Category Archives: Family
Upside-Down Magic
Release 2020
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Director: Joe Nussbaum
Writers: Nick Pustay
Stars: Izabela Rose, Siena Agudong, Kyle Howard, Elie Samouhi, Alison Fernandez
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10833270/
In "Upside-Down Magic, a Disney Channel Original Movie, 13-year-old Nory Boxwood Horace discovers she can flux into animals, and her best friend Reina Carvajal can manipulate flames. Together, they enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies. Reina's expert ability to harness the power of fire lands her at the top of her class of "Flares," but Nory's wonky magic and proclivity for turning into a "Dritten"-a half-kitten, half-dragon-lands her in a class for those with Upside-Down Magic, otherwise known as UDM. While Headmaster Knightslinger believes the UDM's unconventional powers leave them vulnerable to dangerous and evil "shadow magic," Nory and her fellow UDM classmates set out to prove that Upside-Down Magic beats right side up.
The Magic Kids Three Unlikely Heroes
Release 2020
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Tim Trageser
Writers: Marc Hillefeld, Wolfgang Hohlbein
Stars: Christian Berkel, Arsseni Bultmann, Butz Ulrich Buse, Shirley Feuring, Arved Friese
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9208214/
Vlad has just moved and joined one of the most famous magical schools in the world, where he meets fairies, witches, trolls and dwarfs. Him and his father are the first vampires in town, but he soon meets other special kids.
Artemis Fowl
Release 2020
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl, Eoin Colfer
Stars: Michael Rouse, Racheal Ofori, Josh Gad, Ferdia Shaw, Simone Kirby
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3089630/
Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.
Think Like a Dog
Release 2020
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Director: Gil Junger
Writers: Gil Junger, John J. Strauss
Stars: Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Gabriel Bateman, Madison Horcher, Minghao Hou
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5929654/
A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.::Gil Junger
Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet
Release 2020
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Director: Ryan Bellgardt
Writers: Chris Hoyt, Jerome Reygner-Kalfon, Sebastien Semon
Stars: Leah N.H. Philpott, Kyler Charles Beck, Erin Herring, Cory Phillips, Evan Assante
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8545636/
Friends Scott and Emily, are at Scott's grandmother's home when they suddenly discover a mysterious creature Rufus and the wizard Abbot in a secret room. They have a mission: with the help of an ancient spell book, they'll gather some ingredients to make a magic dust to save their world, a magical world. However, they encounter several obstacles when three mean servants with mysterious power want to put their hands on the book which they believe has spells to turn everything into gold.
The Willoughbys
Release 2020
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Kris Pearn, Cory Evans, Rob Lodermeier
Writers: Kris Pearn, Mark Stanleigh, Kris Pearn
Stars: Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5206260/
Convinced they'd be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family.
Four Kids and It
Release 2020
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Director: Andy De Emmony
Writers: Simon Lewis, Mark Oswin, Jacqueline Wilson
Stars: Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Pippa Haywood, Matthew Goode, Ashley Aufderheide, Paula Patton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5556054/
A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
Trouble
Release 2019
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Kevin Johnson
Writers: Jordan Katz, Judah Miller, Rob Muir
Stars: Big Sean, Pamela Adlon, Lucy Hale, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Wilmer Valderrama
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6772524/
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world, while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children.
My Spy
Release 2020
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Director: Peter Segal
Writers: Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber
Stars: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kristen Schaal, Greg Bryk
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8242084/
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
The Call of the Wild
Release 2020
Genre Adventure, Drama, Family
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Director: Chris Sanders
Writers: Michael Green, Jack London
Stars: Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Bradley Whitford
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7504726/
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.