The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys is an American CGI-animated comedy movie written and directed by Kris Pern. The movie follows the Willoughby children who become convinced they can raise themselves and hatch a plan to send their parents away.

Summary
"Four siblings with horribly selfish parents hatch a plan to get rid of them for good and form a perfectly imperfect family of their own."

- Official Netflix Synopsis

"Convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family."

- Netflix Press Release

Plot
Once considered a proud family, the reputation of the Wiloughbys is tarnished when their parents become too romantically involved to take care of their four children. Tim is their eldest child, who happens to live in a coal bin, but has the burden of keeping his siblings out of trouble and in line. Jane is an aspiring singer but suffers from constantly being silenced by her parents. The two younger children, twins Barnaby, have the misfortune of being labeled creepy due to their advanced intelligence.

After finding a baby left outside their house (which they name Ruth) their parents throw them out of the house. In return, the children leave Ruth on the doorstep of a candy factor; she is taken in by Commander Melanoff shortly after. The children believe they would be better off fending for themselves, and concoct a "vacation" brochure that their parents eventually agree to go on — secretly, Jane hopes their parents will die on the vacation.

A few days go by, and the children quickly run out of food. Jane and Tim are unable to provide more, but the children are glad when a nanny their parents hired arrives; everyone except Tim warms up to the nanny.

Cast and Characters

 * Will Forte voicing Tim Willoughby
 * Alessia Cara voicing Jane Willoughby
 * Martin Short voicing Mr. Willoughby
 * Jane Krakowski voicing Mrs. Willoughby
 * Ricky Gervais voicing The Cat
 * Maya Rudolph voicing the Nanny
 * Terry Crews voicing Commander Melanoff
 * Sean Cullen voicing Barnaby A & B