If you're looking for a family-friendly movie, you might want to catch "The One and Only Ivan" on Disney Plus starting Friday. This heartwarming film is an adaptation of the award-winning children's novel of the same name.

The One and Only Ivan features a mix of human characters and CGI animals. He is the star of a circus show in a shopping mall run by ringmaster Mac (Bryan Cranston).

The Big Top Mall crew of performers also includes the elderly elephant Stella (Angelina Jolie), acrobats Poodle Snickers (Helen Mirren), seal Frankie (Mike White) and Murphy the toy fire truck riding rabbit (Ron Funches) Included. They are also good friends with a stray dog (Danny DeVito).

And an abused baby elephant (Brooklyn Prince) joins the circus. Stella puts her under her trunk and Ivan begins to care for her with the help of Julia (Ariana Greenblatt), the mall manager's daughter.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The One and Only Ivan on Disney Plus. Plus, check out the trailer below:

The One and Only Ivan will be available exclusively on Disney Plus this Friday, August 21.

Disney Plus is available in the US, Canada, UK, and Western Europe.

The cast of "One and Only Ivan" is divided into actors playing the human characters and actors voicing the animal characters. The cast playing the humans are:

And the voice actors are:

A review of The One and Only Ivan was compiled by:

The New York Times: However, The One and Only Ivan is about parents (real and surrogate) consists of the usual Disney lessons about the hardships of loss and how difficult it is to accept change.

Common Sense Media: "Parents looking for thoughtful family entertainment with a strong message and lovable talking animals will appreciate this page-turning film."

IndieWire: "Thea Sharrock's moving adaptation of Catherine Applegate's children's book is a combination of the obvious (cute talking animals) and the more heady ideas (cute talking animals should have rights too! Wouldn't it be nice?

Variety "There are no big surprises in the story. Perhaps the only surprise is how touching it is."

Variety: "The story doesn't take any outlandish or surprising turns.