Are you looking for indoor entertainment to amuse the kids during these school holidays? Our School Holiday Movie Guide features everything you need to decide what to watch at the cinemas these holidays — including ratings, duration, and the trailer! There’s lots of great family-friendly movies to choose from…
Guide to School Holiday Movies: Spring 2024
There’s nothing better than grabbing the popcorn and heading off to the local cinema for some excellent school holiday movie deals. We have some of the best movies out these School Holidays if you’re looking for them.
Here’s a list of top school holiday movies for families! Be sure to check the ratings to see if the movie is age-appropriate for your children.
- Transformers One
- Runt
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Coraline 15th Anniversary
- The Wild Robot
- Bookworm
Best animated movies for kids
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.
- Release date: 12 Sept 2024
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 90 mins
- Stars: Lil Rel Howery, Ravi Patel, Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel
The Wild Robot
- Release date: 19 Sept 2024
- Rated: PG
- Stars: Mark Hamill, Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Ving Rhames, Bill Nighy, Matt Berry, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu
Coraline 15th Anniversary
- Release date: 15 August 2024
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 114 mins
- Stars: Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Dakota Fanning, Dawn French, Ian McShane, Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman
Best Family Movies
Runt
RUNT is the heartfelt and hilarious tale of eleven-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend Runt, an adopted stray dog with remarkable abilities. To save their family farm, the two aspire to compete in the Agility Course Championships at the prestigious Krumpets Dog Show in London, overcoming hurdles, obstacles, and nefarious villains.
SPECIAL: Watch Runt with other North Shore Mums’ families… at a special charity screening for Smiles2U! It’s being held at Event Cinemas Hornsby on Monday 30 September at 11am. Book tickets.
- Release date: 19 Sept 2024
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 100 min
- Stars: Jai Courtney, Deborah Mailman, Jack Thompson, Matt Day, Geneviève Lemon, Sarah Roberts, Celeste Barber
Bookworm
- Release date: 29 August 2024
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 103 mins
- Stars: Elijah Wood, Michael Smiley, Nell Fisher
Transformers One
- Release date: 19 Sept 2024
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 97 mins
- Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne, Keegan-Michael Key, Brian Tyree Henry
Find your nearest North Shore Cinema
- Event Cinemas (Hornsby, Macquarie, Top Ryde City)
- Hoyts (Chatswood, Warringah Mall)
- Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace (Cremorne)
- Roseville Cinemas (Roseville)
- Hornsby Odeon Cinema (Hornsby)
