Here are the best family movies on Amazon Prime right now

Family time often involves sitting on the couch with the whole gang and watching a nice movie. Since the holiday season is just around the corner, it’s the best time to get the family together, pop some corn, and hit that play button on your remote. As an Amazon Prime subscriber, you’ve got plenty of family-oriented titles to choose from. We’ve taken the time to curate some of the best family movies on Amazon Prime Video, so you and the Brady Bunch don’t have to sift through the entire exhaustive library. Remember that some of these movies are more for older kids and teens than for little ones.

Don’t have Amazon Prime already? You can sign up for $14.99 a month or $139 a year. There’s also a cheaper option if you just want Amazon Prime Video without the shopping perks. Also, don’t forget there’s a 30-day free trial for new members. We have also included a few movies that are free to watch (with ads) with the Amazon Freevee channel.

Best family movies on Amazon Prime

Editor’s note: We’ll regularly update this list of the best Amazon Prime family movies as new ones are released.

Troop Zero (2019)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 32 minutes
• Director: Bert & Bertie
• Main Cast: Mckenna Grace, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan
• Genre: Pre-Teen Comedy
• Ratings: 6.9 — IMDB / 68% — Rotten Tomatoes

One of the best family movies on Amazon Prime is this film, which follows the story of a group of misfit elementary school children. They are trying to win a talent show so their voices can be recorded and sent to space.

Troop Zero is a perfect example of a great family movie on Amazon Prime Video. The movie is a light-hearted comedy, with the young students full of zest and spunk. The adults in the cast, especially Viola Davis, also offer great performances as well.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG-13
• Run time: 1 hour 38 minutes
• Director: Ian Samuals
• Main cast: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris
• Genre: Romance/Sci-fi
• Ratings: 6.9 — IMDB / 76% — Rotten Tomatoes

Two teenagers, Margaret and Mark, find themselves stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day repeatedly. As they try to escape the loop, they also look for perfect moments in their city to try and escape the loop.

Time loop movies are nothing new, but this one manages to add a few new wrinkles to that sub-genre. The performances by Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen are also solid. This is great for teens to watch on a date night or for any other kind of night.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Cinderella (2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 53 minutes
• Director: Kay Cannon
• Main cast: Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine
• Genre: Fantasy/Musical
• Ratings: 4.3 – IMDB / 42% — Rotten Tomatoes

The popular fairy tale gets a new musical adaptation. Cinderella wants to go to the royal ball, and her “Fab G” helps make that happen, despite Cinderella’s evil stepmother and step-sisters.

Pop singer Camila Cabello does a solid job in the title role, with some modern language and sensibilities. The standout performance goes to Billy Porter, who performs excellently as Cinderella’s “Fab G.” Musicals are usually good for family viewing, and this movie has some very hummable tunes as well.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Aeronauts (2019)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG-13
• Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
• Director: Tom Harper
• Main cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Courtenay
• Genre: Historical drama
• Ratings: 6.6 – IMDB / 72% — Rotten Tomatoes

In the 19th century, a meteorologist teams up with a professional aeronaut (hot air balloon pilot) to prove that they could predict the weather. They manage to take a balloon up to the incredible (at that time) height of 30,000 feet.

This film, based loosely on true events, shows that people were going high up in the sky for decades before airplanes were invented. The visual effects showing this incredible journey are also well done. If you want to watch an entertaining historical adventure, this is a good one to stream and one of the best family movies on Amazon Prime.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 27 minutes
• Director: Derek Drymon, Jennifer Kluska
• Main cast: Brian Hull, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg
• Genre: Animated/Fantasy
• Ratings: 6.0 – IMDB / 49% — Rotten Tomatoes

The fourth film in the Hotel Transylvania series features a machine that mistakenly turns Dracula and some other monsters at the hotel into humans. At the same time, the boyfriend of Dracula’s daughter transforms from a human into a monster. The group must go on a quest to a lost land in South America, where they must find a cure before their transformations become permanent.

