10 Amazing Superhero Movies For Kids
By Movieguide® Contributor
If your kid loves action films, save the day with this curated list of superhero movies. From classic superhero films like THE INCREDIBLES to blockbuster hits like SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, children will enjoy cheering on their favorite heroes. Whether it’s the lovable Baymax in BIG HERO 6 or the villain-tuned vigilante in MEGAMIND, these films feature characters who snap into action when there’s trouble.
THE INCREDIBLES
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+2 Moderately questionable elements.THE INCREDIBLES is another incredible animated movie from Pixar and Disney, about two retired superhero parents who must battle a villain targeting their family. Beautifully animated, THE INCREDIBLES is full of exciting energy, fantastic fun, and humorous hilarity, with a very strong redemptive, Christian worldview full of many positive moral messages.
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.In SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Miles Morales runs into a society of Spider-Men or Spider-People protecting the multiverse from threats, but when they clash on how to handle a new supervillain, Miles faces a moral dilemma that affects the people he loves the most. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is a creative, exciting, funny superhero movie with a strong, heartfelt pro-family worldview that also promotes doing the right thing, but there’s lots of animated action violence and some brief foul language, so caution is advised for older children.
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MEGAMIND
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)MEGAMIND features the title character super villain battling his archenemy super hero Metro Man, only to find that he himself might make a good hero. A very entertaining movie with a redemptive heart, MEGAMIND has slapstick violence and some edgy elements requiring caution for young children.
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE has Batman fighting The Joker, while learning his need to be part of a family, soften his persona and be a father to a son he accidentally adopts. THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE is laugh out loud funny and exciting, with some strong positive messages about family, but a caution is advised for younger children due to a politically correct reference, some light innuendo and animated action violence.
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BIG HERO 6
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)BIG HERO 6 is an excellent Disney animated movie about a 14-year-old boy who turns a huggable healthcare robot into a fighting machine and enlists the help of four friends to catch a villain in the city of San Fransokyo. BIG HERO 6 is delightful and charming with positive messages of helping others, courage and selflessness. A light caution is advised for younger children because of some heavier elements, including lots of action.
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INCREDIBLES 2
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)In INCREDIBLES 2, the sequel to Pixar and Disney’s classic animated movie, Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and their children spring into action once again when a supervillain hypnotizes innocent civilians to harm others. INCREDIBLES 2 is another fun, exciting, family-friendly superhero movie with lots of humor and heart, but it contains a couple light expletives and some scary elements requiring caution for younger children.
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PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE
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+2 Moderately questionable elements.PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE follows the adventures of the PAW Patrol pups in this sequel to PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE, where each of the pups receives a unique superpower when a mysterious meteor crash lands in Adventure City. PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE is a fun, action-packed adventure that stresses sharing, selflessness and the importance of family, but the movie has some scenes of peril.
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MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)MONSTERS VS. ALIENS is an action-packed animated spoof of 1950s science fiction movies, about a group of monsters sent by the government to defeat a tyrannical alien out to destroy and enslave the people of Earth. The fun – and the comedy – never lets up in MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, which has a lot of cartoon action violence and witty comedy.
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BOLT
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)The Disney animated feature BOLT is about a canine actor in a superhero show on TV who gets accidentally shipped to New York and must make his way back to Hollywood, with help from a sarcastic cat named Mittens and wacky hamster named Rhino. BOLT is great wholesome fun from beginning to end.
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ASTRO BOY
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+2 Moderately questionable elements.ASTRO BOY is an animated science fiction movie about a robot boy who must battle an evil politician while trying to gain the approval of the scientist who made him. It is very exciting and action packed with strong moral themes and a redemptive, allegorical ending depicting Christian principles.
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