One of my favourite memories of Christmas time as a child was looking at the TV schedule to see what movies were going to be on and planning what TV time I’d have – there was no screen time limit at Christmas time (never mind the fact that it was the 70s & 80s!).

So if you like watching a good Christmas movie on TV with your child, here’s a big roundup of what’s on this Christmas 2023.

10.20 – A Christmas Carousel – C4

10.50 – Wolfwalkers – RTÉ2

11.35 – A Song for Christmas – RTÉ1

13.15 – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – BBC1

13.15 – Sing – UTV

14.20 – Twinkle All The Way – RTÉ2

14.35  – Scrooged – C4

15.20 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas – UTV

15.25 – Mrs Doubtfire – RTÉ1

16.30 – It’s a Wonderful Life – C4

17.15 – Stickman – BBC1

17.35 – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – UTV

18.45 – Paddington – BBC1

19.00 – Men in Black 3 – C4

10.05 – The Boss Baby – BBC1

10.45 – Angela’s Christmas Wish – RTÉ2

12.10 – The Overcoat – RTÉ2

12.30 – Charlotte’s Web – C4

13.00 – Sherlock Gnomes – RTÉ2

13.05 – The Secret Life of Pets – UTV

13.10 – Annie – TG4

13.40 – The Goonies – RTÉ1

14.30 – The Christmas Contract – RTÉ2

14.40 – The Grinch – UTV

14.50 – The Sound of Music – BBC1

15.45 – Miracle on 34th St – RTÉ1

16.10 – 101 Dalmatians – RTÉ2

17.25 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – UTV

17.45 – Miracle on 34th St – C4

18.10 – Home Alone – RTÉ2

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07.30 – Paw Patrol – RTÉ2

08.00 – Smurfs: The Lost Village – TG4

08.40 – Puss in Boots – C4

08.45 – Puffin Rock and the New Friends – RTÉ2

08.50 – The Gruffalo – BBC1

09.15 – How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming – BBC1

09.30 – Finians Rainbow – TG4

09.40 – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – BBC1

10.00 – The Witches – RTÉ2

10.15 – The Highway Rat – BBC2

10.25 – Kung Fu Panda 2 – C4

10.40 – Wallace & Grommit: A Close Shave – BBC2

11.15 – Cinderella – BBC1

11.40 – Mirror Mirror – RTÉ2

12.20 – Miracle on 34th St – TG4

12.25 – Wallace & Grommit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – RTÉ1

