15 Great Kids’ Movies You Can Stream on Amazon Prime

Sometimes, it feels like deciding what to watch on family movie night takes longer than watching the actual film does — especially if you don’t feel like paying to rent or buy something. To cut down on your decision-making, we sifted through all the family movies on Prime and found the best of the best that everyone will enjoy.

Year: 2024
Runtime: 1h 44min
Director: John Krasinski

A combination of live-action and animation, this movie tells the story of Bea, a young girl who realizes she can see forgotten imaginary friends and decides to reconnect them with their kids. Not only was it written and directed by John Krasinski, but there are also other A-listers involved too: Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carrell, Awkwafina, and Maya Rudolph, among many more. P.S.: In case you didn’t put it together before, IF stands for “imaginary friends.”

Watch on Prime Video: IF

Year: 2009
Runtime: 1h 30min
Director: David Bowers

Inspired by a manga series with the same name, this animated sci-fi movie is set in the 22nd-century, a time when humans and robots coexist. After his son Toby dies in an accident, Dr. Tenma builds a robot named Astro to replace him. Instead of becoming a member of the family, Astro is disowned because nothing can ever truly replace Tony. The robot ends up on a journey to discover who he truly is, and he even ends up teaming up with Dr. Tenma to take down the evil President Stone.

Watch on Prime Video: Astro Boy

Year: 2000
Runtime: 1h 15min
Director: Paul Demeyer, Stig Bergqvist

Considering this movie is 25 years old, it’s possible you watched it when you were a kid. But it’s more than just a nostalgic watch — your family will enjoy experiencing Paris from babies’ points of view, laughing at the slapstick comedy, and feeling all the feels over the heartwarming story of young Chuckie Finster trying to find his new mother.

Watch on Prime Video: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 29min
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Is there a more iconic duo out there than Mario and Luigi? Anyone who’s seen this would disagree. Based on the Super Mario game series, the movie follows the Brooklyn brothers as they fix a water main and then magically end up in Mushroom Kingdom. What follows is an action-packed adventure that will leave your kids begging for the latest Nintendo gadget.

Watch on Prime Video: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Year: 2003
Runtime: 1h 23min
Director: Kevin Lima

What kid hasn’t dreamt about living in a hotel and causing a ruckus? Yours can live vicariously through Eloise, a 6-year-old created by Kay Thompson who calls a penthouse in the Plaza Hotel home. Although her nanny is responsible for keeping her in line, when a prince comes to New York, she ends up playing matchmaker at a debutante ball.

Watch on Prime Video: Eloise at the Plaza

Year: 2017
Runtime: 1h 31min
Director: Alberto Rodríguez

An animated film showcasing loyalty and heart, it’s named after the main character, Ozzy the beagle. When his owners go to a comic festival in Japan, he’s left at a luxury dog spa — that’s not actually a spa, but instead a prison. In order to reunite with his family, he forms an alliance with other prisoners and together they make a brave plan to escape.

Watch on Prime Video: Ozzy

Year: 2005
Runtime: 1h 22min
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath

At Central Park Zoo, Alex the lion is the main attraction — which is exactly how he likes it. Thanks to Marty the zebra and some penguins, he and his other friends end up part of an adventure they never asked for on the island of (you guessed it) Madagascar. It’s a beloved animated film that still holds up 20 years after being released. Warning: Don’t watch if you don’t want “I Like to Move It” stuck in your head for the next week.

Watch on Prime Video: Madagascar

Year: 2016
Runtime: 1h 30min
Director: Trevor Wall, Anthony Bell

A polar bear with the ability to talk to humans, Norm has always been the odd one out. When a real estate developer decides to build luxury condos in the Arctic, he has to use this unique ability to save his home. This movie tackles the theme of environmentalism as simply as it can, while also showing kids how to overcome adversity.

Watch on Prime Video: Norm of the North

Year: 2007
Runtime: 1h 17min
Director: Howard E. Baker, John Fox, Kyung Ho Lee

If you want to watch Finding Nemo or Shark Tale but don’t feel like paying for either, try Shark Bait, which is basically a combination of the two. After losing his parents to a fishing boat in the Boston Harbor, Pi moves to a Caribbean reef with his aunt Pearl. There, he falls for an angelfish named Cordelia, who Tony the shark just so happens to have a thing for. After angering him, Pi starts training for a showdown in order to defend the entire reef from their bully.

Watch on Prime Video: Shark Bait

Year: 2017
Runtime: 1h 33min
Director: Jayson Thiessen

My Little Pony came to life in 1983, and it’s still just as relevant today. In the 2017 franchise film, alicorn Twilight Sparkle is on a mission to save Equestria from evil with five of her pony friends and her dragon friend/assistant. What is this evil, you may be wondering? Unicorn Tempest Shadow, voiced by Emily Blunt, and the Storm King, voiced by Liev Schreiber. Other big names include Kristin Chenoweth, Sia, Taye Diggs, and Uzo Aduba.

Watch on Prime Video: My Little Pony: The Movie

Year: 2022
Runtime: 1h 42min
Director: Joel Crawford, Januel P. Mercado

They say cats have nine lives, but what happens when they’re down to their last one? When you’re Puss in Boots, you go on a hunt for the Last Wish of the fallen Wishing Star — alongside every other fairy tale character — to have them restored. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh, and John Mulaney all lent their voices to the sixth installment of the Shrek franchise.

Watch on Prime Video: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Year: 2022
Runtime: 1h 23min
Director: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val

Taking place before the three Despicable Me films but after the first Minions, this comedy follows Gru as an 11-year-old in 1976. With big dreams to become a supervillain, he hires the Minions to be a part of his team and then receives an audition to join the Vicious 6, a supervillain team looking to replace their founder. What happens next is, unsurprisingly, chaos — which is exactly what we all love about the Despicable Me franchise.

Watch on Prime Video: Minions: The Rise of Gru

Year: 2014
Runtime: 1h 26min
Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith

If you thought the best part of the Madagascar series was the penguins, you’re going to love this film. The villain is a Giant Pacific octopus named Dave, who has vowed to get revenge on all Adélie penguins after Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private upstaged him at the Central Park Zoo. The foursome works with the North Wind intelligence agency to help prevent their capture and, naturally, all kinds of shenanigans ensue.  

Watch on Prime Video: Penguins of Madagascar

Year: 2015
Runtime: 1h 27min
Director: Alexs Standermann

After Buzzlina Von Beena steals the Queen’s royal jelly, which she needs to survive, Maya finds out and is subsequently banished from their hive. Her best friend Willy joins her, and when the hornets are falsely blamed for the theft, they join forces with a young hornet named Sting to get the jelly back and bring Buzzlina to justice.

Watch on Prime Video: Maya the Bee

Year: 2011
Runtime: 1h 31min
Director: John Schultz

Feeling nostalgic for the good old days? Consider going back in time with Judy Moody. She and her friends are competing to see who has the best summer, and because her parents left her with her younger brother Stink and aunt Opal, she’s in dead last. Her luck starts to change when she joins Stink on a hunt for Bigfoot, however — even though they never find him.

Watch on Prime Video: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer