Monkey Kingdom

Featuring a stunning score and enthusiastic narration from Tina Fey, this Disney production offers a gentle, family-friendly look at the natural world. It charts the efforts of toque macaque monkey Maya to provide for her infant son, Kip. Maya's journey is heavily edited to give it some narrative heft, but that humanises the story, while big subjects such as death are handled with a gentle touch. As corny as the film's comedic flourishes may feel, they always seem to raise a smile. It may not be on a par with some of the greats of the documentary genre, but Monkey Kingdom acts as a fun introduction for youngsters not quite ready for David Attenborough.