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15 Family Easter Movies To Watch With Your Peeps

We're on the hunt for good movies to watch for Easter with the family! There are plenty of festive movies to watch around this time to celebrate the holiday and welcome spring. This list will collect picks for Easter movies for kids, in addition to spring-themed family movies and bunny movies that will get everyone in the spirit. Add your family's favorites to help grow the list!


 
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    Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)

    What kid doesn't want a trip to a candy factory to taste test? This classic family movie is full of color, imagination and lessons.

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    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

    Magical lands are only a wardrobe away for four siblings during this WW2 based family movie where Aslan the lion endures sacrifice and triumph over death in an allegory for the Easter story.

    Michael Farina said:  I like this one a lot, but I want to advise that my 7-yo was scared by the battle imagery and the cruelty of the winter queen. We had read the book together, and I wasn't prepared for how realistic the visuals were.

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    Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

    Quirky claymation duo Wallace and Gromit are tasked with protecting the town's upcoming giant vegetable competition from rabbits, including the monstrous Were-Rabbit.

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    Zootopia (2016)

    Judy Hopps is a rabbit from a rural burrow who wants to prove herself as a police officer in the all-animal metropolis of Zootopia. A fun bunny movie that all ages will love to watch for Easter.

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    Peter Rabbit (2018)

    Peter and his rabbit family stake claim to their beloved vegetable garden using tricks and schemes that cause max chaos. Both movies about the mischievous Peter Rabbit make great Easter movies for families to watch together.

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    Hop (2011)

    In this fun Easter movie for kids, E.B. (the Easter Bunny) wants to pursue life as a career rock star in Hollywood instead.

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    Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

    Our favorite prehistoric characters are back for this Easter special that tells how the first Easter egg hunt happened...with a wooly mammoth, a saber-toothed squirrel and a pirate bunny! This is a short watch, but it's a cute and age-appropriate Easter movie for kids.

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    Presto (2008)

    Presto is an Academy Award nominated short film for kids (literally, only 5 minutes) starring a magician and his stubborn rabbit on stage together.

    Michael Farina said:  When we borrowed Wall-E (pretty sure it was Wall-E where this short appeared), we watched the feature film once and loved it, and proceeded to watch Presto about once a day for the next 3 weeks. The kids loved the slapstick humor, and TBH, so did Mom & Dad!

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    Rise of the Guardians (2012)

    The heroes who team up to save the world in this fun movie aren't your average supers! Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and the Easter Bunny (voiced by Hugh Jackman) join forces to thwart a boogeyman who wants to stop the children of the world from believing.

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    It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)

    In their Easter special, the Peanuts crew is busy preparing for the holiday while Linus is convinced that the Easter Beagle will handle it all.

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    Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo

    Pooh and crew present a springtime spin on "A Christmas Carol" in their Easter movie for kids. When Rabbit decides to organize Spring Cleaning Day instead of celebrating Easter, his friends try to help him remember how much he really loves the holiday.

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    Easter Parade (1948)

    This classic musical starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland is a fun throwback Easter movie for families. A performer hires a naive chorus girl as his new dance partner to prove he can make anyone a star, set against the backdrop of New York City's iconic Easter parade.

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    Steel Magnolias (1989)

    A bittersweet movie to watch with your teen, Steel Magnolias follows the lives of a close-knit group of Southern women as they navigate love, loss, and the strength of their enduring friendships, with a pivotal moment happening at the community's annual Easter egg hunt.

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    Curious George Swings into Spring (2013)

    Curious George's spring-themed adventure is a fun movie for little kids to watch around Easter.

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    The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977)

    Lesser-known than its Christmas-themed cousins, this stop-motion animated Rankin/Bass Easter movie tells the origin story of the Easter Bunny and is still filled with nostalgia.

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