entire series of Ice Age is a complete package of humour and knowledge. Knowledge about the series of major events that happened millions of years ago. Through this movie you can inform your kids about the actual circumstances, under which this earth is in its real form today.
7. Hachiko: a dog’s tale
Dogs are forever great friend of a man. A very emotional movie based on a dog’s life, Hachiko is inspired by real events. The story revolves around a very special bond between a man and his dog. The dog named Hachiko, an Akita breed is lost on a railway station and stuck his eyes on just one person. The person brings him home and starts taking care of him.
Post script, the movie is very emotional, so along with a bowl of popcorn, you must also get a box of tissues to wipe your tears. The movie also connects with the audience better because of the fact, the movie is based on the real life of the dog Hachiko. His statue still stands erect in Tokyo, Japan as a tribute to Hachi.
The IMDb of the movie stands at 8.1. However, Rotten tomatoes has given the movie 64%. But if you are a dog lover, you must have seen this movie, and if you have still not watched the movie, it will surely be a great pick.
8. A dog’s purpose
Another dog’s story that your kids will love to watch is the Dog’s Purpose. The movie represents the journey of the dog. But, it does not end when the dog dies. The purpose of the movie serves that a dog’s purpose of being born does not ends with its life. It still continues through re-birth. It demonstrates the realisation of a dog about his existence in a person’s life. Reincarnated multiple times over the course of five decades, the dog returns to his first owner named Ethan.
The IMDb of the film is 7.2.
9. The Lion King
We have grown up dancing to the lines and music of “Hakuna Matata”. And, how it gives us the motivation to keep going in our lives in spite of all the difficulties that befalls ahead us. The movie is a great pick to watch with your kids. In 2019, the movie was released again with improved graphics. The direction and cinematography of the movie will make your kid feel a part of the Jungle world.
The IMDb of the movie is 6.8. But the movie earned $1.65 billion at global box office.
10. The Jungle Book
The movie Jungle Book is a remake of the cartoon series, The Jungle Book. The animated, cartoon episodes of Jungle book were popular globally when it first released in 1967. Almost 50 years later, it released with the same enthusiasm and the audience welcomed the movie with the same love.
Standing at 7.4 IMDb rating, the movie swept the awards in big award functions including The Academy Awards and further was nominated for the Oscars.
Published By: Bhavya Dedhia
