20 adult-friendly kids' movies to watch together while isolating

Zoë EttingerApr 30, 2020, 23:15 IST

"Sing" and "Mary Poppins Returns."Illumination Entertainment/Netflix

It can be hard to find kids' movies that will also appeal to the parents watching along.
Classics like "Charlotte's Web" and "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" will transport parents back to their youth.
Movies like "Antz" and "Chicken Run" are filled with jokes only adults will understand.
These adult-friendly, critically acclaimed kids' movies can be accessed now on streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hulu.
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Though some kids' movies can have high-pitched characters and hard-to-follow plotlines, the films on this list will keep parents entertained, creating fun for the whole family.

Old favorites like "Charlotte's Web" or "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" will transport parents back to their younger days. Recently released features like "Klaus" or "The Willoughbys" cover strong themes, like the power of friendship and the importance of family, and movies like "Chicken Run" are filled with jokes only adults will understand.

Take a look at all the adult-friendly kids' movies that you can watch while isolating together.

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"Horton Hears a Who!" follows Horton the elephant after he finds a speck of dust in the jungle and discovers that it harbors an entire city.

The mayor in "Horton Hears a Who!" 20th Century Fox

"Inside Out" is about a young girl and the emotions in her head.

"Inside Out." Disney/Pixar

"Zootopia" follows a rookie bunny cop and a sly fox who must work together to solve the case of the city's predators going "savage."

"Zootopia" is titled "Zootropolis" in the UK and Ireland. Walt Disney

"Akeelah and the Bee" is about a young girl whose spelling ability takes her to the national championships.

"Akeelah and the Bee". Lionsgate

"Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus" follows evil alien, Zim, as he tries to take over Earth while his human adversary, Dib, tries to stop him.

"Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus." Netflix

"Back to the Future Part III" follows Marty McFly as he travels back in time to the Old West to save his friend Dr. Emmett Brown.

"Back To The Future Part III" poster. Universal Pictures

"Frozen" tells the story of a kingdom stuck in perpetual winter and two princesses who must work together to unfreeze it.

"Frozen." Disney/YouTube

"Bridge to Terabithia" is about two classmates who create a fantasy world inhabited by all sorts of magical creatures.

AnnaSophia Robb in "Bridge to Terabithia." Buena Vista

"Sing" is about a koala attempting to save his theater by holding a singing competition. Animals from all over the city enter, following their performing dreams.

"Sing." Illumination Entertainment

"How to Train Your Dragon" tells the story of a young Viking who befriends a dragon.

"How to Train Your Dragon." DreamWorks Animation

"Incredibles 2" follows the Incredible family and sees them switch family roles, with Mr. Incredible staying home while his wife, Elastigirl, fights evil.

"Incredibles 2," Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" follows the archaeologist, Indiana Jones, who must find a sacred covenant in Egypt before the Nazis can.

"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." Paramount via YouTube

"Antz" is about a worker ant named Z who struggles with balancing his individuality and working in the communal way of his colony.

"Antz." Dreamwork Pictures

"Belle and Sebastian" is about a boy and a stray dog in the French Alps who become heroes when they defend their village from Nazis.

"Belle and Sebastian." Amazon

"Mary Poppins Returns" stars Emily Blunt as the magical nanny, Mary Poppins, who comes to help the Banks family in times of trouble.

"Mary Poppins Returns". Netflix

"Charlotte's Web" tells the classic tale by E.B. White of a farm pig hoping to avoid slaughter, Wilbur, and his helpful spider friend, Charlotte.

"Charlotte's Web". Amazon

"Kung Fu Panda 2" builds on the story arc from the first installment, but has a unique storyline that allows it to stand on its own.

"Kung Fu Panda 2". Paramount Pictures

"The Willoughbys" takes a dark theme of parental neglect and uses humor to turn it into a tale of the true meaning of family.

"The Willoughbys". Netlfix

"Chicken Run" follows a rooster who arrives on a farm of chickens doomed for slaughter. He tries to teach them how to fly away to freedom.

"Chicken Run". DreamWorks Pictures

"Klaus" tells the story of a lazy postman who forms an unlikely bond with a mysterious toymaker — together they bring joy to a town that desperately needs it.

"Klaus". Netflix

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