12.55 – The Addams Family 2 – BBC1

13.25 – The Jungle Book – RTÉ1

13.25 – Sonic the Hedgehog – RTÉ2

14.00 – Ice Age 3 – TG4

14.40 – Beauty & The Beast – RTÉ1

14.55 – Sing – RTÉ2

15.10 – Toy Story 4 – BBC1

14.00 – Mary Poppins Returns – RTÉ1

16.25 – The Wizard of Oz – VM1

16.30 – Sing 2 – UTV

17.00 – Spirit Untamed – RTÉ2

17.30 – Home Alone – C4

18.15 – Into the West – TG4

18.15 – The Lion King – RTÉ1

18.20 – Angela’s Christmas Wish – RTÉ2

19.05 – Home Alone 2 – RTÉ2

07.55 – Zog – RTÉ2

08.25 – The Snail & The Whale – RTÉ2

09.25 – Gangsta Granny – RTÉ2

09.50 – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu – BBC1

10.00 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – RTÉ1

10.25 – The Croods – UTV

10.50 – Wallace & Grommit: The Wrong Trousers – RTÉ2

11.25 – Madagascar – RTÉ2

11.25 – Abominable – BBC1

11.40 – Annie – C4

13.15 – Beauty & The Beast – BBC1

15.00 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – UTV

15.15 – Peter Rabbit 2 – BBC1

17.00 – The Boss Baby – TG4

17.05 – The Lion King – BBC1

18.30 – Paddington 2 – RTÉ1

18.50 – Raiders of the Lost Ark – C4

08.30 – Mr Stink – RTÉ2

09.20 – Dora & The Lost City of Gold – C4

09.45 – Beethoven – RTÉ2

10.15 – Trolls – BBC1

10.20 – Believe – BBC2

11.25 – Beethoven’s 2nd – RTÉ2

11.40 – Spirit Untamed – BBC1

13.00 – Lemony Snicket – C4

13.55 – The Snail & The Whale – BBC1

14.25 – The Croods 2 – BBC1

15.50 – Ghostbusters – BBC1

17.01 – Are We There Yet? – VM2

17.20 – Smurfs 3 – TG4

17.40 – Stardust – C4

21.00 – 1917 – BBC1

08.10 – Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – C4

08.50 – Fluke – RTÉ2

9.50 – Aliens in the Attic – C4

10.05 – Trolls World Tour – BBC1

10.30 – Wallace & Grommit: A Grand Day Out – RTÉ2

11.00 – K-9 – RTÉ2

11.30 – Inside Out – BBC1

13.55 – The BFG – BBC1

14.20 – Fiddler on the Roof – RTÉ1

15.20 – Brewsters Millions – RTÉ2

15.40 – Ghostbusters 2 – BBC1

17.30 – Stuart Little – TG4

18.40 – Spiderman: Far From Home – RTÉ2

21.00 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – C4

08.00 – A Monsterous Holiday – TG4

09.00 – The Good Dinosaur – BBC1

09.15  – Ben 10 vs. The Universe – RTÉ2

09.20 – Barnyard – C4

10.40 – Wallace & Grommit: A Close Shave – RTÉ2

11.15 – The Witches – RTÉ2

11.25 – Big Hero 6 – BBC1

13.00 – Are We There Yet? – VM2

13.45 – My Girl – RTÉ1

13.55 – Trolls in Harmony – BBC1

14.15 – The Book of Life – BBC1

15.25 – Planes, Trains & Automobiles – C4

15.45 – Alice Through the Looking Glass – BBC1

15.50 – My Girl 2 – RTÉ1

17.20 – Ice Age 3 – TG4

19.05 – The House with the Clock in it’s Walls – RTÉ2

08.40 – The Gruffalo – RTÉ2

09.40 – The Highway Rat – RTÉ2

10.00 – Calamity Jane – TG4

11.35 – Gangsta Granny – RTÉ2

12.55 – The Water Horse – TG4

13.15 – The Secret Life of Pets 2 – BBC1

13.25 – Wallace & Grommit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit – UTV

14.35 – Finding Dory – BBC1

15.05 – Jumanji – UTV

17.20 – Wallace & Grommit: The Wrong Trousers – BBC1

18.00 – Paddington 2 – BBC1

18.35 – My Spy – RTÉ1

19.00 – The Sound of Music – BBC4

19.40 – Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom – C4

08.00 – Yogi Bear – TG4

08.55 – The Snail & The Whale – RTÉ2

09.20 – Stickman – RTÉ2

09.30 – Over the Hedge – UTV

09.55 – Cars 3 – BBC1

11.05 – About a Boy – UTV

11.45 – Mr Stink – RTÉ2

13.05 – Evan Almighty – UTV

13.25 – Madagascar – RTÉ2

13.50 – Zog & The Flying Doctors – BBC1

14.20 – Saving Mr Banks – BBC1

14.55 – Matilda – UTV

15.15 – The Boss Baby – TG4

16.20 – The Jungle Book – BBC1

19.00 – Johnny English Reborn – RTÉ2

08.00 – My Little Pony – TG4

09.00 – The Highway Rat – BBC1

09.55 – Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon – BBC1

10.30 – Babe – UTV

11.05 – Daddy Day Care – C4

11.15 – The Boss Baby 2 – BBC1

11.45 – Oliver Twist – VM3

12.55 – Paw Patrol – C4

14.15 – Space Jam: A New Legacy – RTÉ2

14.20 – Moana – BBC1

14.35 – Around the World in 80 Days – RTÉ1

14.55 – Mrs Doubtfire – C4

16.00 – Wallace & Grommit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – BBC1

17.00 – Are We There Yet? – VM1

17.20 – Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade – C4

17.30 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – TG4

Stream Hubie Halloween on Netflix

Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them!

Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph and Kevin James.

Stream The Worst Witch on Netflix

After stumbling into a school for witches, a bumbling heroine comes to realise that she just might belong there! Based on Jill Murphy’s beloved books.

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Stream The Curse of Bridge Hollow on Netflix

Halloween-hating dad Howard is all about science. His teenage daughter is all about the paranormal. But on Halloween, they team up to fight a supernatural menace that’s wreaking havoc and running amok in their town.

Stream Goosebumps on Netflix

Upset about moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets his beautiful neighbour Hannah, daughter of R.L. Stine (Jack Black), the famous and mysterious author of the bestselling “Goosebumps” series.

When Zach accidentally unleashes the monsters from the fantastic tales, it’s up to him, Hannah and Stine to return the beasts back to the books where they belong.

Stream Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween on Netflix

Be careful what you wish for…

With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!

Stream Monster House on Netflix

Even for a 12-year old, DJ Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbour Horace Nebbercracker, who terrorises all the neighbourhood kids, is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker’s mysterious disappearance.

Any toy that touches Nebbercracker’s property promptly disappears, swallowed up by the cavernous house. DJ has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him, not even his best friend, Chowder. What everyone does not know is DJ is not imagining things. Everything he’s seen is absolutely true and it’s about to get much worse than anything DJ could have imagined.

Stream A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting on Netflix

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she’s babysitting on Halloween.

Stream Dreamworks Spooky Stories on Netflix

Get a Halloween spook from some of your favourite DreamWorks characters!

Join the cast of Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens for some funny (and chilling!) tales for the whole family.

Stream Scaredy Cats on Netflix

On her 12th birthday, Willa Ward receives a purr-fect gift that unlocks a world of witchcraft, talking animals and so much more with her best friends.

Stream Phantom Pups on Netflix

A young boy and his family move into a haunted home, where he meets three adorable ghost pups and tries to help them turn back into real dogs.

Stream Open Season: Scared Silly on Netflix

When a spooky werewolf tale scares Boog out of joining the annual camping trip, his friends hatch a plan to cure him of his fear.

Elliot, Boog and all of the beloved woodland creatures are back in a brand-new comedy adventure.

Stream The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants on Netflix

When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday – and it’s a huge success.

Stream A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix

Based on the classic Lemony Snicket books A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the extraordinary Baudelaire orphans as they face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf in their fateful quest to unlock long-held family secrets.

Stream Gnome Alone on Netflix

When Chloe discovers that her new home’s garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.

It’s amazing to think that it’s now 28 years since the original first movie Toy Story came onto our screens and introduced the now iconic characters of Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and more favourites back in 1995.

Speculating about what it would be like if toys came to life when owners weren’t looking or around, it was an instant hit and has remained popular over the years with each sequel continuing to grow the popularity of the franchise.

Now the fifth instalment has been announced.

Just when we had stowed away our cowboy hats and space ranger wings, it looks like Toy Story will be back. At Disney’s recent Q1 Earnings Call, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger announced that, in addition to Zootopia 2 and Frozen 3, Toy Story 5 is officially in development at Pixar.

The surprise announcement means there’s not very much information on the plots for Toy Story 5 or which characters will make a return.

On the docket for later in 2023 is Elemental, a story set in a world where elements come to life and coexist, where a young man made of water and a young woman made of fire defy their differences to fall in love.

2024 brings new Pixar projects Elio, a sci-fi epic following a young human boy who becomes an alien ambassador, as well as Inside Out 2, the sequel to the 2015 hit about Riley and her emotions.

