Starting a family movie night is a great way to spend more time with relatives, and the best family movies on Amazon Prime Video right now can help. Although Prime Video has some great movie options for your nearest and dearest, its clunky interface can make browsing and trying to find something to watch anything but an enjoyable experience.
So, weve done the work for you! Weve scoured the Amazon Prime Video collection and compiled the best family-friendly movies available now into this roundup.
Looking for even more family films? Weve also put together lists of the best family movies on Netflix, the best family movies on Hulu, and the best family movies on Disney+.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru pg 2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem pg 2023
Peter Rabbit pg 2018
The Croods pg 2013
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) new
56 % pg 87m Genre Animation, Comedy, Family Stars Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin Directed by Kyle Balda watch on Amazon watch on Amazon The Despicable Me franchise just keeps on chugging, with yet anotherMinions movie, this one harking back to the 1970s, where a young Gru (The Office star Steve Carell) is just a fanboy of the worlds greatest supervillain supergroup, Vicious 6. Together with the Minions, Gru hatches a plan so evil that the group will have to notice him. But, as tends to happen with Gru and the Minions, things dont quite go according to plan. Read less Read more Related
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) new
74 % pg 100m Genre Animation, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction Stars Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu Directed by Jeff Rowe watch on Amazon watch on Amazon This 2023 hit breathed some new life into the decades-old TMNT franchise. Something of an origin story, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem sees the turtle brothers venture into the human world after years of being sheltered in the sewers. Setting out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and become accepted as heroes, they team up with April ONeil (Bottomsstar Ayo Edebiri) to take on a mysterious crime syndicate. But when an army of mutants like them is unleashed, theyre quickly in over their heads. Read less Read more
Peter Rabbit (2018) new
51 % pg 93m Genre Animation, Adventure, Family Stars James Corden, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson Directed by Will Gluck watch on Amazon watch on Amazon A modern twist on a classic tale,Peter Rabbit stars James Corden as the titular hare, a mischievous, adventurous little rabbit who has set his sights on Mr. McGregors (Domhnall Gleeson) garden. As the feud between rabbit and man spirals out of control, each vies for the affections of the animal lover next door, Beatrix Potter (Bridesmaids Rose Byrne), taking the stakes up a notch. Read less Read more
The Croods (2013) new
55 % pg 98m Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Action Stars Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds Directed by Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders watch on Amazon watch on Amazon Taking place in a previously unknown (fictional) era known as the Croodaceous period, The Croods brings audiences to a world in which Mother Nature was still experimenting where dinosaurs and early humans shared the Earth. There, the Crood family fights and struggles to survive by gathering food each day and huddling in the safety of a cave at night. But when a more evolved caveman named Guy (Deadpool Wolverines Ryan Reynolds) appears on the scene with sights set on teenage Eep Crood (Poor Things actress Emma Stone), patriarch Grug (Nicolas Cage) is deeply distrustful especially when Guy stars talking about the impending destruction of the world. Unfortunately, it seems hes right. Read less Read more
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
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8.1/10 pg 98m Genre Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family Stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois The first film in DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon franchise introduces us to the Viking island village of Berk, where people live in terrible fear of dragons. There, the son of the Chief, Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), struggles to become more warrior-like despite a more abiding interest in science and books. But when hes given the chance to prove his mettle, he downs a rare and feared dragon only to discover that the dragon has just been hurt, not killed. Seeing a kindred spirit, Hiccup does the impossible by befriending the dragon. He soon realizes that dragons arent nearly as vicious as his people think. Now, hes got to change their minds. Read less Read more
Kicking Screaming (2005)
45 % pg 95m Genre Family, Comedy Stars Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka Directed by Jesse Dylan watch on Amazon watch on Amazon In the cutthroat, do-or-die world of childrens soccer, militant coach Buck Weston (Robert Duvall) benches his 10-year-old grandson, Sam, when it looks like hell follow in the unathletic footsteps of his dad, Phil (SNL vet Will Ferrell). Unwilling to let Sam go down the same path, and determined to prove himself to his father, Phil transfers Sam to a new team and signs up to be the temporary coach. Now, its Weston versus Weston for all the marbles. Read less Read more
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
39 % pg-13 91m Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family Stars Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays Directed by Steve Carr watch on Amazon watch on Amazon Need a dumb movie for the teenagers? Enter: Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Kevin James is Paul Blart, a single suburban dad trying to make ends meet as a New Jersey mall security officer. Although nobody takes him seriously, Paul is extremely committed to his job. So when a heist shuts down the entire mall with Paul the only person who remotely resembles law enforcement inside, its up to him to save the day. Read less Read more
