A Glean movie guide
Teen-Approved Family Picks
Something for everyone.
Engaging, adventurous, and relatable films perfect for your next family movie night.
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The movie list
- 01
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A visually stunning, high-energy adventure that perfectly captures the challenges of growing up.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
- 02
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
This hilarious road-trip comedy offers a modern, relatable take on family dynamics during a robot apocalypse.
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.
- 03
Enola Holmes
A clever and spirited mystery that puts a brilliant teenage lead at the center of the action.
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
- 04
Back to the Future
An iconic time-travel classic that remains as fun and fast-paced today as it was decades ago.
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
- 05
School of Rock
A feel-good comedy about self-expression that is impossible not to enjoy.
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.
- 06
Hidden Figures
An inspiring and educational true story that sparks great conversation for all ages.
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
- 07
The Princess Bride
A timeless, quotable fairy tale that blends romance, humor, and adventure perfectly.
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.
- 08
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The ultimate teen rebellion movie that celebrates friendship and living in the moment.
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.