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Everyone from concerned parents to the American Medical Association is making a justified fuss over continued violence in movies and television, and the entertainment industry appears to be responding in a sluggish but genuine way.

Violent films already in the production pipeline will keep slouching toward our neighborhood multiplexes, and it's unlikely any known force will be able to stop them. But a recent spate of movies about family-friendly subjects is supplying a counterbalance to the R-rated mayhem, providing alternatives for viewers who enjoy wholesome fare and haven't yet written Hollywood off altogether.

Pictures about animals are currently leading the …