A Glean movie guide
Live-Action Family Favorites
No animation, just great stories.
Heartwarming adventures and comedies perfect for your next movie night.
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The movie list
- 01
Paddington
A charming and polite bear finds a home in London in this delightful, feel-good masterpiece.
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
- 02
The Princess Bride
This timeless fairy tale blends romance, comedy, and swashbuckling adventure for all ages.
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.
- 03
The Parent Trap
Identical twins hatch a clever scheme to reunite their parents in this quintessential family comedy.
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.
- 04
The Sandlot
A nostalgic and hilarious coming-of-age story about friendship, baseball, and a legendary neighborhood dog.
During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.
- 05
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
An inventor's accidental mishap turns his children into tiny explorers in their own backyard.
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
- 06
Mary Poppins
A magical nanny brings joy and music to a stiff household in this iconic, uplifting musical.
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
- 07
Hugo
A visually stunning mystery set in a Paris train station that celebrates the magic of early 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.
- 08
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A young boy forms an unforgettable bond with a gentle alien in this touching sci-fi classic.
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.