Family Favourite Films

Looking for a good movie to watch with your family? Finding it too time consuming to select what will suit your children's ages?

Children and Media Australia's movie reviews are prepared by a team with child development expertise.

We've put together a selection of our reviews of family favourite films, from Golden Oldies to newer releases, to help you choose what might be age-appropriate and fun for your family. See these reviews below, as well as video reviews of some selected movies.

Happy viewing.

A Bug’s Life

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 6 (animated violence, scary scenes)
24 April 2020

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16

A Cat in Paris

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 12 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
20 August 2020

Age

4

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8

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10

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16

Adventures of Huck Finn, The (1993)

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, frightening scenes, distressing themes)
30 April 2020

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4

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16

Adventures of Tintin: The secret of the Unicorn, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes)
19 December 2011

Age

4

5

6

7

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9

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Aladdin (1992)

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (some violence and scary scenes)
12 November 2020

Age

4

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8

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12

13

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16

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Not recommended under 8; suitable for 8 year olds and older (comedic violence; crude humour).
28 December 2015

Age

4

5

6

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8

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Arrietty (English dubbed version)

Parental guidance under 6 (scary scenes)
16 January 2012

Age

4

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16

Bambi

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (emotionally intense and sad themes (death of parent, wild animals getting hunted), violence, scary scenes)
3 August 2023

Age

4

5

6

7

8

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16

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes, adult themes)
1 June 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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13

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16

Bee Movie

Parental guidance under 8 (violence)
6 December 2007

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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16

BFG, The

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 8 (violence and scary scenes)
30 June 2016

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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11

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Black Cauldron, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (animated violence and scary scenes)
28 October 2021

Age

4

5

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8

9

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16

Bolt

Not recommended for children under 5, PG to 10 due to violence and disturbing scenes.
1 January 2009

Age

4

5

6

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8

9

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16

Brave

Not recommended under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence and scary scenes)
13 September 2012

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

13

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16

Bridge to Terabithia

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (Scary images, themes)
21 June 2007

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Bugsy Malone

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (frequent trivialised violence and adult themes including flirtatious behaviour, alcohol consumption and illegal business)
26 May 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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11

12

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Candleshoe

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence, delinquent behaviour, mild coarse language)
24 June 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Charlotte’s Web

Parental guidance under 8 (Distressing scenes)
10 January 2012

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Chicken Little

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes)
1 January 2006

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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12

13

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16

Cinderella (1950)

Parental guidance under 5 (emotionally intense scenes and potentially upsetting themes (loss of parents, emotional abuse))
29 September 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, crude humour, themes)
22 December 2021

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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13

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16

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Parental guidance under 6 (mild scary scenes, crude humour)
26 November 2009

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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13

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16

Coco

Not recommended under 7; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes and themes)
1 January 2018

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Curious Case of Dolphin Bay, The

Not suitable under 6; not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes, lack of interest for younger viewers)
27 September 2022

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Dark Crystal, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (violence, scary scenes and themes)
7 April 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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