A Glean movie guide
The Ultimate Movie Guide for 10-Year-Olds
Perfect for your next family movie night
Action-packed adventures, laugh-out-loud comedies, and stories that stick with you.
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The movie list
- 01
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A visually stunning superhero journey that perfectly captures the heart and chaos of growing up.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
- 02
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A chaotic and hilarious road trip that celebrates every family’s unique brand of weirdness.
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- 03
The Goonies
The gold standard for kid-led adventures, featuring treasure maps, secret caves, and lifelong friendships.
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.
- 04
Paddington 2
A masterclass in kindness and charm that is guaranteed to delight viewers of any age.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
- 05
How to Train Your Dragon
An epic fantasy about finding your own path and the incredible bond between a boy and his dragon.
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
- 06
The Princess Bride
A timeless blend of swordplay, giants, and wit that remains one of the most quotable movies ever made.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
- 07
Matilda
A whimsical and empowering tale about a brilliant girl who uses her wits to stand up for herself.
Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, don’t agree. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.
- 08
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
A surprisingly deep and thrilling adventure that proves some heroes are worth rooting for.
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
- 09
School of Rock
A high-energy comedy that celebrates the power of finding your voice and the joy of rock and roll.
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
- 10
Wonder
A moving and essential story about empathy, kindness, and the courage to be yourself in middle school.
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
- 11
Holes
A clever and atmospheric mystery where every piece of the puzzle fits together perfectly.
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. But Stanley and the other boys start to unravel a mystery, linked with the camps tough-as-nails warden —and possibly Stanley’s family itself.
- 12
Enola Holmes
A fast-paced mystery featuring a sharp-witted lead who is always three steps ahead of the game.
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.