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Comedy Movies That Make You Feel Understood With Kids

Comedy movies that make you feel understood with kids. Includes Paperman, Jojo Rabbit, The Gold Rush and more, curated by Moviepiq.

The feeling of being seen in a film is one of the stranger pleasures of cinema.

Paperman movie poster
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2012 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Jojo Rabbit movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

The Gold Rush movie poster
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1925 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Love, Simon movie poster
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2018 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

It articulates something you've felt but never quite had words for. That's the whole effect.

Toy Story movie poster
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1995 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.

It articulates something you've felt but never quite had words for. That's the whole effect.

Some films see you. Not in a mystical way. In a very specific, very human way.

Observational comedy recognises your experience. Immediate connection.

Suitable across ages. Nobody left out.

Cruella movie poster
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2021 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

It articulates something you've felt but never quite had words for. That's the whole effect.

Chungking Express movie poster
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1994 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

It articulates something you've felt but never quite had words for. That's the whole effect.

In a Heartbeat movie poster
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2017 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Three Men and a Leg movie poster
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1997 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-law - since Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomo - has entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg.

There's something in here that will feel very specifically aimed at you. That's not an accident.

Robot Dreams movie poster
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2023 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?

It articulates something you've felt but never quite had words for. That's the whole effect.

Some films earn their effect. These do.

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