What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
Closest to Cinderella first
Beauty and the Beast 2017
Film
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
The sides of Beauty and the Beast
- A bookish girl in a cursed castle
- A beast who must learn to love
- Singing teapots and candlesticks
Good for you if
- you like the songs from the cartoon sung by the new cast, plus a few new ones.
- you like a fairy-tale love story.
- you want something familiar and lovely to watch with family.
Bad for you if
- two hours and ten minutes is a long sit for young children.
- you don't like period films. It's an 18th-century French village, all corsets, carriages and ballgowns.
About: love · appearance · kindness
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Film
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
The sides of Beauty and the Beast
- A bookish girl and a cursed prince
- A ballroom dance
- Be our guest
Good for you if
- you like a love story that grows over a library and a snowball fight.
- you like singing along to Be Our Guest and Tale as Old as Time.
- you like a castle where the candlestick, the clock and the teapot talk.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at moral lessons. The film tells you outright that true beauty is within.
About: love · appearance · kindness
Aladdin 2019
Film
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
The sides of Aladdin
- The classic remade in live action
- A genie played by Will Smith
- A princess who sings for herself
Good for you if
- you like the classic songs and a new one.
- you want a colourful family musical.
- you like a funny genie.
Bad for you if
- two hours is a long sit for small children.
- you'd rather skip the love story. Aladdin courts Jasmine as a fake prince.
About: freedom · honesty · love
Cinderella 1950
Film
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!
The sides of Cinderella
- A servant girl with talking mice for friends
- A gown and a glass slipper at midnight
- A stepmother and two stepsisters
Good for you if
- you want a gentle fairy tale that ends well.
- you want something short a small child can follow.
- you like a ball, a prince and a slipper that fits.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- a film from 1950 feels dated to you.
About: hope · injustice · love
Tangled 2010
Film
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.
The sides of Tangled
- A girl locked in a tower
- A thief who climbs in
- Lanterns in the sky
Good for you if
- you like a chameleon and a horse who steal the show.
- you like songs like "I See the Light" that you end up humming.
- you want a bright, funny fairy tale.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you'd rather skip love stories. Rapunzel and Flynn fall for each other under the lanterns.
About: freedom · growing up · love
Maleficent 2014
Film
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
The sides of Maleficent
- Sleeping Beauty from the villain's side
- A fairy betrayed
- A curse she comes to regret
Good for you if
- you like a villain played with relish and sharp cheekbones.
- you like a lush, magical forest kingdom.
- you want a darker Sleeping Beauty to watch with older children.
Bad for you if
- you can't root for a heroine who curses a newborn baby.
- you have no patience for fairies, curses and a raven turned into a man.
About: betrayal · motherhood · forgiveness
Ratatouille 2007
Film
In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.
The sides of Ratatouille
- A rat who wants to cook
- A Paris restaurant kitchen
- A critic tasting his childhood
Good for you if
- you want a warm film that makes you hungry.
- you like a rat steering a cook by his hair.
- you like a story that truly believes anyone can cook, even a rat.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't stand a love story on the side. Linguini falls for Colette, the tough cook who trains him.
About: talent · ambition · friendship
Frozen 2013
Film
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
The sides of Frozen
- Two sisters, one with icy powers
- A snowman who loves summer
- A song everyone knows
Good for you if
- you like songs your kids will sing for months.
- you want a film for the whole family, with a snowman and a reindeer for the little ones.
- you like a castle built of ice in one song.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you have no patience for trolls, talking snowmen and a queen with ice magic.
About: sisterhood · fear · love
Alice in Wonderland 2010
Film
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
The sides of Alice in Wonderland
- A young woman falling back down the hole
- A mad hatter and a red queen
- A world she half remembers
Good for you if
- you like a colourful, twisted fairy tale world.
- you like odd characters at a strange tea party.
- you like Wonderland grown up and darker.
Bad for you if
- very strange worlds put you off.
- you want a story carried by its characters' inner lives. Here Wonderland itself is the star.
About: growing up · independence · imagination
Ponyo 2008
Anime
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
The sides of Ponyo
- A goldfish who wants to be a little girl
- A boy who lives on a clifftop above the sea
- A storm with waves made of fish
Good for you if
- you want a film a five-year-old will love.
