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 Rio first
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hercules 1997
Film
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
The sides of Hercules
- A demigod raised on Earth
- A Hades with flaming hair
- Gospel muses
Good for you if
- you like a fast-talking, funny villain.
- you like gospel songs.
- you want a light Disney adventure.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want the Greek myths dark and tragic. Here Hades cracks jokes.
About: heroism · belonging · love
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
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
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
The Emperor's New Groove 2000
Film
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
The sides of The Emperor's New Groove
- An emperor turned into a llama
- A village cook as an unlikely ally
- A scheming advisor and her large henchman
Good for you if
- you like fast cartoon jokes and a hero who talks to the audience.
- you want seventy eight minutes with nothing dark in them.
- you need something the kids and you will both laugh at.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a calm film with room to breathe and this one never slows down.
About: selfishness · friendship · power
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 2015
Series
Marinette and Adrien, two Parisian teenagers, are entrusted with powerful jewels in order to transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. But neither hero knows the other's true identity — or that they're classmates!
The sides of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
- A Parisian schoolgirl who becomes Ladybug
- A classmate who is secretly Cat Noir
- A villain who turns upset people into supervillains
Good for you if
- you want a superhero show to watch with your kids.
- you like two classmates in love with each other's hero without knowing it.
- you like a new villain over Paris in every episode.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- seven seasons is too much for you.
About: secret identity · friendship · first love
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
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
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
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