Kids and family movies
Family and kids movies showing in cinemas in Auckland, New Zealand in 2025. Watch the trailers for new and upcoming kid friendly and family movies.
MOVIES SHOWING NOW IN AUCKLAND
Movies now playing in New Zealand cinemas. Watch the trailers of all the new children and family movies to see on the big screens now and coming soon to cinemas.
Zootopia 2
Showing Now
Release date: 27 November 2025
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.
Duration: 108 mins
Rating: PG
Pets on a Train
Showing Now
Release date: 4 December 2025
When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable,
Running time: 87 mins
Rating: PG
Wicked: For Good
Showing now
Release date: 20 November 2025
Follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation.
Running time: 113 mins
Rating: M
A Paw Patrol Christmas
Showing now
Release date: 30 October 2025
When Santa gets ill, Christmas is cancelled in Adventure Bay. Mayor Humdinger goes to the North Pole to take all the gifts for himself.
Running time: 67 mins
Rating: G
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Showing now
Release date: 20 September 2025
Gabby and Grandma Gigi’s road trip takes an unexpected turn when Gabby’s prized dollhouse ends up with eccentric cat lady Vera. Gabby embarks on a adventure to reunite the Gabby Cats and retrieve her beloved dollhouse before it’s too late.
Running time: 98 mins
Rating: G
The Bad Guys 2
Showing Now
Release date: 18 September 2025
The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do ‘one last job’ by an all-female squad of criminals.
Duration: 104 mins
Rating: PG
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Showing now
Release date: 24 July 2025
One of Marvel’s most iconic families makes it to the big screen: the Fantastic Four.
Running time: 115 mins
Rating: PG
Superman
Showing now
Release date: 10 July 2025
Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his alien heritage with his human upbringing.
Running time: 129 minutes
Rating: M
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Showing now
Release date: 3 July 2025
Five years after Jurassic World Dominion, an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures.
Running time: 130 minutes
Rating: M
M3GAN 2.0
Pets on a Train
Showing now
Release date: 26 June 2025
Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady, now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules.
Duration: 120 mins
Rating: M
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Showing now
Release date: 12 June 2025
Follows a young Viking as he aspires to hunt dragons, and how he becomes unexpectedly a friend of a young dragon.
Running time: 125 mins
Rating: PG
A Minecraft Movie
Showing Now
Release date: 3 April 2025
The malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction, prompting a young girl and her group of unlikely adventurers to set out to save the Overworld.
Duration: 101 mins
Rating: PG
MOVIES COMING SOON TO NEW ZEALAND CINEMAS
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants
Release date: 26 December 2025
SpongeBob travels to the depths of the ocean to face the ghost of the Flying Dutchman.
Running time: 95 mins
Rating: PG
The Pout-Pout Fish
Release date: 1 January 2026
THE POUT-POUT FISH is the hilarious and heartwarming story of an unlikely duo: Mr Fish a prickly recluse and Pip a hyperactive sea dragon, who embark on a daunting quest.
Running time: 92 mins
Rating: G
GOAT
Release date: 19 February 2026
From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world.
Rating: TBC
Running Time: TBC
Hoppers
Release date: March 2026
An animal lover seizes an opportunity to use technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, uncovering mysteries within the animal world.
Rating: TBC
Running time: TBC
The Magic Faraway Tree
Release date: 26 March 2026
A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They’re transported to fantastical lands.
Duration: TBC
Rating: TBC
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Release date: 2 April 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros., and follows The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released in 2023.
Rating: TBC
Running time: TBC
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Release date: 30 April 2026
The iconic world of high fashion returns. Meryl Streep reprises her acclaimed role in the highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 hit The Devil Wears Prada.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu
Release date: May 2026
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything.
Minions 3
Release date: June 2026
Minions 3 is the upcoming third installment in the Minions film series and the seventh overall in the Despicable Me franchise.