- you like a warm, gentle story with no real villain.
- you like a little girl running on top of the waves.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need real danger to stay interested.
About: childhood · the sea · love
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
Film
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
The sides of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- A princess hiding in the forest
- Seven dwarfs
- A poisoned apple
Good for you if
- you want a fairy tale to watch with small children, seven dwarfs and all.
- you like songs from another era.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at sweetness. Snow White sings with the birds and tidies up for the dwarfs.
About: kindness · envy · love
Shrek 2001
Film
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
The sides of Shrek
- An ogre who wants to be left alone
- A donkey who never stops talking
- Fairy tales turned upside down
Good for you if
- you like jokes for kids and other jokes for adults.
- you want something short and funny for everyone.
- you like a soundtrack of pop hits.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you need suspense to stay hooked. Shrek plays its dragon and its villain for laughs.
About: appearance · friendship · love
Shrek 2 2004
Film
Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donkey, Shrek takes on the potion-brewing Fairy Godmother, pompous Prince Charming, and infamous ogre-killer Puss In Boots.
The sides of Shrek 2
- Meeting the in-laws
- A fairy godmother with a plan
- Puss in Boots
Good for you if
- you like fairy-tale jokes and pop culture parodies.
- you like family friction. Fiona's father can't stand the ogre his daughter married.
- you like a big musical number at the end.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a film to make you cry. Shrek 2 turns meeting the in-laws into a comedy.
About: acceptance · family · love
Encanto 2021
Film
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
The sides of Encanto
- A family where everyone has a gift but her
- A magic house that's cracking
- We don't talk about Bruno
Good for you if
- you like songs the whole family will sing.
- you like a story about family pressure and love.
- you want something colourful and warm.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you lose track in big families. The Madrigals are a dozen, each with a gift.
About: family · expectations · belonging
Aladdin 1992
Film
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.
The sides of Aladdin
- A street thief and a princess
- A genie who never stops talking
- A magic carpet ride
Good for you if
- you like a genie doing a hundred impressions a minute.
- you like songs like A Whole New World, sung on a flying carpet.
- you like a street thief who poses as a prince to win a princess.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- hand-drawn animation from 1992 feels dated to you.
About: freedom · honesty · love
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022
Film
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
The sides of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- A cat down to his last life
- A wolf who scares him
- A wishing star
Good for you if
- you like a swaggering cat and a cheerful therapy dog.
- you like animation that looks like a painted storybook.
- you like sword fights with a cat, a wolf and a gang of bears.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt lessons about friends and the one life you have.
About: mortality · friendship · living
Once Upon a Time 2011
Series
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
The sides of Once Upon a Time
- Fairy tale characters cursed into a town in Maine
- A bail bonds woman who is Snow White's daughter
- An Evil Queen who is also the mayor
Good for you if
- you like Snow White and Prince Charming searching for each other through a curse.
- you like a fairy tale world and a modern town swapping places every few episodes.
- you like a mother and the son she gave up finding each other.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons of curses and new realms is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at speeches about true love and hope.
About: family · redemption · true love
Frozen II 2019
Film
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.
The sides of Frozen II
- A voice calling from the north
- An enchanted forest
- A song to the unknown
Good for you if
- you like big ballads you'll hear for months.
- you want a bright family film.
- you like autumn forests and spirits of nature.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a simple story for the kids. Memories frozen in water and a fifth spirit take some following.
About: sisterhood · the past · change
Coco 2017
Film
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.
The sides of Coco
- A boy who wants to play music
- A trip to the land of the dead
- A song for a great-grandmother
Good for you if
- you like a family film with an ending that floors you.
- you like songs that carry the story.
- you want a world glowing with orange flowers and colour.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- a story of dead relatives and a fading great-grandmother is too much for you tonight.
About: family · memory · death · music
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
Film
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
The sides of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- A green grump who hates Christmas
- A town obsessed with the holiday
- A little girl who sees the good
Good for you if
- you like Jim Carrey under green makeup.
- you want a Christmas film to watch with kids, with little Cindy Lou trying to befriend the Grinch.
- you like a Dr. Seuss world built for real.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at Christmas messages. Whoville sings about what Christmas really means.
- the makeup and strange world are too odd for you.
About: Christmas · loneliness · kindness