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 are lots of great family-friendly movies to choose from…
Guide to School Holiday Movies: Spring 2025
These school holidays, the cinemas are bursting with heartwarming animations, laugh-out-loud comedies, and thrilling adventures that promise to captivate kids, teens, and grown-ups alike.
Whether you’re searching for a magical escape, an action-packed ride, or a film that tugs at the heartstrings, this guide highlights the best releases to entertain you! From beloved franchises returning to the big screen to dazzling new stories waiting to be discovered, there’s something for everyone.
So grab your popcorn, settle into your seats, and let the magic of cinema bring your family together for laughter, wonder, and a little holiday escapism. Let’s dive into the school holiday’s must-see movies!
Best animated movies for kids
The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do ‘one last job’ by an all-female squad of criminals.
- Release date: 18 September 2025
- Rated: CTC
- Running time: 95 mins
- Stars: Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis
Night of the Zoopocalypse
A wolf and a mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus, turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.
- Release date: 16 October 2025
- Rated: CTC
- Running time: 91 mins
- Stars: Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, David Harbour
Best Family Movies
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
Gabby and Grandma Gigi’s road trip takes an unexpected turn when Gabby’s prized dollhouse ends up with eccentric cat lady Vera. Gabby embarks on an adventure to reunite the Gabby Cats and retrieve her beloved dollhouse before it’s too late.
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- Release date: 27 September 2025
- Rated: CTC
- Running time: 105 mins
- Stars: Laila Lockhart Kraner, Kristen Wiig, Gloria Estefan, Thomas Lennon, Jason Mantzoukas, Ego Nwodim, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villaseñor, Fortune Feimster
Kangaroo
KANGAROO is a heart-warming family comedy about ex-TV personality, Chris Masterman, who becomes stranded in an Outback town outside Alice Springs. There, he teams up with 12-year-old Indigenous girl Charlie. The pair form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned joeys in the remote but stunning Outback community – an endeavour that proves to be life-changing for them both.
- Release date: 18 September 2025
- Rated: PG
- Running time: 107 mins
- Stars: Ryan Corr, Lily Whiteley, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Trisha Morton-Thomas, Rachel House, Brooke Satchwell, Roy Billing, Ernie Dingo, Emily Taheny, Grant Denyer, Clarence Ryan, Ryan Clark, Rarriwuy Hick, Rick Donald
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)
