The plot revolves around a brutally bullied 10-year-old bibliophile named Bastian who, after the death of his mother, feels alone and is unable to connect with his father. In hindsight, there are a lot of dark and downright disturbing aspects in Wolfgang Peterson’s 1984 family fantasy flick, The NeverEnding Story. Please be aware there are some spoilers below.
The following movies are examples of movies that, at certain parts, appeared to have completely forgotten they were being watched by children and take unexpectedly dark turns that have most probably left whole generations of children scarred when they left the cinema. However, if something is marketed as a movie for kids, at the heart of it, it needs to be a film that will be primarily enjoyed by children.
Update June 27, 2023: There are plenty of family films that are much darker than one would expect, so this list has been updated with additional entries. The Shrek franchise is another example of how to succeed at this, in this case, through the use of more adult humor and double entendres.
Disney’s Pixar studio is a fantastic example of a studio making family movies that appeal to people of all ages, just look at Monster’s Inc., Ratatouille, or Toy Story for movies that are adored by young kids but have enough going on below the surface to be enjoyed by older kids and adults as well.
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