School Holiday Movie Guide

The school holidays are coming! Check out our reviews of movies, in cinemas and streaming.

CMA has gathered together a selection of movies to watch in the school holidays. We hope these reviews will help you choose what might be age-appropriate and fun for your family.  

Happy viewing.

200% Wolf

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes, themes, language)
12 August 2024

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A Horse Named Winx

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 10 (themes, distressing scene, a sexual reference)
3 September 2024

Age

4

5

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An Almost Christmas Story

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (themes, violence, scary scenes)
20 December 2024

Age

4

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Arthur the King

Not suitable under 12; parental guidance to 13 (course language, distressing themes)
2 October 2024

Age

4

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Not suitable under 14; parental guidance to 15 (violence, themes, scary scenes, language)
10 September 2024

Age

4

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Bookworm

Not suitable under 12; parental guidance to 13 (scary scenes, themes, language)
2 September 2024

Age

4

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Deadpool & Wolverine

Not suitable under 17; parental guidance to 17 (sexual references, language, violence, scary scenes)
30 July 2024

Age

4

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Descendants: The Rise of Red

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 11 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
20 August 2024

Age

4

5

6

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Despicable Me 4

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
25 June 2024

Age

4

5

6

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Dragonkeeper

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
20 January 2025

Age

4

5

6

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Fly Me to the Moon

Not suitable under 13; parental guidance to 14 (language, violence)
11 July 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

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9

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Forge, The

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (themes)
2 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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Frozen

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes and characters)
19 December 2013

Age

4

5

6

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8

9

10

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Garfield Movie, The

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 6 (violence, language, themes, scary scenes)
28 May 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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Ghost Cat Anzu

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (violence, themes, scary scenes, language)
10 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes)
10 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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IF

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (themes)
15 May 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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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

6

7

8

9

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It Ends With Us

Not suitable under 16; parental guidance to 16 (violence, themes, sexual references, language)
13 August 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 12 (violence, themes)
14 May 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Lord of the Rings, The: The War of the Rohirrim

Not suitable under 13; parental guidance to 14 (violence, scary scenes)
17 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Magic Beach

Suitable for all ages, however, parental guidance recommended for 5’s and under due to some scary scenes.
21 January 2025

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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16

Moana 2

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
3 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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Monster Summer

Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 11 (scary scenes, themes)
14 January 2025

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Mother of the Bride (2024)

Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 12 (sexual references, language, themes, crude humour)
6 August 2024

Age

4

5

6

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