Family

A family film is a film genre that, like a children's film, is suitable for young children, but with the difference that a family film has been carefully written, directed, cast and acted so that it will appeal to all members of a typical family (or if not typical, at least representing the cultural ideal): To meet these contradictory requirements, producers sometimes look for scripts whose plots depict problems that all these types of people might identify with. An example is Beethoven (1992). Family films generally do not contain content that would be deemed unsuitable for children. In the United States, such films are usually conceived so as to guarantee nothing greater than a G or PG rating. However, there are some exceptions such as Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which received a PG-13 rating. Note that this rating does not distinguish between children's film and family films. Some examples of family films include:...