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Family movies for ages 8–10

Reviewed family movies whose published age guidance overlaps ages 8 through 10.

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• Film · 2024 · Ages 7+10 LivesA pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative j
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• Film · 2020 · Ages 8+100% WolfFreddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves, is in for a shock when on his 14th birthday his first 'warfing' goes awry, turning him into a ferocious poodle. The pack elders give Freddy until the next moonrise
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• Film · 1996 · Ages 6+101 DalmatiansAn evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
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• Film · 2003 · Ages 6+101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureBeing one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
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• Film · 2000 · Ages 7+102 DalmatiansGet ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth - a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweil
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• Film · 2004 · Ages 10+12 Days of Christmas EveCalvin Carter, a successful business executive, has it all, but neglects those closest to him. On Christmas Eve, all that changes when the sign on his office building falls on him. He awakes in a hospital bed, attended t
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• Film · 2022 · Ages 10+13: The MusicalAfter moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.
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• Film · 2010 · Ages 8+16 WishesThe story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to thin
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• Film · 1954 · Ages 8+20,000 Leagues Under the SeaA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
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• Film · 1992 · Ages 10+3 NinjasEach year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a highly skilled in the fields of M
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• Film · 1994 · Ages 8+3 Ninjas Kick BackDuring a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to def
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• Film · 2021 · Ages 8+8-Bit ChristmasIn suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
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• Film · 2021 · Ages 8+A Boy Called ChristmasAn ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstron
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• Film · 2021 · Ages 10+A Christmas Gift from BobJames Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.
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• Film · 2011 · Ages 10+A Christmas KissWendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious de
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• Film · 1983 · Ages 8+A Christmas StoryThe comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
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• Film · 2004 · Ages 10+A Cinderella StoryRoutinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
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• Film · 2017 · Ages 10+A Dog's PurposeA dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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• Film · 1995 · Ages 6+A Goofy MovieGoofy’s teenage son Max is desperate to impress his crush and fit in at school. After well-meaning but ignorant Goofy suddenly whisks him away on a cross-country road trip—messing up Max’s first date plans in the process
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• Film · 2024 · Ages 8+A Greyhound of a GirlMary is a 12-year-old girl with a passion for cooking, absorbing information from her grandmother, who is a wonderful cook. However, Mary and her family must come to terms with her grandmother's illness.
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• Film · 2015 · Ages 6+A LEGO BrickumentaryA look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.
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• Film · 1995 · Ages 7+A Little PrincessWhen her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who att
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• Film · 2011 · Ages 10+A Mile in His ShoesBased on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he
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• Film · 2023 · Ages 10+A Million Miles AwayThe life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
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