Many children’s movies premiered over the summer, when the kids were home from school. We saw The Secret Life of Pets in the theater, but Finding Dory, The BFG, Angry Birds and Captain America: Civil War were also all playing this summer. If your kids, like mine, are movie lovers, have no fear! There are plenty of movies coming out this fall that will interest your tweens. Check out this round up of some of the movies my kids are most interested in seeing:
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (October 7, 2016) – We own and both my kids have read James Patterson’s book (with the same title) that this movie is based on. I know that when the movie comes out in October that they will want to see it. So, I have to read this book ASAP! This movie tells the story of Rafe Khatchadorian who is tired of all the rules at his middle school. He and his friends come up with a plan to break every school rule. You may want your child to read the book before seeing the movie. If they enjoy it, there are currently eight other books in the Middle School series.
Trolls (November 4, 2016) – This is DreamWorks Animation’s newest animated film. In this movie, trolls Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to save their town from the Bergens. I’m excited that characters are voiced by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake (two of my faves!) as well as Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani and James Corden. Besides the regular movie merchandising, I’m sure troll dolls, popular back when I was a child, will likely be making a comeback with the arrival of this movie.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (December 16, 2016) – This is the movie that my son (and husband) are probably most excited about seeing this year! This is the first Star Wars stand-alone film, in which a group of Rebel spies attempt to steal the plans for the Death Star.
Sing (December 21, 2016) – This animated movie features Buster, a koala, who hosts a singing competition to drum up business for his theater. The characters are voiced by a cast including Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Nick Kroll and Reese Witherspoon. Ever since we saw previews of this movie over the summer, my son is excited to see it!
Other movies coming out this fall that your children may be interested in include:
The Wild Life (September 9) – This animated movie was originally titled Robinson Crusoe. As the original title suggests, this movie, based on the book by Daniel Defoe tells the tale of how Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.
The Queen of Katwe (September 23) – This movie is based on the biography of Phiona Mutesi, written by Tim Crothers. Mutesi is a child from Uganda who is trained to be a chess champion. This looks like a feel-good family movie, which will surely appeal to chess players of all ages.
Storks (September 23) – An animated movie about storks who have moved on from delivering babies to packages. However, they get an order for a baby to be delivered and have to figure out how to do it. Characters are voiced by stars including Andy Samberg, Jennifer Aniston and Ty Burrell.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (November 18) – If your children are Harry Potter fans then you they will want to see this movie! This movie is based on the book by J.K. Rowling that is a textbook (reference book) of all of the mythical creatures. We are currently in the middle of reading through the Harry Potter series and will likely wait until we finish the series and read this book before watching it.
Moana (November 23) – This is Disney’s latest animated movie, featuring Moana, a girl who sails the ocean on a journey to help her family. While we are big Disney movie fans, we will most likely wait to see this one on DVD.
