A Glean movie guide
The All-Ages Family Movie Guide
Perfect for your next movie night.
Timeless classics and modern favorites that bridge the generation gap.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Paddington 2
A heartwarming masterpiece that celebrates kindness and community with charm for every age.
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.
- 02
Toy Story
The definitive adventure about friendship that remains as inventive and touching as ever.
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
- 03
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, hand-drawn wonder that captures the pure magic of childhood and nature.
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
- 04
The Princess Bride
A perfect blend of romance, comedy, and swordplay framed as a story told across generations.
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.
- 05
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A visually stunning, high-energy hero story that redefines what animation can do.
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.
- 06
Coco
A vibrant and musically rich journey that explores the importance of family and remembering our roots.
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
- 07
The Wizard of Oz
The quintessential fantasy film that has enchanted audiences for nearly a century.
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
- 08
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A hilarious, fast-paced road trip that perfectly captures modern family chaos.
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.
- 09
Finding Nemo
A visually breathtaking underwater odyssey about the lengths a parent will go for their child.
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
- 10
Mary Poppins
An iconic musical filled with whimsy, imagination, and songs that everyone knows by heart.
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
- 11
How to Train Your Dragon
A thrilling tale of friendship and empathy that proves heroes come in all forms.
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
- 12
The Iron Giant
A deeply moving story of a boy and his giant robot that balances action with a powerful message.
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.