From animated fare to magical musicals, here’s a watchlist the whole family can enjoy.
The only problem is deciding which film to start with.
Here’s your guide to the best PG movies on Netflix.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’; ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’; Alisha Weir in ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’.Credit:Sony Pictures Releasing/Marvel Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection; Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection; Dan Smith/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
It’s not a subtle film by any measure the villain is named Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants Esquire.
Things become complicated after Dracula conceals Johnny’s human status to assure guests that the hotel is people-free.
The film was directed by animation legendGenndy Tartakovsky, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Captain Underpants in ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Kubo (Art Parkinson) is a magical lute-wielding boy living in feudal Japan.
Weir’s fierce performance anchors the magical elements of the plot as she fearlessly stands her ground.
(But be prepared for acliffhanger endingthat leads directly into a third film currently in production.)
Bunty, Mac, Rocky, Molly, Ginger, Fowler, and Babs in ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’.Everett Collection
Pinocchio in ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’.Netflix
Mavis (Selena Gomez), Griffin (David Spade), Wayne (Steve Buscemi), Wanda (Molly Shannon), Murray (CeeLo Green), Dracula (Adam Sandler), and Frank (Kevin James) in ‘Hotel Transylvania’.Sony Pictures
Kubo and Beetle in ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’.Laika Studios/Focus Features
Monkey King and Lin in ‘The Monkey King’.Everett Collection
Nimona in ‘Nimona’.Netflix
The cast of ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’.Netflix
Jacob and Maisie in ‘The Sea Beast’.Netflix
Spider-Man/Miles Morales in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’.Sony Pictures Animation
Gina Rodriguez, Everly Carganilla, Connor Esterson, and Zachary Levi in ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’.Robert Rodriguez/Netflix
Vivo and Gabi in ‘Vivo’.Sony Pictures Animation
Gromit, Norbot, and Wallace in ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’.Courtesy of Netflix
Nanny, Jane, Barnaby A & B, Tim, and Commander Melanoff in ‘The Willoughbys’.Netflix
Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega in ‘Yes Day’.Netflix
