With The Willoughbys, writer/director Kris Pearn adapted a beloved children’s book of the same name by Lois Lowry, looking to be as faithful as possible to the “subversive” nature of her story, while ...

The Willoughbys marks a major milestone for Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Alessia Cara. It's her very first animated feature, and her first acting gig, period. Based on the Lois Lowry novel, ...

If you haven’t seen the film, The Willoughbys is about a group of siblings who trick their terrible parents into leaving the country so that they can have a more enjoyable life. The entire movie is ...

ST. LOUIS — Everyone is born into a family that they don't get to choose; it is their own upon birth whether they like it or not. But what if their family wasn't ideal or they had arguably the most ...

Netflix‘s animated movie “The Willoughbys” was watched by 37.6 million households in its first month on the platform, the company said Friday. Directed by Kris Pearn, it’s the second original film ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Netflix original films have been a bit all over the place when it comes to success in quality, ...

Netflix's latest animated feature (now streaming) is the perfect quarantine diversion: "Grey Gardens" meets "Arrested Development" for kids. “The Willoughbys,” Netflix‘s whimsical animated feature ...

With lush backgrounds that look like they’re made of cotton balls and glitter and stylized character movements like a feather dancing across the screen, Netflix’s new film The Willoughbys creates a ...

The four children of grotesquely egocentric, neglectful parents plot to make themselves orphans in 'The Willoughbys,' a fizzy new animated family comedy from Netflix. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...