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Editor's Picks - Family-Friendly Movies - Old & New!


There aren't a whole lot of things better than snuggling up on the couch with the kids for a movie day or night!  When you've resolved to stay in for the day, head to RedBox, or pull up Netflix / Disney Plus / Amazon Prime on TV, or set-up a movie exchange with your friends and play some of our favorite family-friendly movies - old and new!


Fun for Preschoolers
All Dogs Go to Heaven – A dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using an orphan girl who can talk to animals. 

Babe – Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.

Cars 1,2,3 – Lightning McQueen dashes through his new career of becoming an amazing racecar superstar.

Curious George – Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Ferdinand – After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home.

Follow that Bird – Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster and other members of the Sesame Street gang join Big Bird in a cross-country adventure. Miss Finch, a meddling social worker, sends him off to Ocean View, Illinois, for the comforts of family life with his "own kind," the Dodos.

Homeward Bound – Three pets escape from a California ranch to find their owners in San Francisco.

Lilo and Stitch - A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious, extra-terrestrial fugitive from the law.

Marmaduke – A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.

Maya the Bee Movie – When Maya learns that the bees are about to fight with hornets, she sets out to prevent a nasty battle.

Milo and Otis – The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.

The Ant Bully – After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.

The Muppet Movie – With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon.

The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything – Three lazy misfits dream of the day of putting on a show about pirates. With their own problems of might not having this dream come true, they soon find themselves traveling back in time into the 17th century and begin a quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant and learn about being pirates. 

Tinkerbell – Tinker Bell thinks her fairy talent as a "tinker" isn't as special or important as the other fairies' talents. But when Tink tries to change who she is, she creates nothing but disaster!

Winnie the Pooh – Eeyore has lost his tail, and Winnie the Pooh and his friends hold a contest to get him a new one. 

 

Older Kids

A Dog’s Way Home – When loyal dog Bella becomes separated from her owner, Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved friend. 

Because of Winn Dixie – A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.

Black Beauty – The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

Christopher Robin – Christopher Robin, now a family man living in London, receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh, and together, they set off to find their well-known, good old friends.

Coco – Desperate to prove his musical talent, young Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. 

Daddy Day Care – Two unemployed dads decide to start a day care center at home and find themselves dealing with endless red tape.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1,2,3 – Live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel about a wise-cracking sixth grade student.

Dr. Dolittle – A Doctor finds out that he can understand what animals are saying. And the animals find out that he understands.

Dreamer – Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

Frozen 1, 2 - Love at first sight, icy powers, an epic journey, sisterly bonding, and a mystery to solve

 
Goosebumps; Goosebumps 2 – The legendary R. L. Stine’s famous Goosebumps stories come alive in these two fun and spooky tales.

High School Musical 1,2,3 – Troy and Gabriella, two teens who are worlds apart, meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music. Throughout the films, they showcase their musical and dancing abilities, creating a fun and engaging musical-movie series for all.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

Inside Out – Riley is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but when she and her parents move to San Francisco, her emotions try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event.

Into the Spider-Verse – Young Miles Morales becomes a hero in the city of Brooklyn once he discovers that he is the new Spiderman.

Journey to the Center of the Earth – On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Jumanji – When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Mary Poppins; Mary Poppins Returns – A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.

Matilda - A young genius girl, Matilda, uses her special abilities to deal with her dysfunctional family and the tyrannical principal of her school.

Moana – Daughter-of-the-chief, Moana, sets off on an inspiring journey to voyage across the sea and save the people of her island.

Nanny McPhee – A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.

Open Season – Boog, a domesticated Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and quickly rally other forest animals to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

Peter Rabbit – When one of McGregor's relatives suddenly moves in, he's less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home.

Secret Life of Pets – Max is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine.

Shiloh – Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers.

Shorts – A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Spy Kids 1,2,3,4 – Throughout the four Spy Kids movies, Carmen and Juni continue to carry on the spy legacy, and they eventually hand down their secret agent occupation to two other children who are ready to face their awaiting challenges.

The Absent-Minded Professor – A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.

 
The Astronaut Farmer – A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never give up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

The Boss Baby – When Timothy Templeton gets a new baby brother, he and his brother work together to stop Francis E. Francis, a leading businessman who influences people to love puppies more than babies.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Due to his family’s financial disposition, a 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves and determinedly learns how to build a windmill to save his village from a famine.

The Grinch – Grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.

The House with a Clock in Its Walls – Ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt moves into his uncle’s mystical house when he discovers that there is a running clock within the walls.

The Jungle Book – The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan.

The Lego Movie; The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – Emmet Brickowski embarks on a colorful journey to bring peace and happiness to the Lego world with his extraordinary attitude.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – In search of a magical key, Clara Stahlbaum travels to the world her mother created and meets a Nutcracker Prince; together, the two of them go on a journey to bring harmony to Clara’s mother’s world.

The Sandlot – Scotty Smalls is the new kid in town and all he wants is to make friends before summer. The towns best baseball player Benny "The Jet" Rodriquez takes him under his wing and has some summer fun.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green – A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

Toy Story - Leader of the toys crew, a toy cowboy named Woody, makes it his mission to keep all the toys together with their beloved owner and friend, Andy

Wonder – August Pullman is a young fifth grader with Treacher Collins Syndrome who attends a mainstream elementary school for the first time.