TV-PG Movies to Watch

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

After the cool partnerships Titmouse and Netflix had, their next work was bound to be something to look forward to.…

Blue Box

When a show is focused on a kid and their sport, chances are, the main character holds a passion for…

Omnivore

Apple TV+’s stunning Omnivore is sleek and stylish enough to make it stand out from the usual food and travel…

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

Dir. Alex Gibney

In Restless Dreams is comprised of two parts. The first, a walk down memory lane, will likely be everyone’s favorite.…

Pokémon Concierge

Pokémon is one of the world’s most popular franchises, and it’s mainly centered around the idea of cute, colorful creatures…

My Adventures with Superman

Bright, breezy, and refreshingly unburdened by the seriousness of so many live-action Superman shows and movies, this new animated series…

Iwájú

White creators handling African stories rarely turn out well, so thankfully, Disney decided to collaborate with pan-African Kugali Studio for…

Lost Ollie

The Netflix four-part miniseries Lost Ollie is a bit like if Toy Story was adapted into a live-action dramedy. You’ll…

Strange Planet

Based on Nathan Pyle’s famed webcomics of the same name, Strange Planets is a blunt and offbeat series that encapsulates…

My Love: Six Stories of True Love

Dir. Carolina Sá & Chico Pereira

This docuseries follows six couples from Japan, the U.S., Spain, Brazil, and India, as they share their stories of a…

Alaska Daily

As far as newsroom dramas go, Alaska Daily is on the cheesier side, its structure hewing closer to network television…

The Automat

Dir. Lisa Hurwitz

The Automat is a charming documentary about the historic place it names—a spacious self-service cafeteria that fed thousands of people…

20th Century Girl

Dir. Bang Woo-ri

Full of charm and nostalgia, Bang Woo-ri’s first feature film is a love letter to the late 90s—and to the…

Rilakkuma and Kaoru

Dir. Masahito Kobayashi

Meet Rilakkuma, a relaxed teddy bear (which is indeed what his name translates to in Japanese), and Kaoru, a Japanese…

A Confession

Dir. Paul Andrew Williams

While eschewing protocol is often rewarded in Hollywood films, in real life, this act can cost you your career, especially…

One Day at a Time

A Cuban-American revival of the Norman Lear series from the ’70s and ’80s, this relatively short-lived version of One Day…

Spitfire

Dir. Ant Palmer & David Fairhead

A quiet documentary that was released to celebrate the British Royal Air Force’s centenary, Spitfire tells the story of the…

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Dir. Chiwetel Ejiofor

This movie’s energy is completely intoxicating. It’s the directorial debut of renown British/Nigerian actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, but it feels like…

Luz: The Light of the Heart

Dir. Thiago Teitelroit

Children’s television isn’t likely going to be controversial, daring, or particularly groundbreaking, but certain shows acknowledge that they can impact…

Martin Eden

Dir. Pietro Marcello

Loosely based on the 1909 novel, Martin Eden is a stunning film about the hollow success of individualism. The plot…

An Inspector Calls

Dir. Aisling Walsh & Herman Yau

A classic text of English literature classes is handsomely brought to life in this screen translation of the still-radical play…

Black Books

How the Brits have mastered the art of making very funny shows about very grumpy people will never cease to…

From the Earth to the Moon

First released in 1998, HBO’s From the Earth to the Moon is a fittingly epic series that captures the magnitude…

The Durells

This comedy-drama is about a British family that moves from England to Corfu, Greece, in hopes of a better life.…

Better Off Ted

Every episode of Better Off Ted starts with a satirical commercial from Veridian Dynamics, a multinational that does just about…

Hello, Love, Goodbye

Dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina & Cathy Garcia-Sampana

Joy is a dutiful, overseas Filipino worker supporting her entire family back home. Ethan is a well-off bartender who has,…

The Painting

Dir. Jean-François Laguionie

Charming and easy to watch, The Painting is a simple morality tale with unique animation. The film is set in…

The Good Place

The Good Place is about a girl who dies and finds herself in the better side of the afterlife: The…

5 Centimeters per Second

Dir. Makoto Shinkai

5 Centimeters per Second is a quiet, beautiful anime about the life of a boy called Takaki, told in three…

Save Me

Dir. Lee Kwon

For the longest time, religious cults have been an untouchable subject in Korean dramas, especially with some of the crimes…

Selenkay

The concept of Selenkay isn’t so bad. If done right, it would have been a great way to experiment with…

Captivating the King

Dir. Cho Nam-guk

With political intrigue, deceit, and romance, Captivating the King has all the elements we’re familiar with in Korean sageuk romances.…