A Glean movie guide
Family Night Favorites
Zero scares, all the fun.
Wholesome, fun, and adventure-filled movies that everyone can enjoy together.
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The movie list
- 01
The Princess Bride
A timeless fairy tale adventure that perfectly balances humor, romance, and swashbuckling fun.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
- 02
Paddington 2
This heartwarming story about a polite bear is widely considered one of the most wholesome films ever made.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
- 03
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A vibrant, fast-paced animated adventure that celebrates the quirks of family life.
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- 04
Night at the Museum
A high-concept comedy where history comes to life, offering endless entertainment for all ages.
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
- 05
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson’s unique stop-motion style brings a witty, clever heist story to life.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
- 06
The Parent Trap
A charming and lighthearted classic about twins plotting to reunite their parents.
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.
- 07
School of Rock
An energetic and hilarious film that will have the whole family cheering for the band.
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
- 08
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A visually stunning and uplifting journey that encourages viewers to step out of their comfort zones.
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
- 09
Hugo
A gentle, visually rich mystery that serves as a beautiful love letter to the magic of cinema.
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
- 10
Akeelah and the Bee
An inspiring and heartwarming story about determination that is completely free of scary elements.
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.