Choosing for children: a movie guide

Check out My Octopus Teacher (G), a wildlife documentary with beautiful footage of ocean life and a compelling story about the short life of an octopus. Likely to entertain children 11 and older (currently streaming on Netflix).

Read our review:

                          View our list of movies to watch as a family HERE

 

Looking for children's movies on streaming services? See our guides with age recommendations. 

       

                                     

Our latest reviews on streaming services 

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Yes Day

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, potential for imitative behaviours)
22 April 2021

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My Octopus Teacher

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (depictions of predatory animal behaviour and death)
25 March 2021

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Bigfoot Family

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes)
22 March 2021

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Flora & Ulysses

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, themes)
18 March 2021

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Enola Holmes

Not suitable under 13; parental guidance to 15 (violence and scary scenes)
4 March 2021

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Peter Pan (2003)

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence and realistic graphic effects)
25 February 2021

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Peter Pan (1953)

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (scary and violent scenes and themes). Parents may also want to address dated stereotypes.
4 February 2021

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We Can Be Heroes

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes)
14 January 2021

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Soul

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (adult themes)
29 December 2020

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Black Beauty (2020)

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (violence, themes, sense of peril)
17 December 2020

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