See a List of All of the Movies For Kids on HBO Max | 2021
Scoob!, Ice Age 4, The Witches, and 82 Other Movies For Kids on HBO Max
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It's official, we're obsessed with HBO Max. Not only is it one of the more accessible streaming services — those who subscribe to HBO through cable or HBO Now as a standalone service already have access to HBO Max at no additional cost! — but it's worth it for those who aren't already subscribed, as the $15 per month cost goes a looooong way. Adults and kids alike will find almost too much to watch on this service, but for kids especially, there are so many family movies to queue up.
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1 Space Jam: A New Legacy
HBO Max's Description: "In Space Jam: A New Legacy, the ready-for-action Looney Tunes destroy convention, supercharge their unique talents and surprise even 'King' James by playing the game their own way."
2 Stuart Little 2
HBO Max's Description: "A Little goes a long way as Stuart and Snowbell set out across New York City to rescue a friend in danger."
3 Like Mike
HBO Max's Description: "Lil' Bow Wow stars as a young orphan who becomes an NBA superstar when he acquires a pair of sneakers once owned by a basketball legend."
4 Early Man
HBO Max's Description: "Animated comedy about a courageous caveman who unites his tribe against a ruthless enemy to save their home."
5 Barnyard
HBO Max's Description: "In this animated tale, a group of talking farm animals sing, dance and play all day while the humans are away."
6 Stuart Little
HBO Max's Description: "Stuart searches for a sense of belonging and a place to call home in a supersized world. When he's adopted by the Littles, he embarks on a variety of adventures."
7 The Wild Life
HBO Max's Description: "The story of castaway Robinson Crusoe is told from the point of view of the quirky animals on his new island world in this animated romp."
8 Madeline
HBO Max's Description: "Based on Ludwig Bemelman's classic children's books about the adventures of a spirited Parisian school girl and her classmates. Set in the waning days of World War II."
9 Ella Enchanted
HBO Max's Description: "Anne Hathaway tries to lift her curse--obedience--in this magical, musical take on the 'Cinderella' story."
10 Where the Wild Things Are
HBO Max's Description: "A mischievous boy enters a magical land and becomes King of All Wild Things."
Watch Where the Wild Things Are on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
11 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
HBO Max's Description: "Bugs Bunny tries to find Daffy Duck after the latter loses his job and travels to Las Vegas with a man."
Watch Looney Tunes: Back in Action on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
12 The Secret Garden
HBO Max's Description: "The story is based on Burnett's 1911 novel, about an orphaned girl who discovers a secret garden in her uncle's home, into which she is adopted. The girl, Mary Lennox, learns about life with the help of her young cousin."
Watch The Secret Garden on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
13 New York Minute
HBO Max's Description: "An uptight teenager and her laid-back twin spend a wild day on the streets of Manhattan."
Watch New York Minute on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
14 We Bought a Zoo
HBO Max's Description: "Widower Matt Damon comes up with a unique plan to lift his family out of their collective funk: by purchasing a ramshackle zoo."
Watch We Bought a Zoo on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
15 Space Jam
HBO Max's Description: "Bugs Bunny recruits NBA star Michael Jordan to help the good Looney Tunes squad take on the bad Monstars in a basketball game."
16 TMNT
HBO Max's Description: "Though Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo have grown apart since their last adventure, they must join forces again to battle an army of monsters."
17 Walking With Dinosaurs
HBO Max's Description: "A little pachyrhinosaurus becomes an unlikely hero to his herd in this epic prehistoric adventure."
18 Elf
HBO Max's Description: "As a baby, Buddy crawls into Santa's toy bag and is whisked off to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf. A misfit who grows to be three times the size of his elf family, Buddy heads to his birthplace to seek out his roots."
19 Roald Dahl’s The Witches
HBO Max's Description: "In Robert Zemeckis' re-imagining of the classic Roald Dahl story, an orphaned boy (Jahzir Bruno) comes to live with his Grandma (Octavia Spencer) in Demopolis, Alabama in 1967. The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical Witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway) has gathered her fellow Witches from around the globe to carry out her nefarious plans to rid the world of children."