We don’t yet know when Toy Story 5 will be released, but based on previous releases we can get an idea. For example, Toy Story 4 was announced in 2014, and arrived on screens in 2019. If Toy Story 5 takes a similar time in production it could be out in cinemas in 2028. Mind you, they could speed up production to bring it out sooner.

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Tim Allen took to Twitter, “See ya soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. And off we go to a number 5! To infinity and beyond!” so it looks as though Toy Story 5 will reunite Woody and Buzz following their goodbye at the end of the last film.

As you may remember, Toy Story 4 ended with Woody deciding to go off into the sunset with Bo Peep instead of going with Buzz and the gang back to Bonnie’s house.

Hopefully Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) will be joined by some of Bonnie’s other toys including Jessie, Rex, Hamm, Slinky Dog, Mr. Pricklepants, Trixie and Forky.

Sadly, actors Don Rickles and Estelle Harris who voiced Mr and Mrs Potato Head have both passed away so we are not sure we will see them recast for an appearance.

It’s now been four years since we last saw the gang in full on the big screen, while some fans may be happy that there’s another movie in the works, others feel it’s time for a change.

Some people thought Toy Story 3 was the most perfect sequel and then Toy Story 4 took a move away from the previous films with its storyline about one toy, Woody’s happiness.

We are definitely curious to find out more about what’s planned for the 5th movie, and hope it’s not just rehashing and trying to keep a good thing going past its sell by date. At the same time, we’re excited about seeing some of our favourite characters return!

After all, they “are all toys. Unique and Beautiful toys.”

Warner Bros. Pictures’ animated adventure feature film Mummies directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha, features an impressive voice cast including some famous actors from familiar shows and movies such as Downton Abbey and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile.

Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.

Watch the teaser trailer to get a peek at the action:

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Amongst those doing voices for the upcoming movie are Hugh Bonneville (Downtown Abbey, Notting Hill, Paddington), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings), Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners, White Gold) and Eleanor Tomlinson (The Nevers, The Illusionist)

The film is directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha (“Galo”), who makes his feature film debut following his work as art director on films such as Tad: The Lost Explorer and Tad: The Lost Explorer, and The Secret of King Midas.

The film’s music is composed by Goya Award winner Fernando Velazquez, who has collaborated many times with acclaimed Spanish director, J.A. Bayona.

The film features three original songs including “I Am Today”, “New Song” and “Ring Song”. The latter features lyrics by writer/producer Jordi Gasull.

Mummies will be released in the UK on 31st March 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

“The only way to get it back is to… go the world of the living.”

One of my own family’s favourite Christmas movies is The Muppet Christmas Carol (remember Michael Caine and the talking veg?!) so I was delighted to see there’s a new animated version coming out soon on Netflix.

The new animated film stars a host of famous actors including Olivia Colman as voices Past, Jessie Buckley as Isabel Fezziwig, Johnny Flynn as Bob Cratchit and Luke Evens as the man himself, Scrooge.

Produced by Timeless Films in association with Axis Studios and directed by Stephen Donnelly, Charles Dickens’ ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story.

With his very soul on the line, Scrooge has but one Christmas Eve left to face his past and build a better future. Featuring re-imagined songs from the legendary and two-time Academy Award® winner Leslie Bricusse OBE, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol looks like a great new movie for a new generation to sing along to.

Director Stephen Donnelly says “It’s been a fascinating challenge to adapt such a beloved and often-told story. I think this version will give those who know A Christmas Carol all the things they expect, but not as they’ve experienced them before.

There are more than enough psychedelic, time-travelling and musical surprises to keep those familiar with the story on the edge of their seats, while the authentic essence of Dickens has been retained for those coming completely fresh to the classic tale. ”

The new animated version of Scrooge is set to debut globally on Netflix on 2nd December 2022.

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Did you know A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is actually titled “A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas”?

