Top 5 Kids Movies I Swear I Only Watch for Them (But Actually Love More Than They Do)

Because nothing says quality family time like sobbing into popcorn and pretending you don’t know every lyric to “Let It Go.”

Let me preface this with a disclaimer: I love my children. I love their laughter, their curiosity, their tiny socks that somehow end up in the fridge. But when it comes to movie night, let's not kid ourselves—some of those "kids" movies? I'm in it for me.

I pretend to put them on so I can spend quality time with my offspring, but really? I just need an excuse to emotionally unravel over animated trauma and belt Disney anthems like I’m headlining a Vegas residency for emotionally repressed dads. And because this is a safe space (right?), here are five movies I "watch for the kids" that, if I’m being honest, I enjoy on a disturbingly personal level.

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