New This December
Updated Dec. 1, 2025
Bookmark this page! Each month, I round up all this month’s new family movies hitting theaters, streaming, and disc. This page is your one-stop, top-shelf guide with age recommendations, so you can quickly spot what works for your crew.
Jump to new family movies in theaters, on disc, and all major streaming services.
Theaters
(Dec. 3)
(Dec. 12)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 rerelease) (4+)
(Dec. 19)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Disc
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Netflix
(Dec. 1)
A League of Their Own (1992) (9+)
Big Mama’s House (2000) (8+)
Big Momma’s House 2 (2006) (8+)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) (5+)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) (5+)
Christmas Break-In (2018) (5+)
Godzilla (2014) (9+)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (10+)
Kung Fu Panda (2008) (5+)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (5+)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (5+)
Over the Hedge (2006) (4+)
Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018) (9+)
Rio (2011) (4+)
Rio 2 (2014) (4+)
Troll 2 (2025) (8+)
(Dec. 4)
Forrest Gump (1994) (9+)
(Dec. 7)
Cast Away (2000) (9+)
Church People (2021) (6+)
(Dec. 8)
Elmo and Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas (2025) (2+)
(Dec. 9)
Masaka Kids: A Rhythm Within (premiere)
(Dec. 14)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) (3+)
(Dec. 16)
Titanic (1997) (10+)
(Dec. 24)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) (10+)
Disney+
(Dec. 5)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (premiere)
(Dec. 12)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour: The Final Show (premiere)
Hulu
(Dec. 1)
17 Again (2009) (10+)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) (7+)
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) (5+)
Doctor Dolittle (1998) (4+)
Doctor Dolittle 2 (2001) (4+)
Full-Court Miracle (2003) (5+)
Gremlins (1984) (8+)
Home Alone (1990) (5+)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (5+)
Home Alone 3 (1997) (5+)
Home Alone 4 (2002) (4+)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) (5+)
Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) (5+)
Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011) (4+)
Planet of the Apes (2001) (10+)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) (10+)
Roll Bounce (2005) (10+)
The Santa Clause (1994) (5+)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) (5+)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) (5+)
’Twas the Night (2001) (5+)
The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) (4+)
(Dec. 2)
Griffin in Summer (2025) (10+)
(Dec. 26)
Finnick 2 (2025) (6+)
HBO Max
(Dec. 1)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) (6+)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) (5+)
Hidden Figures (2016) (8+)
Igor (2008) (6+)
Jim Thorpe: All-American (1951) (7+)
Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) (8+)
Lu Over the Wall (2017) (7+)
Millennium Actress (2001) (10+)
Mind Game (2004) (10+)
Miss Congeniality (2000) (8+)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) (8+)
Ne Zha (2019) (7+)
Summer Wars (2009) (7+)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) (7+)
The Goonies (1985) (6+)
The Merchants of Joy (2025) (6+)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (6+)
Wolf Children (2012) (7+)
X-Men: First Class (2011) (9+)
(Dec. 20)
Ne Zha 2 (2025) (8+)
Amazon Prime
(Dec. 1)
The Birdcage (1996) (10+)
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) (9+)
Hoosiers (1986) (8+)
Igor (2008) (6+)
Love Actually (2003) (10+)
Madagascar (2005) (5+)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (5+)
Max (2015) (7+)
Max 2: White House Hero (2017) (7+)
The Merchants of Joy (premiere)
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) (5+)
(Dec. 2)
Oh. What. Fun. (premiere)
(Dec. 20)
The Creator (2023) (10+)
(Dec. 22)
A Minecraft Movie (2025) (7+)
(Dec. 29)
The Naked Gun (2025) (10+)
(Dec. 30)
A Cinderella Story (2004) (5+)
Free Willy (1993) (4+)
Ready Player One (2018) (6+)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) (11+)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) (6+)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) (6+)
Peacock
(Dec. 1)
2012 (2009) (9+)
The Addams Family (1991) (7+)
Addams Family Values (1993) (7+)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) (9+)
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) (10+)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) (10+)
Black Nativity (2013) (7+)
Cheaper By The Dozen (2003) (5+)
Creed (2015) (10+)
Creed II (2018) (10+)
Creed III (2023) (10+)
Jingle All The Way (1996) (5+)
The King of Kings (1961) (6+)
The Martian (2015) (8+)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) (4+)
Miracle On 34th Street (1994) (4+)
Pacific Rim (2013) (9+)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) (9+)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) (7+)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) (7+)
Pixels (2015) (9+)
Rocky (1976) (10+)
Rocky II (1979) (10+)
Rocky III (1982) (10+)
Rocky IV (1985) (9+)
Rocky V (1990) (10+)
Rocky Balboa (2006) (10+)
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) (6+)
(Dec. 9)
The Croods: A New Age (2020) (5+)
(Dec. 11)
The Fabelmans (2022) (10+)
(Dec. 28)
Despicable Me 4 (2024) (5+)
Paramount+
(Dec. 1)
A Christmas Carol (1984) (6+)
Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights (2002) (10+)
The Addams Family (1991) (7+)
Addams Family Values (1993) (7+)
The Angry Birds Movie (2016) (6+)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (7+)
Ella Enchanted (2004) (5+)
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) (5+)
Father of the Bride (1991) (8+)
Forrest Gump (1994) (9+)
Hotel for Dogs (2009) (6+)
Jingle All the Way (1996) (6+)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (5+)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (5+)
Monster Trucks (2016) (5+)
Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011) (4+)
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (4+)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001) (10+)
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) (10+)
Ocean’s Twelve (2004) (10+)
Paddington (2014) (4+)
Peanuts: Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don’t Come Back) (1980) (3+)
Smallfoot (2018) (5+)
Tooth Fairy (2010) (6+)
The Truman Show (1998) (8+)
We Are Marshall (2006) (8+)
