10 Best Kids Movies Of 2021 (that parents will love too) 

Would you like to watch a nice movie with your family, but you don’t know which movies are fun for both children and parents, then you are at the right place. After reading this article, you know what the 10 best movies of 2021 are for children that parents will love too.

1. Spider-man No Way Home

After a long wait, Spider-man No Way Home finally came out in December of 2021. No Way Home is the third Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland and the 27th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This movie takes place right after Spider-Man Far From Home. That movie ends in a disaster for Peter Parker (Spider-man), as his identity is revealed. Everyone now knows that Peter Parker is spider-man, and at the same time everyone thinks that spider-man (Peter Parker) is a murderer. In Spider-Man No Way Home, Peter Parker wants to make his identity a secret again, but he can’t do this alone. Therefore, he asks for help from Doctor Strange.  

Doctor Strange uses a magic spell to make the world forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. However, this spell goes horribly wrong. The dementias of the other worlds are opened and Peter Parker is unwelcomely visited by five villains. In addition to having to battle them, Peter Parker also finds out what it truly means to be Spider-Man. 

2. Luca

Luca is an American animated coming-of-age fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Luca is raised in a reef near the Italian Riviera. Luca is a young sea monster boy with the ability to assume human form while on land. With his new best friend, Alberto, he explores the small town of ‘Portorosso’. Together they want to buy a Vespa and explore the world, but Luca’s parents disagree with that. They want him to live safely in the reef with them. There is also another danger lurking. He is a sea monster from another world just below the ocean’s surface and therefore the ‘normal’ people are afraid of him and want to kill him. The two bestfriends have to be even more careful with the dangerous man ‘Ercole Visconti’. The two friends want to win the Portorosso cup (a traditional Italian triathlon consisting of swimming, cycling, and eating pasta) together. But in this match they have to face Ercole Visconti. Will Luca and Alberto win this match and make their dreams come true? 

3. Cinderella

‘Cinderella’ is a modern film musical, which tells the classic fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ with some modern aspects and plotting. Ella (Cinderella) is an ambitious young woman who wants to establish her shop “Dresses by Ella”. One day in her patriarchal society, she catches the eye of Prince Robert in the guard-changing ceremony. Prince Robert visits Ella in the market, where he buys some of her dresses and asks her for the ball. Ella designs her own dress for the ball. At the ball she meets a woman who is interested in Ella’s dresses and asks her to go on a trip and design dresses. This is a dream for Ella, but at the same time Prince Robert is in love with her. If Ella chooses him, it would mean she can’t make her dream come true. Hopefully Ella makes the right choices and follows her heart. 

4. Sing 2

Sing 2 is an American animated jukebox comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to Sing (2016). After Buster Moon saves his theater after the unexpected success of the singing competition in Sing (2016), the brilliant, optimistic Buster Moon prepares for a new and more intriguing challenge. Buster Moon has hatched a plan to conquer the dazzling Redshore City with an otherworldly theatrical extravaganza at infamous billionaire Jimmy Crystal’s Crystal Tower Theater. He also gets help from the motley crew of his loyal all-star performers. Nevertheless, there is still a problem. Moon will first have to find and persuade reclusive global rock icon ‘Clay Calloway’ to join Moon and the motley crew of his loyal all-star performers. That has to be done before Moon can conquer the glamorous entertainment capital of the world.

5. Cruella

Cruella is a American crime comedy based on the character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith’s 1956 novel ‘The Hundred and One Dalmatians’. Estella, a smart and creative girl, wants to pursue her dreams in the fashion world. She has a great talent for designing clothes. She becomes friends with some young thieves, and together they manage to build a life for themselves on the streets of London. But one day, Estella’s talent catches the eye of Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. While this may appear to be the best-case scenario for Estella at first glance, there are not only benefits. After some nasty events between the two, Estella learns to embrace her evil ability and from then on she will become the raucous, fashionable and vengeful Cruella. 

6. A week way

A Week Away is an American Christian jukebox musical teen drama film directed by Roman White. Will gets into trouble with the juvenile detention center and he has to choose whether he wants to go to juvenile detention center or a summer camp. Will chooses the summer camp and from there he starts a whole journey. At summer camp, a girl (Avery) catches his eye. Will and George make a deal, in which they promise each other that Will will help George with a girl named Presley and George will help Will with Avery. After the truth about his situation is revealed to Will’s friends, Will leaves the camp. Avery chases after him and tries to get him to return, but unfortunately without success. However, in the end, Will decides to return to the camp, and there he discovers people who really care about him.

7. Shepherd: The story of the Jewish dog 

The timeless, unbreakable bond between a boy and his faithful dog is put to the test in 1930s Germany in the drama Shepherd: The Story Of A Jewish Dog. Shepherd is based on the award-winning and bestselling Israeli novel ‘The Jewish Dog’ by Asher Kravitz. During World War II, a beloved German Shepherd (named Kaleb) is separated from his Jewish family. During the Second World War, Jews were not allowed to own pets. An SS-officer adopts Kaleb and trains him to attack and round up Jews in concentration camps. Caleb is well looked after and does a good job, but as soon as he smells a scent from one of his previous owners, he gets distracted. Joshua, a young boy, is in the same concentration camp as Caleb. Caleb has not lost his loyalty to Joshua, who finds comfort in getting a job feeding the animals and spending time with Caleb. Joshua’s life is in danger. Can Joshua and Caleb help each other in this perilous time and survive the war?

8. Clifford the big red dog 

Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American adventure comedy film directed by Walt Becker and based on Norman Bridwell’s children’s book series of the same name. Emily is an only child and attends a snooty private school, where she is bullied by everyone. When her mother has to go away for a week for work, Emily’s uncle ‘Casey’ babysits her. During that week, Emily finds a red dog in her backpack. At that moment he looks like a normal adult dog, but when Emily wakes up the next morning she discovers that the dog ‘Clifford’ has become about 3 meters long. Unfortunately, this violates the Howards’ no-pet lease, resulting in many maneuvers to keep Clifford a secret. Emily must make sure that Clifford stays out of the hands of a technology company that wants to use Clifford for genetically modified food. 

9. Yes Day

Yes Day is a American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay and screen story by Justin Malen, based upon the children’s book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. The teachers of the children ‘Katie’, ‘Nando’, and ‘Ellie’ of the parents ‘Allison and Carlos Torres’ report that the children feel suffocated by the answer ‘no’. The children even feel trapped by no. That is why a school counselor proposes a yes day. During this day, Allison and Carlos Torres are forced to say yes to everything. There are, of course, limits. For example, the day should be earned through chores and better grades in school, all yeses should be for that day only (no “Can we get a dog?”), not dangerous or illegal things, and within a reasonable budget and distance limit. You can see what the Torres family experiences on this day in the film Yes-day.

10. Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise is an American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa and Michael Green. The film is set in 1916. Angelic feminist doctor Lili Houghton dreams of saving countless lives and having many adventures. She therefore embarks on a perilous mission to change the world. Along with her fashionable brother, MacGregor, Dr. Houghton enlists the help of the arrogant, wisecracking riverboat skipper, Captain Frank Wolff, to guide them through the winding Amazon River in La Quila. The three of them go in search of something that cannot be found, but an ancient curse and the ruthless arstocrat ‘Prince Joachim’ disrupt this adventurous quest. 

As you have read, the year 2021 has many different movies for the whole family to offer. From a pixar film to an educational history movie and from a superhero movie to a romantic film. In any case, there are plenty of options. 

September 29, 2022

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