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Movies for 12-Year-Olds
308 films PopcornCheck recommends for ages 12 and under. Every guide comes from reading the actual screenplay, so the minimum age reflects what is genuinely in the film rather than the MPAA rating alone. Children differ — use the individual guides to judge what suits yours.
- 17 Again (2009)PG-1312+
- A Christmas Carol (2009)PG7+
- A Christmas Story (1983)PG7+
- Abigail (2024)R12+
- Abominable (2019)PG6+
- After (2019)PG-1312+
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006)PG8+
- Aladdin (2019)PG6+
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)PG6+
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)PG5+
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)PG-1310+
- Aquaman (2018)PG-1312+
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)PG-1310+
- Arco (2026)PG7+
- Arthur Christmas (2011)PG6+
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)PG-1310+
- Avengers Age of Ultron (2015)PG-1311+
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)PG-1310+
- Back to the Future (1985)PG10+
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)PG10+
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)PG8+
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)G6+
- Beetlejuice (1988)PG10+
- Belfast (2021)PG-1311+
- Big (1988)PG10+
- Big Hero 6 (2014)PG7+
- Black Panther (2018)PG-1312+
- Blue Beetle (2023)PG-1311+
- Bob Marley: One Love (2024)PG-1312+
- Breakthrough (2019)PG10+
- Bridge of Spies (2015)PG-1312+
- Bumblebee (2018)PG-1310+
- Cabrini (2024)PG-1312+
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)PG-1312+
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)PG-1310+
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)PG-1312+
- Captain Marvel (2019)PG-1310+
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)PG5+
- Cars (2006)G4+
- Cars 2 (2011)G6+
- Casper (1995)PG7+
- Castle in the Sky (1986)PG8+
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)PG6+
- Charlottes Web (2006)G5+
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)PG7+
- Chicken Run Dawn of the Nugget (2023)PG7+
- Christopher Robin (2018)PG4+
- Cinderella (2015)PG5+
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)PG5+
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)PG6+
- Clue (1985)PG9+
- Coco (2017)PG5+
- Coraline (2009)PG10+
- Cruella (2021)PG-1310+
- Daddy Day Care (2003)PG5+
- Dark Phoenix (2019)PG-1312+
- Deck the Halls (2006)PG8+
- Despicable Me (2010)PG5+
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)PG6+
- Doctor Strange (2016)PG-1310+
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)PG7+
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)PG-1310+
- Elf (2003)PG5+
- Ella Enchanted (2004)PG7+
- Encanto (2021)PG5+
- Ender's Game (2013)PG-1312+
- Enola Holmes (2020)PG-1310+
- Eternals (2021)PG-1312+
- Ferdinand (2017)PG6+
- Field of Dreams (1989)PG8+
- Finding Dory (2016)PG5+
- Finding Nemo (2003)G5+
- Flubber (1997)PG6+
- Ford v Ferrari (2019)PG-1312+
- Freaky Friday (2003)PG8+
- Fred Claus (2007)PG6+
- Free Guy (2021)PG-1312+
- Free Willy (1993)PG6+
- Frozen (2013)PG5+
- Frozen II (2019)PG6+
- Galaxy Quest (1999)PG9+
- Ghostbusters (1984)PG8+
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)PG-139+
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)PG-1310+
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)PG-139+
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)PG-1310+
- Goosebumps (2015)PG8+
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)PG8+
- Gran Turismo (2023)PG-1311+
- Greyhound (2020)PG-1312+
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)PG-1310+
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)PG-1311+
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)PG9+
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)PG-1311+
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)PG-1311+
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)PG10+
- Hidden Figures (2016)PG8+
- Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)PG8+
- Holes (2003)PG10+
- Home Alone (1990)PG7+
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)PG8+
- Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)PG7+
- Hook (1991)PG7+
- Hoosiers (1986)PG8+
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)PG6+
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)PG6+
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010)PG7+
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)PG7+
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)PG-1310+
- I Still Believe (2020)PG12+
- Ice Age (2002)PG6+
- IF (2024)PG6+
- Incredibles 2 (2018)PG7+
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)PG-1312+
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)PG-1310+
- Inside Out (2015)PG6+
- Inside Out 2 (2024)PG7+
- Interstellar (2014)PG-1310+
- Invictus (2009)PG-1310+
- Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)NR12+
- Iron Man (2008)PG-1310+
- Iron Man 3 (2013)PG-1312+
- Its a Wonderful Life (1946)PG8+
- Jingle All the Way (1996)PG6+
- Jumanji (1995)PG10+
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)PG-1310+
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)PG-1311+
- Jungle Cruise (2021)PG-139+
- Jurassic Park (1993)PG-1310+
- Jurassic World (2015)PG-1310+
- Justice League (2017)PG-1311+
- K-Pop: Demon Hunters (2025)G8+
- Kikis Delivery Service (1989)G6+
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)PG-1311+
- Klaus (2019)PG6+
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)PG8+
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)PG6+
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)PG7+
- La La Land (2016)PG-1311+
- Leo (2023)PG7+
- Life Is Beautiful (1997)PG-1310+
- Lightyear (2022)PG6+
- Lilo & Stitch (2025)PG6+
- Little Women (2019)PG9+
- Luca (2021)PG6+
- Madagascar (2005)PG6+
