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Top 10 Lists January 18, 2018

Top 10 Movies for Families from 2016

1

FINDING DORY

Family Animated/Comedy/Fantasy · PG

FINDING DORY is the sequel to the classic animated movie FINDING NEMO. The new movie opens with Dory enjoying her life with Marlin, his son Nemo and all the other fish on the beautiful coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. Dory suddenly…

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2

THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)

Family Action Adventure/Fantasy · PG

THE JUNGLE BOOK is a more dramatic, live-action remake of Disney’s 1967 cartoon classic about a boy raised by wolves who comes into conflict with an evil tiger that wants to kill him. After being lost in the jungles of India, a…

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3

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN

Family Drama · PG

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is a heartrending, faith-affirming drama about the true story of a 12-year-old girl, Anna Beam, suffering from a very serious medical disorder. Anna’s mother, Christy, recognizes her daughter has something serious wrong with her, but most doctors are confused…

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4

PETE’S DRAGON

Family Fantasy/Action Adventure · PG

PETE’S DRAGON opens with 5-year-old Pete driving with his parents through the woods. A deer jumps out, the car swerves and flips, and Pete survives with his little picture book for company. Running into the woods, he’s surrounded by wolves, which are…

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5

QUEEN OF KATWE

Family Drama · PG

QUEEN OF KATWE is a powerful drama about Phiona, a pre-adolescent girl living in the slums of Uganda. Phiona’s widowed mother, sister and brother live in poverty, with their only means of money selling corn maze on the street. One day, Phiona…

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6

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

Family Animated/Comedy · PG

An animated comedy for families, THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS tells what happens when pet owners leave their pets at home alone. Max is a small terrier who loves his owner, Katie, who rescued him from the side of the road. Everything…

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7

SING

Family Animated/Comedy/Musical · PG

SING is an animated musical comedy from the studio that brought moviegoers DESPICABLE ME and THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS. Set in a society of anthropomorphic animals, the story’s about a Koala Bear named Buster Moons, who tries to put on a…

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8

TROLLS

Family Animated/Comedy/Fantasy · PG

TROLLS is a delightful animated comedy. King Peggy has led the trolls away from the troll eating Bergens to a safe home. Years pass, and the King’s daughter, Princess Poppy, decides to throw the biggest party to celebrate the years of safety…

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THE YOUNG MESSIAH

Family Historical Drama · PG-13

THE YOUNG MESSIAH is a movie about the young Jesus living in Egypt with Mary and Joseph and then returning to Israel. In Egypt, Joseph learns that Herod the Great has died, so he decides to return with Jesus, Mary and their…

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10

ZOOTOPIA

Discernment Animated/Comedy/Fantasy · PG

ZOOTOPIA is an animated adventure comedy set in a vast animal metropolis where predators and prey get along with each other. Judy Hopps has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. She gets her chance when Zootopia Mayor Lionheart decides to hire…

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