Looking for a fresh movie to stream this April? This round up of streaming new releases has you covered. From family-friendly flicks like THE PENGUINS OF MADGASCAR to action-packed favorites like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING, there’s options for every mood and all are Movieguide® approved!
+4Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.
Magnificent entertainment, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT takes animated movies to a new level as it dramatizes the biblical story of Moses and his call from God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT combines magnificent art, music, story, and realization to make one of the most entertaining moral masterpieces of all time.
+3Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)
THE BOSS BABY is a delightful, funny animated comedy. Seven-year-old Tim has a perfect life until he gets a baby brother and together they must stop a powerful, nefarious organization trying to replace cuddly babies with cuddly puppies. BOSS BABY is a hilarious, ultimately heartwarming movie with a strong Christian, moral worldview that’s pro-life, pro-family and pro-business.
+1Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR is a delightful, often hilarious animated feature where the lovable team of spy-crazy flightless birds must stop a mad purple octopus bent on the humiliation and destruction of all penguins everywhere. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR is an excellent piece of family entertainment that’s fairly wholesome and contains really strong, heartwarming moral, redemptive lessons for everyone.
SHREK FOREVER AFTER, the final chapter in the SHREK movies from DreamWorks, is absolutely delightful! In this sequel, the wicked gnome Rumpelstiltskin dupes a frazzled Shrek into signing away his new life with his beloved wife, Fiona, and their three adorable children. SHREK FOREVER AFTER is terrific, hilarious, exciting, heartfelt fun for the whole family, with a wonderful redemptive message affirming marriage and family.
+1Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
Steven Spielberg’s THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN is a glorious, grand animated adventure about a young curious reporter, his dog, and the drunken descendent of a sea captain who go searching for a lost family treasure. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN is an exhilarating roller coaster ride where good triumphs over evil and the light of the Cross reveals hidden treasure, with plenty of action and comedy along the way.
-1Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING is a terrific spy thriller starring Tom Cruise as a heroic American spy who must overcome doubts about his judgment and convince the President to let him lead his team one more time to stop a powerful artificial intelligence trying to take control of the world’s top nuclear powers and end the human race. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING is an exhilarating, patriotic, stirring, and even profound thriller with many positive Christian allusions, but the edge-of-your-seat action contains intense violence, and the movie has several mostly light obscenities, so it merits caution for older children.
-1Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.
In BABE: PIG IN THE CITY, Babe the talking pig goes to the city to raise money for his owner, but faces a series of life-threatening perils. Dark, sometimes very gritty, altogether odd, yet riveting, and featuring a benevolent, self-sacrificing pig, this movie is technically on par with the first, but is certain to scare away a many young fans and their parents.