- Maleficent (2014)PG8+
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)PG9+
- Mamma Mia! (2008)PG-1310+
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)PG-1310+
- Man of Steel (2013)PG-1312+
- Matilda (1996)PG7+
- Migration (2023)PG5+
- Minari (2020)PG-1310+
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)PG6+
- Miracle (2004)PG8+
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)PG5+
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)PG-1312+
- Moana (2016)PG5+
- Moana 2 (2024)PG6+
- Monster House (2006)PG8+
- Monsters University (2013)G5+
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)PG-138+
- Mufasa The Lion King (2024)PG7+
- Mulan (2020)PG-138+
- Nanny McPhee (2005)PG6+
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)PG8+
- News of the World (2020)PG-1311+
- Night at the Museum (2006)PG7+
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)PG7+
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)PG7+
- Nimona (2023)PG9+
- October Sky (1999)PG10+
- Onward (2020)PG7+
- Ordinary Angels (2024)PG9+
- Over the Moon (2020)PG6+
- Overcomer (2019)PG10+
- Paddington (2014)PG5+
- Paddington 2 (2017)PG5+
- Paddington in Peru (2024)PG6+
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)G4+
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)PG10+
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)PG9+
- Peter Rabbit (2018)PG6+
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)PG-1310+
- Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)PG-1312+
- Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)PG8+
- Ponyo (2008)G4+
- Power Rangers (2017)PG-1312+
- Princess Mononoke (1997)PG-1310+
- Project Hail Mary (2026)PG-1312+
- Puss in Boots The Last Wish (2022)PG8+
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)PG10+
- Ratatouille (2007)G5+
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)PG7+
- Ready Player One (2018)PG-1311+
- Red Notice (2021)PG-1312+
- Remember the Titans (2000)PG10+
- Rio (2011)G5+
- Rise of the Guardians (2012)PG6+
- Rocketman (2019)R10+
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)PG-1312+
- Rons Gone Wrong (2021)PG7+
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)PG6+
- Rudy (1993)PG10+
- Secondhand Lions (2003)PG10+
- Shazam! (2019)PG-1310+
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)PG-1310+
- Shrek (2001)PG6+
- Shrek 2 (2004)PG6+
- Shrek the Third (2007)PG6+
- Sight (2024)12+
- Sing (2016)PG6+
- Sing 2 (2021)PG6+
- Sister Act (1992)PG12+
- Sky High (2005)PG7+
- Slumberland (2022)PG8+
- Smallfoot (2018)PG6+
- Snow White (2025)PG6+
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)PG7+
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)PG8+
- Soul (2020)PG7+
- Space Jam (1996)PG5+
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)PG6+
- Spirit Untamed (2021)PG5+
- Spirited Away (2001)PG8+
- Spy Kids (2001)PG6+
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)PG7+
- Spy x Family Code: White (2023)PG-138+
- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)PG8+
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)PG-1310+
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)PG8+
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)PG-1310+
- Storks (2016)PG5+
- Strange World (2022)PG7+
- Stuart Little (1999)PG5+
- Superman (2025)PG-1310+
- Suzume (2022)PG10+
- Tall Girl (2019)PG10+
- Tangled (2010)PG6+
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)PG-1310+
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)PG8+
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)PG-138+
- The Adam Project (2022)PG-1311+
- The Addams Family (1991)PG-138+
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)PG6+
- The Avengers (2012)PG-1310+
- The Bad Guys (2022)PG7+
- The Boss Baby (2017)PG5+
- The Boy and the Heron (2023)PG-1310+
- The Call of the Wild (2020)PG8+
- The Christmas Chronicles (2018)PG7+
- The Croods (2013)PG6+
- The Croods: A New Age (2020)PG6+
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)PG-138+
- The Garfield Movie (2024)PG6+
- The Giver (2014)PG-1312+
- The Greatest Showman (2017)PG7+
- The Grinch (2018)PG4+
- The Haunted Mansion (2003)PG8+
- The Hill (2023)PG9+
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)PG-1310+
- The Iron Giant (1999)PG7+
- The Jungle Book (2016)PG8+
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017)PG6+
- The Lego Movie (2014)PG6+
- The Lion King (1994)G6+
- The Lion King (2019)PG7+
- The Marvels (2023)PG-1310+
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)PG7+
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)G6+
- The Parent Trap (1998)PG6+
- The Santa Clause (1994)PG5+
- The Sea Beast (2022)PG7+
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016)PG6+
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)PG5+
- The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)PG5+
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)PG6+
- The Wild Robot (2024)PG7+
- The Witches (2020)PG7+
- Thelma (2024)PG-1312+
- Thor (2011)PG-1310+
- Thor Ragnarok (2017)PG-1311+
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)PG-1310+
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)PG-1312+
- Toy Story (1995)G5+
- Toy Story 2 (1999)G5+
- Toy Story 3 (2010)G6+
- Toy Story 4 (2019)G5+
- Transformers (2007)PG-1312+
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)PG-1310+
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)PG10+
- Trolls Band Together (2023)PG5+
- Trolls World Tour (2020)PG5+
- Turning Red (2022)PG8+
- Twisters (2024)PG-1311+
- Up (2009)PG6+
- Vivo (2021)PG6+
- Weathering with You (2019)PG-1310+
- Wicked (2024)PG8+
- Wish (2023)PG6+
- Wolfwalkers (2020)PG9+
- Wonder (2017)PG8+
- Wonder Woman (2017)PG-1312+
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)PG-1310+
- Wonka (2023)PG6+
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)PG8+
- Zootopia (2016)PG7+