Toy Story 5
Release date: 18 June 2026
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” and this time around it’s Toy meets Tech.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Release date: July 2026
After Doomsday, Peter Parker tries to focus on college and leave Spider-Man behind. But when a new threat endangers his friends, he must break his promise and suit up.
Paw Patrol - The Dino Movie
Release date: September 2026
After their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the PAW Patrol pups crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs.
A Dog's Show
Release date: October 2026
A disillusioned sheep dog triallist must come out of retirement and team up with his granddaughter to confront and defeat his nemesis – a mischievous sheep called Dolores – and overcome his neighbour, in order to save his family farm.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping
Release date: November 2026
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Disney's Hexed
Release date: November 2026
An awkward teenage boy and his Type-A mom discover that what makes him unusual might be magical powers that will turn their lives and a secret world of magic upside down.
The Cat in the Hat
Release date: December 2026
A clever cat brings chaos and mischief to the home of two young children.
The Angry Birds Movie 3
Release date: December 2026
Join the return of Red and Chuck for more new, fun and electrifying adventures!
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Release date: February 2027
The sixth film in the Ice Age film series.
CoComelon: The Movie
Release date: February 2027
Follows JJ and his friends on a new adventure. Based on the popular children’s series.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Release date: April 2027
The fourth installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise.
The Legends of Zelda
Release date: May 2027
A live action adaptation of the hit video game series “The Legend of Zelda.”
Shrek 5
Release date: June 2027
The fifth main installment in the beloved Shrek film franchise. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will return as the voices of Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. Zendaya joins the cast as Felicia, Shrek and Fiona’s teenage daughter.
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Release date: June 2027
Sequel to the live-action remake of the classic animated trilogy.
Gatto
Release date: June 2027
Following a black cat named Nero. Indebted to a feline mob boss, Nero finds himself forced to forge an unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose.
The Batman Part II
Release date: September 2027
The highly anticipated sequel to 2022’s The Batman.
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Release date: December 2027
Follows a portrayed of the character in the original trilogy that will explore Gollum’s unfinished business.
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Release date: March 2028
A child travels and finds “The Waiting Place,” where people are ominously waiting for something to happen.
AUCKLAND CINEMAS
To find out what movies are playing at your local cinema in Auckland, New Zealand visit their websites listed here:
Academy Cinemas
Lorne Street, Central Auckland
academycinemas.co.nz
Beachside Cinema Takapuna
Takapuna, North Shore
www.takapunamovies.co.nz
Bridgeway Cinema
Northcote, North Shore
www.bridgeway.co.nz
Capitol Cinema
Balmoral, Central Auckland
www.capitol.co.nz
Cinema 3 Pukekohe
Pukekohe, South Auckland
www.pukekohecinemas.co.nz
Event Cinemas
Eight Auckland cinema locations: Albany, Broadway, Manukau, Newmarket (Westfield), Queen Street, St Lukes, Westcity Henderson and Westgate Massey
www.eventcinemas.co.nz
Hawkins Theatre
Papakura, South Auckland
www.hawkinstheatre.co.nz
Hoyts Cinemas
Six Auckland cinema locations: Botany Downs, Hibiscus Coast, Ormiston (Flat Bush), Sylvia Park, Wairau Park and Berkley Mission Bay
www.hoyts.co.nz
Lido Cinema
Epsom, Central Auckland
www.lido.co.nz
Matakana Cinemas
Matakana, North Auckland
www.matakanacinemas.co.nz
Monterey Cinemas Howick
Howick, East Auckland
www.montereycinemas.co.nz
Reading LynnMall
LynnMall, New Lynn, West Auckland
readingcinemas.co.nz
Rialto Cinemas
Broadway, Newmarket, Central Auckland
www.rialto.co.nz
Silky Otter Cinemas
Two Auckland Cinema locations: Orakei Bay Village and Ponsonby
www.silkyotter.co.nz
Stardome Observatory
Royal Oak, Auckland
www.stardome.org.nz
The Vic Devonport
Devonport, North Shore
www.thevic.co.nz
Waiheke Community Cinema
Oneroa, Waiheke Island
www.waihekecinema.nz
