Short Movies Under 90 Minutes
On a school night the runtime matters more than anything else. Each of these family films comes in under an hour and a half, so you can start late and still finish on time.
20 script-verified picks
- 1Sight202412+
20 minutes — only mild scares, our age 12+ pick
- 2Toy Story1995 · G5+
81 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 3The Lion King1994 · G6+
89 minutes — only mild scares, our age 6+ pick
- 4The Iron Giant1999 · PG7+
86 minutes — only mild scares, our age 7+ pick
- 5Ice Age2002 · PG6+
81 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 6Shrek2001 · PG6+
90 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 7The Muppet Christmas Carol1992 · G6+
89 minutes — only mild scares, our age 6+ pick
- 8Kung Fu Panda2008 · PG6+
90 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 9Arco2026 · PG7+
89 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 7+ pick
- 10Madagascar2005 · PG6+
86 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 11Migration2023 · PG5+
83 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 12Storks2016 · PG5+
87 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 13Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009 · PG6+
90 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 14The Secret Life of Pets2016 · PG6+
86 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick
- 15The Grinch2018 · PG4+
85 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 4+ pick
- 16Space Jam1996 · PG5+
87 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 17Stuart Little1999 · PG5+
84 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 18PAW Patrol: The Movie2021 · G4+
86 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 4+ pick
- 19Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017 · PG5+
89 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 5+ pick
- 20Jingle All the Way1996 · PG6+
89 minutes — barely a scary moment, our age 6+ pick



















