Best 15 Family Movies On Netflix

A special tradition for families is movie night. No one wants to waste their time scrolling aimlessly in search of a movie that everyone will enjoy. If you have a Netflix subscription, you have access to a big selection of family-friendly movies — more than enough to become confused. Lucky for you, we’ve combed through the library and found the best selections so you can save some time and anxiety.

So, these are the best 15 family movies streaming on Netflix. If your family is the kind that enjoys watching movies together and sharing random fun moments, this would be a great place to look should movies be on the menu for that next family get-together. The list is in no particular order, by the way.

1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

The Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris breathed fresh life into Lemony Snicket’s legendary YA novels, but don’t let it obscure the first film version starring Jim Carrey. The Baudelaire children are extremely wealthy, but they are orphaned after their parents are killed in a fire.

Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and newborn Sunny are now transported to live with Count Olaf (Carrey), a distant relative. The eccentric Olaf, on the other hand, is preparing to murder them and steal their riches if he can get away with it.

2. Pitch Perfect (2012)

Pitch Perfect might just persuade young people to put down their phones for a time, which is not always easy to accomplish with teenagers and family movie night. When Beca (Anna Kendrick) transfers to a new college, she doesn’t really want to join a clique, but she ends up being forced into one after Chloe (Brittany Snow) overhears her singing in the shower. This clique, however, is not your typical one. The only thing these a cappella singers have in common is how brilliantly they sing together.

3. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

It’s natural to question why Guillermo del Toro decided that another Pinocchio revival was a good idea given the number of Pinocchio revivals that have occurred in recent years. However, if you think about it, del Toro’s delightfully insane mind is kind of made for Pinocchio. His stop-motion adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic story is a charming musical that gives the most renowned puppet in the world—who believes he’s a real boy—surprisingly fresh new life.

4. Too Old for Fairy Tales (2022)

In the Polish movie Too Old for Fairy Tales, Maciej Karas, a novice, plays Waldek, a privileged gamer who lives in fantasy. However, when a real earthquake separates Waldek from his mother, he is taken in by an unexpected aunt who brings a brand-new schedule of duties that Waldek has never known. Waldek is abruptly yanked away from his beloved games and forced into real-world survival mode, where he learns things he didn’t know he needed.

5. Vivo (2021)

The Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation collaboration Vivo uses the musical prowess of Lin-Manuel Miranda to expertly weave its animated story. together with contributing original music to the movie, Miranda also lends his voice to the mystical kinkajou who spends his days singing together with Andrés (Juan de Marcos), the animal’s lively owner.

The musical team embarks on a trip to deliver the ultimate love song to the musician’s muse when Andrés receives a chance message from his long-lost love. Vivo is a heartfelt movie with a kaleidoscope mix of images and sounds that abundantly honors the lovely cultural traditions of its Latin American setting and characters.

6. The Willoughbys (2020)

This computer-animated movie, which is based on Lois Lowry’s novel of the same name, features voices from Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Sean Cullen, and Ricky Gervais. The Willoughbys, two uncaring parents, and their unusual children strive to get by on their own before a strange nanny shows up in the story.

Critics adored the movie and praised its absurdity that is “anchored in genuine emotion” despite the film’s ostensibly depressing subject matter about orphaned children with horrible parents.

7. We Can Be Heroes (2020)

The writer-director Robert Rodriguez is no stranger to producing VFX-heavy action movies with extraordinary pre-teen heroes on insane rescue missions. We Can Be Heroes continues the story of Earth’s various superheroes, alien supervillains, and the offspring of the former, serving as a spiritual sequel to The Adventure of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.

The children, lead by Missy Moreno (YaYa Gosselin), must work together to defend their families from the evil alien invaders when they capture the heroes. We Can Be Heroes, which is aimed towards younger audiences, comes to life through stunning cinematography, expansive set pieces, and excellent acting from its main characters.

8. My Octopus Teacher (2020)

A documentary may seem like an unusual pick for family movie night, but My Octopus Teacher is much more than an educating video. Craig Foster is a professional photographer and filmmaker who returns to his childhood home on Africa’s southernmost tip in the hopes of recouping from burnout.

