Kids & Family Movies In Cinemas for Christmas 2025
Christmas is over, the kids are back at school and it’s time to see what are the upcoming movie releases for all the family in UK cinemas this autumn.
We’re looking ahead to Christmas 2025 and what’s going to be on at the cinema for the festive season.
The films chosen are all rated U, PG or 12A. You can find out more about what this means here where we explain the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) UK Film Ratings.
As the school holidays loom closer you will be looking for things to do, so a trip to the cinema is a great way to keep the little ones occupied.
Here are the family movies for everyone from toddlers to kids and teens showing nationwide at the moment.
Christmas Karma
First up is a British movie Christmas Karma (Cert PG) which is a modern day musical retelling of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, featuring feel-good music from Gary Barlow, Nitin Sawhney, Shaznay Lewis, Ben Cullum, Panjabi MC, Jassi Sidhu and Malkit Singh.
Told from director Gurinder Chadha’s unique point of view and in her own distinctive style, the film resonates with Dickens’ masterful statement on the human condition, exploring themes of prejudice, acceptance, reconciliation, identity and belonging.
It is in cinemas from 14th November.
Starring Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria, Billy Porter, Boy George, Danny Dyer, Leo Suter, Pixie Lott, Charithra Chandran and Hugh Bonneville.
Wicked: For Good
We’ve waited patiently for a whole year for the second half of last Christmas’ Wicked, the film version of the hugely successful stage musical, and Wicked: For Good (Cert PG) finally hits the movie theatres on 21st November.
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
Many cinemas are presenting a double bill, so if you missed it last time around you can catch up on part one before you watch the final instalment
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode.
A Paw Patrol Christmas
The Pups are back for a Christmas adventure as Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rocky, Rubble and Zuma, lead by Ryder help Santa out!
In A PAW Patrol Christmas (Cert U) Rubble is looking forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but things take a turn when Santa comes down with a cold and can’t deliver any presents. When Mayor Humdinger decides he’s going to the North Pole to take all the gifts for himself, it’s up to the PAW Patrol to stop him.
The film is out on 7th November 2025.
A Tooth Fairy Tale
Van is a teenage tooth fairy with a taste for adventure, who wishes to explore life beyond the boundaries of his secluded civilization and rigid traditions. Upon meeting Gemma, a daring goblin girl with a knack for science, the pair realise that they have a lot in common, despite the ancient disputes between their two tribes.
Together, with the help of Rupee (the world’s cutest troll!), they decide to embark on a mission to reunite their magical kingdoms for good. However, hot on their trail is the greedy Spider Queen and her minions, who will stop at nothing to put an end to their plans.
A Tooth Fairy Tale (Cert PG) features a voice cast which includes Vivica A. Fox, Fran Drescher, Jon Lovitz, Maz Jobrani and Booboo Stewart and hits the big screen on 14th November.
Zootropolis 2
Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.
This sequel to the 2016 hit animation Zootropolis sees the return of rookie animal cops Judy and Nick who are sent on a make or break mission by Chief Bogo that has them coming face-to-face with mysterious pit viper Gary De'Snake’ whose arrival disrupts the balance of the metropolis.
To solve the case, they must go undercover to new parts of town, testing their partnership while dealing with a conspiracy.
The voice cast of Zootropolis 2 (Cert TBC) includes Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Rolando Davila-Beltran, Fortune Feimster, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan and it will be in cinemas from 28th November.