Seventh Row’s
family viewing guide
If you’re stuck at home with your family and unsure what to watch, look no further. This family viewing guide is accessible and enjoyable for cinephiles and casual viewers alike. Nothing too racy, nothing too bleak, and nothing too obvious.
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Film of the month
Their Finest
Lone Scherfig’s lovely, smart, witty wartime drama follows Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton), a screenwriter working a film to lift the spirits of the British public during World War Two. It’s and absolute delight and one of our favourite films about filmmaking.
Stream on Netflix in Canada, HBO or HBO Max in the US.
Does your family include young kids or teens?
Check out our World Cinema for Young Adults resource page to discover great films suitable for young viewers:
Dramas // Family Viewing Guide
| Another Year by Mike Leigh (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Tubi, Mubi, Prime 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| Belle by Amma Asante (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Crave+ 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| Brooklyn by John Crowley (Ireland / US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on CBC Gem 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime | |
| Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Vinterberg (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| The Farewell by Lulu Wang (USA / China) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy, Prime 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime | |
| Farewell Amor by Ekwa Msangi (USA) | 🇨🇦 Rent on iTunes 🇺🇸 Rent on iTunes 🇬🇧 Stream on Mubi | |
| Lilting by Hong Khaou (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy 🇬🇧 Stream on Mubi | |
| Miss Stevens by Julia Hart (USA) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Hoopla 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu, Hoopla, Tubi, Kanopy, Vudu 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| Monkey Beach by Loretta Todd (Canada) | 🇨🇦 In virtual cinemas | |
| Our Little Sister by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japan) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Mubi | |
| Our Loved Ones by Anne Émond (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD | |
| The Perfect Candidate by Haifaa Al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia) | 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime | |
| Proxima by Alice Winocour (France) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| The Riot Club by Lone Scherfig (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime | |
| Sami Blood by Amanda Kernell (Sweden) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime, Hoopla, Fandor 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, Fandor 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime or rent on Amazon or iTunes for 99p | |
| Suffragette by Sarah Gavron (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Netflix 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD | |
| Support the Girls by Andrew Bujalski (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Netflix 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu, Kanopy 🇬🇧 Stream on Netflix | |
| Wendy and Lucy by Kelly Reichardt (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Hoopla, Tubi 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Hoopla, Tubi, Kanopy, OVID | |
| A United Kingdom by Amma Asante (UK / Botswana) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Netflix | |
| Volver by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Mubi, BFI Player | |
| Wild Rose by Tom Harper (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu 🇬🇧 Stream on Netflix |
Comedies // Family Viewing Guide
| The Forty-Year-Old Version by Radha Blank (US) | Stream on Netflix worldwide |
| Frances Ha by Noah Baumbach (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime, Criterion Collection 🇺🇸 Stream on Criterion Collection, Showtime, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime |
| I Used to Go Here by Kris Rey (US) | 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Stream on Hoopla 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Lucky Grandma by Sasie Sealy (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Hoopla 🇺🇸 Stream on Hoopla, Showtime, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Rent for 99p on Amazon |
| Maggie’s Plan by Rebecca Miller (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime, Tubi 🇺🇸 Stream on Starz, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| The Meddler by Lorene Scafaria (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime, Crave Starz, Tubi 🇺🇸 Stream on Starz, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| My Internship in Canada by Philippe Falardeau (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD |
| The Party by Sally Potter (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Tubi 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Spinster by Andrea Dorfman (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime 🇬🇧 Stream on Now TV, Sky Go |
| Starter for 10 by Blake Neely (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime 🇺🇸 Stream on HBO Now, HBO Max 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime or rent for 99p on iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Amazon |
| Wild Nights with Emily by Madeleine Olnek (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Crave+ 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu, Kanopy 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
Dramedies // Family Viewing Guide
| Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD |
| Barry directed by Vikram Gandhi (US) | Stream on Netflix worldwide |
| Double Happiness by Mina Shum (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Tubi 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime |
| Happy-Go-Lucky by Sadaf Foroughi (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Prime |
| Local Hero by Bill Forsyth (UK) | 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Stream on Hoopla, Criterion Channel 🇬🇧 Stream on All4 or rent for 99p on Amazon or iTunes |
| Meditation Park by Mina Shum (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD |
| Pride by Matthew Warchus (UK) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Saint Frances by Alex Thompson (US) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Starz, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Rent on Curzon Home Cinema for £1.99 |
| Saving Face by Alice Wu (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime, Crave 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Tubi, Pluto TV 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Their Finest by Lone Scherfig (UK) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Netflix 🇺🇸 Stream on HBO Max, HBO, DIRECTV 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
Something a little unusual // Family Viewing Guide
| Colossal by Nacho Vigalondo (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Prime 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD 🇬🇧 Stream on Netflix |
| The Dressmaker by Jocelyn Moorhouse (Australia) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Netflix, Hoopla 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Hoopla 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Hail, Caesar! by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (US) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Netflix 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| Mouthpiece by Patricia Rozema (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Rent on CBC Gem 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy |
| Survival Skills by Quinn Armstrong (US) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Rent on VOD |
Documentaries // Family Viewing Guide
| Boys State by Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine (US) | Stream on Apple TV+ worldwide |
| Dick Johnson is Dead by Kirsten Johnson (US) | Stream on Netflix worldwide |
| Faces Places by Agnès Varda (France) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy 🇬🇧 Rent for 99p on Amazon, Google Play, YouTube |
| Free Solo by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin (US) | Stream on Disney+ worldwide 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu |
| Hail, Satan! by Penny Lane (US) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Netflix 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu 🇬🇧 Rent on VOD |
| School Life by Neasa Ní Chianáian, David Rane (Ireland) | 🇨🇦 Rent on VOD 🇺🇸 Stream on Hulu, IndieFlix |
| Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley (Canada) | 🇨🇦 Stream on NFB 🇺🇸 Stream on Prime, Tubi 🇬🇧 Stream on Mubi |
| Time by Garrett Bradley (US) | Stream on Prime worldwide |
| Women He’s Undressed by Gillian Armstrong (Australia) | 🇨🇦 Stream on Tubi 🇺🇸 Stream on Kanopy, Tubi |