Daruma review – disabled veteran is landed with a four-year-old in soft-hearted indie road movie
A surly war vet takes in the daughter he never knew he had in a well-intentioned but overly sentimental film
Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods review – chilled-out, heartwarming baby deer drama
Actual wildlife footage with voiceover, rather than over-the-top CGI ‘live action’, gives charm to this family-friendly adaptation of the classic novel
Wolf Children review – Mamoru Hosoda’s tender werewolf fable is a minor masterpiece
Childhood, single motherhood and the call of the wild converge in Hosoda’s most emotionally resonant film – a beautifully drawn tale of love, loss and letting go
The Mountains review – a beautiful portrait of a family’s attempt to process a tragedy
Christian Einshøj’s debut feature unearths home video footage taken by his father, as he and his siblings explore their long-buried feelings about their brother’s death
How to save (or go for free) on a family day out this school summer holiday
From museums to a cinema or the great outdoors, there are many ways to cut the cost of your excursions
A real wag: Superman gets the bleak realities of dog ownership spot on
Hollywood has hitherto been ridiculously soppy over canines. The scrappy, wild and disobedient beast here is as annoying as the real thing
‘We were all pretty privileged’: Allison Williams on Girls, nepo babies and toxic momfluencers
She made her name in Lena Dunham’s landmark series, then starred in Get Out. As she returns in M3gan 2.0, the sequel to the hit horror about a murderous AI doll, she talks about parenting in an age of smartphones, Botox and her famous father
The Last Journey review – Sweden’s Ant and Dec hit the road with octogenarian dad
In this moving and funny documentary, Swedish TV presenters Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson try to rekindle Filip’s father’s zest for life on a road trip to France
Malala and Kiran faced violence, threats and shame. Now their fathers want ‘all men to stand with women’
Defying threats and ostracism, they both fought fiercely for their daughters’ rights. Now a film features them discussing fatherhood, courage, gender justice and strong girls
My unexpected Pride icon: Free Willy helped me see the radical power of coming out
An oppressed orca breaking free to find its true family? It may not be obviously queer, but I’ve found much comfort in Willy and Jesse’s story in this film
My unexpected Pride icon: Fast & Furious is my favourite camp classic
Any film where cast members talk about chosen family and Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson busts a cast off his broken arm by flexing his biceps has a place in the gay canon
From New York to Sierra Leone: the search for a missing sister
Oluwaseun Babalola’s film Fighting Giants is an exploration of the misogyny and racism encountered by her family as they attempted to uncover the truth behind her sibling’s disappearance seven years ago
Autumn review – amazing landscape plays central role in Portuguese wine-family drama
Set in the Douro valley, Antonio Sequeira’s softly drawn portrait of a family in flux never quite ferments to anything more than a light tipple about the passing of time
Young Mothers review – outstanding return to form for the Dardenne brothers
Teen mums are taught how to take care of their babies or prepare them for adoption amid drug addiction, mental illness and family conflict in this poignant, compassionate work of unforced social realism
Bono: Stories of Surrender review – megastar tries out humility in likable one-man show
The U2 singer’s solo stage appearance sees him reflect on his anguished family past and have a decent go at being an ordinary Joe