Finding a movie that the whole family can enjoy together can sometimes feel like a mission impossible. Luckily, Netflix has a wide variety of family-friendly films, from animated adventures to heartwarming stories, guaranteed to keep everyone entertained. This list compiles 15 of the best family movies currently streaming on Netflix, perfect for your next family movie night.

Get ready to grab some popcorn and settle in for some quality time!

From lavishly animated pieces to heartfelt live actions performances, a family movie accounts for not simply a title and a premise that is safe for children below a certain age to watch, but also need to have a hooking point for the adults involved as well. Maintaining a fence between being overly cartoonish or being overwhelmingly gritty, family movies are whole artistry on their own, and Netflix happens to have a tasteful selection of them promptly available.  

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  • Cast: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones

  • Release Date: November 15, 2019

  • Genre: Animated, Holiday, Comedy  

This beautifully animated film offers a fresh take on the Santa Claus origin story. When a selfish postman is stationed in a remote, icy town, he discovers a kind toymaker named Klaus. Together, they bring joy and create new traditions, warming the hearts of everyone in the village.

• Cast: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman

• Release Date: March 8, 2024

• Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy

When Dragon Warrior Po is chosen to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, he realizes that he needs someone to take his place. He teams up with a quick-witted corsac fox named Zhen to discover and train the next kung fu warrior.

• Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph

• Release Date: April 30, 2021

• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This visually stunning and hilarious animated film follows the quirky Mitchell family as they embark on a road trip that's interrupted by a robot apocalypse. Now, they must work together to save the world from the machines.

• Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang

• Release Date: June 30, 2023

• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A knight is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teenager who might also be a monster he's sworn to destroy.

• Cast: Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara

• Release Date: April 22, 2020

• Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family  

This quirky animated film follows the Willoughby children as they concoct a plan to send their neglectful parents on a treacherous journey around the world, hoping to be rid of them for good. However, they soon realize that family is more important than they thought.

• Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin

•Release Date: September 23, 2020

•Genre: Mystery, Adventure 

In this mystery adventure, Sherlock Holmes' younger sister Enola uses her intelligence and resourcefulness to solve a mystery involving her missing mother, while navigating the complexities of her family's legacy. 

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• Release Date: August 20, 2021 

• Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family 

The Loud family, based on the popular Nickelodeon series The Loud House heads to Scotland for a vacation, where they discover they are related to royalty. However, their trip quickly turns into a wild adventure filled with music and laughter, where after learning about their ancestral heritage, they become embroiled in a battle for the throne of the town of Loch Loud. 

• Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard

• Release Date: October 1, 2021 

• Genre: Thriller 

A remake of the Danish thriller, this film follows a troubled LAPD officer demoted to working as a 911 operator who must rescue a caller in danger while navigating his own personal demons. The Guilty is a gripping thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film takes place over a single night, with the character dealing with the stress of an impeding court hearing related to a past incident on duty. 

Note: While not traditionally a family movie, it is a tense thriller, suitable for older teens and adults to enjoy on a family night. 

• Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo 

• Release Date: March 11, 2022 

• Science Fiction, Adventure  

A time-traveling pilot teams up with his younger self and his late father to prevent a catastrophic future from unfolding. In this science-fiction action-comedy by Shawn Levy focuses on a time-travelling pilot from a dystopian future, being propelled back in time to meet his 12 year-old self, compelling him to confront a long forgotten past. 

• Cast: Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne 

• Release Date: October 19, 2022 

• Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are enrolled in a prestigious fairy-tale themed boarding school, where they must navigate the complexities of friendship and their own destinies. Based on the fantastical books following the descendants of all the fairy-tale princesses and princes ever told, this adaptation of Soman Chainani's books offers an apt visual window to the world of good and evil. 

• Cast: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd

• Release Date: November 18, 2022

• Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Following Nemo, a young girl stuck having to navigate the magical world of dreams, Slumberland, on her own. After having lost her father to the sea, Nemo's life is turned upside down as she moves to the city with her estranged uncle Philip. She finds solace in Slumberland, where she meets character like Flip, a charismatic outlaw from her father's bedtime stories.

• Cast: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann

• Release Date: December 9, 2022

• Genre: Animation, Fantasy  

A darker, imaginative retelling of the classic tale, set in fascist Italy during WWII. A wooden puppet named Pinocchio must navigate the complexities of being "alive" and finding his place in the world.

• Cast: Jack DeSena, Paula Burrows, Sasha Rojen 

• Release Date: Spetember 14, 2018 

• Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure 

In a world where humans and elves are at conflict, two human princes and an elven assassin must form an unlikely alliance to bring peace to their lands. Set in the fictional continent of Xadia. The story revolves around two human princes, Ezran and Callum, and an elven assassin named Rayla, who embark on a quest to bring peace to their conflicting lands.

• Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge  

• Release Date: November 4, 2022 

•Genre: Mystery, Adventure 

Based on the character created by Nancy Springer, the story follows Enola Holmes, the younger sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, as she opens her own detective agency and takes on her first official case. The movie's premise centering around the sly girl has always garnered a good traction, ensuing even the talks of a third installment to the franchise. 

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• Release Date: August 6, 2021 

• Genre: Animation, Musical, Adventure  

Vivo, a kinkajou who lives in Havana, Cuba, and performs music with his owner, Andrés Hernández. When Andrés receives a letter from his old friend Marta Sandoval, inviting him to her farewell concert in Miami, Vivo becomes determined to deliver a love song Andrés wrote for Marta after Andrés' sudden passing.

With that being said, one of the most major binders of a family night is, of course, family. Be it over the virtual dimensions or being close enough to share popcorn with from across the sofa, watching a good animation like the Kung Fu Panda or Ryan Reynolds' very own recommendation The Adam Project, may we always have this essential ingredient stocked up in the cabinet of our lives. 

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