20 Ice Age: Continental Drift
HBO Max's Description: "Manny the Mammoth and his pals go on a high-seas quest aboard a floating iceberg and clash with a band of pirates."
21 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
HBO Max's Description: "Summer break turns into a series of adventures--and misadventures--for 'wimpy' Greg Heffley in this third film in the series. His dad wants him to be productive, but Greg has other plans, such as pretending to work at a country club where a pretty schoolmate goes. Throw in a disastrous trip with best friend Rowley and you've got the recipe for one unforgettable summer!"
22 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
HBO Max's Description: "When April discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan the rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga. The green mutants' samurai skills are put to the test."
23 Robots
HBO Max's Description: "A robot who dreams of being an inventor takes on a corporation in this animated film. Rodney Copperbottom pursues a job at Bigweld Industries, only to find that it is run by a greedy capitalist and his nasty mum, whose new corporate policy involves junking older robots who can't afford upgraded bodies. It's up to Rodney and his pals to save the day."
24 Scoob!
HBO Max's Description: "Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever, a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop the global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers Scooby has a secret legacy and epic destiny."
25 The Call of the Wild
HBO Max's Description: "Stolen from his owner and shipped off to the Yukon wilderness during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century, a friendly dog named Buck begins a harrowing adventure that brings him back to his wild side. Harrison Ford stars as the grizzly outdoorsman who develops an unbreakable bond with Buck."
26 Dolittle
HBO Max's Description: "Robert Downey Jr. stars as the eccentric veterinarian who can talk to animals in this delightful film for the whole family. After Queen Victoria falls ill, the doctor sets off on a quest to find a cure, accompanied by a menagerie of exotic animals."
27 Happily N'Ever After
HBO Max's Description: "Cinderella's evil stepmother schemes to make sure there won't be any more happy endings in Fairy Tale Land."
28 Nancy Drew
HBO Max's Description: "Amateur sleuth Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles and stumbles across evidence in the case of a movie star's long-unsolved death. The young heroine's resourcefulness and integrity are put to the test in the glamorous but sometimes treacherous world of Hollywood."
29 Happily N'Ever After 2
HBO Max's Description: "Snow White is a spoiled teen who has to change her ways when she discovers that her father's fiancee is a real witch!"
30 Scooby-Doo
HBO Max's Description: "Zoinks! Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close its doors, Scooby-Doo and his clever crime-solving cohorts Fred, Daphne, Shaggy and Velma are individually summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series a paranormal incidents at the ultra-hip Spring Break hot spot. Concerned that his frightfully popular resort might truly be haunted, Spooky Island owner Emile Mondavarious tries to reunite those notoriously meddling detectives to solve the mystery before his supernatural secret scares away the college crowds. Scooby and the gang will have to overcome their personal differences and forget everything they think they know about fake ghouls and phony creatures to crack the case, save themselves and possibly the world. Ruh-roh!"
31 Flushed Away
HBO Max's Description: "Flushed down the toilet by a nasty sewer rat, pampered pet mouse Roddy St. James lands in the squalor of London's smelly sewers in this animated adventure. But getting back to his high-society digs proves much tougher than anticipated, thanks to a villainous amphibian named Toad who has it out for young Roddy and pretty rat Rita, who is helping him escape."
32 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
HBO Max's Description: "Judy Moody is ready for the ultimate summer...until her parents jet off leaving her and her brother Stink in the care of their wacky Aunt Opal. But what sets up as a bummer of a summer turns out to be a stunner when Opal lets them undertake a dare-filled thrill race they will never forget. "
33 Rise of the Guardians
HBO Max's Description: "An all-star team of mythical childhood legends--Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, among them--unite to face a common foe in this animated tale. When the devious Pitch returns to bring darkness and fear to the children of the world, it's up to Santa and his dysfunctional pals to save the day."
Watch Rise of the Guardians on HBO Max here before it leaves the service on April 30!