It was first published in 1843 and has remained popular ever since. It’s never been out of print and has been adapted many times for film, stage, opera and other media.

A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is hated by all who cross his path due to his miserly and grumpy nature. On Christmas Eve Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After these visits, Scrooge undergoes a transformation into a kinder, gentler man.

The novella by Dickens shows off the Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday, with seasonal food and drink, gathering together as a family, songs, dance, games, and the idea of being generous at Christmas time to those less well off.

Sometimes you just fancy a good family film to watch together so here are our picks of fun movies available to rent for your next family movie night:

The mischievous Minions are back for more wacky adventures in Minions: The Rise of Gru, which tells the untold story of one 12-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain.

In the heart of the 1970s, Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, the God of Thunder teams up with King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend-turned-Mighty-Thor Jane Foster to take on a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher.

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The world’s favourite blue hedgehog is back!

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilisations.

Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

Complete the incredible journey that began with Jurassic Park as two generations unite to fight for the future in Jurassic World Dominion.

Roaring with more dinosaurs, more spectacular action, exclusive moments with iconic characters, and the restored prologue, this colossal cut brings home the definitive experience of Jurassic World Dominion’s unforgettable adventure.

Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter – an unfortunate reality for the teenager.

And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited, she “poofs” into a giant red panda!

A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.

As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox. Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg, an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto, with all-new songs by award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family living in a magical house in the Colombian mountains.

But when Mirabel, the only ordinary family member, discovers the magic surrounding their home is in danger, she may be her family’s last hope.

Inspired by one of the most beloved British family films of all time, The Railway Children Return is an enchanting, moving, and heart-warming adventure for a new generation.

In 1944, as life in Britain’s cities becomes increasingly perilous, three evacuee children – Lily, Pattie and Ted Watts – are sent by their mother from Salford to the Yorkshire village of Oakworth. There to meet them on the train station platform are Bobbie Waterbury, her daughter, Annie, and grandson Thomas, and with their help the evacuees are soon settling into their new life in the countryside.

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero’s identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe.

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers.

But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

Krypto the Super Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side.

When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack – Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel – to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.

When Emily discovers her little red puppy named Clifford has grown ten-feet overnight, she turns to her eccentric Uncle Casey for help. But when a mad scientist tries to capture the larger-than-life playful pup, it takes the entire neighbourhood to hide Clifford as they race across the city.

Get ready for the incredible, laugh-out-loud comedy adventure that is BIG fun for the entire family!

If you’re looking forward to a trip to the cinema during 2023, here’s a list of family movies to make a note of for your calendar!

Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, they meet a bookworm called Malicia and their little con soon goes down the drain.

Starring Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, Joe Sugg, Gemma Arterton, David Tennant, Hugh Bonneville and Ariyon Bakare.

Expected release date: 13th January 2023

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly are suiting up once again for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania!, the third Ant-Man movie, following 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.

Expected release: 17th February 2023

Everyone’s favorite role-playing game is coming to the big screen, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves stars Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez, alnog with Regé-Jean Page, Hugh Grant, Sophie Lillis, Daisy Head, Justice Smith, Jason Wong, Chloe Coleman, and others.

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people

Expected release: 3rd March 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated film based on Nintendo’s Mario video game franchise, with Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario. A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

Expected release: 7th April 2023

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a live-action reimagining of the animated musical classic, the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jonah Hauer-King, Art Malik, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.

Expected Release: 26th May 2023

Disney Pixar’s newest film, Elemental, directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, will take place in a new world. In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.

Expected Release: 16th June 2023

The Marvels is the superhero sequel to Captain Marvel and based on Marvel Comics featuring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

Expected release date: 28th July 2022

The pizza-loving Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, an animated feature produced by Seth Rogan. In a first time for the franchise, the four Turtles Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael will be voiced by actual teenagers at Rogen’s request.

