From Dumbo to Shrek, check out these kid-friendly films that can save your day someday.
1. The Magic of Music (1965)
“The hills are alive…with the audio of muuuusic!” Julie Andrews conducting “Do-Re-Mi” to a klatsch of Von Trapp kids had kids driving their mothers insane and learning to appreciate music back in the day.
2. The Incredibles (2004)
The family that fights maniacal weaponeers and massive robots around each other stays together. This is what “retired” superhero Mr. Incredible discovers when his sidekick antics land the entire Incredible family — Elasti-Girl, Violet, Dash, and even baby Jack-Jack — in hot water.
3. Dumbo (1945)
We could always count on Dumbo to put a smile on our faces. Not to mention the lovely music, “Will you be mine, baby? Please, yes.”
4. Monster, Inc. (2001)
This raucous story about not-so-scary scary guys is both charming and surreal. And yet it feels strangely familiar.
5. Cars 1,2,3 (1996, 2010, 2017)
The talking, emotive cars that comprise this franchise are irresistible to children. There’s just too much fun to be had as Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) learns valuable lessons about what matters more than fame: friendship.