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.

Magic Beach

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

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Moana 2

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

Age

4

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8

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Monster Summer

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

Age

4

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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

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Mufasa: The Lion King

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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My Penguin Friend

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 11 (distressing themes and scenes)
3 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

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Paddington in Peru

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (themes, violence, scary scenes)
24 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Piece by Piece

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 12 (language, themes; may lack interest for children under 13)
9 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

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RUNT

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (language)
10 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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16

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 9 (violence, scary scenes, distressing scenes)
7 January 2025

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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16

Spellbound (2024)

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, fantasy themes)
26 November 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

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16

Thelma the Unicorn

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (themes, violence, sexual innuendo)
16 July 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Transformers One

Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 12 (violence, themes, scary scenes, language)
24 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Trapezium

Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 12 (themes, language, subtitles)
30 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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16

Twisters

Not suitable under 13; parental guidance to 13 (scary scenes, themes)
16 July 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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16

Uglies

Not suitable under 12; parental guidance to 14 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
24 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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Ultraman: Rising

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
17 September 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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16

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
24 December 2024

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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16

Wicked

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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16

Wild Robot, The

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

Age

4

5

6

7

8

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10

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