Expected release: 4th August 2023

A magical meteor crashes into Adventure City, turning Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma, Skye, and Liberty into Mighty Pups! Everything is fun and games until the pups learn something terrible: Mayor Humdinger has broken out of jail and is teaming up with a mad scientist to steal the Mighty Pups’ superpowers. Can the Mighty Pups work together to stop these evil super-villains?

Dax Shepard, Taraji P. Henson, Kim Kardashian, Tyler Perry, Yara Shahidi, and others lend their voices to this animated film.

Expected release: 13th October 2023

Poppy, Branch, and all their friends are back for the third installment of Trolls! When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.

Voiced by Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Rachel Bloom.

Expected release date: November 2023

The latest take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl arrives just in time for the holiday season. This time we enter a world of pure imagination, back to the beginning, a prequel before Willy Wonka had his famed chocolate factory. Wonka follows the fantastical journey of the young chocolatier, as he meets the Oompa-Loompas and comes up with his delectable candy recipes.

The musical movie stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and features a star-studded cast including Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Mathew Baynton, and others.

Expected release date: 15th December 2023

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins will be the first woman to direct a feature-length Star Wars project with Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. This movie is an original story, which will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots in a thrilling adventure. Details about the exact plot and cast have been kept quiet.

Expected release date: December 2023

Stream Hubie Halloween on Netflix

Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them!

Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph and Kevin James.

Stream Corpse Bride on Netflix

Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant and more, Corpse Bride is a hair-raising legend based on a 19th-century Russian folktale.

A young man mistakenly weds a corpse while on a two-day trek to the village of his real bride-to-be. It is up to the groom’s real fiancée to face her rival – only then will the bride and groom be free to proceed with their own wedding ceremony.

Stream The Curse of Bridge Hollow on Netflix

Halloween-hating dad Howard is all about science. His teenage daughter is all about the paranormal. But on Halloween, they team up to fight a supernatural menace that’s wreaking havoc and running amok in their town.

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Stream Goosebumps on Netflix

Upset about moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets his beautiful neighbour Hannah, daughter of R.L. Stine (Jack Black), the famous and mysterious author of the bestselling “Goosebumps” series.

When Zach accidentally unleashes the monsters from the fantastic tales, it’s up to him, Hannah and Stine to return the beasts back to the books where they belong.

Stream Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween on Netflix

Be careful what you wish for…

With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!

Stream Gnome Alone on Netflix

When Chloe discovers that her new home’s garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.

Stream A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting on Netflix

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she’s babysitting on Halloween.

Stream Monster House on Netflix

Even for a 12-year old, DJ Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbour Horace Nebbercracker, who terrorises all the neighbourhood kids, is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker’s mysterious disappearance.

Any toy that touches Nebbercracker’s property promptly disappears, swallowed up by the cavernous house. DJ has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him, not even his best friend, Chowder. What everyone does not know is DJ is not imagining things. Everything he’s seen is absolutely true and it’s about to get much worse than anything DJ could have imagined.

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Stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ 

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge.

Now it is up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

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Stream Coco on Disney+

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Stream The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+

Enter an extraordinary world with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town.

When Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town, his dream to fill Santa’s shoes unravels, and it’s up to Sally, the ragdoll who loves him, to stitch things together again.

Stream Frankenweenie on Disney+ 

Young Victor Frankenstein is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor’s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals – with monstrous consequences.

Stream Toy Story of Terror on Disney+

This Halloween special follows the toys on a road trip, when a flat tire leads Bonnie and her mother to spend the night in a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the others begin to search for him, but they find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that leads them to a big conspiracy.

Stream Halloweentown on Disney+ 

Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown – and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal’ life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.

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Stream Roald Dahl’s The Witches on Prime

The reimagining of Roald Dahl’s humorous and heartwarming tale of a young boy and his grandmother’s encounter with deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches.

Stream The Witches on Prime

Take it back to the original 1990 version starring Angelica Huston and Brenda Blethyn.

