Subgenre Sampler
      Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
Wonka (2023) 
- Dir. Paul King
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key… 
- Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the…
 
Amazing Maurice, The (2022) 
- Dir. Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh  Patel… 
- An adaptation of Terry Pratchett's book that revisits the tale of the pied piper. Maurice is a streetwise, opportunistic tomcat who contrives a…
 
Bad Guys, The (2022) 
- Dir. Pierre Perifel
 
- Action comedy from DreamWorks Animation based on Aaron Blabey’s best–selling book series about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws…
 
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (2022) 
- Dir. Will Speck, Josh Gordon
Feat. Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy 
- Comedy directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory, Office Christmas Party) turn their hand to the family genre, in this musical based on…
 
Marcel: the Shell With Shoes On (2022)
 
- Dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann… 
- Marcel is an adorable one–inch–tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.
Once…
 
Where Is Anne Frank? (2022) 
- Dir. Ari Folman
 
- A new film from the director of adult animated tales “Waltz With Bashir” and “The Congress” that follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary…
 
Boss Baby, The: Family Business (The Boss Baby 2) (2021) 
- Dir. Tom McGrath
 
- Sequel to the 2017 Dreamworks animation BOSS BABY, about the suit–wearing, briefcase–carrying baby. The Templeton brothers have become…
 
Boy Called Christmas, A (2021) 
- Dir. Gil Kenan
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Michiel Huisman, Maggie Smith… 
- A very nice festive–season family movie likely to appeal to all ages. Mostly consisting of a story–within–a–story, starting…
 
Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021) 
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale… 
- Spirited animal caper about a 12–year old girl whose love for a rescue dog causes the animal to grow into a giant ten–foot hound, which…
 
Cruella (2021) 
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry… 
- Crime comedy starring Emma Stone as the villainous character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Director…