While not quite as good as the previous three entries in this series, this movie is still entertaining for the whole family. The Freaky Friday-style plot gives the characters some new perspectives on each other. While Adam Sandler has retired from his voice role as Dracula, Andy Samberg returns as his son-in-law.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)

What you need to know:

• Rating: G
• Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes
• Director: Carroll Ballard
• Main cast: Hugh Bigney, Vanessa Sharp, Patricia Barker
• Genre: Fantasy/Musical
• Ratings: 6.9 — IMDB / 71% — Rotten Tomatoes

This is a recent retelling of the classic children’s ballet musical. A child is given a wooden nutcracker by her godfather on Christmas Eve, and later the nutcracker comes to life and takes the girl on an adventure in another land.

This is a huge production of this ballet, with art design provided by famed children’s book artist Maurice Sendak. It’s a great introduction to this Christmas-themed story. It may also be a great introduction to kids about ballet itself.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Muppets From Space (1999)

What you need to know:

• Rating: G
• Run time: 1 hour 27 minutes
• Director: Tim Hill
• Main cast: Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, Rob Schneider
• Genre: Puppets/Sci-fi
• Ratings: 6.2 — IMDB / 63% — Rotten Tomatoes

Gonzo is finally contacted by his real family, who are space aliens. However, the US government kidnaps Gonzo to learn more about his species. Can the rest of the Muppet gang get Gonzo out and bring him back to his family?

Everyone loves the Muppets, and this movie is fun to watch, especially if you are a Gonzo fan. It also has the rest of the main Muppet cast join in the fun. There are even a few adult cameos that will surprise the parents watching this movie.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 2 hours 2 minutes
• Director: Jeff Fowler
• Main cast: James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz
• Genre: Animated/Comedy/Video Game
• Ratings: 6.5 — IMDB / 69% — Rotten Tomatoes

Sonic is still on Earth, but the evil Dr. Robotnik has also returned to Earth with a new criminal partner, Knuckles. Can the superfast hedgehog and his new friend, Tails, stop this new evil duo?

If you love the first Sonic movie, you should also love the sequel to this video game adaptation. Ben Schwartz once again voices Sonic, and Jim Carrey is his usual manic self as Dr. Robonik. This proves that a video game movie can really work if you stick with the source material.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Snow Day (2000)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes
• Director: Chris Koch
• Main cast: Chris Elliott, Mark Webber, Jean Smart, Chevy Chase
• Genre: Comedy
• Ratings: 5.1 — IMDB / 29% — Rotten Tomatoes

A major snowstorm has hit a small New York town. The town’s children conspire to keep the school snowed in so they can have a day off, but will the adults get the upper hand?

This movie has turned into a cult classic for many people. There’s a lot of slapstick in this film, and it’s just fun to watch the kids “battle” the adults to have a snow day. Plus, it has Chevy Chase, which is usually a good sign of a funny movie.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes
• Director: Walt Becker
• Main cast: Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Tony Hale
• Genre: Comedy
• Ratings: 5.9 — IMDB / 58% — Rotten Tomatoes

A girl finds a small red puppy and brings it to her family at their New York City apartment. Things get complicated when the puppy grows quickly to become a huge but still friendly, 10-foot dog.

The children’s book series gets adapted into this movie. It certainly generates lots of laughs for kids to see Clifford perform his antics when he gets to his full and giant size. Fans of both the children’s books and people who are seeing Clifford for the first time will enjoy this movie.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 28 minutes
• Director: Wes Anderson
• Main cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
• Genre: Animated/Fantasy
• Ratings: 7.9 — IMDB / 93% — Rotten Tomatoes

Mr. Fox seems happy at home with his wife, son, and visiting nephew. However, in secret, Mr. Fox is planning to raid the neighboring chicken farm to the detriment of his family.

There is some great stop-motion animation for this adaptation of the Roald Dahl story. The voice work by this all-star cast of actors is pretty good as well. It is one of the best family movies on Amazon Prime for people who want something a bit different.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes
• Director: Harald Zwart
• Main cast: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon
• Genre: Comedy/Spy Action
• Ratings: 5.1 — IMDB / 38% — Rotten Tomatoes

Cody Banks seems to be an ordinary high-school student on the surface. However, he also happens to be an agent for the CIA, and his mission is to get close to a fellow student who has a father that wants to attack the US with small nanobots.

