Best Disney Plus Movies and TV for Families to Watch Together

Last updated: November 12, 2023

When a movie or TV show is a Common Sense Selection, you know you're in for a great family-viewing experience. Age-appropriate? Check! Entertaining? Definitely! Able to inspire excellent discussions with kids and families? You bet. All of these official Selections are available to watch now on Disney Plus, making it easier than ever for you to find your family's next favorite thing to watch together. See more best-of lists like this .

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Goosebumps 2023 TV Poster Image: A creepy puppet face is surrounded by the faces of several adults and teenagers looking scard.
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Goosebumps

age 12+

Fun, nostalgic scares may be too spooky for some kids.

Network: Disney+ , Hulu (2023)
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Elemental Movie Poster: Ember and Wade look at each other, against a black background
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Elemental

age 6+

Heartfelt, romantic fable about immigrant experience.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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The Little Mermaid Movie Poster: Ariel sits on a rock under the sea, surrounded by fish and other undersea creatures
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The Little Mermaid (2023)

age 8+

Halle Bailey dazzles amid more intense live-action scenes.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Animals Up Close TV show poster: Collage with large image of Bertie Gregory at its center, surrounded by images of animals
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Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory

age 8+

Optimistic host, great visuals in educational wildlife docu.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Ahsoka

age 10+

First female-led Star Wars series has sci-fi violence.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins: A close up of a large Black man wearing a helmet and a big smile outside.
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Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins

age 5+

Inclusive travel show encourages curiosity, perseverance.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire TV Poster Image
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

age 8+

Captivating, colorful Africanfuturist anthology series wows.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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World's Best movie poster: Indian American boy with backpack and holding black lunch bag center stands in front of colorful mural of boombox and himself and father rapping into microphones
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World's Best

age 10+

Great songs, positive themes in sincere family comedy.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Extraordinary Birding with Christian Cooper: A Black man with binoculars around his neck stands in the jungle and gazes off into the distance.
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Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper

age 8+

Endearing host nerds out over birds and conservationism.

Network: NatGeoWild , Disney+ (2023)
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Pupstruction TV Show Poser Image: a cartoon dog wearing a hard hat stands in front of a dog house
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Pupstruction

age 2+

Friendly construction pups save the day with perseverance.

Network: Disney Junior , Disney Channel , Disney+ (2023)
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Hailey's On It TV Show Poster: A teenage girl with brown skin holds a book triumphantly with a theme park in the background
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Hailey's On It!

age 8+

Teen girl role model shines in funny action-adventure.

Network: Disney Channel , Disney XD , Disney+ (2023)
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American Born Chinese TV Poster: A Chinese teen boy is surrounded by mythological creatures
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American Born Chinese

age 9+

Tween drama/fantasy mashup celebrates Chinese culture.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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The Muppets Mayhem

age 8+

Funky, family-friendly musical series has lots of charm.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

age 5+

Lively adventure series has lots of charm, some peril.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All-- TV Image
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Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

age 13+

Inspirational, emotional music docu has drinking, language.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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A Small Light TV show: A closeup of a woman holding a candle in the dark with the words "Risk Everything" across her face.
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A Small Light

age 12+

Moving tale of woman who hid Anne Frank's family from Nazis.

Network: National Geographic Channel (2023)
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Peter Pan & Wendy movie poster: A new adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic tale shows Peter Pan with a sword and Wendy and Captain Hook behind him.
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Peter Pan & Wendy

age 10+

Captivating, moody adaptation has peril, some scares.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Matildas: The World at Our Feet TV show poster: Sam Kerr and other players behind her in gold uniforms against green backdrop.
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Matildas: The World at Our Feet

age 10+

Inspiring docu highlights teamwork and mentorship.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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Path of the Panther movie poster: A pale brown and rusty-colored Florida panther is photographed running toward a camera-trapping device in the Everglades during the day
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Path of the Panther

age 10+

Activists seek to save species in docu; violence, language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Secrets of the Elephants

age 8+

Strong educational content drives impressive wildlife docu.

Network: Disney+ (2023)
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