Moana

The Ocean calls and a girl finally answers, taking her canoe past the reef of Motunui for the very first time with the infamous demigod Maui along for the crossing. The framing is classic voyage adventure: open water, an island whose prosperity needs restoring, and a partnership between someone with everything to prove and someone with a reputation to live down. Bright, wind-filled, and built on the pull of the horizon, it promises spectacle with real feeling under the sails.

An easy recommendation for families and for anyone who likes their adventure warm, sweeping, and set against enormous natural beauty. Two hours lets the journey unfold in proper stages, so expect the rhythm of a voyage, with setbacks, discoveries, and a partnership that has to be earned. Younger viewers get a hero worth following and older ones get the ache of leaving home behind. Ideal for a weekend afternoon when everybody wants to watch the same thing.