Lots of kids dream of being James Bond or some kind of secret agent with loads of cool gadgets and adventures. This movie offers some wish fulfillment for those children with plenty of action and visual effects. You can catch the sequel to this movie on Amazon Prime as well.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Puss in Boots (2011)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Director: Chris Millar
• Main cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis
• Genre: Animated/Fantasy
• Ratings: 6.6 — IMDB / 86% — Rotten Tomatoes

The legendary rogue cat is on a mission to steal the goose that lays golden eggs. He gets some help from his friend Humpty Dumpty and a female cat burglar.

This prequel to the Shrek film is a delight, thanks largely to some great animation. It also has a terrific voice cast led by Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots. Be sure to watch this before the sequel hits theaters on Christmas weekend. It’s definitely one of the best family movies on Amazon Prime.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Smurfs (2011)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 43 minutes
• Director: Raja Goznell
• Main cast: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays
• Genre: Animated/Live-Action/Comedy
• Ratings: 5.4 — IMDB / 21% — Rotten Tomatoes

The super blue, super cute, and super small creatures known as the Smurfs are chased out of their village by their long-time nemesis, Gargamel. However, the Smurfs enter a magic portal and find themselves in modern-day New York City.

The children’s animated series gets the big-budget CGI-live action treatment. The live-action adult cast is good, particularly Hank Azaria as Gargamel. There’s lots of fun for kids, and their parents will get a few winks and nods in the script as well.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

My Spy (2020)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG-13
• Run time: 1 hour 39 minutes
• Director: Peter Segal
• Main cast: Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Chloe Coleman
• Genre: Spy/Adventure
• Ratings: 6.3 — IMDB / 48% — Rotten Tomatoes

An undercover CIA operative is caught spying by a nine-year-old girl. She finds out and then blackmails him into teaching her the basics of espionage.

This is a cute mix of superspy movies and a kid’s adventure story. Dave Bautista has some nice chemistry with his young co-star Chloe Coleman, and there’s plenty of action for the parents to enjoy as well. This movie is supposed to get a sequel at some point, so hopefully, that will happen before Coleman gets too old.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Black Stallion (1979)

What you need to know:

• Rating: G
• Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes
• Director: Carroll Ballard
• Main cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
• Genre: Drama
• Ratings: 7.4 — IMDB / 90% — Rotten Tomatoes

In the 1940s, a boy bonds with a powerful black horse on a ship heading to Africa. The ship later sinks, but both the boy and the horse manage to swim to an island, where they are later rescued. The boy, with some help from a former jockey, tries to train the horse to race.

This may be the best adaptation of the classic children’s story and certainly one of the best family movies on Amazon Prime. The cinematography is beautiful, and you feel the bond between the boy and his horse from the screen. This is just some good old-fashioned movie storytelling without any visual or CGI effects.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Wonderstruck (2017)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 56 minutes
• Director: Todd Hayes
• Main cast: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Millicent Simmonds
• Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
• Ratings: 6.2 — IMDB / 68% — Rotten Tomatoes

This 2017 Amazon Prime Video original is set in two different timelines. One of them, filmed in black and white, is set in 1927 when a young girl runs away to try to find her mother. In 1977, a young boy also runs away from his home to find his father. How are these two characters linked, and will they be successful in their quests to find their missing parents?

This feels like an old-fashioned children’s story but it’s told with some impressive production values and visual effects. You may recognize Millicent Simmonds as a young girl in the 1920s. She later became much better known as the daughter in the two A Quiet Place movies.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Rumble (2021)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 44 minutes
• Director: Hamish Grieve
• Main cast: Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Geraldine Viswanathan
• Genre: Animated/Comedy/Sports
• Ratings: 5.9 — IMDB / 44% — Rotten Tomatoes

This animated movie takes place on an alternate Earth where huge monsters get recruited to join a wrestling league where they fight each other. However, one of these big monsters doesn’t seem to have what it takes to be a top wrestler until a human trains him to step into the ring.

This animated film has a cool premise, combining two things kids love: monsters and professional WWE-style wrestling. The voice cast is terrific, and the visuals are very entertaining. This movie is perfect for young fans of sports, wrestling or otherwise.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Hook (1991)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 2 hours 24 minutes
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Main cast: Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts
• Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale
• Ratings: 6.8 — IMDB / 29% — Rotten Tomatoes

An adult Peter Pan sees his own children kidnapped by Captain Hook and taken to Neverland. He has to rediscover the magic that he had when he was a boy to rescue his kids.

