What to Watch: Faith-Based Movie Children Love to Sing Along To

By Felipe Sanchez

Children and tweens love musicals—especially faith-based stories that are fun, relatable, and draw them closer to Our Lord. From the VeggieTales favorite The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything to the powerful Prince of Egypt, kids will be singing along to inspiring, God-centered music in no time.

DAVID

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

DAVID is a televised original stage production on Sight & Sound TV about the life of King David and follows the life of the shepherd, psalmist, warrior, and King as he seeks to accomplish God’s will. DAVID is a worshipful retelling of how David became a man after God’s own heart with stunning stage design, live animals and state-of-the-art visual effects.

JOSEPH: KING OF DREAMS

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

JOSEPH: KING OF DREAMS tells the biblical story of Joseph in a powerful, feature animated film for video and DVD. JOSEPH: KING OF DREAMS focuses clearly on God. God is given the credit, and even the songs witness to Him.

THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING, a new VeggieTales movie, finds three contemporary talking vegetables helping a princess in the 17th Century trying to find her brother, who’s been kidnapped by their pirate uncle. THE PIRATES WHO DON’T DO ANYTHING is the most delightful feature length Veggietales® movie yet, with very strong moral, biblical and redemptive Christian values.

JONAH – A VEGGIETALES MOVIE

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

JONAH – A VEGGIETALES MOVIE tells the time-honored Bible story of Jonah and the Whale in a fun, silly, delightful, and entertaining story starring Bob the Tomato, Archibald Asparagus and the Pirates Who Do Nothing. Clearly plotted turning points, wonderful songs and terrific animation all build to tell this meaningful tale of mercy and compassion.

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, 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.

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM is a heartfelt musical about the Nativity Story and the Birth of Jesus Christ, with scenes of King Herod the Great, played by Antonio Banderas, who orders his son, Antipater, to find the Christ child and kill him. Though some people avoid musicals, JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM is really a terrific, entertaining one that treats the Birth of Jesus with the theological seriousness it deserves but also includes some funny comic relief, good songs, plenty of jeopardy, and wonderful acting.

A WEEK AWAY

Quality:

****

Content:

+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

A WEEK AWAY is a musical on Netflix about a troubled teenager who’s caused problems in every foster home he’s has been, but, when a family offers to put him in a summer camp that’s Christian, he’s hesitant. A WEEK AWAY is a fun, exciting, highly enjoyable Christian musical that the entire family will love.