In the hotel he is staying, Little Luke discovers an authentic coven with real witches, who pretend to transform every child into mice.

Stream The Addams Family 2 on Prime

Everyone’s favourite spooky family is back! Distraught that their children are growing up, Morticia and Gomez decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester into their haunted camper for one last family vacation. What could possibly go wrong?

Stream The Little Vampire on Prime

After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony struggles to make friends at his new school. But he is bullied and picked on by the other boys, and has little hope of overcoming his miserable new life. Then he meets Rudolph, a kid vampire with whom Tony becomes very close. But, when Rudolph’s life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ruthless vampire hunter, Tony must find the courage to save his best friend.

Stream Igor on Prime

Lab assistant Igor dreams of becoming a mad scientist like his master, Dr. Glickenstein. When the doctor runs afoul of his own invention, Igor seizes the chance. With the help of his friends Scamper and Brain, Igor plans to win the kingdom’s annual science fair by building the most-evil monster ever. The problem is that Eve, as the monster is called, is sweeter than sugar and would rather be an actress.

Stream Room on the Broom on Prime

Based on Julia Donaldson’s picture book, telling the story of a kind witch who invites a collection of animals to join her on her broom, though her cat thinks it will get too crowded. Her new friends make themselves useful, however, when the witch is threatened by a fearsome dragon.

Stream Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+ 

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge.

Now it is up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

Stream Hocus Pocus on Disney+ 

After moving to Salem, Ma., teenager Max explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend, Allison. After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker, who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

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Stream Frankenweenie on Disney+ 

Young Victor Frankenstein is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor’s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals – with monstrous consequences.

Stream Toy Story of Terror on Disney+ 

This Halloween special follows the toys on a road trip, when a flat tire leads Bonnie and her mother to spend the night in a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head goes missing, the others begin to search for him, but they find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that leads them to a big conspiracy.

Stream The Haunted Mansion on Disney+

Eddie Murphy stars as a real estate agent who comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in creepy old Gracey Manor.

Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota, they hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse…and do it before the clock strikes 13.

Stream Trick or Treat on Disney+

When the nephews come to Donald’s house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and laughs at his trick. A witch sees this and decides to help the kids. By magic she gives Donald a bad time and the kids finally get their treats.

Stream Coco on Disney+

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Stream The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney+

Enter an extraordinary world with magic and wonder, where every holiday has its own special land. This is the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town.

When Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town, his dream to fill Santa’s shoes unravels, and it’s up to Sally, the ragdoll who loves him, to stitch things together again.

Stream Halloweentown on Disney+

Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown – and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal’ life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world.

Stream Halloweentown High on Disney+

Marnie puts her magic on the line to get several Halloweentown teenagers transferred to her high school in the mortal world. But soon, Marnie and her new friends are in trouble and out of luck when the evil Knight of the Iron Dagger appears. He’s determined to destroy all things magical, and it’s up to Marnie to save her high school, the human world and her magic.

Stream The Scream Team on Disney+

After the death of their grandfather, young Ian and Claire Carlyle discover that the tiny New England home town is something of a halfway house for restless ghosts, who cannot enter Heaven until they have redeemed themselves on Earth.

Stream Twitches on Disney+

Reunited on their 21st birthday, twin sisters Alex and Camryn (Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry) discover their magical powers double in strength when they work together to save their kingdom from the forces of darkness.

Stream Don’t Look Under the Bed on Disney+

Spooky tale about a no-nonsense teenager who refuses to believe in the supernatural – until she is confronted with the bogeyman under her bed. When somebody starts to play destructive pranks in her neighbourhood, the girl is framed as the culprit, but when she realises that the root of her problem is the real bogeyman, she is forced to change her mind about the paranormal.

Stream Gargoyles on Disney+

This spooky series on Disney+ features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day, focusing on a clan led by Goliath. In the year 994, the clan lives in a castle in Scotland. In present day David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York. When the castle is attacked, the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.