35 Full-Length Free Kids Movies on YouTube (Dec 2024)
This hand-picked list of free family movies on YouTube is updated every month, so it's the easiest and most accurate way to find movies you can watch with the kids online for free! No need to pay for yet another streaming service...we've found plenty of (actually good) full-length movies on YouTube to keep you covered.
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The Secret of Nimh (1982)
Based on the classic children's novel, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, this animated family film from the 80s is about a community of rats who have developed extraordinary intelligence as the result of experiments being done on them by humans. As the rats seek a new home for themselves independent from the humans, an evil and murderous rat among them plots to derail their plans.
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Alexandra F.: This Don Bluth animated musical was one of my favorite kids movies growing up, and it's free on YouTube right now! A dog is sent back to earth after dying without any good deeds to his name, where he meets a little orphan girl who ends up teaching him about the stuff that really matters in life, like family, friendship and love. I still find myself singing some of the songs decades later!
A Cinderella Story (2004)
Kids may love this modern day take on Cinderella set in a sunny California valley high school. This movie stars Chad Michael Murray and Hillary Duff.
The Addams Family (1991)
Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci star in this movie adaptation of the beloved 1960s TV series. While the movie is a comedy and perfect to watch for Halloween, there is dark humor and images that may frighten young kids.
Good Burger (1997)
Kelly R: Friends try to save the fast food restaurant where they work when a corporate chain moves in across the street in this funny free kids movie on YouTube. You might remember watching this one yourself as a kid in the 90s!
Rock-A-Doodle (1992)
A cute animated musical by Don Bluth (director of beloved classics like the Land Before Time and All Dogs Go to Heaven) about a group of barnyard animals who go to find their rock & roll rooster friend in the big city in order to bring him back home.
Puss In Boots (2011)
Alexandra F.: If your family loved Shrek, then you may want to check out this story about the swashbuckling side character, Puss in Boots, as he seeks to find the eggs of the Golden Goose in order to restore his good name. A funny animated adventure film with lots of familiar voices, including Antonio Banderas as the main kitty himself.
Arthur's Missing Pal (2010)
Alexandra F.: I really loved the Arthur cartoons on PBS when my kids were little, and this full-length movie featuring Arthur and his friends is free on YouTube right now! The animation is different from the cartoon series, which may be strange for Arthur fans at first, but the gentle mystery story that has Arthur and his friends searching for his lost puppy is sure to please younger viewers.
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2011)
The story of a sea turtle's adventures across the ocean over the course of fifty years, and how he encounters the effects of global warming during that time.
Alice In Wonderland (1999)
This star-studded version of Alice in Wonderland has Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Short, and Tina Majorino as Alice.
Early Man (2018)
This claymation animated family film from the creators of "Wallace and Gromet," "Chicken Run," and "Shaun of the Sheep" gives us one possible origin story for soccer/football, taking us all the way back to the Stone Ages.
The Longshots (2008)
Ice Cube plays a former football player who coaches a Pop Warner football team in Illinois - including the team's secret weapon, his 11-year-old niece, Jasmine Plummer. Based on a true story about the first girl to play Pop Warner football, it's a feel-good sports movie for the whole family.
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Kids can watch FernGully free on YouTube, and you might even get a kick out of revisiting this 90s movie about fairies fighting to save the rainforest where they live.
Robots
This fun animated movie about a robot with a talent for inventing features the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry and Robin Williams.
The Last Unicorn (1982)
An all star cast including Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Lee and Angela Lansbury come together in this 80s movie for kids about a unicorn's quest to learn whether she truly is the last of her kind, and the complications that arise when a spell turns her into a human. Music by America make this animated musical a special treat.
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