![]() ![]() Rob Letterman, 2015 Are the Goosebumps books still a thing? For 90s kids they were a beloved series responsible for countless sleepless nights. Stephen Merchant, 2019 Its name might suggest a gritty quarantine documentary but Stephen Marchant's family wrestling comedy (it's a genre, I swear) is a funny and sweet true story that packs a satisfyingly emotional punch. Hey, we all watched it and we turned out just fine. Peter Faiman, 1986 If you like your family films with lashings of offensive racial and sexual stereotypes, not to mention oodles of unforgivably bad jokes, Crocodile Dundee is just the ticket. It's got a great script and it's always nice to revisit any Billy Crystal film that isn't Fathers' Day. Ron Underwood, 1991 A classic case of a "three men have a mid-life crises so they get away from their wives until they realise how lucky they are" film. Pleasant to look at, and with plenty of funny animals for the young 'uns, it still has the power to jerk a tear or two. Gary Winick, 2006 A quiet film that won't blow anyone's mind, Charlotte's Web is nevertheless a fine film for a Sunday afternoon. Directed by studio cofounder and all-round story-telling maestro Hayao Miyazaki, it is a rollicking steampunk adventure often hailed as one of the greatest Japanese animations ever made. ![]() Hayao Miyazaki, 1986 Also from Studio Ghibli, the monumentally influential Castle in the Sky. ![]() Another superb film from Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, it is a beautiful story of a girl living under Taliban rule in 2001. This Oscar-nominated animation is far from the usual family-friendly fluff clogging up the Netflix bandwidth. ![]()
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