10 Best Family Movies on Amazon Prime Video
There’s plenty of films to entertain younger viewers on Amazon Prime Video, whether classic family comedies, heart-warming musicals, high-flying fantasy animations, or live-action fairy tales. Just because they’re suitable for kids, however, doesn’t mean adults won’t find a lot to love. So check out the following 10 best family movies on Amazon Prime Video.
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This Shrek spinoff stars feline bandit Puss (in boots) as he embarks on a mission to get respect back on his name by retrieving the eggs of the Golden Goose. Antonio Banderas reprises the role he's purrrfect for, while Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis are on fine form in this modernized love letter to fairytales.
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A live-action SpongeBob movie packed with pop cultural references from Mad Max to The Shining, this is another film offering one thing to kids and another to adults. Both sets, however, love Antonio Banderas (again) hamming it up as the primary villain who wants the secret recipe for krabby patties.
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When an earthquake forces him to flee from his native Peru, a talking, marmalade-sandwich-loving bear relocates to London to find a new home. One of the most adored family films since releasing in 2014, Paddington owes much to its charming cast, heart-warming story, and of course, the exceedingly polite bear at its centre. Cosy without ever feeling too twee.
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An enjoyable dose of ‘90s slapstick, Nathan Lane and Lee Evans team up to take down a crafty mouse that’s outsmarting them at every turn. It’s like if the Three Stooges directed Home Alone. Kids will love the anarchic (and really quite painful-looking) stunts; adults will wonder how they were done without anyone getting seriously hurt.
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Will Ferrell plays a big-headed bad guy in a bind. Having already beaten his primary foe, Brad Pitt’s Metro Man, he creates an even tougher opponent to give himself purpose. But when that opponent gets out of control and threatens to destroy a city, Megamind has to turn from villain to hero.
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While it didn’t set the box office alight at the time, this animated masterpiece went on to get the recognition it richly deserves. Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille), it sees a young boy encounter a mysterious alien who fell to Earth. Through the course of an unlikely friendship, the pair have to keep each other secret from meddling forces, like family members and the US military.
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Dreamworks’ animated crowd-pleaser spawned two subsequent movies and a bunch of spinoff TV shows. It follows awkward viking Hiccup who’s constantly disappointing his clan chief father Gerard Butler. But, after meeting cute dragon Toothless, forms an unbreakable bond that helps him find his place in the world.
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Steven Spielberg writes and Richard Donner directs this beloved kids’ film that follows a friendship group on a hunt for secret pirate treasure. Their chemistry is palpable - you’ll believe Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen and Ke Huy Quan have been best pals for years. With Cyndi Lauper on the soundtrack and action set-pieces sans CGI, it’s peak ‘80s magic.
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The oldest film on this list released in 1946, but sometimes you have to make time for a classic. Few films are more classic than this family drama starring the ever-charismatic James Stewart. He plays a frustrated father who’s shown what life would be like for his loved ones if he never existed. Both the black and white, and colour versions, are available on the platform.
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Amazon’s 2021 live-action adaptation of the timeless fairy tale offers a more modern twist on Disney’s 2015 film. It stars Camila Cabello stars as an independent and ambitious Cinderella, while Idina Menzel (the singer behind Frozen’s soundtrack) plays the delightfully evil stepmother.