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We’ve got lots of great family films out this week, all with the thumbs up from our Filmclub experts!
Contagion
Cert: (12A)
Running Time: 106 mins
Year Produced: 2011
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Marion Cotillard; Matt Damon; Laurence Fishburne; Jude Law; Gwyneth Paltrow; Kate Winslet; Bryan Cranston; Jennifer Ehle; Sanaa Lathan
One touch is all it takes to cause a global pandemic in this smart yet ultra-scary thriller tracing the effects of a lethal virus. From peanuts and door handles to lift buttons and handshakes, death lurks everywhere, as A-list actors cough and splutter their way through a realistic nightmare that will make you think twice about the sniffles…
An international traveller is the first to die, leaving behind not only a grief stricken husband but also countless other victims that she’s unwittingly infected during simple, everyday interactions.
With the numbers multiplying rapidly from London to Tokyo, experts race to control the disease and create a potential vaccine. However, public panic and paranoia are spreading equally fast, bringing social breakdown that adds to the devastation.
Fascinating Fact: World-class experts in infectious disease shared their expertise and research to ensure that the film was solidly grounded in reality – meaning that while the virus in the feature is fictional, it is apparently “biologically possible”.
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Monte Carlo
Cert: (PG)
Running Time: 108 mins
Year Produced: 2011
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Cast: Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, Cory Monteith, Andie MacDowell
Grace (played by Wizards of Waverley Place star, Selena Gomez) has saved for years to pay for a dream trip to Paris. So when she finally arrives, with her friends Emma and Meg in tow, she’s disappointed to find a squalid hotel room and weather that’s far from idyllic.
Things take a turn for the better when she is mistaken for wealthy British heiress Cornelia Winthrop-Scott and begins leading the life of a princess – especially once handsome Theo arrives on the scene.
This is a daft, cheerful, mistaken identity caper with lashings of glamour and romance.
Like this? Then also try these great films: An American in Paris (1951, U), It Happened One Night (1934, U), Roman Holiday (1953, U), Bande A Part (1964, PG), The Princess Diaries (2001, U)
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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Cert: (PG)
Running time: 91 mins
Year produced: 2011
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Preston Bailey, Parris Mosteller
The spunky heroine of Megan McDonald’s books is looking forward to a “thrilladelic” summer with her best friends when she suddenly finds herself facing a lonely holiday with only her younger brother Stink for company.
Enter wacky Aunt Opal, dead set on making this the best summer ever for her young charge. But will moody Judy let her…?
Those not familiar with the flame haired (and fiery-tempered) Judy won’t be too out of step with this, it’s pretty universal stuff: irritating younger siblings, the fear of dull holidays and the joy of a batty relative intent on cheering you up. Good, if forgettable, fun.
Like this? Then also try these great films: Harriet the Spy (1996, PG), Uncle Buck (1989, 12), Matilda (1996, PG), The Parent Trap (1998, PG)
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