Best Summer Family Movies

For some quality bonding time with your family this summer, pop in one of these family classics from the last decade that are sure to delight toddlers, teens, and parents alike.

7. Fantastic Mr. Fox

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Wes Anderson's 2009 adaptation of the classic Ronald Dahl book, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is visually stunning, featuring what Monitor critic Peter Rainer calls "a sophisticated puppet primitivism backdropped by near-psychedelic colorations." It features the story of a clever fox and his band of wildlife accomplices who make a living stealing food from a tyrannical neighorhood farmer. Children will be drawn in by the slapstick exploits of the critters, and parents will enjoy the "adept voice-work" of actors like Meryl Streep and George Clooney, as well as Mr. Fox's dry sense of humor.

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