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
75 % pg 104m Genre Animation, Action, Comedy, Family Stars Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera Directed by Chris McKay watch on Amazon watch on Amazon This equally irreverent spinoff of The Lego Movie stars the self-described leading man of that film: Lego Batman (Will Arnett). This time, he actually is the star, but as Gotham is undergoing major changes during a hostile takeover by The Joker (Zach Galifianakis), hell have to learn to lighten up and play nice with others to save the city. Read less Read more
The Bad Guys (2022)
64 % pg 100m Genre Animation, Action, Adventure, Family Stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina Directed by Pierre Perifel watch on Amazon watch on Amazon Based on the wildly popular kids books, The Bad Guys tells the tale of the worlds baddest crooks: pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), muscle Mr. Piranha (Transformers: Rise of the Beastsstar Anthony Ramos), and hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina). But when the gang is finally caught after years of heists, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save the gang from going to prison. Theyll go good. Sent out into the world to set a positive example, things get confusing when Mr. Wolf realizes he might actually like being a Good Guy. Read less Read more
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
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6.0/10 pg 87m Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adventure Stars Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn Directed by Derek Drymon, Jennifer Kluska watch on Amazon watch on Amazon All four Hotel Transylvania movies are on Amazon Prime Video, but the most recent is Transformania, in which the human Johnny (Andy Samberg) enlists the help of Van Helsing (Jim Gaffigan) to turn him into a monster so he can meet Dracs (Spacemans Adam Sandler) order that only a monster can inherit Hotel Transylvania. But when Drac tries to turn Johnny back into a human using Van Helsings Monsterfication Ray, the machine goes haywire, turning him into a human. Now in mismatched bodies, Johnny and Drac must travel to the Cave of Reflexion in South America to retrieve a new crystal to fix the machine before the change becomes permanent. Read less Read more
Cinderella (2021)
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4.2/10 pg 113m Genre Fantasy, Romance, Comedy Stars Camila Cabello, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel Directed by Kay Cannon watch on Amazon watch on Amazon Camila Cabello stars in this musical reimagining of the classic tale. This Cinderella (Cabello) has far bigger dreams than her provincial world will allow. The entrepreneurial Cinderella is working hard to get her shop Dresses by Ella off the ground and gets a big break when she catches the eye of Prince Robert (Red, White Royal Blues Nicholas Galitzine), who is browsing the market while posing as a commoner. Subsequently, Prince Robert invites Cinderella to attend a royal ball. When the day comes, however, Cinderellas jealous stepmother stops Cinderella from going so that her own daughters can get preferential treatment. Fortunately, her Fab G (Billy Porter) has the magic and the support to help Cinderella overcome the odds. Read less Read more
Pinocchio (2019)
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6.2/10 pg-13 125m Genre Fantasy, Adventure, Drama Stars Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth Directed by Matteo Garrone watch on Amazon watch on Amazon This is far from your grandfathers Pinocchio the PG-13 remake is beautiful, dramatic, and thoroughly enchanting for older kids and parents who are looking for a movie that the whole family can sit down and enjoy. The classic and familiar beats are here, from the wooden boy trying to become real and a growing nose, but there are also a lot of new story elements to appreciate (some derived from the original 1883 book and excellent performances. Fun fact: Most of the special effects are made with prosthetic makeup instead of CGI! Read less Read more Pinocchio Official Trailer | Only in Theaters This Christmas
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
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6.8/10 pg-13 99m Genre Fantasy, Romance Stars Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris Directed by Ian Samuels watch on Amazon watch on Amazon An original movie from Amazon, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a young adult comedy reminiscent of Netflixs Russian Doll show but much more friendly for teens and tweens. Mark (Kyle Allen) is coming to terms with his life living the same day over and over again when he finds another teen, Margaret (Lisa Frankensteinstar Kathryn Newton) who is experiencing the same event. Love, humor, and mystery all ensue, creating a highly watched teen time-loop romp thats a great pick if no one knows what to watch. Read less Read more The Map of Tiny Perfect Things - Official Trailer
Troop Zero (2019)
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6.9/10 pg 94m Genre Comedy, Drama, Family Stars Mckenna Grace, Viola Davis, Jim Gaffigan Directed by Bert, Bertie watch on Amazon watch on Amazon In rural Georgia in 1977, a misfit little girl (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empires Mckenna Grace) dreams of one day going to outer space. So when a national competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASAs Golden Record, she jumps at the chance. The only problem is that she has to be a part of the Birdie Scouts to compete. In a rush to enter the competition, she assembles a ragtag crew of misfits like her, only to unwittingly forge friendships that will last a lifetime. Read less Read more Troop Zero - Official Trailer | Prime Video










