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01.13.21

195+ Best Family Movie Night Ideas to Watch With Your Kids

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A family movie night is a great way to spend quality time with the entire family! Good family movies that fit both young kids and their older siblings can be tough to find though! So we’ve found over 195 great options that everyone will love for your next family movie night!

So grab a giant bowl of popcorn and get ready to have some fun at home!

197 family friendly movies that are fun for adults too

If you’re wondering what to watch tonight on the big screen, this list of family movie night ideas includes something for everyone!

We’ve found something for everyone  -whether you’re 7 or 97! We also have a list of family movie dinner ideas, as well as, movie night desserts!

We kept our list to mostly G or PG movies, but you will see a few PG-13 options for your older kids. We’ve also linked every movie to Amazon prime so streaming is super easy!

family watching a movie together

What is the best way to have a family movie night?

The best way to have a family-friendly movie night is to make it special! We like to print movie tickets, choose a movie and movie-themed recipes together, and schedule it for a certain day of the week. Sometimes we even like to do a theme and dress up!

The only wrong way to have family movie night is not to have it at all!

Below are our favorite family movie night ideas, but we’ve also created several fun themes you might like!

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What movie should I watch for family movie night?

We've come up with the 195+ best family-friendly movies for family movie night that grownups will love too! Settle in, curl up on the couch with a bow of popcorn, and start a new tradition tonight!

Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews

The Wizard of Oz

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

It's A Wonderful Life

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1980's Classic Family Movie Night Ideas

Hoosiers

Raising Arizona

E.T.,The Extra-Terrestrial

If you remember, E.T. loves Reese's Pieces! We love to serve Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Fudge Bars with this movie!

The Princess Bride

The Neverending Story

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

The Goonies

You'll also love these homemade Baby Ruth-inspired cluster candies!

Annie

Gremlins

Big

The Breakfast Club

Pretty in Pink

The Great Outdoors

This would be a great movie for an outdoor movie night as well!

The Karate Kid

We also have a full Karate Kid Movie Night Menu you'll love! It even has sushi sugar cookies on it!!

Back to the Future

Uncle Buck

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Short Circuit

Parenthood

1990's Classic Family Movie Night Ideas

Little Women

The Rocketeer

Muppet Treasure Island

Muppets From Space

The Muppets Take Manhattan

A Little Princess

A League Of Their Own

Jumanj

The Secret Garden

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Dr. Dolittle

Matilda

Clueless

The SandlotĀ 

Casper

Apollo 13

Robin Williams' Flubber

Little Rascals

The Parent Trap

Little Giants

Cool Runnings

Air Bud

(Captain Hook) Hook

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

You may also like our full list of Star Wars snacks! You could do try a new recipe and a Star Wars movie each week for months!

Harriet the Spy

Beethoven

Angels In The Outfield

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

Mrs. Doubtfire

Babe

The Mighty Ducks

Home Alone

We re-created Kevin's Sundae that is in Home Alone 2. It's perfect for any movie night!

2000's Classic Family Movies

Kung Fu Panda

National Treasure

Spy Kids

Around The World In 80 Days

Race To Witch Mountain

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Stargirl

Avatar

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

A Wrinkle in Time

The Game Plan

Batman v Superman

Marvel's The Avengers

When you get to the 3rd Avenger's movie, you'll love our Thano's Infinity Stone Rice Krispie Treats!

Iron Man

Thor

The Incredible Hulk

Guardians of the Galaxy

Mount Hideaway Mysteries: Exes and Oh No's

School of Rock

Ant-Man

Spider-Man

Captain America: The First Avenger

Wonder Woman

Tremors

13 Going On 30

This is a great choice for a slumber party! Grab our favorite sleepover movies list!

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Freaky Friday

The Princess Diaries

PokƩmon Detective Pikachu

Hugo

The Greatest Showman

Hidden Figures

Remember The Titans

Cheaper By The Dozen

The Blind Side

High School Musical

Enchanted

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Pixels

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

We also have a great list of Harry Potter Snacks and Treats you'll love! There are 8 movies in the Harry Potter series so you could do a new snack and movie each week!

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Sonic The Hedgehog

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Jumanji: The Next Level

Mean Girls

Nanny McPhee

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Holes

Night at the Museum

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Goosebumps

Dolphin Tale

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

Sky High

Maleficent

Tomorrowland

Classic Animations from the Decades

Dumbo

Up

The BFGĀ 

Tangled

Why not serve homemade spaghetti tonight with this one like it's her hair?!

Tom & Jerry

A Bug's Life

Bolt

Charlotte's Web

Hercules

Moana

We also have Moana-themed snacks and activities you and your family will love!

Lilo & Stitch

We love to make a Hawaiian Fruit Salad and banana bread with this movie!

Wall-E

Monsters, Inc.

The Little Mermaid

James and the Giant Peach

Cars

Zootopia

Curious George

Anastasia

The Peanuts Movie

My Neighbor Totoro

The Secret of NIMH

Spirited Away

Kiki's Delivery Service

Ponyo

Shrek

Monsters Vs. Aliens

Howl's Moving Castle (English Language)

How to Train Your Dragon

The Lego Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

The Iron Giant

Over the Hedge

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Shaun The Sheep - The Movie

Madagascar

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

This is a great chance to serve homemade spaghetti with meatballs!

Flushed Away

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Going with the Dr. Seuss theme, we love these Green Eggs and Ham Hot Chocolate Bombs! (Don't worry - there isn't any ham or eggs in the recipe!)

The Croods: A New Age

Abominable

Happy Feet

Ice Age

Alice In Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Trolls

Quest for Camelot

Spies in Disguise

Sing

The Secret World of Arrietty (English Language)

Despicable Me

We have a great list of snacks and treats that are all Minions!

Megamind

The Emoji Movie

Hotel Transylvania

You could also pair this movie with fun Halloween-themed snacks!

Frozen

Frozen 2

Aladdin

Big Hero 6Ā 

Toy Story

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 4

Finding Nemo

We love to have sushi cookies for dessert with this movie! Is that weird?

Finding Dory

The Incredibles

You'll also love these no-bake Incredibles cookies using Oreos!

Inside Out

The Lion KingĀ 

You may also like our Lion King Movie Night ideas and Lion Paw Snacks!

Mulan

Coco

Ratatouille

The Secret Life of Pets

We love to make dog paw rice krispie treats for dog movies too!

Oldies but Goodies

The Love Bug

The Bad News Bears

Old Yeller

The Sound of Music

Superman: The Movie

The Music Man