10 movies to see with kids in December 2023: Wonka, Wish, Migration…

Looking for ways to entertain your kids over the Christmas holidays? Here are 10 feature films that you should watch with your family in the cinema in December.

The youngest audience is not left out either, as cinemas also offer programs of winter-themed short films for children. Thus, Edmund and Lucy’s Winter, Shaun the Sheep’s Incredible Christmas, Capellito creates his cinema and Peppa Pig’s 5-episode collection called Peppa Pig’s Christmas is a must-see from 3 years.

The films released in October and November – and which you can see here – are still in theaters for the most part.

Honey race – from 3 years old

Released on November 22 – A tender adventure in which a lovable bear cub with boundless imagination crosses the forest with his father to collect honey. During the journey, the bears will meet many animals and even unknown people.

Adapted from the series of 52 6-minute episodes under the title Hug meIt is taken from the book itself “hug me!By Przemysław Vekterowicz and Emilia Dziubák, The Honey Race is a journey of initiation that speaks of growth and self-confidence.

WISH – ASHA AND THE GOOD STAR – from 6 years old

Released on November 29 – Disney Studios presents a Christmas movie: Wish – Asha and the Lucky Star. Presented to celebrate the centennial of the Disney Studios, this film from an original screenplay explores the studio’s favorite theme: wishes.

Directed by Chris Buck (Frozen) and Fawn Weerasunthorn, the feature film is full of references to the studio’s previous films, following Asha, a 17-year-old girl who lives in Rosas, an imaginary kingdom where all wishes can literally come true.

In a moment of desperation, he sends a wish to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force: a small ball of infinite energy called a star. Together, Star and Asha will face their most formidable enemies and prove that the will of a determined person, combined with the magic of the stars, can bring miracles…

A great musical and magical adventure for the whole family.

The Department Store – from 6 years

It was released on December 6 – Welcome to Hokyoku Department Store! Discover a wonderful place where the customers are animals served by humans. Previewed at the 2023 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, The Grand Store is directed by Yoshimi Itazu, previously. Character designerEspecially on Miss Hokusai.

The film is inspired by Tsuchika Nishimura’s graphic novel, which portrays the coexistence between animals and humans in a fun and caring way.

A colorful and funny feature film about the relationship between humans and animals and overconsumption.

Migration – from 6 years

It was released on December 6 – The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales After six years, French director and designer Benjamin Renner returns with Migration, his first feature film co-produced with Gilo Homsi for a major American studio.

By Illumination, to whom we owe the Despicable Me saga, Minions, Comme des bêtes and most recently Super Mario Bros, the film, Migration hits our cinemas on Wednesday 6th December.

The film tells the story of the Malad family, who for the first time decide to leave their peaceful New England basin and fly to the lagoons of Jamaica. The ducks experience – like the spectators – an incredible adventure, rich in learning and twists.

With his sarcastic humor (like the big bad fox) migration Both parents and children will like it.

Inseparable – from 6 years

Released on December 13 – After toys that come alive, here are dolls! Written by the screenwriters of the first Toy Story, Les Inséparables is directed by Jeremy DeGrusson, who worked on Bigfoot Junior and Bigfoot Family.

When the lights go down in the old theater in Central Park, the puppets come to life. Among them, Don dreams of playing the role of a real hero. He takes courage in both hands and slams the door. Along the way, he meets DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned toy who wants to become a rap star. This is the beginning of an extraordinary story of friendship.

Thanks to his exaggerated imagination, Don takes us on a great adventure: fighting a terrible monster, saving a duckling from the claws of a dragon, confronting a whale and discovering an amazing castle.

Tired of the label we constantly put on him and wanting to show the world his true worth, Don will help young people realize that they can be whoever they want to be.

A fun and action-packed adventure adventure with the voices of Eric Judor, Anna Girardot and Jean-Pascal Zad.

Wonka – from 8 years old

Released on December 13 – Before Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, there was Wonka. Alone, in the town where he arrives to show the residents his talents as a magician and chocolate maker. And faced the greed of some.

Therefore, the character created by Roald Dahl is given a second life. The film is less dark than his novels and more reminiscent of director Paul King’s Paddington, which successfully tackles another icon of Anglo-Saxon literature. Timothée Chalamet plays here like never before.

If you like the Paddingtons and their goodness, you will be served. If you like magic, Wonka will amaze you. And if you like musicals and movie songs, this will make you happy, in every sense of the word. While I’m very, very hungry.

Sirocco and the kingdom of air currents – from 6 years

Released on December 13 – After Tante Hilda photographed with Jacques-Rémy Girard, Benoit Chieu returned to the realm of sirocco and air currents.

Presented at the opening of the 2023 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, the film tells the story of Juliet and Carmen, two sisters aged 4 and 8. They discover a secret passage to the kingdom of air currents in their favorite book. Transformed into cats and separated from each other, they must show humility and courage to find each other and return to the real world by confronting Sirocco, the master of winds and storms…

A must-see for ages 6 and up, this initiatory and dreamy story full of color nods to master Hayao Miyazaki.

Inspector Sunshine and the Curse of the Black Widow – Ages 6 and up

Released on December 20 – Spider leads the investigation in Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow! this whodunit Knives for Kids remembers the recent Knives with Daniel Craig.

Directed by Spanish director Julio Soto Gurpide, the film takes place parallel to the human world. Inspector Sun, the famous spider detective, boards a seaplane in San Francisco after finally capturing his sworn enemy, the Red Locust. During the flight, the murder of Dr. Bugs Epiphanystone leads him into a new investigation at the center of a conspiracy that threatens both the human world and the insect world.

Examining the level of insects on the newborn Sherlock Holmes.

Kina and Yuki: Fox of the Ice Stream – from 6 years

Released on December 27th – 5 years after Ailo: An Odyssey in Lapland, which tells the story of the struggle to save a small wild reindeer, director Guillaume Maidachevsky returns with Kina and Yuk: The Fox of the Ice Stream.

A great family adventure, narrated by Virgin Efira, about several polar foxes separated by the premature melting of the ice. Will Kina and Yuk be able to reunite for the birth of their little ones?

Set in the Yukon, this visually stunning animal Christmas tale is full of suspense and will delight the whole family ages 6 and up. We also like the environmental conservation message that comes out of the film and shows young people the direct consequences of global warming.

My friend the robot – since 6 years old

Released on December 27 – This is the most incredible and exciting friendship story at the end of the year. If you thought you couldn’t relate to a dog-robot relationship, get ready to change your mind.

Without words, but with a lot of humor and tenderness, my robot friend talks about friendship (hence the title). Both the present and the past. And it’s this focus on the notion of friendly mourning that makes it most haunting and moving until its brilliant final sequence.

Between Zootopia and The Iron Giant, with a hint of the Wizard of Oz, My Robot Friend also charms me with its catchy music, its bright colors, gags and cinematic references for older kids or by transcribing the sound of New York. For the whole family, really.