GREAT KIDS’ MOVIES ON NETFLIX FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO WATCH TOGETHER ON MOVIE NIGHT

Movie nights are essential for families as it is time to bond and catch up after a hectic week of work and school. Your challenge: Finding good movies on Netflix for kids that grown-ups and older kids can enjoy, too. Fortunately, there are plenty of options that the kids will love 

We’ve narrowed the list down to the best of the best, including a few old-school favourites you might remember from when you were a kid. Whether they’re critically acclaimed, full of nostalgia, or beautiful works of art, kids of all ages will enjoy these kids’ movies on Netflix, and adults can always find deeper meaning in the dialogue, artistry, and plot. Best of all? You can watch them all immediately—and as many times as you want—so go ahead and binge one or two.

Netflix-Produced Animated Family Movies

If you love animation, there are plenty of good movies on Netflix for kids—so check out a few of our favourites.

Extinct

If you’re looking for adorable, animated animals (and a very vague lesson about environmentalism), Extinct features a pair of sweet doughnut-shaped creatures that travel into the future to find that they’ve somehow gone extinct. They join a crew of fellow extinct animals as they try to find their way back home. The show features comedy actors like Rachel Bloom, Catherine O’Hara, Ken Jeong, and Adam DeVine.

The Willoughbys

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This highly rated (and under-appreciated) 2020 animated film features a slightly-less-than-happy family—and the kids’ dramatic attempts to create a happier home. It features Jane Krakowski, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, and Terry Crews in an all-star cast of voices.

Over the Moon

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A charming addition to the collection of original kids’ movies on Netflix, this song-filled film follows a young girl named Fei Fei as she embarks on a legendary adventure to prove to her widower father that love is forever. Her journey takes her to the moon, where a mythical goddess and her miraculous world await. Full of colour, adventure, and heart-warming messages about family and love, this is a kids’ movie the whole family will love—and the soundtrack, featuring spectacular performances by Phillipa Soo of Hamilton, is bound to be a new family favourite. Rated PG.

Klaus

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Probably the very best kids’ Christmas movie on Netflix, this Netflix Original Film explores a fresh origin story for dear old Santa Claus. It follows a lazy postman who is sent to a far corner of the globe to learn some tough lessons; there, he unwittingly inspires an entire small town and learns a few things himself. While this kids’ movie on Netflix is best left for Christmastime and winter, it’s worth watching any time of year. Rated PG.

The Best Christmas Movies on Netflix

Back to the Outback

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This December 2021 animated movie features a slew of Australian creatures in a zoo, who decide to band together to escape and head back to the Outback to live their lives. It teaches kids the lesson of not always judging a book by its cover (or a living thing by how it looks).

Blockbuster Animated Movies for Families

If you missed them in the theaters (or just love them enough for a second, third, or 10th go-round), these top animated kids’ movies are currently available on Netflix.

Sing 2

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The latest instalment of this animated take on singing competitions boasts some serious star power—and teens and adults can try to figure out who’s who in a cast that includes musicians like Halsey, Bono, Pharrell Williams, and Tori Kelly alongside Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Letitia Wright, and Reese Witherspoon.

Despicable Me

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Netflix currently has the movie that started the Minions obsession—as bumbling villain Gru and his less-than-capable assistants try to capture the moon while tasked with caring for three little girls.

Bonus: you can make it a Minion marathon—its first sequel, Despicable Me 2 is also available on Netflix, along with a collection of Minion-centric short films.

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