The 2018 Fall Family Movie Guide

Iconic horror director Eli Roth ('Hostel'), long associated with violent and gory R-rated fare, now tackles a scary movie for kids with this adaptation of the classic children’s novel. Owen Vaccaro stars as a young boy sent to stay with his uncle (Jack Black), who turns out to be a warlock, in a magical and mysterious old house. Cate Blanchett co-stars as the witch next door.

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From the perspective of the world’s most legendary creatures, man is the myth. That’s the case for Migo (voiced by Channing Tatum), an abominable snowman who sets out to prove the existence of “Smallfoot,” a mountain climbing human (James Corden), to his fellow yeti (including Zendaya, Common, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito and LeBron James).

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Based on R.L. Stine’s popular series of children’s horror novels, this sequel set on Halloween night follows two boys ('Castle Rock'’s Caleel Harris and 'It'’s Jeremy Ray Taylor) as they accidentally free Slappy the Dummy (voiced by Avery Lee Jones) and unleash a variety of monsters, including vicious gummy bears.

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Disney reimagines the classic fairy tale as a curious young woman (Mackenzie Foy) enters a wondrous magical world of fantasy, created by her mother. Keira Knightley, Eugenio Derbez, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman are featured in the cast.

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Haunted by unhappy childhood memories, the grouchy Grinch (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) spends his time devising clever gadgets and avoiding personal contact with his fellow villagers. Their cheerful holiday spirit really rubs him the wrong way, though, and so he decides to ruin Christmas in this animated comic adventure from the makers of 'Despicable Me' and 'Sing.'

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We anticipate learning more about young Dumbledore (Jude Law) and young Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), as well as the continuing adventures of magizoologist Newt (Eddie Redmayne) and his friends Tina (Katherine Waterston) and Jacob (Dan Fogler), in the exciting second installment of J.K. Rowling's fantastical series.

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The animated sequel heads into uncharted territory, namely, the early days of the wild and wooly internet. To save a valuable video game, Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) must find a replacement part, but they will need some help. New characters are voiced by Taraji P. Henson and Gal Gadot, while a number of Disney princesses will join the fun.

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