34 Flipper
HBO Max's Description: "A disgruntled teen is befriended by a lovable dolphin in this splash-happy 1996 remake of the movie that inspired the hit 1960s TV series. Unhappy teen Sandy Ricks, bruised by his parents' recent divorce, is sent to the Florida Keys to visit his fisherman uncle. There, Sandy encounters a playful dolphin that lifts his spirits...but is targeted by a malicious mariner."
35 Spies in Disguise
HBO Max's Description: "A suave secret agent must team up with a nerdy scientist after being inadvertently turned into a pigeon in this fun, fast-paced animated adventure. Featuring the voices of Will Smith and Tom Holland."
36 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
HBO Max's Description: "Can the Power Rangers save the world from certain doom? They'll have to defeat the evil space pirate Divatox to do it! It's a battle to end all battles in this fantastic adventure."
37 Over the Hedge
HBO Max's Description: "Forest animals face off against encroaching suburbia in this animated comedy based on the comic strip. Awakening from hibernation, the creatures discover they have new human neighbors who have separated their lairs with a large hedge. Enter a wily raccoon--who owes a grumpy bear a lot of junk food--to lead his fellow scavengers on a food-finding mission into the subdivision!"
38 Yogi Bear
HBO Max's Description: "Yogi and his sidekick, Boo Boo, are Jellystone Park's most-notorious troublemakers, hatching countless schemes to separate park visitors from their vittles. Standing in the way of picnic perfection is their long-suffering nemesis, Ranger Smith. But when Mayor Brown announces his plans to sell Jellystone Park to loggers, Yogi, Boo Boo and Ranger Smith must join forces to save their beloved campground from closing forever."
39 The Flintstones
HBO Max's Description: "It's prehistoric mayhem for the Flintstones in this live-action family film. Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) is under pressure from wife Wilma and his mother-in-law when he nabs a remarkable raise at work. But the contemporary caveman doesn't realize the role his best bud Barney Rubble had in Fred's fortune. Can the rock-solid friends stay pals in the wake of Fred's promotion?"
40 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
HBO Max's Description: "It's five times the holiday fun in this fifth film in the "Home Alone" series that finds a young boy forced to booby trap his house to defend against a group of hapless art thieves."
41 Astro Boy
HBO Max's Description: "In this 'marvelously designed piece of cartoon kinetics' . . . based on the classic Japanese TV show, a scientist creates a robot boy with super powers, x-ray vision and the ability to fly."
42 Alpha and Omega
HBO Max's Description: "Humphrey and Kate have only one thing in common: they are wolves. But when these two polar opposites get relocated halfway across the country, they must work through their differences while trying to find their way home, where a rival pack is threatening their way of life."
43 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
HBO Max's Description: "When the Great Gazoo arrives from another planet to study the mating habits of humans, he looks to Fred and Barney to steer the right course in this prequel to the animated series. The two meet and fall for Wilma and Betty respectively, but first they must get Wilma out from under her rich mother's claws and impending marriage to a Rockefeller before it's yabba-dabba-doo time!"
44 Spirited Away
HBO Max's Description: "Chihiro's family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits ruled over by the sorceress Yubaba. Put to work in a magical bathhouse for spirits and demons, Chihiro must use all her wits to survive in this strange new place, find a way to free her parents and return to the normal world."
45 The Pacifier
HBO Max's Description: "He's an ace Navy SEAL who has completed missions all over the world. But now, Shane Wolfe is faced with his toughest assignment: children! Vin Diesel stars in this action-comedy as the tough-as-nails Wolfe who finds himself in unfamiliar territory—dealing with everything from troubled teens to dirty diapers—while keeping the five Plummer kids safe from their late dad's enemies."
46 Babe
HBO Max's Description: "Life on the farm proves to be challenging for a plucky pig in this endearing family comedy. Not only is good-natured Babe unaware of his lowly position on the food chain, but he's also got it in his head to become the farm's resident shepherd! Can he prove his worth to the farmer before he winds up on a dinner plate? Sure...with a little help from his barnyard buddies!"
47 Jetsons The Movie
HBO Max's Description: "George Jetson and his futuristic family--wife Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy--are back with everyone's favorite space mutt Astro. In this feature-length animated adventure, George uses diplomacy in his effort to solve an interplanetary crisis involving teddy-bear-like alien saboteurs and his hot-headed boss, Mr. Spacely."
