- Content: Published: May 1, 2026
By Leigh Hewett
A fresh drop of movies are landing on streaming platforms in May and there’s plenty of fun family flicks to choose from. Looking to watch an adventure? SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE makes for an action-packed movie night. In the mood to watch a classic? CHARLOTTE’S WEB is a charming story that stands the test of time. What a about a newer release? GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE has got you covered.
Netflix – 5/23/2026
GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE – 5/23/2026
Someone takes Gabby’s dollhouse in GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE, and Gabby must retrieve all her friends. GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE: THE MOVIE is a colorful, funny, fantastic adventure for the whole family. It brings lots of playful, delightful joy and heart to the big screen.
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Hulu – 5/1/2026
ROBOTS – 5/1/2026
ROBOTS is a brilliant, funny, fresh, and morally uplifting animated comedy from the director of ICE AGE. The story is about a young inventor robot who goes to Robot City to pursue his dreams, and finds out that he has to save the world. ROBOTS is full of great dialogue, good pacing and wise moments of emotional release.
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Wonder Project – 5/1/2026
SWITCHED – 5/1/2026
SWITCHED is an uplifting movie that follows two teenage girls as they mysteriously switch bodies one day and must learn how to walk in each other’s shoes. Available on Video on Demand, SWITCHED has a very strong Christian, moral worldview where characters discuss biblical principles and repent of poor behavior, with no objectionable content.
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Prime Video – 5/1/2026
DESPICABLE ME 4 – 5/1/2026
In DESPICABLE ME 4, Gru must hide his family from a new villain who’s escaped prison, but a young teenage girl living in their new neighborhood blackmails him, which results in exposing Gru’s family and endangering Gru’s infant son. DESPICABLE ME 4 is often hilarious, with a strong moral, pro-family worldview, but much of the humor focuses on the comical slapstick chaos of the minions, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.
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Paramount+ – 5/1/2026
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS – 5/1/2026
THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS is an animated comedy that follows a family who must stop an evil teacher from taking authority away from all parents. THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS is a delightful, hilarious movie for the whole family, with a strong Christian, moral, pro-family worldview that’s pro-life.
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HBO Max – 5/1/2026
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE – 5/1/2026
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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Peacock – 5/1/2026
CHARLOTTE’S WEB – 5/1/2026
CHARLOTTES’ WEB is a live action movie of the beloved children’s novel, about a young farm girl named Fern, a small pig named Wilbur, and a spider named Charlotte. CHARLOTTE’S WEB is a radiant delight for children of all ages, a brilliantly plotted movie filled with positive moral messages and signs of God’s grace penetrating ordinary life.
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