Family Friendly 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 friendly 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.

Reluctant Dragon, The

Parental guidance under 6 (substance use)
9 June 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Rise of the Guardians

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (violence and disturbing scenes)
13 December 2012

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Rugrats Go Wild

Parental guidance under 8 (scary scenes)
20 September 2003

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Sea Beast, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
2 August 2022

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Secret Garden, The (1993)

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (heavy themes of death, grief and illness)
21 September 2020

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Shark Tale

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes)
19 September 2004

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Not suitable under 4, parental guidance to 7 (scary and upsetting scenes)
23 March 2015

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Sing

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 7 (scary scenes)
15 December 2016

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Sing 2

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
20 December 2021

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Sit. Stay. Love.

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Smurfs: The Lost Village

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Song of the Sea

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Spirited Away

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Swallows and Amazons

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Tale of Despereaux, The

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Tangled

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Thumbelina

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Toy Story 2 3D

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Toy Story 3 3D

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Toy Story 3D

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Up

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

WALL-E

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

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

12

13

14

15

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

14

15

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