Family Adventures on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
Antz
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up instead enlisted to fight against a termite army.
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Jumanji
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite into their living room a man who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- and whose only hope for freedom is to finish the game.
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Casper's Scare School
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen friendly ghost Casper decides he needs to toughen up, he goes to school to learn how to scare people. Little does he know he'll end up in the middle of a scandal that could threaten the whole world!
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsYoung Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) watches in awe as the mysterious egg he found on the shores of a nearby loch hatches into something incredible. But how long can he keep his ever-growing secret from his mom (Emily Watson) -- and an increasingly concerned Scottish government? Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox and David Morrissey also star in this enchanting fantasy based on Dick King-Smith's popular children's book.
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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen his Uncle Ian dies mysteriously, 14-year-old Alex Rider learns Ian was a spy -- and now the British Secret Service wants Alex to go undercover as an average teen and thwart a billionaire's plot to take over the planet's supercomputers.
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Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTen-year-old Arthur discovers a world of tiny people living in the backyard of his home, which is slated for demolition. A cryptic message leads Arthur to the mini community, where he searches for a rumored treasure in an effort to save his house.
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Aliens in the Attic
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe Pearsons' summer rental house has it all: plenty of room, a swimming pool and a space alien camping out in the attic. The kids can't help but love the cute little guy, until they learn that he's not alone, and his buddies aren't as nice. Now, what started as a summer retreat has become a brave quest to save the planet. Ashley Tisdale, Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts and Andy Richter star in this comic family adventure.
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Inkheart
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsUnbeknownst to his 12-year-old daughter, Meggie, bookbinder Mo "Silvertongue" Folchart has a secret ability to bring characters to life by reading their stories out loud. But when the wicked Capricorn comes after her father, Meggie must rescue him.
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Space Dogs
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis animated treat follows pampered dog Belka, who is the star of a Moscow circus in the 1950s. When she gets lost, she's befriended by a feisty stray named Strelka, who joins her on an adventure that leads into outer space.
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The Last Mimzy
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this family-friendly science-fiction adventure, Emma and Noah Wilder discover a mysterious box of toys that's been sent from the future, and the siblings start to develop some inexplicable, unearthly abilities.
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The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this colorful animated fantasy, a modest cobbler who pines for a beautiful princess has a chance to win her heart by doing battle with an evil sorcerer and saving her father's kingdom from a marauding army of one-eyed warriors.
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Police Patrol
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen a fallen electrical cable grants Radar the Police Car special powers, he teams up with his friend Dottie the Otter to stop the greedy Badger Brothers from stealing the town's water supply.
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The Jungle Book
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThere's trouble in the jungle, and as usual, Mowgli and Mani are at the center of it all! While they enjoy their time drumming away at logs in the jungle, Shere Khan plots to put an end to the noise.
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen the vile villain Ivan Ooze is released from the prison where he has languished for millennia, he seeks vengeance against his captor -- the Power Rangers' own mentor, Zordon. The slimy scoundrel also steals the Rangers' power, forcing them to journey to a distant planet to regenerate their powers. But can they return to earth before Ooze turns it into his own personal cesspool? This film stars Paul Freeman and Nicholas Bell.
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Muppets from Space
1999 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action.
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Aussie & Ted's Great Adventure
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDistraught over causing his young mistress to lose her very special teddy bear, a plucky mutt named Aussie sets out through the streets of San Francisco to locate and retrieve the missing doll.
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My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this My Little Pony adventure, a horned filly named Rarity is busy learning how to create the first rainbow of the season so that she can become a princess of Unicornia. But before she can learn her lesson, her curiosity lands her far from home.
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Legends of Valhalla: Thor
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this computer-animated adventure from Iceland, Thor, an overconfident teen with a magical weapon, and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants.
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Hoot
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSoon after moving from Montana to Florida, middle schooler Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) befriends Beatrice (Brie Larson), Mullet Fingers (Cody Linley) and a colony of endangered owls, which they work valiantly to protect from greedy developers. Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is one of the co-producers behind this family-friendly adventure, based on the Newberry Honor-winning book by Carl Hiaasen. Luke Wilson co-stars.
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Princess Lillifee and the Little Unicorn
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIt's up to Princess Lillifee to stop the evil Prince Steel from putting the country of Bluetopia into a permanent deep freeze, all while protecting a defenseless baby unicorn and reuniting her with her kidnapped parents.
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Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFunnyman Tim Allen plays an out-of-practice superhero who used to turn heads as the flashy Captain Zoom. When a secret agency recruits him to turn a motley crop of teens into the next generation of good guys, he's forced to get back into shape.
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Max Rules
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWith access to his uncle's high-tech equipment, Max finds endless fun with his pals as they pull spy-related pranks on their families. But when they learn the whereabouts of a stolen FBI microchip, the game becomes quite real.
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The Master of Disguise
2002 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSimple but sweet-natured Pistachio Disguisey (Dana Carvey) discovers his keen hereditary talent for imitation when his father (James Brolin) is kidnapped by criminal mastermind Devlin Bowman (Brent Spiner) in this lighthearted family comedy. With help from his similarly gifted grandfather and a pretty assistant, Pistachio must hone his newfound skills to rescue his father and foil Bowman's plot to steal the world's most prized artifacts.
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the second film to spring from the popular series, the gang visits Paris when Mr. Pickles gets summoned to fix a giant robot at the EuroReptarland theme park. Meanwhile, Chuckie tries to find a nice girlfriend for his widowed father.
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My Friend Bernard
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSam is a shy boy who is afraid of almost everything. But one day, he meets a polar bear named Bernard. Bernard takes Sam on an epic adventure around the world and helps him shed his fears.
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