Did you know that adults can watch children’s films too? After all, they take us back to childhood, captivate us with the abilities of children’s imagination, and are able to give advice or simply make us happy. And this is exactly what you need for a family vacation.
In Search of Captain Grant (1985)
A special place in the list of film adaptations of Jules Verne’s novels is occupied by the mini-series “In Search of Captain Grant” by the eminent director Stanislav Govorukhin, where two stories are intertwined. The first tells about the life of the writer Jules Verne and the history of the creation and publication of the novel “The Children of Captain Grant.”
And the second tells the plot of the novel, as it was gradually born in the writer’s imagination. At the end of the film, both storylines merge, Jules Verne’s ship and the Duncan meet at sea.
The Neverending Story (1984)
Bastian is only 10 years old. But he is already being teased by school bullies. He has to hide from them in an old bookstore. The salesman was busy reading a large old book called The Neverending Story. Bastian “borrowed” this book and went to the school attic to read. It tells about the imaginary land of Fantasia, all of whose inhabitants are in danger of destruction: Nothing gradually consumes it.
Bastian found himself in a ghostly fantasy world of nimble snails, flying dogs, wingless Dragons of Fortune and playful elves. The boy realizes how much he has entered into this fantasy world and that it is he who can save Fantasia and the Empress if he allows himself to dream again.
Jumanji (1995)
Alan Parrish accidentally comes across a board game with the strange name “Jumanji”. Unaware of its incredible properties, the guy decides to play. It all ends with Alan being transported into the jungle in front of his amazed girlfriend.
For many years he is in a parallel world, until a couple of teenagers find the game. They free Alan from captivity. And now together they will try to defeat the powerful force of the game.
ET The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Steven Spielberg’s cult film, winner of 37 awards, including four Oscars. In the story, a real flying saucer lands in the Californian forests. A group of alien researchers wants to peacefully collect samples of Earth’s vegetation. Specialists from NASA noticed the approach of a UFO.
When United States government agents show up, the aliens flee to their spaceship, leaving one colleague behind on Earth. The alien’s body resembles a turtle without a shell, and its muzzle resembles a pug. Luckily, he meets a little boy, Eliot, and his brother and sister, who are willing to hide the alien from the adults.
Paddington (2014)
Somewhere in dense Peru there live unusual bears. They know how to talk, make orange marmalade and, if necessary, would be able to show themselves worthily in society. The English traveler taught them this.
40 years later, the nephew of one of these bears goes to England. He is polite and neat. But the city turned out to be not as hospitable as expected. The Brown family comes to his aid. They happily accept the bear cub into their family. And they even call it after the station where they found it – Paddington.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
The heroes of this film are the cheerful puppy Chance, the funny cat Sassy and the wise old retriever Shadow. The adventures of this trio begin when their owners leave them in the care of a friend who lives hundreds of miles from their beloved home.
A few days later, the excited animals learn that trouble has begun in their family and go home. During an incredible journey through mountains and deserts, they face the dangers of the world of people, animals and nature itself.
The Jungle Book (2016)
The film tries to recreate in great detail the story of R. Kipling about a boy who grew up in the jungle. When he found himself among the wild nature, he was doomed to death. A large and cruel tiger chose him as his victim.
But the wild wolf Akela came to Mowgli’s defense and accepted the child into her family. Viewers will also meet Mowgli’s already familiar friends – the bear Baloo and the panther Bagheera. And the guy’s main enemy will be the cunning python Kaa.
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The Chronicles of Narnia (2005, 2008, 2010)
A cult film series based on the novel of the same name by Clive Lewis. In the first part, entitled “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” we learn about a parallel world, the entrance to which is the wardrobe. We will also meet Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.
The continuation of the first part is the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”. Hard times have come to Narnia. And now the four heroes are faced with the task of saving the kingdom.
The latest at the moment is the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Treader of the Dawn Treader”, in which Edmund, Lucy, their cousin Eustace and King Caspian X sail on the ship “The Treader of the Dawn Treader” in search of the friends of Caspian’s father – the seven lords: Revelian, Bern, Argoz, Mavromorn , Octesian, Restimar and Rup, exiled during the short reign of the cruel Lord Miraz.
Short Circuit (1985)
The government is creating a group of experimental combat robots. Lightning strike and hits robot number 5, and it comes to life. After this, incredible adventures begin with him, during which he meets a cute girl, Stephanie. She discovers something in him that the developers didn’t even know about, because they wanted to use robots only for military purposes. Number 5 has a great love for people and an incredible amount of goodness.