Wild Robot, Crockett, Transformers… 10 Movies to Watch with Kids in October

Do you want a family movie? In October, 13 feature films aimed at young audiences are released in our cinemas. Here’s a selection of movies to watch with the family in October, categorized by release date and age to help you find your way.

Also note the short film program releases for the little ones: My Little Halloween (in theaters October 9), MacPat the Singing Cat and the Owl, a must-see children’s game from October 16.

And for the September movies that are still in theaters, here it is!

Maya, give me a title – from 6 years old

Released on October 2 – In 2023, Michel Gondry spoke volumes about himself in The Book of Decisions, a comedy inspired by his mental illness that struck him during the post-production of L’Écume des jours and in which Pierre Nin played his alter ego. A year later, the two men found themselves on an even more personal project: a collection of animated stories by the director over the years for his daughter Maya.

Armed with a sense of trivia, resourcefulness, and incredible wordplay (which transforms “hammock” The acronym Man is long, but also comfortable), he takes us into his imagination. And, among other things, a world about saving the seas after a potato-potato ketchup accident pollutes the waters.

Some of the subtleties may escape the little ones, but the title Give Me Maya is as much a declaration of love for film and comics as it is from a father to his daughter. More than one adult can move in this sequence of wonderful stories told by Pierre Nin.

Wild robot – from 6 years old

Released on October 9 – Fourteen years after the book’s dragons were brilliantly brought to life How to train your dragon By Cressida Cowell, director Chris Saunders – also working on The Croods and Lilo & Stitch – adapts Peter Brown’s bestseller. A wild robotfor DreamWorks Animation Studios. The illustrated novel, published in 2016, is the first volume in a trilogy, and was ranked number one on the bestseller list upon its release. New York Times.

The film tells the incredible epic tale of a robot – ROZZUM unit 7134 aka “Roz”, who after a shipwreck on a desert island must learn to adapt to the hostile environment, gradually establish a relationship with the island’s animals. He eventually adopts the orphan Ghosl.

An exciting story about learning and self-discovery and the connection between technology and nature, with a whole subtext about parenthood and change that will speak volumes to parents. A sublime film to watch with the family and which will not leave you indifferent.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next – Ages 8 and Up

Released on October 9 – Three years after World Heroes Mission, My Hero Academia is back in French-language cinemas with the fourth film, You’re Next!

Directed by Tensai Okamura, this new film tells a never-before-seen story. Thus, it is an opportunity to find Deku and his comrades from Yuei Academy in a society destroyed by villains, from which an evil and mysterious creature appears, exactly like all the forces, their “symbol of peace”. Can Deku and the other UA High School Class 1-A students save the world from the end of Dark Might?

With over 100 million copies sold worldwide in 9 years, My Hero Academia just became the 5th best selling series in France in manga history! There is no doubt that the French public will respond to this new cinematic event in search of their favorite heroes!

Bambi, the story of life in the forest – from the age of 6

Released on October 16 – 82 years after the Disney classic, Bambi returns to cinema with Bambi, the story of life in the woods. Directed by Michelle Fessler, the feature film shows the different stages of a flower’s life in the forest, narrated by Mylene Farmer.

From his birth to the loss of his mother, including encounters with many forest animals. A family adventure adapted from Felix Salten’s novel that already inspired Walt Disney decades earlier.

Note, however, that the film is subject to controversy. The animal protection association PAZ (Protection Animaux Zoopolis) points out the exploitation of wild animals during filming.

Croquet a wonderful cat – from 6 years old

Released on October 16 – After the success of the comedy Little Apart, Artus is back in the movies again in the shoes of a cat, a fish, a bird, a cockroach and a dog… The French actor and director lends his voice to Croquette in Christopher Jenkins’ animated film, Croquette the Wonderful Cat.

Cats are known to have several lives! Crockett has just destroyed one too many, and he’ll do anything to find Rose, his beloved mistress. He’s given one last chance, but one rule has changed: Crockett can make a comeback, but with one detail… now transformed into a horse, dog, parrot or fish, the adventure has just begun!