48 Eragon
HBO Max's Description: "In a mythical world of swords & sorcery, a farmboy discovers the egg of a dragon--and with it his destiny to resurrect an ancient line of dragon riders. But the nefarious King who left the dragon species all but extinct has other plans for young Eragon. With help from a craggy old warrior, Eragon and his fire-breathing pet prepare to do battle against the King's army."
49 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
HBO Max's Description: "Scooby-Doo once again joins his pals Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne as they stumble into another seemingly supernatural mystery. In addition to facing off against various monsters that are tormenting their town, the gang must deal with television journalist Heather Jasper-Howe, who is out to discredit their investigations."
50 Battle for Terra
HBO Max's Description: "When the inhabitants of a peaceful planet come under attack by the last surviving remnants of humanity, a rebellious young alien girl forms an unlikely alliance with a human pilot to battle the hostile invaders in this animated sci-fi tale."
51 Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom
HBO Max's Description: "Wolf pups Stinky, Claudette and Runt lead the charge to help their royal bear friends when they are forced to deal with an outside threat in this eighth film in the Alpha and Omega saga."
Watch Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom on HBO Max here!
52 My Neighbor Totoro
HBO Max's Description: "When Satsuki and her sister Mei move with their father to a new home in the countryside, they find country life is not as simple as it seems. They soon discover that the house and nearby woods are full of strange and delightful creatures, including a gigantic but gentle forest spirit called Totoro, who can only be seen by children. Totoro and his friends introduce the girls to a series of adventures, including a ride aboard the extraordinary Cat Bus, in this all-ages animated masterpiece."
53 From Up on Poppy Hill
HBO Max's Description: "Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi (Sarah Bolger) and Shun (Anton Yelchin) - but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart."
54 Underdog
HBO Max's Description: "'There's no need to fear…Underdog is here!' The heroic cartoon canine is brought to the big screen in this live-action comedy that finds the super-powered beagle trying to save his city from the destructive clutches of a mad scientist."
55 Everyone's Hero
HBO Max's Description: "Yankee Irving can't hit a ball to save his life, but his luck only gets worse when his pop gets canned from working at the Stadium. Can young Yankee find Babe Ruth's stolen bat and save his dad's livelihood and reputation?"
56 The Wizard of Oz
HBO Max's Description: "When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog Toto are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard. En route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help."
57 Babe: Pig in the City
HBO Max's Description: "The lively pink piglet trades farm life for an urban adventure in this sequel to the Oscar®-winning family film. Struggling to keep their farm afloat, Farmer Hoggett's wife tries to showcase Babe's shepherding skills at the State Fair. But a mix-up soon has Mrs. Hoggett and her chatty pink piglet hoofing it around the big city...and making more outrageous animal friends."
58 Mr. Popper's Penguins
HBO Max's Description: "A successful businessman gets a lesson in fatherhood from some rambunctious penguins in this comedy. Jim Carrey is the high-powered real-estate developer who seemingly has it all. What he doesn't have is time for his family. But that all changes after he inherits six penguins from his explorer father, and turns his posh Manhattan apartment into an arctic playground."
Watch Mr. Popper's Penguins on HBO Max here!
More Family Movies Your Kids Can Stream on HBO Max
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr.
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (leaving April 30)
- Air Buddies
- Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze
- Alpha and Omega: The Great Wolf Games
- Ben 10: Race Against Time
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
- DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
- DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
- DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis
- Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
- Home Alone 4
- Lego: Batman the Movie: DC Super Heroes Unite
- Pups United
- Regular Show: The Movie
- Santa Buddies
- The Search for Santa Paws
- The Secret World of Arrietty
- Snow Buddies
- Space Buddies
- Spooky Buddies
- Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
- Whisper of the Heart
- Wings
59 Kiki's Delivery Service
HBO Max's Description: "It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside village, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation."
60 Ponyo
HBO Max's Description: "Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother. After a chance encounter, Ponyo yearns to become a human so she can be with Sosuke."
