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  1. About Time 2013

    Film

    The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

    The sides of About Time

    • A shy man who can relive moments
    • Falling in love again and again
    • A father and a son on a beach

    Good for you if

    • you like a gentle film that makes you cry about ordinary life.
    • you like a sweet, clumsy love story.
    • you want something warm and kind.

    Bad for you if

    • time travel rules that bend bother you.
    • a gentle lesson about savouring every ordinary day feels too sweet to you.

    About: time · family · everyday life

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  2. Big Fish 2003

    Film

    Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

    The sides of Big Fish

    • A dying father who only tells tall tales
    • A son who wants the truth
    • A giant, a witch and a circus

    Good for you if

    • you like a son trying to know his father through his tall tales.
    • you like stories that are bigger than life.
    • you like Tim Burton's storybook images, with a circus, a witch and a perfect little town.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a parent seriously ill. Edward is bedridden with cancer through all the present-day scenes.
    • you roll your eyes at grand gestures. Edward fills a field with daffodils to win Sandra.

    About: fathers · storytelling · death

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  3. Inside Out 2015

    Film

    When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

    The sides of Inside Out

    • Emotions running a girl's head
    • Sadness finding her place
    • A lost imaginary friend

    Good for you if

    • you like a family film that makes the adults cry.
    • you like clever jokes about how our minds work.
    • you like a world built out of memories and dreams.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you can't watch a girl slowly overtaken by sadness after a move. It hits too close.

    About: sadness · memory · growing up · family

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  4. Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

    The sides of Crazy, Stupid, Love.

    • A newly single dad coached by a ladies' man
    • A babysitter's crush
    • A backyard brawl

    Good for you if

    • you like a warm, witty romantic comedy.
    • you like several love stories at once.
    • you like a reveal that ties everything together.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a big speech about soulmates at a school graduation.
    • you're watching with young kids. Cal learns to pick up women in bars, and sex comes up a lot.

    About: love · marriage · second chances

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  5. Soul 2020

    Film

    Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

    The sides of Soul

    • A jazz teacher between life and death
    • A soul who doesn't want to be born
    • A cat body in New York

    Good for you if

    • you like 22 stuck in Joe's body and Joe stuck in a cat.
    • you like jazz played for real.
    • you like a strange, gentle world before birth.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you roll your eyes at life lessons. The film asks you to savour every falling leaf.

    About: purpose · living · passion

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  6. The Proposal 2009

    Film

    When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

    The sides of The Proposal

    • A boss who forces her assistant to marry her
    • A weekend with his family in Alaska
    • A chant in the woods

    Good for you if

    • you like a boss and assistant trading barbs.
    • you like enemies falling in love.
    • you want an easy, feel-good romcom.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes when the jokes stop for heart-to-hearts. Margaret and Andrew open up in his childhood bedroom.
    • you need a premise you can believe. A boss blackmails her assistant into marrying her to keep her visa.

    About: love · family · pretending

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  7. A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days of when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

    The sides of Shrek Forever After

    • Shrek tired of family life
    • A deal with Rumpelstiltskin
    • A world where he never existed

    Good for you if

    • you like the fairy-tale jokes again.
    • you want a warm ending to the saga.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you roll your eyes at sincere family messages. Shrek's midlife crisis plays for feelings as much as jokes.

    About: family · gratitude

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  8. A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

    The sides of Little Miss Sunshine

    • A family in a broken yellow van
    • A girl entering a beauty pageant
    • A grandfather's dance routine

    Good for you if

    • you like a dysfunctional family comedy.
    • you want a funny, warm road trip.
    • you like a family that comes together at the worst moment.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't laugh at a foul-mouthed grandfather with a heroin habit.
    • you need action. The biggest chase here is a family pushing a broken van.

    About: family · failure · acceptance

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  9. 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

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  10. Modern Family 2009

    Series

    The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

    The sides of Modern Family

    • Three related households in Los Angeles
    • Interviews straight to the camera
    • A father who tries too hard to be cool

    Good for you if

    • you like Phil Dunphy's terrible jokes and Cam's dramatic entrances.
    • you like Jay, his children and their families meddling in each other's lives.
    • you want short, warm episodes where everyone makes up by the end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't commit to eleven seasons.
    • you roll your eyes at the lesson-of-the-day voice-over at the end.

