The 10 Best Kid Movies of 2016

With streaming services available at your little one's fingertips, it's easy for them to watch movies all day everyday (whether you like it or not!). This year saw a number of movie releases for kids, and we're here to report the best ones that you absolutely need to make a priority if you haven't seen them yet — and if you have, you know that they're must haves for your kid's movie collection.

Scroll through to watch trailers and read about the 10 best family movies of 2016.

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Zootopia

Idris Elba and Ginnifer Goodwin lent their voices to this animated kid-comedy about a fugitive con-artist fox and unexperienced rabbit police officer who band together to uncover a conspiracy.

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Finding Dory

It's a sequel that adults and children alike had been waiting for since 2003! Ellen DeGeneres came back to voice Dory — everyone's favorite forgetful fish — in a new adventure with her friends to find her family (who she now kind of remembers!).

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The Secret Life of Pets

Do you really think your pet just lies around all day and waits for your family to get home? In this adorable animated feature, your family finds out exactly what it is that your pet really does all day. Hint: they don't just sit and wait for you by the door!

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Moana

Moana isn't coming to theaters until Nov. 23, 2016, but your children are likely already obsessed with the first Polynesian Disney princess. Moana is a strong female role model whose story takes place in the South Pacific 2,000 years ago where she encounters enormous sea creatures and underworlds.

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The Jungle Book

If your kids already love the animated Disney classic or the beloved book, they'll love this CGI-live-action reboot that came out in April. Stick around until the end of the trailer for a familiar whistled version of one of the original film's best songs!

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The BFG

Based on the Roald Dahl classic, The BFG is the story of a girl named Sophie who encounters the Big Friendly Giant. Unlike other giants, the BFG refuses to eat little boys and girls and was therefore declared an outcast for being kindhearted and gentle.

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Trolls

Based on the Troll dolls of your childhood, Trolls is a computer-animated, catchy musical in which two trolls — voiced by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake — embark on a journey that's out of their world.

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The Angry Birds Movie

Red just can't get past the things that annoy him, which causes him to be a pretty angry bird. He meets other birds like him in anger management, and when mysterious green pigs show up on his island, Red relies on his new friends, Chuck and Bomb, to help him figure out what they're up to.

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Storks

This clever, action-packed comedy highlights the joys of parenting in a hilarious way that both kids and adults can enjoy (and in the case of the latter, commiserate with).

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A prequel to the Harry Potter series involving a secret community of witches and wizards characters in New York 70 years before Harry's time, the highly-anticipated film is sure to be an absolute favorite of your child's and one of the best releases of the year (despite the fact that it doesn't head to theaters until Nov. 18, 2016).