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 — some intense frightening scenes, our age 12+ pick
- 2Toy Story1995 · G5+
81 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 5+ pick
- 3The Nightmare Before Christmas1993 · PG7+
76 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 7+ pick
- 4The Lion King1994 · G6+
89 minutes — some intense frightening scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 5The Iron Giant1999 · PG7+
86 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 7+ pick
- 6Ice Age2002 · PG6+
81 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 7Shrek2001 · PG6+
90 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 8The Muppet Christmas Carol1992 · G6+
89 minutes — some intense frightening scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 9Kung Fu Panda2008 · PG6+
90 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 10Arco2026 · PG7+
89 minutes — some intense frightening scenes, our age 7+ pick
- 11Madagascar2005 · PG6+
86 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 12Migration2023 · PG5+
83 minutes — some intense frightening scenes, our age 5+ pick
- 13Storks2016 · PG5+
87 minutes — only mild scares, our age 5+ pick
- 14Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009 · PG6+
90 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 15The Secret Life of Pets2016 · PG6+
86 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 6+ pick
- 16The Grinch2018 · PG4+
85 minutes — only mild scares, our age 4+ pick
- 17Space Jam1996 · PG5+
87 minutes — only mild scares, our age 5+ pick
- 18Stuart Little1999 · PG5+
84 minutes — some intense frightening scenes, our age 5+ pick
- 19PAW Patrol: The Movie2021 · G4+
86 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 4+ pick
- 20Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017 · PG5+
89 minutes — a few genuinely tense scenes, our age 5+ pick
