Some Other Fun Family Movies Like Animal Farm

The Atlantic·May 1

Some Other Fun Family Movies Like Animal Farm

Animal Farm Is Not for Kids but They Made It a Kids’ Movie AnywayThere are many more animated children’s films to be made based on dystopian source material.Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.May 1, 2026, 2:14 PM ET Hurry! Get up on your two legs (good) or four legs (better) and walk down to your local cineplex, where George Orwell’s Animal Farm has been made into an animated family adventure that critics are describing as “geared to younger children for inexplicable reasons.” If you have ever wanted to see Animal Farm, but where Napoleon the pig keeps calling himself “Napopo” and the story concludes with a big climactic fight sequence on top of the All Animals Are Equal sign (picture dialogue like “Napoleon! What you did at the animal farm was wrong!”), you are in luck.I can only hope that this movie will be a huge success, because I think there are many more animated children’s films to be made based on dystopian source material—now including fart jokes. Please consider the following (producers, you’re welcome!):Andy Serkis’s Of Mice and Men: We saw there were mice in the title and asked no further questions! Kids love mice. I also saw a