Family cinema: the 7 best films to see in theaters for All Saints
To help you make your choices, during this All Saints holiday period, here are the five best family films to see in theaters according to the press.*
Already crowned at the Annecy Festival, Le Petit Nicolas – What are we waiting for to be happy also conquered the French press as evidenced by its average of 3.9/5. It is on a par with the initiatory and musical tale Yuku and the flower of the Himalayas. These two feature films are closely followed by Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la princesse by Michel Ocelot, an atypical animated film divided into three parts.
The rest of the ranking includes more “general public” works, namely Belle and Sébastien: New Generation, Samurai Academy, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and The School is ours.
* As of Friday October 28, 2022 and for films released since October 5, 2022, with at least 6 press reviews on AlloCiné.
Warning: scenes, words or images may offend the viewer’s sensibilities By Tetsuro Kodama With Patrick Borg, Masako Nozawa, Mark Lesser… What is it about? The Red Ribbon Army had been destroyed by Son Goku, but individuals decided to revive it. They thus created the ultimate cyborgs, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. Self-proclaimed “Super Heroes”, they launch an attack against Piccolo and Son Gohan. What is the purpose of this new organization of the Red Ribbon? Faced with this approaching danger, it’s time for the real heroes to wake up! See All Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Reviews
4th: Belle and Sébastien: New generation – 3.2/5
Jerome Prebois
From 10 years old By Pierre Coré With Michèle Laroque, Robinson Mensah-Rouanet, Alice David… What is it about? 10-year-old Sébastien reluctantly spends his holidays in the mountains with his grandmother and aunt. He has to lend a hand at the sheepfold, nothing very exciting for a city boy like him… But that’s without counting on his encounter with Belle, a huge dog mistreated by her master. Ready to do anything to avoid injustice and protect his new friend, Sébastien is going to experience the craziest summer of his life. See all the press reviews of Belle and Sébastien: New Generation
3rd: The Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess – 3.7/5
2022 Nord Ouest Films StudioO/Les Productions du Ch’timi/Musée du Louvre/Artémis Productions
From 6 years old By Michel Ocelot With Oscar Lesage, Claire de La Rüe du Can, Aïssa Maïga… What is it about? 3 tales, 3 eras, 3 universes: an epic from ancient Egypt, a medieval legend from Auvergne, an 18th century fantasy in Ottoman costumes and Turkish palaces, to be carried away by contrasting dreams, populated by gods splendid, revolting tyrants, cheerful vigilantes, shrewd lovers, princes and princesses doing as they please in an explosion of color. See all press reviews for The Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
1st tie: Yuku and the flower of the Himalayas – 3.9/5
Gebeka Films
From 3 years old By Arnaud Demuynck, Rémi Durin With Lily Demuynck-Deydier, Agnès Jaoui, Arno… What is it about? On top of the highest mountains on earth lives a plant that feeds on the most perfect light of the sun. It’s called…the flower of the Himalayas. Yuku leaves her family to go in search of this flower with eternal light. She wants to give it to her grandmother who has announced that she will soon have to leave with the little blind mole in the meanders of the earth. But to find it, there is a long journey to travel, strewn with obstacles. See all press reviews of Yuku and the flower of the Himalayas
1st tie: Le Petit Nicolas – What are we waiting for to be happy – 3.9/5
From 6 years old By Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre With Alain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte, Simon Faliu… What is it about? Leaning over a large white sheet somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny give life to a laughing and mischievous little boy, Little Nicolas. Between camaraderie, arguments, fights, games, nonsense, and punishments galore, Nicolas lives a childhood full of joys and learning. See all the press reviews of Le Petit Nicolas – What are we waiting for to be happy
