The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys (2020) is an animated comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Kris Pearn, it follows four bright-red-haired siblings who want one thing: to be rid of their selfish parents.

Mom and Dad Willoughby care only about each other and keep forgetting to feed their kids. So the oldest, Tim, teams up with sister Jane and the twin brothers, both named Barnaby, to ship their parents off on a perilous around-the-world trip. The catch? A no-nonsense nanny moves in, a sweet-obsessed candy man called the Commander Melanoff turns up, and nothing goes according to plan. Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews and singer Alessia Cara lend their voices.

Bron Animation gave the film a knitted, yarn-like texture, as if every character were stitched from wool. It is a mischievous little story about how family is sometimes built from whoever happens to show up. Stream The Willoughbys (2020) online on iFILM.