Foster soon meets a baby octopus who exhibits exceptional interest and intelligence while swimming in the same frigid seas he did as a boy.

9. Sing 2 (2021)

Matthew McConaughey’s Buster Moon and his amazing group of animal crooners returned with their most ambitious production yet! Moon and his team hope to debut a brand-new stage extravaganza in Redshore City, the world’s entertainment hub, following the success of their most recent talented performance.

But in order to preserve the job, Buster must fulfill a pledge to include Bono’s Clay Calloway, the legendary frontman for the solitary lion rock band.

10. Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

Millie Bobby Brown reprises her role as Sherlock Holmes’ unnoticed — yet smart — younger sister, Enola! After solving her first case, Enola believes it’s time to start her own agency, similar to her brother, Sherlock (Henry Cavill). Unfortunately, she soon realizes that the demand for female detectives isn’t quite as high as it is for her male counterparts. Enola is set to stop up shop due to a lack of cases when a destitute matchstick girl asks Enola to find her lost sister.

11. Puss in Boots (2011)

Regardless of whether you’ve seen the most recent entry in the Puss in Boots series, the 2011 Shrek spinoff is entertaining. The movie narrates the brave, daring, bold, and brave account of stealing the renowned goose that lays the Golden Eggs as a prelude to the times before Puss (Antonio Banderas) joined Shrek and Donkey on their travels.

10. Matilda (1996)

However, Danny DeVito’s 1996 movie holds a special place in the hearts of many Millennial parents. Netflix has also adapted the musical version of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book. The almost flawless Matilda (Mara Wilson) also happens to have the worst parents on earth (DeVito, Rhea Perlman).

But Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz), Matilda’s teacher, finally acknowledges her brilliance after she persuades her parents to let her attend school. Agatha Trunchbull, the awful school administrator (Pam Ferris), is troubled by that extraordinary genius.

11. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

This film is about Viking children on the island of Berk learning to dread and combat dragons as they grow older. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), a quiet Viking leader’s son who is almost of age, must demonstrate his prowess as a warrior by slaying a dragon.

12. A League of Their Own (1992)

A League of Their Own is a World War II film told from the home front and is a beloved family favorite. Opportunists start the first all-female baseball league in the Midwest while the lads are away at war. The league progressively gains popularity in a nation longing for some escape, led by Rockford Peaches sisters Dottie and Kit Hinson (Geena Davis and Lori Petty). But as the league becomes increasingly well-known, the sisterly rivalry intensifies to the point where Kit asks to be traded to a rival team.

13. The Croods (2013)

You meet the ancient Crood family in the opening chapter of the sprawling Croods franchise. Patriarch Grug (Nicolas Cage), his partner Ugga (Catherine Keener), their adolescent daughter Eep (Emma Stone), their son Thunk (Clark Duke), and Gran (Cloris Leachman) go out in search of food during the day and spend the night in a cave to escape the dangers of the outside world.

14. My Girl (1991)

My Girl still holds up as an endearing, moving examination of young love. It was a key film for millennial parents when they were preteens. Vada Sultenfuss, played by Anna Chlumsky, is eleven years old and has a death obsession because her mother passed away and her father owns a funeral home.

She will stop at nothing to win over her English teacher, with whom she is madly in love. Vada’s life begins to flip upside down as she enters her teenage years, but her best friend Thomas (Macaulay Culkin) is there for her through it all.

15. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)

The popular young adult series from Nickelodeon has become a Netflix Original! Leo (Ben Schwartz), Raph (Omar Benson Miller), Mikey (Brandon Mychal Smith), and Donnie (Josh Brener) are the last line of defense against an alien invasion in their biggest adventure yet.

Earth is on the verge of being totally occupied by the Krang in the year 2044. In a last-ditch effort, an elder Leo and Mikey send Casey Jones (Haley Joel Osment), a student, to the year 2022 in order to assist the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in locating a key to prevent the invasion from occurring.