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The Story: Carl Fredericksen married his childhood sweetheart Ellie, bought a house, and promised her a life of adventure. But things don't go quite as planned, and as the years go by, Carl sequesters himself in the couple's house until one day he decides to literally pack up the house and take flight. What he doesn't expect? Russell, a doughy 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer who's as optimistic and sunny as Carl is grumpy, and who stows away on Carl's front porch. Aloft in the house, the two head for South America and the adventure that Carl always dreamed of. But like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Carl finds that over the rainbow isn't all it's cracked up to be, and some of the best adventures are right in your own backyard.

Good If You Liked: Wall-E, Ratatouille, The Incredibles

Heads Up: There's suspense, a death, some animals in danger, and an allusion to an inability to bear children. The latter is so subtle, it should go over the heads of little ones, but may inspire discussion in older kids. The villain is the rare Pixar bad guy who seems to have no redeeming quality.