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- The best family movies on Netflix right now.
- School of Rock. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a passionate yet down-on-his-luck guitarist. After being kicked out of his band, he seizes an unexpected opportunity by posing as a substitute teacher at an elementary school.
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio reimagines the classic tale as a post-World War I story with many darker elements. Woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley), still grieving the loss of his son Carlo (Gregory Mann), crafts a puppet from a pine tree planted at his son's grave.
- Rescued by Ruby. Daniel O'Neil (Grant Gustin) is a Rhode Island state trooper who wants to join the K-9 search and rescue team. Despite repeated rejections, he keeps trying even harder after learning his wife is pregnant.
- Abducted in Plain Sight (2017) The thought of your child being taken from you is every parent's worst nightmare, which makes the lack of intervention in this twisted story all the more upsetting.
- Amanda Knox (2016) The saga of Amanda Knox has been one of the most public cases of the modern age. This 2016 documentary chronicles her journey from being convicted for the 2007 murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher to her experience of being smeared by the press and her eventual acquittal.
- American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020) This unusual documentary examines the heart-wrenching true story of what happened to Shanann Watts and her children when they disappeared from their Colorado home in 2018.
- American Nightmare (2024) On March 23, 2015, Aaron Quinn dialed 911 to report a bizarre crime: He and his girlfriend, Denise Huskins, were ambushed in their home by an intruder who blindfolded them with blacked-out swim goggles, drugged them with NyQuil, and abducted Denise in the trunk of his white Mustang.
- ‘Shrek’
- ‘Madagascar 2’
- ‘The Angry Birds Movie’
- ‘Hotel Transylvania’
- ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
- 'Leo'
- 'Hunt For The Wilderpeople'
- 'Monkey King'
- 'Yes Day'
- 'The Willoughbys'
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% | IMDb: 7.9/10
Birthing a brilliant new cinematic universe, Shrek is a delightful, undeniably entertaining fairytale featuring universal themes while overflowing with pop culture references. Mike Myers stars as the titular grumpy ogre who, in order to clear out his beloved and secluded swamp of the annoying fairytale characters who were forcibly relocated there by Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), must rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from a dragon’s keep. Highlighted by a killer soundtrack and cleverly hil...
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% | IMDb: 6.6/10
They like to move it! Move it! We like to…move it! After a long three years, we’ve finally reunited with our favorite Central Park Zoo animals: the performative lion Alex (Ben Stiller), fun-loving zebra Marty (Chris Rock), confident hippo Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith), and hypochondriacal giraffe Melman (David Schwimmer). Following their misadventures inMadagascar, the fumbling foursome crash-land in Africa after their faulty plane runs out of fuel. Stranded on the continent, the animals are fo...
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% | IMDb: 6.3/10
Based on the unbelievably addicting phone game, The Angry Birds Movie pulls together a plot featuring the round flightless birds and their aggressive nemesis, the green pigs. Mikael Hed, the creator of the familiar video game, was involved in the colorful and fast-paced story, which he co-wrote with Mikko Pöllä, John Cohen, and Jon Vitti. The Angry Birds Movie is headlined by three incredible actors: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Josh Gad (Central Park), and Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemston...
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% | IMDb: 7.0/10
Dracula has taken many forms in film over the years, but Hotel Transylvania’s version of the Count is probably the most child-friendly. While the series has spawned many sequels, the original still remains its strongest and most enjoyable entry. Adam Sandler voices Dracula, who owns a hotel for monsters. When human Johnny (Andy Samberg) discovers the establishment and falls for his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez), Drac goes into full overprotective dad mode. Filled with sharp gags and classic m...
Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | IMDb: 7.0/10
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the first feature film adaptation of the property since the early ‘90s, and the studio brought out every big name they could to fill out the voice cast for this momentous occasion. Featuring the talents of Chris Pratt (The Lego Movie) as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) as Princess Peach, Charlie Day (The Lego Movie) as Luigi, and the musically talented Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) as Bowser (you’re sure to have “Peaches” stuck in your...
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | IMDb: 7.7
Returning to the world of silly voices, Adam Sandler stars in the surprisingly sweet animated comedy Leo. Co-written by Sandler, alongside SNL legend Robert Smigel and Paul Sado, Leo hilariously explores growing up through the lens of an aging and jaded lizard who spent the last 74 years living in a Florida classroom. Leo features the voices of comediansBill Burr and Cecily Strong, as well as frequent Sandler collaborators Rob Schneider and Nick Swardson. Aside from the charming coming-of-age...
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Filmmaker Taika Waititi landed on most people’s radars as the director behind Thor: Ragnarok, but just before the Marvel sequel, he crafted the delightful adventure comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople. It’s full of quirky humor, but it is never glib in the face of its often intensely emotional material. Instead, it’s a beautiful dance between the two, as the New Zealand-set story follows something of an inverted Anne of Green Gables, as the young Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) is taken in by fost...
Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | IMDb: 5.7/10
Based on characters from the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, Monkey King puts the titular rambunctious demon-slaying monkey front-and-center in a story about acceptance and helping others. Taking the lead as the boastful Sun Wukong is comedian Jimmy O. Yang (American Born Chinese), who faces off against the Dragon King, voiced by fellow comedian Bowen Yang (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai). The two titans of hilarity are backed by a wonderful cast of Asian American act...
Rotten Tomatoes: 52% | IMDb: 5.7/10
Based on the children’s book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld, Yes Day is a movie about rediscovering your inner child and embracing saying yes to life. Jennifer Garner (13 Going on 30) and Édgar Ramírez (Gold) star as a couple who feel like they’ve become real buzzkills since becoming parents – and their kids would agree wholeheartedly. So they make a deal to agree to every one of their children’s requests for a full 24 hours. During this test of mental, physical, and emotional en...
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% | IMDb: 6.4/10
In most kid's movies, parents are loving, caring people who would do anything for their children. Not in The Willoughbys though. This acclaimed animated film follows the story of a group of siblings whose parents absolutely despise all children. Deprived of love, music, and food their entire lives, the Willoughby children put together a plot to send their parents on a deadly vacation that they think is sure to kill them off. Okay, yes, all of that sounds quite dark but rest assured, this real...
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- Annie (1982) 39 % pg 127m. Genre Comedy, Drama, Family. Stars Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett. Directed by John Huston. watch on Netflix.
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) 63 % pg 97m. Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family. Stars Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey. Directed by Sam Fell.
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) 46 % pg 93m. Genre Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy. Stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day. Directed by Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath.
- Leo (2023) pg 102m. Genre Animation, Comedy, Family. Stars Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong. Directed by Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim.
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