Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.
In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films.[1] The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.[2]
Family films generally do not contain content that would be deemed unsuitable for children. Films such as Dr. Dolittle and Big Momma's House 2 received ratings of PG-13, which does not distinguish between children's films and family films.
Some examples of family film series include:
- Tales for All (series of 22 family and children's films)
- The Star Wars film series
- The Harry Potter film series
- The Air Bud film series
- The Lord of the Rings film series
- The Chronicles of Narnia film series
- The Home Alone film series
- The Homeward Bound film series
- The Beethoven film series
- The Muppet films
- The Toy Story films.
- The Disney animated classics.
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[edit] References
- ^ "BBC News: ET crowned 'greatest family film'". BBC News. 2005-12-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4553694.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Channel 4.com: Hollywood's Family Values". Channel 4.com. http://www.film4.com/features/article/hollywood-apos-s-family-values. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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