Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Take everything you know about this classic folktale and up the ante tenfold. Jack the Giant Slayer is a fantasy filled adventure that will keep everyone in the family entertained. Most of the basic themes of the original story are still apparent: a commoner vying for the affection of the princess, the princess who wants a life of adventure, a dark evil from the past, and, of course, the beans.

Nicholas Hoult as Jack. Source: Collider

The Impossible (2012)

In what is one of the most frightening, yet beautiful films of the year, The Impossible is one those films that will give life a new meaning and move you profoundly. 

Based on a true story, The Impossible is a film with a simple plot, but a far from simple story. A powerful, and enduring movie about a family who, against all odds, survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Director J. A. Bayona brings new meaning to the word 'inspiring'. 

Tom Holland as Lucas Bennett. Source: Collider

When the tsunami hits the resort that Maria Bennett (Naomi Watts) and her family are staying at, it is a fight for survival. Separated from her three boys and her husband, she finds her self struggling to fight the currents and waves. Stuck in the water, her body is battered and beaten until she sees her oldest son, Lucas (Tom Holland). Civilians manage to carry Maria's body to a nearby hospital that has been treating the injured.