This live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon cartoon has no right to be as funny and clever as it is. These movies are kind of disposable but also convey important messages in a reasonably entertaining manner. It stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostwick as brothers Greg and Rodrick, the latter being kind of a bully, who, of course, learns the error of his ways. The second film in the series based on the books by Jeff Kinney was arguably more successful than the first, making almost four times its budget. There are four in this franchise, but only the first (and still best) is on Hulu right now. It’s a bit hyper but also one of the few newer family flicks on Hulu. The entire voice cast returns in another story of the prehistoric family that everyone loves, this time as they encounter another clan who has literally walled themselves off from the dangers of the world. The Croods: A New AgeĪ Golden Globe nominee that was released during the 2020 holiday season, this sequel to the 2013 DreamWorks hit is already on Hulu. It’s a bit of a mixed bag but different than a lot of the other family offerings on Hulu. A great cast assembled here, including David Oyelowo, Angelina Jolie, Michael Caine, Clarke Peters, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Barrie’s world in Peter Pan with a dash of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to mix it up.

Premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, this is yet another loose adaptation of J.M. They know a thing or two about great cartoons. The character design here is clever and the script is very smart, written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, who went from this to make a little flick called The LEGO Movie and produce Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

This adaptation of the famous kids book by Judi & Ron Barrett completely expands on the world of its source material to tell the story of an inventor (voiced wonderfully by Bill Hader) who unleashes a storm of food. This may be for the slightly older kids, and some of its gender politics are dated, but Diane Keaton keeps it moving with her ace timing. Nancy Meyers co-wrote this clever family comedy about a successful woman who finds herself the unexpected mother of a 14-month-old baby girl when her long-lost cousin leaves her the child after her death.

And if it introduces them to the live-action films and series, then it will have done some good. Still, kids love to see new stuff, and this was very recently in theaters, so will likely be a major draw on Hulu. Not the superior live-action version with Christina Ricci, but the 2019 animated version that made a minor dent at the box office.

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