Do you remember years when the summer box office schedule was packed with so many movies that you struggled to decide what to watch?

You won’t have that problem this summer. This year’s schedule is noticeably lighter after a crowded summer schedule in 2022 and 2023. Gone are family-focused superhero movies. (Deadpool & Wolverine falls far short of that description.) Gone, too, are dinosaur films and space flicks.

But that doesn’t mean summer 2024 is bare. Major animated franchises have sequels, as do disaster-centric films. There’s even a family-friendly movie based on a book.

Here are seven summer movies your children will want to watch:

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