Movies for 5-year-olds

At five, what scares children is what they can see: a nasty-looking villain or an on-screen transformation weighs more than a threat that is only talked about. Below you have the reason for each age.

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5 years

For age 5: 1,158 movies · sorted by best scoreMade with AI · how

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Toy Story 5
2026 · 102 min · Animation · better in two goes
Approximate age
Toys versus technology; comic adventure
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.3
Klaus
2019 · 97 min · Animation · better in two goes
Neighbor conflict with no major threat
UK: NetflixTMDb 8.2
WALL·E
2008 · 97 min · Animation · better in two goes
Devastated Earth; brief danger for the robots
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.1
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · 98 min · Animation · better in two goes
Approximate age
Likely Bowser and adventure danger
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 8.2
Toy Story
1995 · 77 min · Animation
Sid's mutilated toys and brief tension
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.0
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · 88 min · Animation · better in two goes
Monsters and Boo's kidnapping; comic tone
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.9
Ratatouille
2007 · 111 min · Animation · better in two goes
Kitchen chases with comic rhythm; mild risk
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.8
Luca
2021 · 95 min · Animation · better in two goes
Sea monsters and rejection
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.8
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 · 34 min · Animation
Brief tension with a fox; messages about sadness
UK: Apple TV · Apple TV+TMDb 8.2
Sing 2
2021 · 110 min · Animation · better in two goes
Musical with intense numbers and flashing lights
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.8
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · 14 min · Live action
Fantastic silent short with nearly comic Selenites
UK: Artiflix · Prime VideoTMDb 7.9
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · 102 min · Animation · better in two goes
Girl alone in city, loses her magic; brief tension with airship
UK: NetflixTMDb 7.8
Sherlock Jr.
1924 · 45 min · Live action
Silent comedy with gags
UK: FILMBOX+ Now · MUBI · Prime VideoTMDb 8.0
Aladdin
1992 · 87 min · Animation · better in two goes
Jafar turns into a giant snake
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.7
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · 84 min · Animation · better in two goes
Furious beast, wolves, and Gaston stabs the Beast
Good to know:Scary scenesFighting or violence
UK: Bloodstream · Disney+TMDb 7.7
Arrietty
2010 · 95 min · Animation · better in two goes
Risk of capture for tiny people
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: NetflixTMDb 7.7
Toy Story 2
1999 · 93 min · Animation · better in two goes
Danger at the airport and menacing Stinky Pete
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · 93 min · Animation · better in two goes
Frantic action with no serious threat
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.6
Encanto
2021 · 102 min · Animation · better in two goes
Family conflict and a house collapsing
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.6
The Emperor's New Groove
2000 · 78 min · Animation
Transformation into flame; poison and a comic villainess
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.6
The Circus
1928 · 71 min · Live action
Chaplin's silent slapstick with chases
UK: Prime VideoTMDb 7.9
The Wrong Trousers
1993 · 30 min · Animation
Thief penguin and robot trousers; tense train chase
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Free on BBC iPlayerTMDb 7.8
Toy Story 4
2019 · 90 min · Animation · better in two goes
Unsettling ventriloquist dolls
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.5
We Bare Bears: The Movie
2020 · 75 min · Animation
Chase by a villainous agent
UK: Max · Now TV CinemaTMDb 7.8
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983 · 25 min · Animation
Ghost of the future and a grave with infernal fire
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.7
Far from the Tree
2021 · 7 min · Animation
Approximate age
Short about a curious raccoon on the beach
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.1
Paddington 2
2017 · 95 min · Live action · better in two goes
Imprisonment, comic villain, friendly tone
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Max · Studiocanal Presents · STUDIOCANAL PRESENTSTMDb 7.5
Geri's Game
1997 · 4 min · Animation
Approximate age
Old man plays chess against himself
UK: Not streaming right nowTMDb 7.6
Ice Age
2002 · 75 min · Animation
Baby's mother dies; menacing tigers
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+ · Netflix · Prime VideoTMDb 7.4
Wreck-It Ralph
2012 · 101 min · Animation · better in two goes
Devouring Cy-Bugs and a villain revealed
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.4
The Lego Movie
2014 · 100 min · Animation · better in two goes
Frantic pace and humor with no serious threat
UK: Netflix · Now TV CinemaTMDb 7.4
The Little Mermaid
1989 · 83 min · Animation · better in two goes
Giant Ursula and transformation in the climax
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.4
The Croods: A New Age
2020 · 90 min · Animation · better in two goes
Comic monsters and spider-wolves; brief loud danger
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.4
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA
2022 · 130 min · Live action · better in two goes
Approximate age
Loud K-pop concert
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.8
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020 · 95 min · Animation · better in two goes
Comic dangers in a lost city
UK: NetflixTMDb 7.4
An Egg Rescue
2021 · 88 min · Animation · better in two goes
Rescued eggs; animated adventure
UK: Prime VideoTMDb 7.9
Bao
2018 · 11 min · Animation
Short about a mother and separation from her son
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.5
Back to the Outback
2021 · 92 min · Animation · better in two goes
Snake and comically dangerous creatures
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: NetflixTMDb 7.6
Migration
2023 · 83 min · Animation · better in two goes
Heron and chef chase ducks; brief danger
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.4
Despicable Me
2010 · 95 min · Animation · better in two goes
Comic villainy; girls in brief danger
UK: Now TV Cinema · Sky GoTMDb 7.3
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · 95 min · Animation · better in two goes
Kung fu fights and menacing villain Tai Lung
Good to know:Fighting or violence
UK: Now TV Cinema · Sky GoTMDb 7.3
The Jungle Book
1967 · 78 min · Animation
Shere Khan and Kaa with brief tension
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.3
Robin Hood
1973 · 83 min · Animation · better in two goes
Prince John and sheriff; prison fire
Good to know:Fighting or violence
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.3
One Week
1920 · 25 min · Live action
Approximate age
Keaton slapstick building a house
UK: ArtiflixTMDb 7.9
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022 · 87 min · Animation · better in two goes
Caricatured villains and slapstick
Good to know:Fighting or violence
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.3
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014 · 70 min · Animation
Beast feared by fairies, mild threat
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.4
The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021 · 107 min · Animation · better in two goes
Villain school principal with evil plan
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.3
Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998 · 76 min · Animation
Witch Karaba and threatening fetishes
Good to know:Scary scenes
UK: Not streaming right nowTMDb 7.4

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