All the best family movies hitting our screens in 2025

Check out the blockbuster family movies hitting our screens this year!
Whether you’re heading to the cinema or settling in for a cosy movie night at home, there are some exciting, family-friendly films on the horizon.
From animated adventures like Elio to live-action remakes of Snow White and How to Train Your Dragon, there’s something for everyone – little ones to teens. We’ve put together a list of the most anticipated family movies coming soon to cinemas and streaming services.
So, grab your popcorn and get ready for some movie magic!
The best family movies in 2025

Captain America: Brave New World
In cinemas February 13, 2025
Marvel Studios shared the teaser trailer and poster for “CaptainAmerica: Brave New World,” featuring Anthony Mackie as Captain America.
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red!

A Minecraft Movie
In cinemas April 3, 2025
Minecraft is levelling up to the big screen! Featuring an all-star cast including Jack Black and Jason Momoa, this adventure takes four misfits through a mysterious portal into the Overworld – a quirky, blocky universe fueled by imagination.
To find their way home, they’ll have to navigate the terrain and team up with an unlikely hero, Steve, on a magical quest like no other.

Disney’s Snow White
In cinemas March 20, 2025
Get ready for a fresh, live-action take on the 1037 classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Rachel Zegler steps into the iconic role of Snow White, while Gal Gadot brings all the glam and menace as the Evil Queen.
When the wicked stepmother sends a huntsman to take out Snow White, she escapes to the forest and shacks up with seven quirky dwarfs. You’re in for one magical, musical adventure.

Disney’s Lilo & Stitch
In cinemas May 22, 2025
The 2002 classic Lilo & Stitch is getting a live-action makeover. This funny, heartfelt story follows Lilo, a lonely six-year-old Hawaiian girl, who befriends Stitch – a blue alien fugitive created as a biological weapon.
But thanks to Lilo, her sister Nani, and their ohana, Stitch learns he can be more than his programming, showing everyone (humans and aliens alike) the power of kindness and connection.

How to Train Your Dragon
In cinemas June 12, 2025
This live-action remake of DreamWorks’ 2010 hit How to Train Your Dragon is based on the 2003 novel by Cressida Cowell.
The story follows Hiccup, an awkward Viking who breaks tradition by befriending Toothless, a powerful dragon. As an ancient threat puts both Vikings and dragons at risk, on the isle of Berk, their unlikely bond becomes the key to a new future for both species.

Disney’s Elio
In cinemas June 19, 2025
Meet Elio, an alien-obsessed, imaginative 11-year-old boy who accidentally lands the gig of a lifetime – becoming Earth’s intergalactic ambassador.
Totally unprepared for the pressure, Elio must navigate bizarre alien lifeforms, survive tough trials, and figure out who he’s really meant to be.

Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
In cinemas September 18, 2025
Meet Elio, an alien-obsessed, imaginative 11-year-old boy who accidentally lands the gig of a lifetime – becoming Earth’s intergalactic ambassador.
Totally unprepared for the pressure, Elio must navigate bizarre alien lifeforms, survive tough trials, and figure out who he’s really meant to be.

Wicked: For Good (Part Two)
In cinemas November 21, 2025
Wicked: For Good continues the story of Glinda and Elphaba’s friendship as powerful forces try to tear them apart. Elphaba’s transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West deepens, and she rebels against the Wizard. The film shows the consequences of their actions and how they change Oz forever.
Elphaba, now a fugitive, seeks help from her sister Nessarose, who’s become bitter and cruel. Meanwhile, Glinda enjoys fame but struggles with Elphaba’s growing infamy. Fiyero, now Captain of the Guard, becomes frustrated with the Wizard’s rule.
Things really heat up when Madame Morrible’s attempt to capture Elphaba leads to a cyclone that drops Dorothy’s house on Nessarose.

Shrek 5
Coming in 2026 tbc
Shrek 5 is coming soon, along with an exciting new spin-off! Almost 25 years after the first movie, Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona will reunite. Eddie Murphy confirmed in an interview with Collider that a new Shrek movie is in production, and Donkey will get his own standalone film.
“We started doing Shrek 4 or [Shrek] 5 months ago. I did this, I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up,” said the American comeidan and actor.
When asked if both project were being work on at the same time, he said: “No, not at the same time. I started recording Shrek, I think it’s coming out in 2025, and we’re doing a Donkey one next.”
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Mufasa: The Lion King
In cinemas and available to stream soon on Disney+
The story starts with Mufasa, a young cub who’s lost and alone until he meets Taka, a sympathetic lion who’s next in line for royalty. Their meeting sets off a journey for a diverse group of outcasts searching for their destiny. Along the way, they face challenges that test their bonds as they band together to escape a dangerous enemy.
Introducing Blue Ivy Carter as Kiara, daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala.

Moana 2
In cinemas now or buy and watch now on Disney+
Get ready for the ultimate oceanic adventure with Moana 2 from Walt Disney Animation Studios!
This epic animated musical takes Moana, Maui, and a crew of new friends on a voyage across the stunning seas of Oceania.
When Moana gets a surprise call from her wayfinding ancestors, she’s off to explore uncharted, perilous waters for a wild adventure like never before.
Moana 2 opens in Australian cinemas on 28 November, 2024.

Deadpool and Wolverine
Available to stream on Disney+
Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine delivers the ultimate team-up throwdown!
Sure to thrill Marvel fans, Shawn Levy directs the highly anticipated flick, Deadpool & Wolverine, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen.

Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 is available to stream on Disney+ in Australia. It can also be purchased or rented on Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Microsoft Store.
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

IF
IF (2024) is available to stream in Australia now on Foxtel and Binge and Prime Video Store and Paramount+ and Paramount+ on Prime.
In IF, Ryan Reynolds’ character discovers that his neighbour can see ‘imaginary friends’. Only thing is, these imaginary friends have been abandoned as their kids, the ones that had first imagined them in the first place, have grown up, and now they have nowhere to go.
Director John Krasinski uses daughter’s imaginary friends to find the inner kid in us all.