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Take the guess work out of Family Movie Night these school holidays with this handy guide of great films for kids and parents currently streaming on Prime Video.
You’ll find a mix of animated and live-action features, recent hits and blasts from the past, original stories, adaptations, chuckle machines, Academy Award nominees, musicals, martial arts, and much more—all handpicked from the streaming platform’s extensive library of family entertainment.
We’ve also highlighted age appropriateness guidelines for each flick as per Children & Media Australia.
The Boss Baby
Watch on Prime VideoI don’t go against the grain all too often, but I’m a staunch defender of this critically punted effort from DreamWorks. Playing out like a modern day Babyface Finster, the film centres on a seven-year-old boy who’s just fine being an only child. Naturally, he isn’t stoked to learn he has a baby brother, personified as a selfish, demanding, money-chucking suit with Alec Baldwin’s voice.
More visually inventive than you’d expect with a willingness to dive deep into the absurdity of the premise, The Boss Baby comes packed with laughs and crafty physical comedy (the Catch That Baby sequence has to be seen to be believed). Impressive still, the bossy baby brother analogy goes beyond gags to deliver some genuine insight sure to hit kids wrestling with the conflicting feelings of suddenly being a sibling.
Parental guidance recommended for kids aged 5 to 8 due to themes.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Watch on Prime VideoAdmit it: the moment you saw that image and read that title, the song instantly popped up in your head. I don’t even need to mention what song. It’s just there. For the rest of your week. Sorry about that.
Now that you’re held captive by that catchy ditty, you might as well bring the family together for this timeless 1968 fantasy adventure starring Dick Van Dyke as a budding inventor who finally creates something tremendous—a flying car—sparking a magical voyage to take the kids to see their grandfather. Fun fact: the script was co-written by Roald Dahl, adapted from a book by Bond author Ian Fleming.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Watch on Prime VideoPhil Lord and Chris Miller jumpstarted their feature filmmaking careers with this crackling comedy about a(nother) budding inventor who just cannot create the right contraption. That is, until he somehow makes the mother of all machines that turns water into seemingly any kind of food imaginable. Unfortunately, it works too well, causing food-related weather events like hailing meatballs and literal ice cream blizzards.
