Looking for an uplifting animated adventure to watch with the whole family? Check out these seven movies, including the high-flying UP and the super-powered PAW PATROL, that are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and shout for joy! These titles are the perfect pick-me-ups that are guaranteed to lift your spirits. So, sit back, relax, and go on a grand adventure from your couch!
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THE WILD ROBOT is an incredibly heartfelt, entertaining, humorous animated story about a robot falling in a storm from a plane and eventually having to take care of a young, orphaned gosling on an isolated island. WILD ROBOT is a very strong, adorable affirmation of a mother’s love and of kindness being a virtue, with strong elements of a Christological allegory.
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PADDINGTON IN PERU is a comedy adventure where Paddington Bear and his adoptive family, the Browns, travel to visit see his Aunt Lucy, but when they get there, they find Aunt Lucy has disappeared into the jungle, so they go looking for her, only to become ensnared in a centuries-old hunt for the gold of El Dorado. PADDINGTON IN PERU is a delightful, funny family movie The wonderful movie extolls marvelous family values, but contains some life-threatening peril, ghosts, and some light crude humor. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises some caution for younger children.
PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE follows the adventures of the PAW Patrol pups in this sequel to PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE, where each of the pups receives a unique superpower when a mysterious meteor crash lands in Adventure City. PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE is a fun, action-packed adventure that stresses sharing, selflessness and the importance of family, but the movie has some scenes of peril.
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UP, the new animated feature from Pixar and Disney, is about a 78-year-old widower and a young boy scout who find the adventure of a lifetime on a jungle plateau in Venezuela full of unknown dangers. UP is another heartfelt, family-friendly, utterly delightful animated classic from the wonderful team at Pixar and Disney.
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THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (2023) is based on the iconic Nintendo video game of the same name and follows brothers Mario and Luigi, two plumbers from Brooklyn, New York. After a green pipe in the sewers transports them into a different universe, the brothers find themselves wrapped up in an evil plot by King Bowser. Bowser plans to kidnap and marry Princess Peach, take over the Mushroom Kingdom, and rule the universe. The movie has a strong moral message about brotherhood, sacrifice, and working together to defeat evil. Due to some intense animated action/violence, Movieguide® advises caution for younger children.
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In the animated movie PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, Puss in Boots realizes he’s on his last life, so he needs to find the Last Wish star and ask for more lives. Funny and exciting, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH is well made and has a strong Christian, moral worldview that includes Christian references and promotes being less selfish and reckless, thinking of others before yourself, and loving your family, but there are some scary characters and moments.
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In HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, Harold is all grown up living in the pages of a book and wants to know where he comes from, so he enters the “Real World” with his purple crayon, which can create anything he wants. HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON is a silly, entertaining movie with some funny and heartwarming moments and a moral worldview that shows a positive, loving main character who’s looking for his creator.
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