A funny and tender animated film that deals with several themes such as abandonment, ecology, the importance of perseverance and self-sacrifice.

Harold and the Magic Pencil – Ages 8 and up

Released on October 16 – Adapted from Crockett Johnson’s bestselling book first published in 1955, Harold and the Magic Pencil is the new film from Carlos Saldanha, director of Ice Age, Rio and Ferdinand.

When he’s a character in his book, nerdy Harold can bring anything he wants to life with a simple stroke of his magical purple pencil. As an adult, Harold decides to take himself out of his book and into the real world, where he discovers that he has much to learn about life and our world. Plus, his trusty purple pencil can lead to far more comical situations than he could have imagined…

Starring Zachary Levy (Shazam), Lil Rel Hower, Zooey Deschanel and Jemaine Clement, this film about the power of imagination takes you on a magical adventure.

Savages – from 8 years old

Released on October 16 – In 2015, he created one of the most beautiful animated films of the 21st century, My Life with Zucchini, a children’s learning story that did not shy away from difficult topics. So we had to wait nine years to see Claude Barra in the movies, but the wait was worth it.

A frame-by-frame animated ode to nature, Sauvages once again speaks to difference and family in the broadest sense, with Keria, her cousin Selai and a baby orangutan named Oshi fighting to save the Borneo rainforest from destruction.

A feature film in which Claude Barras once again pays attention to form and substance, and which should make it possible to introduce some young members of society to current issues, taking into account ecology.

Angelo in the mysterious forest – from 6 years old

Released on October 23 – After Persepolis and Chicken Plum, which he directed with Marjane Satrap, Vincent Parono teams up with Alexis Ducord for the animated film Angelo in the Mysterious Forest.

Inspired by comicsIn the dark and mysterious forest” Directed by Winschluss, the film tells the story of Angelo, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of being an adventurer and explorer. Until the day when he is driving with his family to the bedside of his beloved, very ill grandmother, he is suddenly asked to prove his courage: mistakenly forgotten in a highway rest area, Angelo decides to cut down the forest. Reach the meme house. He then plunges into a mysterious area inhabited by strange creatures, threatened by an enemy even worse than the region’s ogre…

Populated by fantastical creatures, this adventurous journey is about self-discovery, courage and the importance of friendship and mutual support. Voice actors include Philip Caterin, Jose Garcia and Yolande Moreau.

Transformers: The Beginning – Ages 8 and up

Released on October 23 – The Transformers saga returns to cinema with Josh Cooley’s Transformers: The Beginning (to whom we owe Toy Story 4). The first animated film in the sci-fi saga inspired by Hasbro’s toys since the original in 1986, this film is set entirely on Cybertron and tells the story of how two brothers-in-arms, Optimus Prime and Megatron, became sworn enemies, leading to the greatest. The battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Note that the story takes place long before the events of the previous films

On the French voice casting side, Adrien Antoine portrays Optimus Prime, actor Chris Hemsworth is the French voice who voices the VO character, Baptiste Mark plays D-16, the young bot who would become Megatron, voiced by Brian Tyree Henry in VO Philip Lachaux lends his voice to B-127, and Audrey Fleurault doubles as Bumblebee.

See you on October 23, 2024 to watch Optimus Prime and Megatron debut on the big screen!

Flow, the cat who was no longer afraid of water – since 8 years old

Released on October 30 – After going through the last Cannes Film Festival, Flow was seen as excited about the selection. After four years elsewhere, Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis takes us back to nature, a full-fledged character in his animated world. Or at least it’s an animal that has a leading role.

Or a cat that has been invaded by water (his greatest fear!) must learn to live with other animals on a boat. A wordless adventure that prefers to tell its story through images, building bridges between animated film and video games.

Even if it talks about ecology or consumerism, Flow is aimed at a very wide audience, ready to succumb to the beauty of this feature film, inspired by the writings of La Fontaine to characterize its characters.