Friday Night: Top 10 Best Family Comedies

Family films belong to a special genre of touching, funny films, which will be pleasant to watch when the whole family gets together on cold winter evenings. Such pictures create a special, sincere atmosphere that disposes to receive the whole range of positive emotions. We present you the top 10 most popular family movies.

Puzzle (2015)

The story of an eleven-year-old girl named Riley is no different from the life of any other child - she goes to school, talks to friends and tries to find understanding with parents. And all this succeeds, because in Riley's head, like all other people, 5 different emotions coexist - these are Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger. It is they who manage all processes, control our behavior, constantly trying to negotiate and find a common solution to the problem.

But one day the situation gets out of control. The heroine's father is offered a prestigious job in San Francisco. Having moved to a big bustling city, Rally has completely changed and has forgotten how to maintain emotional balance. Due to constant irritation, she began to quarrel with her parents more often and worry about trifles. And the thing is that each emotion had its own opinion about how to behave their owner. The most important of them - Joy, was lost in the labyrinths of memory, and if she does not get out, Rally will forever remain a sad and a little strange girl. Will emotions be able to make friends again and understand that without each other they cannot overcome all the hardships?

Another cognitive animated masterpiece from Pixar studio is sure to please children and their parents.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

In the first part, the head of a large family, Tom Baker, proved that he can "train" not only the football team, but also his many children. They are growing very quickly and the eldest daughter is already married and is expecting a baby. The baby is about to be born, so Tom decides it would be nice to take the kids on vacation for the last time in such a composition. Together they go to the shore of the lake, where they once had a wonderful time.

But a quiet and measured trip did not work, because on vacation we met two irreconcilable family camps of Bakers and Murtahovs. Between fathers a conflict flares up, the beginning of which is rooted in their distant youth. A little later, wives and children are involved in the rivalry.

Where will this skirmish lead? Will families be able to find rapport through participation in sports?

This kind and funny picture for family viewing will help while away the long winter evenings.

Madagascar (2005)

Madakascar is one of the highest-grossing animated films produced by DreamWorks Pictures in 2005.

This is a story about wild animals that are used to living in the conditions of the New York Zoo and are quite happy with everything. But the quiet, measured daily routine is brought into chaos by Marty's zebra. He has long dreamed of his native shores and now decided to flee in search of a distant continent. The rest of the animals - Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippopotamus cannot leave a friend in trouble, so all together they end up on a ship going to Africa.

Due to restless penguins, the company does not swim to Africa and lands at Madakascar. This is where the fun begins. Alex wakes up the predatory instinct, but he cannot afford to give free rein, so while he eats fish and wants to find himself in his native zoo again. friendship all the same wins, predators and herbivores gradually learn to coexist, but later they again go in search of adventure, trusting penguin adventurers.

Casper (1995)

This touching and funny story about a little ghost is remembered by almost all children born in the 90s, but they want to watch the film again in order to plunge into the magical world of Casper and his friends again.

It all starts with the fact that Dr. Harvey and his daughter Kat move to another city and live in a huge, old mansion. The girl's mother died a long time ago, but all family members still cannot come to terms with the grievous loss. Dr. Harvey became so fixated on the death of his beloved wife that he became seriously interested in the paranormal. Trying to find the opportunity to communicate with his beloved, he discovered in himself a special gift - to make contact with spirits.

So, getting to the Whipstaff estate, Harvey and his daughter soon discover that they are not alone in the house. Its main inhabitants are naughty and sometimes evil ghosts. Later, the main character meets a friendly baby Casper, who allows her to feel less alone in a strange city, in a new school and is always ready to come to the rescue of a friend. A cute ghost told Kat about the history of the old mansion and her personal tragedy ...

Curly Sue (1991)

A kind and somewhat instructive motion picture that is worth watching on Christmas Eve.

Charming swindler Bill (James Belushi) takes care of a little girl named Sue, who is virtually homeless, expensive toys and parent love. But she does not feel deprived, together with her adoptive dad she travels around America, spends the night wherever she has to and earns her bread by deceiving people.

Once Bill and Sue get to Chicago, where they try to pull off another scam - they find the owner of an expensive car and set up an accident. The driver turns out to be a successful lawyer Gray, who is very sorry that she hit a tramp and, in order to somehow make amends, invites a couple to dinner, which jeopardizes the relationship with her boyfriend.

