Family Friendly Netflix Streaming Suggestions Written by the Down the Hobbit Hole Blog Team. Last updated on 8/2023 This post contains affiliate links, you can find out more on our policies page or in the disclaimer at the bottom of the blog.
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Our Top 10 Family Friendly Netflix Picks
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1) Animal Crackers: Animated comedy with an amazing line-up of voice actors and touching story that’s clean and great for any age. You can also check out our interview with the director Scott Christian Sava here.
2) Bethany Hamilton’s Unstoppable Documentary. This one would be better for kids who can watch a documentary without getting bored.
3) Sing 2: A fantastic sequel! The team tries to make it big and learns the value of relying on each other.
4) Peter Rabbit 2: The book makes it big, but will the rabbits go with it? This is a really fun sequel!
5) The Mitchells vs The Machines: What happens when your kid going off to college coincides with the end of the world?
6) Over the Moon: A little girl learns how to love and accept her step mom.
7) Vivo: A heartfelt animated musical about a pet and his human. (music by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda)
8) Camp Cretaceous: (Typical Jurassic World violence) Return the world of Jurassic Park as a new adventure camp is being developed. This one is animated, but it still has the violence and drama of the Jurassic World movies.
9) Yes Day! Parents take the challenge to only say ‘yes’ to anything there kids ask for during a 24 hour period.
10) The Sea Beast: A tale of friendship, propaganda, and…beasts
*Keep reading for more family friendly Netflix streaming suggestions!!*
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Educational Family Friendly Netflix Options:
1) Carmen Sandiego (*New interactive show added*) Older elementary and middle school-covers geography, ethics, teamwork.
2) You Vs. Wild: An interactive show all about survival skills, more game than educational.
3) Brene Brown’s Call to Courage: For older high school students and adults. Lessons on what it looks like to be courageous in the face of pain.
4) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That: Ideal for pre-k through 2nd grade.
5) The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Science and social studies lessons for elementary students. *NEW* space episodes up now!
6) Ada Twist, Scientist: Science lessons that go along with a fun fictional show based on a great book series.
7) Bookmarks: Authors and celebrities read powerful children’s about equality, race, and anti-racism.
*) Need some help convincing the family to clean out? I’m a pack rat and this show changed me. Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Teen and adult watches:
1) The Adam Project: A man time travels and has to find help from his younger self and finds out that he doesn’t necessarily get along with himself.
2) The Babysitters Club: A fun new reboot of the classic book series.
3) Enola Holmes: The Holmes family dynasty gets a new focus. Sherlock’s sister, Enola, embarks on a grand mystery while looking for her missing mother.
4) All Together Now: Auli’i Cravalho (Voice of Moana) stars in this teen drama about accepting help and hope.
5) Becoming Documentary: Stories from the book and the tour with Michelle Obama and her mom
6) The Social Dilemma: The Social Dilemma documentary exposes of the most addictive processes behind social media.
7) A Babysitters Guide to Monster Hunting: Tom Felton plays the villain in this creepy, but fun monster movie!
8) Wednesday: Even if it’s not spooky season, this fun, macabre story will keep you entertained!
9) The Crown: If you were a Downton fan, check out this royal drama about the Queens reign
10) Speaking of royalty, you can also check out Harry and Meghan Documentary!
11) Persuasion 2022: a slightly modern take on a Jane Austen classic. Our favorite adaption of this book.
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Great suggestions. I think I need to sit down and watch some great movies. Specially, the secret life of pets 2. Great post.
Thanks so much!
Hope the list is helpful to you!
We enjoyed Secret Life of Pets 2!
Great suggestions. I have watched a number of these with my son and we enjoyed them quite a bit. Hold on a minute! They added an interactive Carmen Sandiego? Oh, I need to check that out, I absolutely love that show. I’ll be checking out the others shows I haven’t seen yet.
Yes! Definitely check out the interactive Carmen Sandiego and You Vs. Wild with your kiddo! They are SOOO much fun to do together!
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting 🙂
Spiderman into the Spiderverse is one of my sons favorites! So many good shows on this list!
We were so impressed with that movie!! It’s so good! And so many great talking points!
Thanks so much for stopping by- glad you enjoyed reading the list and hope it’s helpful in the future 🙂
Great recommendations thank you!!
Thanks so much! Appreciate it! Glad it was useful 🙂
I am 27 but I loooove Ralph Breaks the Internet. Great list, I’ll take some suggestions for the next Movie night. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! So glad the list was helpful! We LOVE Ralph Breaks the Internet too- soooo many great moments in that movie!!