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The weekends are a time to let loose from the weekdays stresses of carpool, work, baseball, homework and housework chores and do something fun (like not cook and see a movie!). My favorite thing to do on the weekends is going out to eat and going to see the newest film in the theater but honestly, let me admit that sometimes it’s SO MUCH MORE FUN to just stay home, order in a pizza and watch movies with my family all while snuggling on the couch. That way I don’t have to put on pants! There is no need to stay quiet as to not disturb fellow diners, no need to worry about the kids being afraid of the dark theater because it’s just you, in your pajamas, eating popcorn that you popped and chilling on your couch. Thanks to Netflix, we can stream the best movies without ever having to leave home!
If you’re like me and you like to skip the hassle of going out with kids then check out our 5 Best Movies For Family Movie Night on Netflix. What makes a family movie a “family” movie? Well, to me a family movie is one that will hold my interest while entertaining the kids. Check out our picks and tell us yours in the comment section below!
1. Hook – 1991 – 142 minutes
Peter Pan grows up to become a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But when his kids are kidnapped by a vengeful Capt. Hook, Peter is forced to return to Neverland, where he gets a chance at redemption.
Funny Mom Blog recommended movie for children ages 5 and up.
2. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – 2014 – 92 minutes
Resurrected from the 1960s animated series “Rocky and Bullwinkle,” canine genius Mr. Peabody and young Sherman take a dizzying ride through time.
Funny Mom Blog recommended movie for children of all ages.
3. The Boxtrolls – 2014 – 96 minutes – (available 5/23/2015)
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator. Based on the children’s novel ‘Here Be Monsters’ by Alan Snow.
Funny Mom Blog recommended movie for children ages 5 and up.
4. Earth to Echo – 2014 – 91 minutes
When a construction project begins in their neighborhood, four friends start receiving bizarre encoded text messages on their cell phones. Setting out to find the origin of the texts, the group stumbles on an astonishing answer.
Funny Mom Blog recommended for children ages 8 and up.
5. The Gruffalo – 2009 – 30 minutes
This adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s children’s book follows the adventures of a mouse who squeaks out of trouble by inventing stories about a ferocious but fictitious Gruffalo — until he meets a real Gruffalo that wants to gobble him up.
Funny Mom Blog recommended for children of all ages.
Happy Streaming!
My kids love Mr. Peabody and Sherman. I tried Hook a couple of years ago but it was too intense . . . we’ll have to watch it again this summer.