October has arrived and with it comes fall leaves and cooler temperatures. It’s the perfect time to have a cozy movie night with the family. From favorite animated classics like ASTRO BOY to an early Christmas premier like THE GRINCH, this curated list offers plenty of kid-friendly streaming new releases to pick from.
Now Streaming – October 2025
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DESPICABLE ME 3
DESPICABLE ME 3 is a high octane, high energy mix of several storylines. Gru and his wife, Lucy, are fired from the Anti-Villain League when they fail to stop Balthazar Bratt from stealing the world’s largest diamond. Meanwhile, all but two of…
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MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON is a live action Claymation comedy about a little seashell wearing tennis shoes who has been living with his grandmother at a rental house. Two years ago, the married owners had a big fight, and the…
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THE GRINCH (2018)
THE GRINCH (2018) is a great movie about the true meaning of Christmas triumphing over alienation and materialism. The movie opens with the people of Whoville full of joy anticipating Christmas, their favorite holiday. After watching from his mountain fortress and buying…
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MADAGASCAR 3
Alex the lion and his zoo friends return in MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED. Alex wants to get home to the New York Zoo, but the crazy penguins have flown to Monte Carlo to gamble. While trying to meet the penguins in…
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HUGO
HUGO follows the story of a young boy named Hugo, who secretly lives in the train station of Paris in 1930. Recently orphaned, Hugo’s uncle forces him to quit school and work running the train station’s giant, elaborate clocks. When his uncle…
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CURIOUS GEORGE
CURIOUS GEORGE, an animated movie based on the classic children's series, opens with a wonderful sequence where George the chimpanzee tries to play with his friends. Cut to the city where Ted, the young curator of the Bloomsbury Museum, is discussing human…
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ASTRO BOY
ASTRO BOY is a full-length animated feature that updates the original, ground-breaking Japanese television show that was so popular in the 1960s. In the update, a government scientist witnesses the death of his son, Toby, by a new military robot. Using his…
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