Sleepover Movies for Kids
Picking for a sleepover means picking for other people's children too, which raises the stakes considerably. These films land with the 8 to 12 crowd while staying mild enough that no parent gets a phone call the next morning.
20 script-verified picks
- 1Interstellar2014 · PG-1310+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 10+ pick
- 2The Avengers2012 · PG-1310+
Only mild scares, some strong language — our age 10+ pick
- 3La La Land2016 · PG-1311+
Only mild scares, strong language throughout — our age 11+ pick
- 4Clue1985 · PG9+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 9+ pick
- 5Spy x Family Code: White2023 · PG-138+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 6Big1988 · PG10+
Only mild scares, some strong language — our age 10+ pick
- 7Mrs. Doubtfire1993 · PG-138+
Only mild scares, some strong language — our age 8+ pick
- 8Thelma2024 · PG-1312+
Only mild scares, strong language throughout — our age 12+ pick
- 9Napoleon Dynamite2004 · PG8+
Only mild scares, some strong language — our age 8+ pick
- 10The Call of the Wild2020 · PG8+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 11Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018 · PG-1310+
Only mild scares, barely any language — our age 10+ pick
- 12Mamma Mia!2008 · PG-1310+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 10+ pick
- 13Freaky Friday2003 · PG8+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 14Pitch Perfect 22015 · PG-1312+
Only mild scares, strong language throughout — our age 12+ pick
- 1517 Again2009 · PG-1312+
Only mild scares, some strong language — our age 12+ pick
- 16Freakier Friday2025 · PG8+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 17Tall Girl2019 · PG10+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 10+ pick
- 18Deck the Halls2006 · PG8+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 19Wonder2017 · PG8+
Only mild scares, mild language — our age 8+ pick
- 20October Sky1999 · PG10+
Only mild scares, strong language throughout — our age 10+ pick