    About: family · acceptance · parenthood

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  11. Up 2009

    Film

    Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

    The sides of Up

    • A whole marriage in five minutes
    • An old man and a boy scout
    • A house carried by balloons

    Good for you if

    • you're ready to cry in the first ten minutes.
    • you like a talking dog and a grumpy old man.
    • you like an adventure to a waterfall at the end of the world.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you need the logic to hold up. A house crosses a continent tied to balloons.

    About: grief · adventure · friendship

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  12. A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

    The sides of Life Is Beautiful

    • A father who turns a camp into a game
    • A love story in 1930s Italy
    • Protecting a child's innocence

    Good for you if

    • you're ready for an ending that will break you.
    • you like a clown of a father who never stops joking.
    • you like a story about love that protects.

    Bad for you if

    • a concentration camp, even told gently, is too much for you.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Italian (a dub exists).

    About: fatherhood · love · hope

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  13. Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

    The sides of The Incredibles

    • A superhero family forced to hide
    • A dad bored in an office
    • A villain who was once a fan

    Good for you if

    • you like Dash outrunning henchmen through an island jungle.
    • you like family arguments, but with superpowers.
    • you like a brassy 60s spy-movie score behind the chases.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you can't laugh at death. Edna lists the heroes killed by their capes.

    About: family · identity · being special

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  14. A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

    The sides of The Pursuit of Happyness

    • A father and son with nowhere to sleep
    • An unpaid internship
    • A Rubik's cube in a taxi

    Good for you if

    • you like a story of struggle with a moving end.
    • you like a real father and son on screen together.
    • you like a sincere story about never giving up.

    Bad for you if

    • homelessness with a child is too hard for you tonight.
    • you want to laugh with Will Smith. Here he plays it straight, down to a night in a subway bathroom.

    About: perseverance · fatherhood · poverty

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  15. Shameless 2011

    Series

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

    The sides of Shameless

    • An alcoholic father of six on Chicago's South Side
    • An older sister raising her siblings
    • Scams to pay the bills

    Good for you if

    • you like six Gallagher kids looking after each other because their father won't.
    • you laugh at Frank Gallagher's schemes even when they hurt his children.
    • you like watching Fiona, Lip and Ian grow up and make their own mistakes.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip frequent sex scenes, or you watch with others.
    • you can't watch addiction, neglect and mental illness up close.
    • you can't commit to eleven seasons.

    About: poverty · family · addiction · survival

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  16. Forrest Gump 1994

    Film

    A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

    The sides of Forrest Gump

    • A kind man walking through history
    • A love that keeps leaving
    • Vietnam, ping-pong and shrimp

    Good for you if

    • you like a film that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene.
    • you like a hero who is simply good, with no irony.
    • you want something warm you can watch again and again.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that could really happen. Forrest is everywhere.
    • war, abuse and illness on screen are too much for you tonight.

    About: destiny · love · innocence · America

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  17. Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

    The sides of Monsters, Inc.

    • Monsters scaring kids for energy
    • A little girl loose in the factory
    • A big furry guy who melts

    Good for you if

    • you like a funny duo who argue like a married couple.
    • you want something sweet for the whole family.
    • you like a big blue monster who becomes a kind of father to a toddler named Boo.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you want a love story. Mike's dates with Celia keep getting cut short.

    About: fear · friendship · care

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  18. Despicable Me 2010

    Film

    Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the criminal life he's always known.

    The sides of Despicable Me

    • A villain who wants to steal the moon
    • Three girls who adopt him
    • Little yellow minions

    Good for you if

    • you like minions babbling and causing chaos.
    • you like rooting for a supervillain who wants to steal the Moon.
    • you like a grump melting for three kids.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you roll your eyes at tender moments. Agnes hugging her fluffy unicorn is the heart of this film.

    About: family · fatherhood · rivalry

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  19. 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

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  20. The Notebook 2004

    Film

    An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

    The sides of The Notebook

    • A summer romance across classes
    • Letters never received
    • An old man reading to his wife

    Good for you if

    • you're ready to cry from beginning to end.
    • you like a big love story that lasts a lifetime.
    • you like a kiss in the rain, played completely straight.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a woman losing her memory to dementia.
    • you want a love story that leaves you wondering. This one answers every question.

    About: love · memory · class

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