15 Films on Netflix That Are Perfect For Family Movie Nights This Summer
There are certain movies that just feel like summer, you know what I mean? Whether the movie is about summer, has an easygoing feel to it like the season itself, or just inspires thoughts of summer, there are certain movies that are best watched in the warm months. And when it's on Netflix and you don't have to pop in a DVD, that's the ticket right there.
So throw some popcorn in the microwave and call the family down to the TV room — your Netflix summer movie night lineup just got really good.
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
What it's about: "It's love at first sight for Dracula when he meets Ericka, the charming but mysterious captain of the monster cruise that Mavis plans for the family."
Ages it's best suited for: 7 and up
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Middle School
What it's about: "At Hills Village Middle School, budding cartoonist Rafe and best pal Leo challenge their uptight principal by breaking every rule in his handbook."
Ages it's best suited for: 9 and up
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Rip Tide
What it's about: "Following an embarrassing viral video, a New York model decides to escape from her suffocating existence by visiting her faraway aunt in Australia."
Ages it's best suited for: 10 and up
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Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer
What it's about: "In this family film, never-dull third-grader Judy Moody embarks on a summer adventure with her brother, Stink, and always-up-for-fun Aunt Opal."
Ages it's best suited for: 6 and up
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
What it's about: "When inventor Flint Lockwood makes clouds rain food, the citizens of Chewandswallow can feed themselves. But a bowl of disaster is about to overflow."
Ages it's best suited for: 6 and up
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Benji
What it's about: "A determined dog comes to the rescue and helps heal a broken family when a young boy and his sister stumble into some serious danger."
Rating: 9 and up
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The Willoughbys
What it's about: "Four siblings with horribly selfish parents hatch a plan to get rid of them for good and form a perfectly imperfect family of their own."
Ages it's best suited for: 8 and up
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Turbo
What it's about: "A speed-obsessed snail who dreams of being the world's greatest race car driver gets his chance when an accident imbues him with high-octane speed."
Ages it's best suited for: 6 and up
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A Fairly Odd Summer
What it's about: "In this live-action adventure, the gang heads to Hawaii, where Timmy learns the source of all fairy magic is in dangerous hands."
Ages it's best suited for: 7 and up
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Despicable Me
What it's about: "Villainous Gru hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care."
Ages it's best suited for: 6 and up
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Dolphin Tale 2
What it's about: "Winter the dolphin, who survived a tragic injury by receiving a prosthetic tail, bonds with an orphaned baby dolphin after her beloved pool mate dies."
Ages it's best suited for: 7 and up
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Soul Surfer
What it's about: "Hawaiian teen Bethany Hamilton bravely returns to competitive surfing after losing her left arm in a vicious shark attack."
Ages it's best suited for: 10 and up
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The Cat in the Hat
What it's about: "While Mom is away, a bored little boy and girl are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who proceeds to turn the house into the "mother of all messes."
Ages it's best suited for: 9 and up
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The Secret Life of Pets 2
What it's about: "On a farm outside New York, Max aims to boost his confidence while in the city, Snowball attempts to rescue a tiger cub and Gidget pretends to be a cat."
Ages it's best suited for: 7 and up
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The Angry Birds Movie 2
What it's about: "Enemies turn into frenemies when the Pigs call for a truce with the Birds to unite against a formidable new foe that's threatening all of their homes."
Ages it's best suited for: 7 and up