Family Comedies on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Jack and the Beanstalk
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis live-action version of the classic children's story stars Colin Ford as Jack, a student flunking out of fairy tale school who trades his computer for some beans that a pawnbroker (Wallace Shawn) swears will make him worthy of fairy tale legend. When the seeds grow into a mighty beanstalk, Jack and his pal, Jillian (Chloe Moretz), climb into the clouds where a giant guards a magic harp. Gary J. Tunnicliffe directs this family-friendly comedy.
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Soccer Mom
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsObsessive soccer mom Wendy (Missi Pyle) poses as a world-class Italian soccer star in order to coach her daughter's (Emily Osment) team in this heartfelt comedy. Can she keep up the charade long enough to get the win?
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A Talking Cat!?!
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSometimes it takes a little help from a special cat to get people back on course. In this case, Duffy, a sassy feline who just so happens to be able to talk, sets about to help two families enjoy one another's gifts.
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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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Are We There Yet?
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHoping to impress a foxy divorcee, ladies' man Nick offers to take her two kids on an extended road trip. But Nick isn't prepared for the mischievous duo's antics, as they expertly chase off any guy who makes a move on their mother.
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My Girl 2
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFulfilling a school assignment to write an essay about someone she admires but has never met, teenager Vada Sultenfuss makes surprising discoveries when she traverses Los Angeles to speak with her dead mother's high school classmates and friends.
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Daddy Day Care
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a conscientious father loses his lucrative dot-com job and faces economic ruin, he joins two friends in opening a business called Daddy Day Care. But as the venture takes off, it attracts the attention of a rival who doesn't like competition.
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Good Burger
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTwo L.A. teens with summer jobs at Good Burger try to save their small restaurant when a corporate giant burger franchise moves in across the street. Will their special secret sauce save Good Burger and their jobs?
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter their parents are tragically killed, three orphans are taken in by the dastardly Count Olaf, who hopes to snatch their inheritance from them in director Brad Silberling's take on the best-selling series of darkly funny children's books.
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Are We Done Yet?
2007 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsNewlyweds Nick and Suzanne (Ice Cube and Nia Long) move into a big fixer-upper in the suburbs, but their happy new life together is thrown into disarray by an oddball contractor (John C. McGinley) who bonds with Suzanne and her two children as the renovation project escalates. Feeling alienated and angry, Nick plans some wild schemes to win back his family's respect in this sequel to the popular comedy Are We There Yet?
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Kicking & Screaming
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen middle-aged family man Phil Weston takes a job coaching his 10-year-old son's talented soccer team, he winds up going head-to-head with his ultra-competitive father, Buck, who coaches an opposing team.
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Tales of the Riverbank
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWashed down the river by a storm, Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig make the long journey home, where even more danger awaits. It seems their riverbank is now the site of the Fat Cats' new Waffle, Marmalade and Doughnut (WMD) factory.
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Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot
2004 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTag along with lovable Funshine Bear as he takes an excursion to the whimsical land of Joke-a-Lot and learns a serious lesson along the way: that sometimes true friendship isn't something to joke about.
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Gulliver's Travels
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a trip to the Bermuda Triangle inevitably goes awry, shipwrecked travel writer Lemuel Gulliver (the inimitable Jack Black) finds himself in Lilliput, land of the little people, where he's bound to discover just how much size matters. Jonathan Swift's immortal satire gets a broad comic retelling in this updated adaptation directed by Rob Letterman. Amanda Peet, Emily Blunt and Billy Connolly also star.
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The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
2002 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCrocodile hunter Steve Irwin and his wife (playing themselves) are mistaken for spies while trying to rescue a crocodile from poachers ... who are really CIA operatives trying to retrieve top-secret satellite equipment that the beastie swallowed.
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Bratz: The Movie
2007 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsFour high school students from different backgrounds and different cliques become friends when they discover they all share the same dreams in this live-action film based on the popular line of fashion-conscious dolls.
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Shredderman Rules
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn retaliation against school bully Bubba, straight-A student Nolan constructs a cyber superhero named Shredderman using a digital camera, a computer and the Internet. Soon, Shredderman captures Bubba's misdeeds and airs them online.
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