PG Movies to Watch

Music by John Williams

Dir. Laurent Bouzereau

Before this documentary, I didn’t have the faintest clue that the formative films of my childhood—Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones,…

Jim Henson Idea Man

Dir. Ron Howard

It’s hard not to be enchanted by Henson’s furtively creative world, which here is charmingly sectioned into nostalgic archival footage,…

I Am: Celine Dion

Dir. Irene Taylor

Celebrities are often described as being “vulnerable” in documentaries, but it’s never been more fitting in this case. Here, Celine…

We Grown Now

Dir. Minhal Baig

Places evoke certain emotions, but even the most rundown, cramped projects feel special when they’re home. We Grown Now is…

Out of My Mind

Dir. Amber Sealey

You’d think a Disney movie about a sweet kid overcoming the difficulties of cerebral palsy would be overly sweet or…

The Last of the Sea Women

Dir. Female director & Sue Kim

On Jeju Island, there lives a fierce group of elderly women who free-dive and catch sea creatures for a living.…

Young Woman and the Sea

Dir. Joachim Rønning

Young Woman and the Sea is a neatly told, inspiring story about a woman who went against the tide to…

Nonnas

Dir. Stephen Chbosky

To be honest, when the film starts out with all the usual Italian soundtracks and shots of Italian food, it…

Silver Dollar Road

Dir. Raoul Peck

Silver Dollar Road isn’t a new story– it’s one of many that comes as a consequence of systematic Black land…

It Ain't Over

Dir. Sean Mullin

Nowadays, more people might know the cartoon character Yogi Bear or the saying “It ain’t over ‘till its over,” more…

The Deepest Breath

Dir. Laura McGann

Freediving is a particularly cinematic sport because it taps into something beyond what the human body is capable of. Skilled…

World's Best

Dir. Roshan Sethi

Much sweeter and much more bittersweet than one might expect, World’s Best does some deceptively clever things with its major…

The Summit of the Gods

Dir. Patrick Imbert

What makes people attempt to climb the tallest mountain in the world? Many might be motivated simply for the title,…

The Baby-Sitters Club

Vibrant and quirky in a way that always rings true for its plucky protagonists, this abruptly cancelled children’s series embodies…

The Rescue

Dir. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

As a result of the miraculous success of the famed Tham Luang cave rescue, which saw the return of 12…

Summerland

Dir. Jessica Swale

Named after the Celtic concept of heaven, Summerland is a rare queer period drama that feels hopeful rather than despairing.…

The Sea Beast

Dir. Chris Williams

The Sea Beast tells the story of Jacob, a legendary sea monster hunter, and Maisie, a wannabe monster hunter herself.…

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Dir. Werner Herzog

The sooner you adjust your expectations for Nomad—and realize that this isn’t a travel documentary but Werner Herzog’s own wonderfully…

Ordinary Angels

Dir. Jon Gunn

You’d need to have a lot of trust in people and in movies to like this one. Ordinary Angels is…

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson

I think it’s safe to say you’ve never seen a Pinocchio adaptation quite like Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. It still…

Science Fair

Dir. Cristina Costantini & Darren Foster

Science Fair is simultaneously a feel-good documentary and a feel-bad one: while inspiring and reassuring for all the brilliant young…

Blink

Dir. Daniel Roher & Edmund Stenson

Upon learning that three young members of their family will soon lose their ability to see, parents Sébastien and Edith…

Perfect Days

Dir. Wim Wenders

For public toilet cleaner Hirayama, “enjoy the little things in life” is more than just an adage: it’s a philosophy.…

Jane

Dir. Brett Morgen & Joo Jin

Few lived a life as extraordinary as the late Jane Goodall had, and even fewer are captured with such tenderness…

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Dir. Jeff Rowe & Michael Rianda

Animated in every sense of the word, The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a fun and lively watch for anyone…

Stan & Ollie

Dir. Jon S. Baird

John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan are fantastic in this biopic of a comedy double that governed turn-of-the-century Hollywood. The…

You Were My First Boyfriend

Dir. Cecilia Aldarondo

“Imagine a nightmare when you had to relive your adolescence,” says Cecilia Aldarondo at the beginning of her third film,…

The Way Home

Dir. Jeong-hyang Lee & Lee Jeong-hyang

Seven year old Sangwoo is such a horrible kid. He’s rude, snobbish, and is more interested in playing his video…

Jacquot

Dir. Agnès Varda

For most prominent people, the biopics made about them are usually made by others that know of them, but not…

Real Life

Dir. Albert Brooks

Before the advent of cruel reality shows and their doomed attempts at realism, and before shows and movies like The…

Meet the Patels

Dir. Geeta Patel & Ravi Patel

Hilarious and sweet, Meet the Patels is a charming collaboration between siblings Geeta and Ravi Patel. While the film is…

I Wish

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Divorce is hard, even with a fairly civil separation and moving to another place entirely free from the divorced parent.…