While we’re off school and potentially off work together, why not host a little family film marathon? You can get together to build a blanket fort in your living room, have snacks and load up either your DVD player or the streaming services of your choice.
Here are a selection of great family-friendly films that you can watch together!
Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse
This fun family friendly film takes animation to a whole new level! Follow Miles Morales, who has recently taken up the mantle of spider man in his universe as he teams up with the other incarnations of spider man to save reality as we know it.
Starring: Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Lily Tomlin.
Rated: PG
The Adventures of TinTin: Secret of the Unicorn
Based on the famous comic series, this CGI animation follows TinTin and Snowy as they try to uncover the mystery of the Unicorn all while trying not to lose Captain Haddock, who may hold the key to the whole mystery.
Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig
Rated: PG
How to train your Dragon
There are now three of these in the series for you to enjoy and all three of them are available on streaming sites and DVD. The story begins with Hiccup, a young Viking who makes friends with a dragon and changes his community for the better. The pair then go on various adventures across three films!
Starring: Jay Barachel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera,
Rated: PG
Peter Rabbit
Based on the Beatrix Potter book series, Peter Rabbit and Peter Rabbit 2 let you follow Peter and his friends as they cause havoc and mayhem.
Starring: James Corden, Dohmnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie
Rated: PG
Hotel Transylvania
There are now three films in this series to enjoy, as well as a Netflix limited series. Count Dracula runs a hotel for monsters but everything changes when a human stumbles across them and falls in love with his daughter.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Rated: U
The BFG
Disney’s take on the famous Roald Dahl story, the BFG is about a Big Friendly Giant who meets orphaned girl, Sophie, and takes her back to his home.
Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton.
Rated: PG
Matilda
While we’re on the subject of Roald Dahl, here’s a classic film to share with your children! Matilda is an incredibly gifted girl who takes on her unkind family and her formidable headmistress. Your kids will probably never look at chocolate cake the same way again.
Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny Devito, Pam Ferris
Rated: PG
Hook
This is a real classic! Luckily, Netflix has recently added it to their library! Peter Pan is now a grown up and has no memories of Neverland, but when Captain Hook kidnaps his children, he has to return to save them.
Starring: Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts
Rated: U
Night at the Museum
One the parents will recognise the entire cast in and one the kids will love, plus its about a museum, so you’re learning too! There are now three in the series for you to watch. It follows a security guard who discovers that the displays at the museum he works at come to life at night.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams
Rated: PG
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of water
There are several Spongebob Movies out there now, including an animated one and this one. In this Spongebob and friends must head out of Bikini Bottom to save the Krusty Krab’s Krabby Patty recipe.
Starring: Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas
Rated: U
Shrek
We’ve lost count of how many Shrek films there are now, but if you’re in the mood for a movie marathon, this series about an ogre called Shrek and his best friend, a donkey called… Donkey are a good place to start.
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Rated: U
Paddington
For a wholesome, charming, fun time, you can’t go far wrong with Paddington or Paddington 2. Based on the books, Paddington Bear finds himself in London being adopted by a family and trying to get his head around this strange new world.
Starring: Ben Wishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins
Rated:PG
What are your favourite films to watch together? Let us know your suggestions
