Family movie night is always great fun and when you combine that with animals it gets even better. So, grab the popcorn, snuggle up on the couch and share a heart-warming animal movie with the ones you love.
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1. The Lion King
Rated: G
Release year: 1994
This Disney classic follows the adventures of Simba the young prince lion, who flees his kingdom after the murder of his father, Mufasa. He comes back years later to take back his homeland with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa.
Also available: Lion King 2 & and a 2019 remake of the original movie (rated PG).
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2. Babe
Rated: G
Release year: 1995
Farmer Hoggett wins a piglet at a local country fair. The clever pig becomes friends with Fly one of the sheepdogs and with the help of Farmer Hoggett learns to heard sheep with some surprising results.
Also available: Babe Pig in the City.
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3. Shrek
Rated: PG
Release year: 2001
Shrek, the ogre, goes on adventure with an energetic and talkative donkey to rescue Princess Fiona and win back the rights of his swamp from the evil Lord Farquaad. But will they have a fairytale ending?
Also available: Shrek 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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4. Ice Age
Rated: G
Release year: 2002
Ice Age tells the story of an unlikely trio of characters; Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabre-tooth tiger who go on a quest to return a human baby back to its father. As all the other animals migrate south away from the impending Ice Age in search for food, these three characters move in the opposite direction.
Also available: Ice Age 2, 3, 4 & 5 with ratings up to PG.
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5. Finding Nemo
Rated: G
Release year: 2003
After Nemo gets abducted from the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney to live in a fish tank his father Marlin, a protective and frightened clownfish embarks on a journal to bring him home. In the process he enlists the help of a forgetful and entertaining fish named Dory.
Also available: Finding Dory (rated PG)
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6. Madagascar
Rated: PG
Release year: 2005
Four animals from the New York Central Zoo escape with the help of four fugitive penguins. They find themselves in Madagascar with a community of Lemurs.
Also available: Madagascar 2, 3 & 4
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7. Charlotte’s Web
Rated: G
Release year: 2006
A pig named Wilbur becomes friends with a clever spider called Charlotte, who weaves a plan to save him from the butcher’s block. Fern, the farmer’s daughter cares for the pig, who beats the odds and survives.
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8. Kung Fu Panda
Rated: PG
Release year: 2008
Po the big, loveable panda is a kung fu enthusiast. He runs a noodle shop with his dad, a goose named Mr Ping. When he becomes miraculously appointed Dragon Warrior, he teams up with his heroes The Furious Five to face the villainous slow leopard, Tai Lung and protect his local villagers.
Also available: Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3.
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9. Sing
Rated: G
Release year: 2016
Buster Moon, the ambitious Koala tries to save his once-grand theatre and bring it back to its former glory by producing a singing competition. The competition becomes bigger than he ever imagined, and it changes the lives of its five main contestants.
Also available: Sing 2.
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10. The Secret Life of Pets
Rated: PG
Release year: 2016
The lovable terrier, Max lives a comfortable life in New York until his owner adopts Duke, a big shaggy canine. On one of their walks, they end up on an adventure that involves avoiding animal control, alley cats and a group of sewer dwelling pets, lead by Snowball the bunny. The two dogs try to find their way home with the help of their friends that they make along the way.
Also available: The Secret Life of Pets 2.