This sequel, of sorts, to the original Peter Pan story, looks great, thanks to some impressive art design and visual effects. Robin Williams also is outstanding as his character Peter tries to rekindle his magic. Dustin Hoffman puts in a fantastic performance and is nearly unrecognizable as the evil Captain Hook.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 32 minutes
• Director: Rob Minkoff
• Main cast: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter
• Genre: Animated/Comedy
• Ratings: 6.8— IMDB / 81% — Rotten Tomatoes

Mr. Peabody, an intelligent and rich talking dog, has made a time machine. When his boy Sherman takes the machine on a spin, he alters the timeline, and now Mr. Peabody and Sherman must undo the damage to history.

The 1960s TV cartoon comes to life in this funny CGI comedy. Kids might actually learn some history which watching this fun movie. It also has some interesting historical cameos from people throughout history.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 33 minutes
• Director: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly
• Main cast: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride
• Genre: Animated/Comedy/Video Game
• Ratings: 6.3 — IMDB / 43% — Rotten Tomatoes

A few flightless birds on an isolated island have some anger issues. They get even more upset when some green pigs suddenly appear on the island.

The mobile game franchise comes to life in a movie that’s more entertaining than it has any right to be. Some superb animation is combined with excellent voice work from actors like Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, and many others.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Annie (2014)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG-13
• Run time: 1 hour 58 minutes
• Director: Will Gluck
• Main cast: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne
• Genre: Musical/Comedy
• Ratings: 5.3 — IMDB / 28% — Rotten Tomatoes

An orphan girl in the foster system of New York City gets adopted by a billionaire looking to help his image as he runs for mayor. However, he soon starts to change his hard-nosed attitude while spending time with the girl.

The comic strip character gets a modern-day adaption of its hit musical version. Jamie Foxx is perfect as the billionaire who takes in Annie. Cameron Diaz also appears, very much out of character, as the evil head of Annie’s foster home.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009)

What you need to know:

• Rating: PG
• Run time: 1 hour 34 minutes
• Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
• Main cast: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen
• Genre: Animated/Scifi
• Ratings: 6.4 — IMDB / 74% — Rotten Tomatoes

The government recruits a team of monsters, most of which are huge. They are assigned to try to fight off an alien invasion of Earth, but they also have their own baggage to sort out.

This CGI-animated movie combines 1950s sci-fi themes with modern storytelling. There’s some great visuals for the giant monsters, combined with some excellent voice talent all around.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Land Before Time (1988)

What you need to know:

• Rating: G
• Run time: 1 hour 9 minutes
• Director: Don BLUth
• Main cast: Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi
• Genre: Animated/Adventure
• Ratings: 7.4 — IMDB / 64% — Rotten Tomatoes

A young dinosaur named Littlefoot survives an attack from a carnivorous creature thanks to his mother’s sacrifice. Now orphaned, he makes the long journey to a valley where he will join others of his kind.

This is just the first of a long, long series of movies about Littlefoot and his friends. Young kids should love the adventures of this small dinosaur, mixed with some excellent 2D animation. They may also want to watch some of the other movies in this series on Amazon Prime Video.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

The Last Unicorn (1982)

What you need to know:

• Rating: G
• Run time: 1 hour 34 minutes
• Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
• Main cast: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow
• Genre: Animated/Fantasy/Musical
• Ratings: 7.3 — IMDB /77% — Rotten Tomatoes

A young unicorn in a fantasy kingdom is on the run from an evil king that wants to kill all unicorns. She teams up with a clumsy sorcerer to try to prevent the extinction of all unicorns.

Based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle, this fantasy musical has some great hand-drawn animation. It also has an all-star voice cast, including Christopher Lee as the evil king and Angela Lansbury as an older witch, which helps makes it one of the best family movies on Amazon Prime.

Ready to watch? You can find the movie right here on Amazon Prime Video.

So those are some of the best family movies on Amazon Prime Video right now. We will update this post as more movies are added and others are removed.