The swindlers liked the good-natured girl so much that they were thinking about how to get into her house again, but then chance intervenes in their life - Gray knocks Bill down again. This time she invites them to live in her house. Gradually realizing how difficult life is for the poor, Gray becomes attached to new friends and does not allow social services to separate them.

Darling, I Shrunk the Children (1989)

Honey, I Shrunk the Children is a fantastic comedy that has raised an entire generation of children.

The main character of the film, the father of the family, Wayne Zalinski, at first glance, is no different from others. He lives in a large country house with his beloved wife, two kids and a four-legged pet.

But among other things, Professor Zalinski is a brilliant scientist, whose inventions in the future promise him fame and all the honors of the scientific world. And all thanks to his latest brainchild - a machine capable of reducing objects thousands of times. Since some tests were not very successful, the miracle invention remained gathering dust in the attic until better times. And all would be fine, but the professor did not take into account that his inquisitive kids, together with the neighbors' tomboy, discovered the invention and were convinced from their own experience how it actually works. Now the heroes must report the annoying misunderstanding to their father, but how to do this if your size is not larger than a mosquito?

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

"Alice in Wonderland" is another fascinating and, as always, slightly insane project by Tim Burton, based on the well-known book by Lews Carroll.

The main character turns 19 years old, the girl is quite peculiar, eccentric and a little absurd. Since childhood, she dreamed of a wonderful, magical world that her father told her about, but now Alice has grown up and no longer believes in fairy tales.

At the Victorian ball, where she is invited along with her mother, she is unexpectedly proposed by the rich but stupid Lord Hamish. In order to get rid of the annoying admirer, Alice escapes from the palace after a white rabbit dressed in a tailcoat, which suddenly appears on the lawn, and falls into the rabbit hole. The girl goes down the tunnel for a long time and finds herself in a round hall with many different doors - this is the Wonderland. After a whole series of adventures, Alice still opens the coveted exit, where the inhabitants of the fantasy world have long been waiting for her. Together with the Mad Hatter, the White Queen, the Cheshire Cat and many other characters, she will try to fight against the evil and absurd Queen of Hearts. Will Alice be able to save this "crazy world"?

Back to the Future (1985)

This fantastic comedy about the time travel of an ordinary American guy was shot by renowned director and screenwriter Robert Zemeckis. For a long time he could not find a film company ready to release such a film. And once he was gladly accepted by Universal Pictures, led by Steven Spielberg, together they thought out the plot to the smallest detail, thanks to which the film had armies of fans around the world.

The protagonist, Marty McFly, rides a skateboard, tries to promote his rock band and befriends Doc, whom everyone considers a local nutcase.

Once Doc invites Marty to participate in an unusual experiment, as it turned out, he invented a real time machine, in which he moved from the 80s to the days of his youth. parents... They are both in college and don't even know each other. The guy tries to influence the course of events, but due to a series of serious misadventures, he changes the future. Now Marty needs to fix everything, and, of course, he will be helped by young Doc, who has not yet invented a time machine, but is already very smart and resourceful.

Jumanji (1995)

The cult film, originally from the 90s, left an unforgettable impression on a whole generation of children thanks to its unusual special effects for that time.

The whole plot revolves around a magical and dangerous artifact that the main character named Allan Parrish accidentally finds in his house. As it turned out later, this is all just a tabletop the game after opening it, the hero finds himself imprisoned for many years in another world, where dangerous animals are raging. All this happens in front of Allan's girlfriend Sarah Whittle.

The continuation of this story takes place only 26 years later, when a new owner appears at the Parrish mansion, raising orphaned nephews. Peter and Judy discover an unusual box and immediately rush to start the game, after which the unfortunate Allan appears from the jungle. Together with new friends and girlfriend Sarah, he will try to stop the ill-fated game, the characters of which have already begun to be transferred to the real world.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

A hilarious adventure movie starring Jackie Chan tells the story of an eccentric and resourceful London gentleman named Phileas Fogg. His numerous experiments and discoveries in the field of flights and electricity are perceived by society as a whim and considered stupid inventions of a madman.

To rehabilitate himself, Fogg makes a bet with Lord Calvin, head of the Royal Academy of Sciences, that he will travel the world in just 80 days. Not forgetting to invite the faithful footman Passepartout and the French adventurer Monique with him, he embarks on a fascinating and breathtaking journey around the world.

The heroes are waiting for the most exotic places on the planet and the strangest routes, on which a variety of adventures, obstacles and a gang of cutthroats await them.