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.

Sit. Stay. Love.

May lack interest under 5; suitable for viewers 5 and over
9 December 2021

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Slumberland

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 13 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
25 November 2022

Age

4

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Smurfs: The Lost Village

Parental guidance recommended to age 7 (Scary scenes)
8 April 2017

Age

4

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8

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16

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (scary and violent scenes and themes)
14 October 2022

Age

4

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16

Song of the Sea

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 11 (mildly scary scenes and sad themes)
15 October 2020

Age

4

5

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Spirited Away

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 12 (scary scenes and themes)
6 July 2020

Age

4

5

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Strange World

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
1 December 2022

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4

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Swallows and Amazons

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
24 July 2020

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4

5

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Tale of Despereaux, The

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 9 (scary and disturbing scenes)
8 January 2009

Age

4

5

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7

8

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Tangled

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence and scary scenes)
20 December 2010

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Thumbelina

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (themes, animated violence, scary scenes)
30 June 2020

Age

4

5

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9

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16

Toy Story 2 3D

Parental guidance under 5, and for some 5-8s (Violence, scary scenes)
22 January 2010

Age

4

5

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8

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Toy Story 3 3D

Not recommended under 5, PG to 8 (Violence, scary scenes)
24 June 2010

Age

4

5

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Toy Story 3D

Parental guidance under 5, and for some 5-8s (scary scenes)
22 January 2010

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Turning Red

Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 12 (themes, suggestive content and language)
17 March 2022

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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16

Up

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, themes)
3 September 2009

Age

4

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8

9

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Vivo

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes and emotional themes)
12 August 2021

Age

4

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WALL-E

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence and scary scenes)
18 September 2008

Age

4

5

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7

8

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Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes)
16 December 2007

Age

4

5

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7

8

9

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Wild Robot, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 9 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
16 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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13

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16

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (scary scenes)
9 June 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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13

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16

Wish Dragon

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (animated violence, themes of death, scary scenes)
7 October 2021

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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11

12

13

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Witches, The (1990)

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (Scary scenes, themes and images)
2 April 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Wolfwalkers

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, violence)
18 May 2021

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Yes Day

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

Age

4

5

6

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8

9

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