15 Best Easter Movies For Kids & Families

by mumslittleexplorers · February 8, 2022

Hop into the Easter spirit with a list of the best Easter movies for kids and families.

15 Best Easter Movies for Kids

One of the most popular family traditions in the lead up to Easter is to watch some Easter themed movies to get into the Easter spirit ready to go on a special Easter egg hunt.

Here we have rounded up 15 of the best Easter movies for kids and families for a fun filled Easter movie night.

1. Hop (2011)

To start our list of the best Easter movies for kids, number 1 on the list is Hop. The movie is centred around the Easter bunny’s teenage son, E.B, who isn’t ready to follow in his father’s footsteps. His dream is to become a famous musician.

Fred is an out of work slacker who can’t seem to find his calling in life. When their lives collide, crazy adventures ensue! This is an easy to watch, feel good family movie and my kids got some good laughs out of the fact that e.b poops jelly beans!

2. Rise of the Guardians (2012)

In this animated kids Easter movie for kids, the Easter bunny teams up with other holiday character favourites like the tooth fairy and Santa Claus. These are no ordinary holiday characters though, they are actually immortal heroes with incredible abilities.

In this action packed kids Easter movie, the heroes have to work together and use their abilities to save the children of Earth from the evil spirit Pitch Black and his nightmares.

3. The Dog Who Saved Easter (2014)

This family friendly Easter film is part of the series that follows the loveable Labrador Zeus and his amusing antics.

He’s already saved Christmas and Halloween but this film centres around him saving easter when a couple of local bumbling criminals try to sabotage his doggy daycare.

It’s sure to be a hit with any little ones who have a love of adorable pooches.

4. Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017)

Rabbit School is about Max, who is a young city rabbit who manages to get himself trapped in an old school Easter bunny academy, surrounded by a family of scheming foxes that want to take over Easter.

He has to team up with a rabbit girl named Emmi and get training from Madame Hermione in the secret skills of Easter bunnies to save the holiday.

5. The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Prince of Egypt is a Dreamworks animated Easter movie for kids that tells the story of Moses fulfilling his destiny to lead the Jews out of Egypt.

You won’t find any animated bunnies or talking dogs in this movie but it’s filled with some great voice actors and even won an Oscar for the song “When You Believe”

6. Baby Looney Tunes’: Eggs-Traordinary Adventure (2003)

Little kids are sure to love the super adorable baby Looney Tunes characters. In this Easter themed adventure, the babies can’t wait for Easter when Granny teaches them about the Easter Bunny.

Daffy doesn’t believe though and tries to convince them the Easter Bunny isn’t real, so they all set off into the woods to prove him wrong.

7. Yogi the Easter Bear (1994)

Yogi is up to his old tricks again. After he potentially ruins the Easter celebrations at Jellystone Park, it’s up to him and Boo Boo to find the real Easter Bunny. Can they save the day and convince Ranger Smith that Yogi should be allowed to stay at Jellystone Park? Or will he get deported to the Siberian circus?

8. Veggie Tales: ‘Twas The Night Before Easter (2011)

A cartoon about vegetables might not seem like an obvious choice but, for some reason, this Easter short movie is a hit with lots of kids.

Follow the people of Crisper County as they attempt to save the old theatre with a performance of “Up With Bunnies”.

9. Guess How Much I Love You: An Enchanting Easter (2017)

This popular kids book has been made into an equally adorable TV show and the Easter special doesn’t disappoint.

Follow Little Nut Brown Hair as he leads his friends on an adventure to find a pure white fawn.

10. Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

Follow all your favourite ice age characters in another fun adventure. When Sid’s new egg sitting business experiences a setback, the herd inadvertently invent the easter tradition of egg hunting. As well as the regular crew, there’s even an appearance from a dastardly pirate bunny.

11. Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)

An Easter twist on the classic story “A Christmas Carol”, this short movie makes for a unique story that kids will love.

Roo, Winnie and all your other favourite characters work hard to teach Rabbit the true meaning of Easter and cheer him up.

12. Peter Rabbit (2018)

This modern day adaptation of the beloved Beatrice Potter classic is jam packed full of laughs and fun for kids and adults alike.

There are jokes galore, tons of adventure and even some catchy tunes that kids will love to sing along to. This really is a movie that the entire family can enjoy together. It might not be Easter themed, but what says Easter more than cute bunny rabbits!

13. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

In the recent sequel to the classic, Peter Rabbit is as mischievous as ever. When he discovers how his human family plans on portraying him in their book, he’s not happy and runs away on a solo adventure.

14. Zootopia (2016)

Another movie that is not technically Easter themed but has a rabbit as the main character, Zootopia is sure to please kids of all ages.

Judy Hopps, the rookie rabbit cop, and Nick Wilde, a con artist fox, become an unlikely team who are the only ones that can foil a villainous part to tear the city of Zootopia apart.

15. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

The villager’s giant vegetable competition is in peril, thanks to an unknown vegetable craving beast. It might not be exactly an Easter movie but there are certainly rabbits involved and is it really even a holiday without a Wallace and Gromit classic?!