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 Rango first
Finding Nemo 2003
Film
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.
The sides of Finding Nemo
- A father crossing the ocean for his son
- A fish who forgets everything
- Sharks trying to quit eating fish
Good for you if
- you like a forgetful fish who's funny every time she speaks.
- you like a story about a worried parent letting go.
- you want something the whole family can watch.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you're watching with toddlers. A shark chase and a deep-sea anglerfish can frighten them.
About: fatherhood · letting go · friendship
Finding Dory 2016
Film
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
The sides of Finding Dory
- A forgetful fish searching for her parents
- An octopus with seven arms
- An aquarium escape
Good for you if
- you like Hank the grumpy octopus and two sea lions guarding their rock.
- you like a story about memory and family.
- you want something sweet for the whole family.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt lessons. Dory's search for her parents comes with plenty about never giving up.
About: family · memory · belonging
Toy Story 1995
Film
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.
The sides of Toy Story
- Toys that come alive
- A cowboy jealous of a spaceman
- A rescue from the boy next door
Good for you if
- you like a buddy comedy between two rivals.
- you want a short, warm film for any age.
- you like the idea that your toys come alive when you leave the room.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you scare easily. Sid's room is full of toys stitched back together wrong.
About: friendship · jealousy · childhood
Moana 2016
Film
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
The sides of Moana
- A girl called by the ocean
- A demigod with a big ego
- Sailing to restore a heart
Good for you if
- you like songs that stay in your head for weeks.
- you want a bright family adventure.
- you like the ocean as a living character.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a love story. Moana has none. She sails to save her island.
About: identity · courage · nature
Wreck-It Ralph 2012
Film
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started.
The sides of Wreck-It Ralph
- A video game villain who wants to be a hero
- A candy racing world
- A glitchy little girl
Good for you if
- you like jokes about old arcade games.
- you want a colourful, sweet family film.
- you like two outcasts becoming friends.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at a lesson about being yourself, recited in a villains' support group.
About: identity · friendship · acceptance
Toy Story 4 2019
Film
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world, devoted to taking care of his kid—whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But after Bonnie creates a reluctant new toy called "Forky", a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends challenges everything Woody believes about loyalty, purpose, and what it truly means to be a toy.
The sides of Toy Story 4
- A spork who thinks he's trash
- An antique shop and a lost doll
- Woody's choice
Good for you if
- you like a toy who keeps throwing himself in the bin.
- you grew up with Woody and are ready to be moved by him once more.
- you want a warm family film.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you or your kids scare easily. Creepy ventriloquist dummies roam an antique shop.
About: purpose · letting go · friendship
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
Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006
Film
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.
The sides of Ice Age: The Meltdown
- The ice is melting
- A mammoth who thinks she's a possum
- The squirrel again
Good for you if
- you like the trio and the squirrel's endless chase.
- you like a race to higher ground before the valley floods.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't stand a love story. Manny spends the film winning over Ellie, a mammoth who thinks she's a possum.
About: friendship · family · change
The Croods 2013
Film
The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.
The sides of The Croods
- A cave family forced to leave
- A boy with new ideas
- A colourful prehistoric world
Good for you if
- you like a protective dad played for laughs.
- you want a bright family film.
- you like a strange, colourful prehistoric world.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family lessons. Grug learns to stop fearing everything new.
About: family · change · fear
The Owl House 2020
Series
Luz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King.
The sides of The Owl House
- A human girl who falls through a portal
- A rebel witch who becomes her teacher
- A tiny creature named King
Good for you if
- you like a magic world where Luz learns spells from glyphs.
- you like a found family in a house with a talking owl door.
- you want a fantasy cartoon to watch with your kids.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want a darker fantasy without a hopeful heart.
About: belonging · found family · being yourself
Rio 2011
Film
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.
The sides of Rio
- A macaw who never learned to fly
- Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
- Two birds chained together
Good for you if
- you want samba and carnival numbers running under the whole film.
- you like a pampered pet bird out of his depth in the jungle.
- you want colour and birds for a family afternoon.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want to genuinely fear for the characters.
About: freedom · home · first love
Gravity Falls 2012
Series
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
The sides of Gravity Falls
- Twins spending the summer in a strange Oregon town
- A great-uncle's tourist trap
- A journal full of the town's secrets
Good for you if
- you like Dipper following a mysterious journal through a town full of secrets.
- you like coded messages in the credits and clues you only catch the second time.
- you want a cartoon that you and your kids enjoy for different reasons.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't stand gnomes, dream demons and triangle-shaped villains.
About: siblings · growing up · summer
Madagascar 2005
Film
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
The sides of Madagascar
- Zoo animals lost in the wild
- Penguins with a plan
- I like to move it
Good for you if
- you like penguins who steal every scene.
- you like a lion and a zebra whose friendship is put to the test in the wild.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a film that moves you. This one sticks to gags from the zoo to the beach.
About: friendship · nature · home
A Bug's Life 1998
Film
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
The sides of A Bug's Life
- An inventive ant
- Circus bugs mistaken for warriors
- Grasshoppers who bully the colony
Good for you if
- you like a circus troupe pretending to be heroes.
- you want a gentle family film.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a family film that makes you cry. Flik's story stays light from start to finish.
About: courage · community · invention
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
The Amazing World of Gumball 2011
Series
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
The sides of The Amazing World of Gumball
- A blue cat and his goldfish brother
- The town of Elmore
- Cartoon, puppets and real photos in one frame
Good for you if
- you like Gumball and Darwin turning a small problem into a disaster.
- you want something you and your kids can both laugh at.
- you like short, silly episodes with a family that always makes up.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you get tired of absurd jokes that follow no logic.
About: siblings · school · family
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
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
The Incredibles 2004
Film
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
Zootopia 2016
Film
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
The sides of Zootopia
- A bunny who wants to be a cop
- A fox who's a small-time con artist
- A city where every animal lives
Good for you if
- you like a buddy cop comedy with a sloth at the DMV.
- you like a real investigation, even for kids.
- you want something smart the whole family will enjoy.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at big-hearted speeches. Judy ends on one about prejudice.
About: prejudice · ambition · friendship