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The Best Kids’ and Family-Friendly Movies in 2025

Get ready for a year filled with thrilling adventures, heartwarming stories, and nostalgic favourites as 2025 brings a diverse lineup of movies for audiences of all ages. From beloved characters embarking on new journeys to reimagined classics and original tales, there’s something for everyone to enjoy – and don’t forget to check out our list of family-friendly cinemas in the Klang Valley while you’re at it!

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January

Paddington in Peru

Source: GSC

Paddington embarks on a new adventure with the Brown family, travelling through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. 

Release Date: 16th January 2025

Genre: Comedy


Out of the Nest

Days before a grand ceremony is to take place in the Kingdom of Castilia, disaster strikes and the only hope to save the kingdom lies in an unexpected hero, Arthur the Goat – a teenage delivery boy with huge dreams of becoming a world-class barber.

Release Date: 16th January 2025

Genre: Animation 


Henry Danger: The Movie

Henry Danger returns in an all-new movie! When Henry meets Kid Danger superfan Missy Martin, a mysterious portal to alternate realities pulls them into an unexpected adventure. Now, with an inexperienced new sidekick by his side, Henry must navigate through bizarre worlds to find his way back to Dystopia—or risk being trapped forever!

Stream it: Nickelodeon and Paramount+

Release Date: 17th January 2025

Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi


Autumn and the Black Jaguar

Growing up in the Amazon rainforest, Autumn formed a rare bond with a lost jaguar cub she named Hope. Forced to leave for New York City after a tragic event, she spent years dreaming of returning to the rainforest. At 14, having adjusted to city life, Autumn learns her childhood village is threatened by animal traffickers. Determined to save her home and Hope, she plans a return to the Amazon. Despite her biology teacher, Anja’s warnings, they set out together on a daring mission to protect the rainforest and its wildlife.

Release Date: 17th January 2025

Genre: Adventure / Family / Comedy


Goldbeak

Source: Animation Magazine

A young eagle raised by chickens sets out on a journey to discover his true identity. Finding his place among his relatives in the Bird Sanctuary’s heroic Feathered Patrol, he embraces a newfound purpose but remains oblivious to a looming sinister threat in the nearby city.

Release Date: 28th January 2025

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Family


Dog Man

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve and fetch, sit and roll over.

Release Date: 31st January 2025

Genre: Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi


March

Night of the Zoopocalypse

A wolf and mountain lion team up, when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.

Release Date: 7th March 2025

Genre: Animation / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi


Snow White

Snow White comes to life! Starring Rachel Zegler (who also voiced Princess Ellian in Netflix’s Spellbound), the movie is a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated classic ‘Snow Whilte and the Seven Dwarfs’.

Release Date: 21st March 2025

Genre: Adventure / Musical / Romance


Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

Young Alexander Garcia is convinced he’s the unluckiest kid alive. So when his lively Mexican-American family embarks on a road trip to California, he’s certain catastrophe is waiting at every turn.

Stream it: Disney +

Release Date: 28th March 2025

Genre: Comedy / Family


April

A Minecraft Movie

Four misfits are whisked through a mysterious portal into a surreal, cube-shaped world fuelled by imagination. To return home, they must navigate this strange land and embark on a quest alongside an unlikely expert crafter.

Release Date: 4th April 2025

Genre: Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy


May

Lilo & Stitch

A live-action remake of the original Disney animated classic in 2002,  the movie is about the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Release Date: 23rd May 2025

Genre: Action / Adventure / Family / Comedy


Karate Kid: Legends

Can you believe it has been 40 years since the original Karate Kid movie? In this movie, Kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from Beijing and relocates to New York City. When a friend needs his support, Li enters a high-stakes karate competition. With guidance from his teacher Mr. Han and the legendary original Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso, Li combines their styles for an epic martial arts showdown.

Release Date: 30th May 2025

Genre: Action / Drama / Family / Sport


June

How to Train Your Dragon

The story revolves around Hiccup, a young Viking who befriends a dragon named Toothless, challenging his village’s long-standing beliefs about dragons. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. 

Release Date: 13th June 2025

Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama


Elio

Elio, a space fanatic with a vivid imagination, is thrust into the Communiverse, an intergalactic organisation, when he’s mistaken for Earth’s leader. To find his true place, he must bond with quirky aliens and tackle a galaxy-wide crisis.

Release Date: 13th June 2025

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family


July

The Smurfs Movie

A story that stays true to its origins, but with a Smurf-tastic musical twist.

Release Date: 18th July 2025

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family


August

Freakier Friday

Source: Disney Instagram

A sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist, the film picks up years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice.

Release Date: 8th August 2025

Genre: Comedy / Family / Fantasy


September

Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie

The movie, based on the popular Netflix series of the same name, follows the adventures of Gabby as she goes out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby’s dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it’s too late.

Release Date: 26th September 2025

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy


November

Wicked: For Good

The movie delves deeper into the untold stories of Elphaba and Glinda, exploring the bonds, choices, and sacrifices that shape their destinies in Oz. The film revisits iconic moments while introducing fresh perspectives, showcasing how the lines between good and wicked blur in the pursuit of justice and belonging. If you loved the first part released last year, don’t miss this!

Release Date: 21st November 2025

Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance


David

An animated feature film based on King David from the Bible. The story follows David as he transitions from shepherding his father’s sheep in remote fields to navigating life in the King’s palace. Along the way, he faces two hostile armies, a giant enemy warrior, and the volatile King Saul.

Release Date: 21st November 2025

Genre: Animation / Family / Musical


Zootopia 2

Brave rabbit officer Judy Hopps and her clever fox friend Nick Wilde reunite to tackle their most dangerous and complex case yet.

Release Date: 26th November 2025

Genre: Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy


December

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Based on the SpongeBob SquarePants television series, the upcoming animated adventure comedy, follows SpongeBob as he travels to the depths of the ocean to face off against the Flying Dutchman. 

Release Date: 19th December 2025

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy


A Hundred Acre Christmas

Source: Amazon

A holiday movie featuring Winnie-the-Pooh!

Stream it: Amazon Prime

Release Date: 25th December 2025

Genre: Animation


*The timeline and release dates above are accurate as at publication date and are subject to change.

All images are taken from IMDb.com unless otherwise stated.

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