This is a solid, safe bet for family movie night when you want something genuinely pleasant without worrying about what's going to pop up on screen. It's not going to blow anyone's mind—the TMDB score of 7.1 tells you it's 'pretty good' territory, not Pixar-level magic—but it's warm, imaginative, and actually watchable for modern kids.

The story tackles real feelings (moving is hard! running away seems like a solution!) wrapped in a fantasy adventure that won't give you nightmares. It's the kind of movie where you can fold laundry in the background and still feel good about what your kids are absorbing.

Biggest win: It's recent enough (2022) that the animation and pacing work for today's kids, unlike trying to convince them that a 1970s animated classic is 'just as good.' Sometimes you need a movie that's just... nice. This is that movie.