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.

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Jump to new family movies in theaters, on disc, and all major streaming services.

Theaters

(Dec. 3)

Endless Cookie

(Dec. 12)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 rerelease) (4+)

(Dec. 19)

Avatar: Fire and Ash

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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2

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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+)

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Disney+

(Dec. 5)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (premiere)

(Dec. 12)

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour: The Final Show (premiere)

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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+)

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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+)

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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+)

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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+)

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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+)

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