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Human-reviewed Christian movie reviews for families, with biblical wisdom, clear content notes, and practical guidance for parents navigating kids movies and mainstream entertainment.
Recent Releases
Newer family titles in theatres or on streaming that already have a completed LionLens review.
Released 10 Sept 2026
Forgotten Island
While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa must race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
Recent family release
Released 3 Sept 2026
Clash of the Thundermans
When Chloe develops a destructive new superpower, the Hero League orders her to an elite boarding school for superheroes to learn control of her abilities. Faced with the prospect of sending Chloe away for years, the Thundermans split apart, with Phoebe, Barb and Billy taking her into hiding. Max, Hank, and Nora track their rogue family members, until the two factions face off against each other in a full-on battle for the Thundermans’ future.
Streaming
Released 2 Sept 2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian and Grogu join their misfit allies for an epic party, celebrating their heroism. As friends regale the crowd with tales of their adventures, a pirate threat looms.
Streaming
Released 26 Aug 2026
Yellow Mirror
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre.
Streaming
Released 21 Aug 2026
LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem
During a heavy rainstorm, the Princess characters and their sidekick friends take in animals in need while enjoying a cozy day in their castle. But when the animals run amok, chaos erupts. Sleuthing reveals a mischievous villain behind it all, and with teamwork, quick thinking, and help from an unexpected friend, the Princess characters must restore order and save their home.
Streaming
Released 17 Aug 2026
Coyote vs. Acme
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.
Recent family release
Released 3 Aug 2026
Storm on Sesame Street
In the Storm on Sesame Street special, Elmo and his friends work together to get ready for a big storm, learning how to be prepared, have courage, and calm their bodies and minds when things feel scary. After the storm passes, Sesame Street looks different, and everyone pitches in to help their neighbors rebuild their homes. With the help of the neighborhood, including celebrity guests Post Malone and Michelle Buteau, Elmo and Abby set out to make a difference, and discover that small acts of kindness, and support from friends, can make the biggest difference of all.
Streaming
Released 30 July 2026
Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy
When Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, he tries to track it down, and learns what makes a house feel like home.
Streaming
Released 24 July 2026
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
Streaming
Articles For Christian Parents
Reviews help with a specific movie. These articles help with the bigger parenting questions: what to notice, how to talk after the credits, and where popular family entertainment can quietly shape a child's imagination.
3 Family Movies To Watch With The Kids This Weekend
Three family movie options with quick Christian discernment notes, review links, and simple conversation prompts for parents.
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3 Family Movies To Watch With The Kids This Weekend
Three family movie options with quick Christian discernment notes, review links, and simple conversation prompts for parents.
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3 Family Movies To Watch With The Kids This Weekend
Three family movie options with quick Christian discernment notes, review links, and simple conversation prompts for parents.
Read articleRecent Reviews
Poster-led cards with fast guidance for parents.
The Muppets Take Manhattan
This is a light, upbeat Muppet movie with very mild surface content, but it does include a scam scene, some comic threat...
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Look Back
This is a thoughtful, emotionally heavy film with strong themes of friendship, purpose, and loss. Surface content is mod...
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Kangaroo
This family-oriented drama keeps its surface content fairly mild, but it includes upsetting animal harm, grief, public s...
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Because of Winn-Dixie
This is a gentle family drama with light comic chaos and very mild language, but it also carries real emotional weight t...
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Luck
Luck is a colorful family adventure with light peril, mild language, and warm themes of perseverance and care for others...
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
This is a tender, visually gentle family film with only mild peril, but its strongest impact comes from its emotional an...
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The Lost Tiger
This is a light family adventure on the surface, with mild action and identity themes. The main discernment point for Ch...
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Addams Family Values
This sequel is witty and memorable, but its comedy is built around repeated threats, attempted harm, sexual innuendo, an...
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Ejen Ali: The Movie
For many families, the main concern is not sexual or occult material but the steady stream of action peril, combat, and...
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
This is a light family adventure with mild scary moments, fantasy peril, and a stream of exaggerated monster stories. Ch...
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The Cat in the Hat
This is a noisy, chaotic family comedy with slapstick peril, crude humor, and a few adult-oriented jokes that may catch...
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Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne
Surface content is very light, with mild sadness, brief teasing, and gentle family-comedy tension. The main discernment...
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Forgotten Island
This is a family-oriented fantasy with mild peril and emotional stakes, but its portal fantasy and supernatural setting...
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
This is a gentle family adventure with light cartoon peril, a few mild insults, and some gross-out humor. Its strongest...
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Coyote vs. Acme
This is a broadly family-friendly comedy, but it carries regular cartoon violence, moments of threat, and some mild coar...
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Storm on Sesame Street
This is a gentle family special built around storm anxiety, preparedness, and neighborly care. The main concern for sens...
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Yellow Mirror
This short film keeps its surface content in the family range, but its darker ideas about reality and technology give pa...
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The Hobbit
This is a classic fantasy adventure with mild language, recurring peril, and a worldview shaped by magic and myth rather...
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Clash of the Thundermans
Surface content stays fairly light, with comic superhero action, mild insults, and bathroom humor. The bigger discussion...
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Kayara
This is a family adventure with mild peril and a strong perseverance theme, but it also includes pagan spiritual referen...
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Surface content is fairly light, with cartoon fighting, a little rude speech, and mild peril. The bigger area for Christ...
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LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
This is a light, family-friendly sci-fi comedy, but it still includes repeated action, threats toward a child, and Force...
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LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem
Surface content stays light and family-friendly, with comic peril, mild exclamations, and no sexual material. The main a...
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
This is a family fantasy adventure with mild language, recurring peril, and a strong magical framework built around wish...
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Short article guides will help parents choose family movies on Netflix, Disney+, cinemas, and other common platforms.
Sample: 3 movies to watch this weekend with your family
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