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25 Feel-Good Movies to Stream With Your Kids While Your Family Stays Home
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With the overabundance of streaming services – from HBO Max and Netflix to Hulu and Disney+ – there’s always something to watch. And sometimes, a feel-good movie with your crew (cozied up on the couch with some fresh popcorn, of course) is just what the doctor ordered.
Read through for the best fun and happy movies you can stream as a family while you’re relaxing at home.
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
Netflix’s Description: “Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, ‘Sugar Rush.’ In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet – the netizens – to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 8 and up
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Chicken Little
Netflix’s Description: “No one believes Chicken Little when he tries to warn of an alien invasion – so it’s up to him and his misfit friends to save the world!”
Ages it’s best suited to: 7 and up
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The Parent Trap
Disney+’s Description: “Identical twins, separated shortly after birth when their parents divorce, unexpectedly meet at a summer camp. Will their scheme to switch places result in reuniting their family?”
Ages it’s best suited to: 7 and up
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Abominable
Hulu’s Description: “When mischievous friends Yi (Chloe Bennet), Jin, and Peng discover a young yeti on their roof, they name him Everest and embark on a thrilling adventure to reunite the magical creature with his family. On the journey of their lifetimes, Everest helps Yi, Jin, and Peng unlock an inner bravery they didn’t know they had. And as they travel across China to return the magical creature to his home, Everest will help them discover where they truly belong, too.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up
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The Nut Job
Netflix’s Description: “When his grouchy attitude gets him kicked out of the park, Surly the squirrel hatches a plan to rob Maury’s Nut Shop to stock up for winter.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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The Willoughbys
Netflix’s Description: “The only thing holding the Willoughby children back from greatness? Their horrible parents. Good thing they’ve got each other.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 8 and up
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Over the Moon
Netflix’s Description: “A bright young girl. A dazzling adventure. And a mythical goddess whose story takes her to the moon – and back.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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Missing Link
Hulu’s Description: “Missing Link is a globe-trotting comedy-adventure about a dashing investigator of myths and monsters (Hugh Jackman) and the surprisingly silly and soulful beast he discovers (Zach Galifianakis).”
Ages it’s best suited to: 8 and up
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Meet the Robinsons
Disney+’s Description: “Young Lewis, who’s always wondered why his mother put him up for adoption, may get his answer when Wilbur Robinson whisks him away to the future.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 7 and up
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UglyDolls
Hulu’s Description: “An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with a desire to be loved, and ultimately discover who you truly are is what matters most.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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Frozen
Disney+’s Description: “Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, will the trio find Elsa in time to save Arendelle?”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up
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Inside Out
Disney+’s Description: “When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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Wonder Park
Hulu’s Description: “Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 7 and up
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Mary Poppins Returns
Netflix’s Description: “Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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The Secret Life of Pets 2
Netflix’s Description: “On a farm outside New York, Max aims to boost his confidence while in the city, Snowball attempts to rescue a tiger cub and Gidget pretends to be a cat.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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Coco
Disney+’s Description: “In Disney•Pixar’s vibrant tale of family, fun and adventure, an aspiring young musician named Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Héctor (Gael García Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Prime Video’s Description: “A weird inventor, Caractacus Potts, invents an amazing flying car, which drives by itself. It takes him and his family to Vulgaria, where the sinister buffoon Baron Bomburst kidnaps the car. The baron has made children illegal, and Caractacus and Co. have to try and rescue the children of Vulgaria in this classic children’s story.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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Turbo
Netflix’s Description: “A speed-obsessed snail who dreams of being the world’s greatest race car driver gets his chance when an accident imbues him with high-octane speed.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up
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Rango
Hulu’s Description: “A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 9 and up
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Akeelah and the Bee
HBO Max’s Description: “A bright, but unmotivated, 11-year-old girl from South Los Angeles is encouraged to compete in the National Spelling Bee competition, tutored by a stern English professor in this inspiring, feel-good story. “
Ages it’s best suited to: 8 and up
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Up
Disney+’s Description: “Retired balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, part rascal and part dreamer, takes to the sky by tying thousands of balloons to his house. Unbeknownst to Carl, a young Wildnerness Explorer named Russell becomes an unexpected stowaway on the journey they never expected.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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The Princess Diaries
What it’s about: “When news of her long-absent father’s death surfaces, a socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl learns that he was the prince of Genovia, making her a princess.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 8 and up
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Ratatouille
Disney+’s Description: “In one of Paris’ finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef, setting off a hilarious chain of events.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 6 and up
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WALL-E
Disney+’s Description: “After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable robot WALL-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek robot named EVE. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a journey across the universe.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up
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Finding Nemo
Disney+’s Description: “When young clownfish Nemo is unexpectedly captured from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and taken to a dentist’s office aquarium, it’s up to Marlin, his worrisome father, and Dory, a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, to make the epic journey to bring him home.”
Ages it’s best suited to: 5 and up