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.

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Inside Out 2

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (themes, a scary scene, violence)
18 June 2024

Age
4
5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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James and the Giant Peach

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes and themes)
21 April 2020

Age
4
5
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16
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes and themes)
17 December 2004

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
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15
16
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Little Prince, The

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (very sad themes (parting from loved ones, death of loved ones, dying, suicide) and dark / scary scenes)
6 April 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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Love Bug (1968), The

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (reckless behaviour, alcohol and tobacco consumption, dated stereotyping)
26 July 2021

Age
4
5
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9
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Luca

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (frightening images, slapstick violence, themes of abandonment)
24 June 2021

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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13
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16
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Luck

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (scary scenes)
8 August 2022

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
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16
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Magician’s Elephant, The

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 12 (violence, themes, fantasy, scary scenes)
27 April 2023

Age
4
5
6
7
8
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11
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13
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16
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Megamind 3D

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (Violent and disturbing scenes, lack of interest for younger children)
16 December 2010

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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Migration

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (themes, scary scenes, violence)
26 December 2023

Age
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
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13
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16
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Mitchells, The vs. The Machines

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 12 (scary scenes, frightening visual images, science fiction themes)
28 May 2021

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Moana

Not recommended under 7; parental guidance recommended 7 to 10 due to violence and scary scenes
15 December 2016

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
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Monster Family 2

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (animated violence, themes and scary scenes)
10 March 2022

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Monsters Inc.3D

Parental guidance under 6 (scary scenes)
21 January 2013

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Mulan (1998)

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, themes)
26 May 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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Muppet Christmas Carol, The

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance for children aged 5 (and sensitive children) (scary themes and characters (haunting, ghosts and spirits; doom of death))
10 December 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
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Muppet Movie, The

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (violence and frightening scenes)
3 April 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
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11
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Muppets, The

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 8 (violence)
17 January 2012

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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16
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My Father's Dragon

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
1 December 2022

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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My Neighbor Totoro

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (mild scary scenes, sad themes, tension)
15 June 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Old Yeller

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (scary scenes and sad themes of death and loss)
13 July 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 5 (violent themes, slapstick violence, a scary villain, mild coarse language, consumption of tobacco and alcohol)
31 August 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Paddington

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
9 December 2014

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Paper Planes

Parental guidance recommended under 6 due to scenes that might upset or confuse younger children
19 January 2015

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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Perri

Parental guidance under 6 (scary scenes, sad themes, possible lack of interest for very young children)
24 September 2020

Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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