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2024 was one of the best years in recent memory for <\/span>family films<\/span><\/a>. 2025 didn\u2019t have as much to offer, but there were certainly plenty of great films to watch as a family\u2014you just had to know where to look. Many of the best were under the radar or had small releases, which means many families still have the opportunity to experience them together<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A few films didn\u2019t quite make the cut, but are worth mentioning: Zootopia 2 \u2014 more beautiful but less creative and morally sound than Zootopia 1, Unbreakable Boy \u2014 a heartwarming based-on-a-true-story film that goes a bit too sappy, and The Colors Within \u2014 a beautiful piece of visual poetry with a metaphor a bit too on the nose.<\/span><\/p>\n

But here, in my opinion, are the ten best movies of the year and where to find them.<\/span><\/p>\n

9 & 10. \u2018Minecraft\u2019 & \u2018Dog Man\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

I wanted to include both films here to round out the list. Neither is particularly memorable, and certainly they aren\u2019t trying to be important. But they do prove that silliness is its own kind of virtue and that you can genuinely entertain without trying to import ideology to children. Sometimes something that can make you giggle and cheer for 90 minutes is precisely good enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch Minecraft: Streaming on HBO Max\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch Dog Man: Streaming on Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n

8. \u2018Paddington in Peru\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Paddington the bear embodies kindness, manners, and goodness. So whether you\u2019re the grown-up laughing at the misadventures of the adorable cub, or a kid learning from his example, the franchise is a gold mine for families. The latest adventure doesn\u2019t quite reach the peaks of the previous two installments, but the delightful additions of Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas keep the film a lively adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n

7. \u2018The Legend of Ochi\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Legend of Ochi invites kids and adults into a hand-crafted fairy tale where courage looks like listening to the creatures everyone else is afraid of<\/a>. With the old-school puppetry and throwback plot, the film feels like an 80s adventure. There is some distrust of authority that comes with the genre, but overall, the film gently nudges viewers toward curiosity, compassion, and making the big, hard choices.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on HBO Max<\/span><\/p>\n

6. \u2018KPop Demon Hunters\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

The surprise hit of 2025 KPop Demon Hunters has proven its entertainment chops for kids. This is not a film that can stand on its own; there are a few mixed moral messages about identity formation and shame that you\u2019ll want to talk through with kids. But the thrust of the film about fighting real evil and self-sacrifice<\/a> as a weighty moral good is worth cheering for. And it even has some meaningful things to say about redemptive vs. toxic empathy, an important counter-cultural lesson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n

5. \u2018In Your Dreams\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In Your Dreams uses its wild, anything-can-happen dream world to tell a surprisingly grounded story about kids learning they can\u2019t wish their family into perfection. The movie keeps turning the fun imagery and gags back toward a deeper lesson about choosing real, imperfect love over fantasy and control. The villain isn\u2019t just a monster but the temptation to live in a world where nothing is hard and no one ever disappoints you, and the film clearly labels that as a trap rather than a goal. This is a rare contemporary film about divorce that, in the end, rejects divorce and pursues forgiveness and hard work instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on Netflix<\/span><\/p>\n

4. \u2018The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first fully hand-drawn Looney Tunes feature gives Daffy and Porky a world-saving alien-invasion plot that stays gloriously zany while quietly celebrating friendship and responsibility. Amid the bubblegum-factory chaos and a few genuinely creepy B-movie-style moments, the heart of the story is two screw-ups learning to have each other\u2019s backs and to use their oddball gifts for something bigger than themselves. For families who miss old-school cartoons that are silly first and never push the boundaries, this is a blast.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on HBO Max<\/span><\/p>\n

3. \u2018Ne Zha 2\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ne Zha 2 takes all its record-breaking hype and actually delivers a mythic family story about courage, costly love, and refusing to treat whole peoples as disposable.<\/span> With Ne Zha and his dragon friend Ao Bing literally sharing one fragile body, the movie keeps turning its huge battles and wild visuals back toward loyalty, repentance, and parents who are willing to suffer rather than abandon their son.<\/span> It is intense and unapologetically rooted in Chinese mythology, but for families willing to go big and talk afterward, this is one of the richest animated adventures of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Streaming on HBO Max<\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u2018Arco\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Arco begins with a rainbow-suited boy falling out of a peaceful far future into a battered 2075, and turns that simple sci-fi hook into a quietly moving story about friendship, responsibility, and the kind of world we are handing to our children. Iris and her robot caretaker Mikki take this stranger in and, as they race to send him home, the film keeps tying its gorgeous future-shock imagery back to small acts of hospitality, courage, and care for a damaged Earth instead of despair or blame. It is hopeful without being na\u00efve, warning kids about what might come while insisting that love of neighbor and creation can still bend the story in a better direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Limited Release in Theaters<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u2018Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Little Am\u00e9lie or the Character of Rain quietly follows a little girl in 1960s Japan as she slowly wakes up to the world around her. We see everything from her small point of view as she tastes new foods, plays by the water, and tries to make sense of big things like war, loss, and God with the help of the adults who love her. (The answers are grounded in Japanese spiritualism, not Christian theology.) The film is gentle, slow, and often very funny in tiny ways, but it treats a young child\u2019s heart and questions with real respect, showing how family love and simple daily joys can teach humility and gratitude. It is one of the year\u2019s rare animated films that truly honors childhood as a sacred season rather than a marketing demographic, which is why it tops this year\u2019s list.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to watch: Limited Release in Theaters<\/span><\/p>\n

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