This year’s family-friendly movies

An afternoon or evening at the movies is an entertaining way for families to spend time together. Fortunately for moviegoing families, there are plenty of family-friendly options on the horizon for 2019.

Many highly anticipated kids’ movies are premiering in 2019, including some expected sequels as well as new options for film fans. Here’s a look at some of the films coming to a screen near you.

 “Dumbo”: Next in line for Disney’s new live-action release schedule, “Dumbo” follows the tale of a dad and his kids who must care for a newborn circus elephant with over- sized ears who’s destined to be a star.

 “Missing Link”: Mr. Link is a surprisingly smart yet silly beast who is the last living remnant of human’s primitive ancestry. He’s on a quest to find rumored distant relatives and enlists the help of

others along the way.

 “POKEMON De- tective Pikachu”: Ryan Reynolds voices the titu- lar character of this movie that’s partly inspired by Sherlock Holmes.

 “Aladdin”: This marks a Disney remake of another film from its classic animated library. Will Smith steps into the role of the Genie, so there’s bound to be some laughs throughout the adventure.

 “The Secret Life of Pets 2”: This movie follows the life pets lead after their humans go to work and school each day.

 “The Lion King”: Set in the African savannah, this retelling of the 1994 Disney hit finds James Earl Jones reprising his famous role of Mufasa from the animated classic.

 “Abominable”: DreamWorks Animation is behind this film about a group of teens who want to reunite an abominable snowman with his family.

 “The Addams Family”: This computer animated comedy is loyal to the original comics and is sure to be a classic in its own right.

 “Frozen 2”: More adventures are in store for sisters Elsa and Anna as they live life in Arendelle.