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Movies for 8-Year-Olds
182 films PopcornCheck recommends for ages 8 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.
- A Christmas Carol (2009)PG7+
- A Christmas Story (1983)PG7+
- Abominable (2019)PG6+
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006)PG8+
- Aladdin (2019)PG6+
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)PG6+
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)PG5+
- Arco (2026)PG7+
- Arthur Christmas (2011)PG6+
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)PG8+
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)G6+
- Big Hero 6 (2014)PG7+
- 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+
- Coco (2017)PG5+
- Daddy Day Care (2003)PG5+
- Deck the Halls (2006)PG8+
- Despicable Me (2010)PG5+
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)PG6+
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)PG7+
- Elf (2003)PG5+
- Ella Enchanted (2004)PG7+
- Encanto (2021)PG5+
- Ferdinand (2017)PG6+
- Field of Dreams (1989)PG8+
- Finding Dory (2016)PG5+
- Finding Nemo (2003)G5+
- Flubber (1997)PG6+
- Freaky Friday (2003)PG8+
- Fred Claus (2007)PG6+
- Free Willy (1993)PG6+
- Frozen (2013)PG5+
- Frozen II (2019)PG6+
- Ghostbusters (1984)PG8+
- Goosebumps (2015)PG8+
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)PG8+
- Hidden Figures (2016)PG8+
- Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)PG8+
- 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+
- Ice Age (2002)PG6+
- IF (2024)PG6+
- Incredibles 2 (2018)PG7+
- Inside Out (2015)PG6+
- Inside Out 2 (2024)PG7+
- Its a Wonderful Life (1946)PG8+
- Jingle All the Way (1996)PG6+
- K-Pop: Demon Hunters (2025)G8+
- Kikis Delivery Service (1989)G6+
- Klaus (2019)PG6+
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)PG8+
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)PG6+
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)PG7+
- Leo (2023)PG7+
- Lightyear (2022)PG6+
- Lilo & Stitch (2025)PG6+
- Luca (2021)PG6+
- Madagascar (2005)PG6+
- Maleficent (2014)PG8+
- Matilda (1996)PG7+
- Migration (2023)PG5+
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)PG6+
- Miracle (2004)PG8+
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)PG5+
- 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+
- 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+
- Onward (2020)PG7+
- Over the Moon (2020)PG6+
- Paddington (2014)PG5+
- Paddington 2 (2017)PG5+
- Paddington in Peru (2024)PG6+
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)G4+
- Peter Rabbit (2018)PG6+
- Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)PG8+
- Ponyo (2008)G4+
- Puss in Boots The Last Wish (2022)PG8+
- Ratatouille (2007)G5+
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)PG7+
- Rio (2011)G5+
- Rise of the Guardians (2012)PG6+
- Rons Gone Wrong (2021)PG7+
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)PG6+
- Shrek (2001)PG6+
- Shrek 2 (2004)PG6+
- Shrek the Third (2007)PG6+
- Sing (2016)PG6+
- Sing 2 (2021)PG6+
- 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 Phantom Menace (1999)PG8+
- Storks (2016)PG5+
- Strange World (2022)PG7+
- Stuart Little (1999)PG5+
- Tangled (2010)PG6+
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)PG8+
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)PG-138+
- The Addams Family (1991)PG-138+
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)PG6+
- The Bad Guys (2022)PG7+
- The Boss Baby (2017)PG5+
- 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 Greatest Showman (2017)PG7+
- The Grinch (2018)PG4+
- The Haunted Mansion (2003)PG8+
- 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 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+
- Toy Story (1995)G5+
- Toy Story 2 (1999)G5+
- Toy Story 3 (2010)G6+
- Toy Story 4 (2019)G5+
- Trolls Band Together (2023)PG5+
- Trolls World Tour (2020)PG5+
- Turning Red (2022)PG8+
- Up (2009)PG6+
- Vivo (2021)PG6+
- Wicked (2024)PG8+
- Wish (2023)PG6+
- Wonder (2017)PG8+
- Wonka (2023)PG6+
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)PG8+
- Zootopia (2016)PG7+