5 Family Friendly Movies Everyone Will Want To Watch
You, and your children, will be pleased to know that dancing rodents are not a permanent fixture in all family friendly movies.
Just as the phrase suggests, a family friendly movie should appeal to the entire family.
The following list includes movies for families of all ages and interests.
Megamind
- Megamind is the story of a hilarious superhero who struggles to find his place in the world after defeating the last known villain.
- This witty, smartly-crafted movie features the comedic talents of Jonah Hill, Will Ferrell, and Brad Pitt.
- PG-rated, Megamind is profanity-free, but does include a few crude anatomical references.
- No blood or gore, but the film does depict the untimely deaths of a few villains.
- There are several action sequences that involve superheroes and villains punching and kicking each other.
- This heartwarming movie chronicles the misadventures of everyone's favorite storybook character, Ramona Quimby and her teenage sister, Beezus, played by Selena Gomez.
- This is a sweet movie with just a bit of mischief that should appeal to young kids, especially if they're familiar with the book series by Beverly Cleary.
- This wholesome, G-rated film is free of profanity and crude language, but does feature a brief kiss between two teenagers.
Popper's Penguins
- Mr.
Popper, a businessman, unexpectedly inherits six penguins, thus the name Mr.
Popper's Penguins. - In terms of movies for families, comedic legend, Jim Carrey trying to handle a pack of mischievousness penguins makes Mr.
Popper's Penguins a winner among all age groups. - With a few mild obscenities and a bit of crude toilet humor, the film does have a PG rating even though there's nothing terribly offensive.
- Rio is a classic, animal-based, Disney film that follows an animated, Minnesota-born macaw who finds himself in exotic Brazil.
- Similar in style to Madagascar and Ice Age, the colorful cast of characters in Rio will capture the attention of children of all ages.
- No profanity or crude reference in this G-rated film.
Physical violence is mostly limited to a slapstick humor.
- Steve Martin plays a basketball coach and Cheaper by the Dozen captures the adventures of him, his wife and their twelve kids.
- Touching and light-hearted, you'll enjoy the mishaps that come with a large family.
Family unity and cohesion is a major theme of the movie. - This PG-rated film features a few incidents of rambunctious behavior between siblings that results in minor injury.
The occasional bathroom-humor joke also occurs.