We’ve got plenty of time plan our next family movie night and there are tons of kid favorites set right in the Bay Area. Spot iconic landmarks like the Painted Ladies, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and more as you enjoy these family flicks with a big bowl of popcorn! Which one will be your new family favorite?
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Charlie Barkin is finding life in dog heaven a little boring. Even after his best pal, Itchy, arrives in town, Charlie still longs to go back to Earth. When Charlie's old nemesis, Carface, steals the horn used by the archangel Gabriel, Charlie and Itchy quickly volunteer to retrieve it.
Age Range: 5+
Rated G
Watch on: Tubi, Vudu, YouTube
Mrs. Doubtfire
Determined to spend more time with his kids after a divorce, Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) morphs into British nanny Mrs. Doubtfire and convinces his ex-wife (Sally Field) to hire him in this funny flick. But what happens when both Daniel and Mrs. Doubtfire must meet different people at the same restaurant? Hilarity.
Age Range: 12+
Rated: PG-13
Watch on: Hulu, YouTube, Google Play
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
In the age-old battle between felines and canines, one rogue kitty is stepping up the fight. Kitty Galore, former operative for MEOWS, is executing a diabolical plan against her sworn enemies, the dogs, as well as her cat comrades. In order to save themselves and their humans, both species must unite in an unprecedented alliance to stop Kitty Galore from making the world her scratching post.
Age Rating: 5+
Rated PG
Watch on: Netflix, YouTube, Google Play
Moneyball
Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's, one day has an epiphany: Baseball's conventional wisdom is all wrong. Faced with a tight budget, Beane must reinvent his team by outsmarting the richer ball clubs. Joining forces with Ivy League graduate Peter Brand, Beane prepares to challenge old-school traditions. He recruits bargain-bin players whom the scouts have labeled as flawed, but have game-winning potential. Based on the book by Michael Lewis.
Age Rating: 12+
Rated PG-13
Watch on: Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
George of the Jungle
George has raised himself since since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle, and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.
Age Rating: 6+
Rated PG
Watch on: Hulu, YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video
Monsters vs. Aliens
When a meteor full of space gunk transforms Susan Murphy into a giant, the government renames her Ginormica and confines her to a secret compound with other monsters, like bug-headed Dr. Cockroach. When an extraterrestrial robot lands on Earth and begins a rampage, Gen. W.R. Monger persuades the president to send Ginormica and her fellow monsters to battle the machine and save the planet.
Age Rating: 7+
Rated PG
Watch on: YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video
The Parent Trap
You can't go wrong with the 1961 original or the remake! The switcharoo these separated-at-birth twins pull on their parents will have your little ones laughing! It's good fun for the whole family.
Age Range: 6+
Rated: G
Watch on: Disney+, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
The Pursuit of Happyness
Life is a struggle for single father Chris Gardner. Evicted from their apartment, he and his young son find themselves alone with no place to go. Even though Chris eventually lands a job as an intern at a prestigious brokerage firm, the position pays no money. The pair must live in shelters and endure many hardships, but Chris refuses to give in to despair as he struggles to create a better life for himself and his son.
Age Rating: 12+
Rated PG-13
Watch on: Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
The Seaver family arrives at San Francisco International Airport to catch a flight to Canada. They check in their pets: Chance (Michael J. Fox), an American bulldog; Shadow (Ralph Waite), a golden retriever; and Sassy (Sally Field), a nervous cat. But the confused pets burst out of their carriers and escape to the city. There they fall in with a group of strays and struggle to avoid an overzealous dogcatcher. But when the trio tire of vagrancy, they set out to find their beloved owners.
Age Rating: 7+
Rated G
Watch on: YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
After a fender bender, Dr. John Dolittle gets back his childhood ability to converse with animals. But the gift turns out to be a mixed blessing when the good doctor finds himself besieged by boozing monkeys, injured owls and depressed lions who need his special assistance. When Dolittle's strange behavior catches the attention of his wife, Lisa, he winds up in a mental institution. Luckily, he has some animal friends to help him out of his hairy situation.
Age Range: 9+
Rated PG-13
Watch on: Disney+, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
Innerspace
A scientifically miniaturized marine unexpectedly finds himself floating around the body of a hypochondriac, and trying to outwit saboteurs who want the device that shrank him. Attempts by his colleagues to retrieve the little man—protected inside a tiny submersible—are hampered by the would-be thieves.
Age Rating: 11+
Rated PG
Watch on: Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
The Joy Luck Club
Sharing the rocky relationships of Chinese-American moms and their daughters, this '90s movie will take you across the world and several generations to explore culture, conflict and love.
Age Range: 16+
Rated: R
Watch on: YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Navy officer Frank Beardsley is struggling to raise his 10 children in the wake of his wife's death. Frank soon begins dating Helen North, a widowed nurse with eight children of her own. After learning of their similar situations, the two are reluctant to pursue a relationship. But with the help of a mutual friend, Darrel Harrison, the two eventually fall in love and must decide about forming one big, unconventional family.
Age Rating: 8+
Rated NR
Watch on: YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video
Sister Act
When lively lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her mobster beau, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel), commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, Deloris proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. In an effort to keep her out of trouble, they assign Deloris to the convent's choir, an ensemble that she soon turns into a vibrant and soulful act that gains widespread attention.
Age Rating: 10+
Rated PG
Watch on: Disney+, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
Herbie Rides Again
By not letting him buy her house, Mrs. Steinmetz (Helen Hayes) foils the plans of Alonzo Hawk (Keenan Wynn), a property developer who wants to build a shopping mall in downtown San Francisco, so Hawk plots to force her out. While helping his uncle Alonzo, Willoughby Whitfield (Ken Berry) discovers a special Volkswagen Beetle and falls for Nicole (Stefanie Powers), Mrs. Steinmetz's niece. After they discover Alonzo's plans, it's up to Mrs. Steinmetz and the extraordinary Beetle to save the day.
Age Rating: 6+
Rated G
Watch on: Disney+, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
—Kate Loweth
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