It's time for my favorite post of the year: my annual list of family-friendly movie releases! Every year, I take a couple hours and put together a list of all the family-friendly movies that will be coming out for the year (you can check out past lists here). This really is my favorite post because I truly love going to the movies with my family. There is no shortage of kid-friendly movies coming out in 2017! I have 20 on the list! I think it's the most I have ever posted! This year we have everything from the return of Lightning McQueen to the much-anticipated live-action Beauty and the Beast and more minions. 2017 is jam-packed of kid-friendly movie fun!!
This movie release list is posted by month with release dates as of 01/03/2017. Remember, release dates are subject to change and I will update my list accordingly! This list includes movies with a G and PG rating. Let's get the fun started:
JANUARY
Monster Trucks 01/13/2017
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town with a most unlikely friend.Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQrj2M-2Uiw
A Dog's Purpose 01/22/2017
A devoted dog (Josh Gad) discovers the meaning of its own existence by showing humans how to laugh and love over the course of several lifetimes.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jLOOCADTGs
FEBRUARY
The LEGO Batman Movie, 02/10/2017
There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from the Joker's hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omq74wC1erg
Rock Dog, 02/24/2017
A mastiff (Luke Wilson) leaves his Tibetan village to pursue his dream of becoming a rock 'n' roll star.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGsUHbq3yUY
MARCH
Beauty and the Beast, 03/17/2017
I AM SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE!!!!
Belle (Emma Watson), a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in its castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exterior, allowing her to recognize the kind heart and soul of the true prince that hides on the inside.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omEtQlhhM64
Power Rangers, 03/24/2017
Five teens (Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler) utilize their special powers to save the world from an alien threat.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPl-afeXTS8
Boss Baby, 03/31/2017
A wildly imaginative 7-year-old (Miles Bakshi) clashes with his demanding newborn brother (Alec Baldwin).
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNnbilJ2ts
APRIL
Smurfs, The Lost Village, 04/07/2017
With the evil wizard Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) hot on their trail, Smurfette (Demi Lovato), Brainy (Danny Pudi), Clumsy (Jack McBrayer) and Hefty (Joe Manganiello) embark on a journey through the Forbidden Forest to find a mysterious village.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6LiTq8Vik
MAY
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, 05/19/2017
A family road trip to grandma's 90th birthday celebration takes a wrong turn when a boy (Jason Ian Drucker) hatches his latest scheme to become famous.
Official Trailer: Not Available Yet
JUNE
Captain Underpants, 06/02/2017
A principal (Ed Helms) transforms into the superhero Captain Underpants after two children hypnotize him.
Official Trailer: Not available yetCars 3, 06/16/2017
Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) enlists his new friend as a technician to help him compete against a new generation of racers.
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suv-5HOi6pc
Despicable Me 3, 06/30/2017
Gru (Steve Carell) and his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) from achieving world domination.Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBi41reeF0
AUGUST
The Emoji Movie, 08/04/2017
The Emoji Movie is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated film directed by Tony Leondis and written by Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White.Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8cbx_jOmw
Nut Job 2, 08/18/2017
Surly (Will Arnett) the squirrel and his animal friends spring into action when the evil mayor (Bobby Moynihan) of Oakton plans to bulldoze the park that they live in.
Official Trailer: not available yet
BLAZING SAMURAI, 08/25/2017
Blazing Samurai is an upcoming American computer-animated action comedy film directed by Chris Bailey and Mark Koetsier and written by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.Official Trailer: not available yetSEPTEMBER
The LEGO Ninjago Movie
Ninjas, samurais, and sensei fight side-by-side against dragons, armies of snake men, and a once-banished warlord who is now seeking to return to power
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1PJ_OCYIN8
NOVEMBER
COCO, 11/22/2017
Coco follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who sets off a chain of events relating to a century-old mystery, leading to an extraordinary family reunion.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC1vUdr9q0U
Paddington 2, 11/24/2017
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Official Trailer: not available yet
DECEMBER
Jumanji, 12/22/2017
In a brand new Jumanji adventure, the tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji's world - pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they'll play as characters from the game: meek Spencer becomes a brave explorer (Dwayne Johnson); hulky jock Fridge becomes a tiny genius (Kevin Hart); It-girl Bethany becomes a bookworm professor (Jack Black); and unathletic Martha becomes an amazonian warrior (Karen Gillan). To beat the game and return to the real world with their lives, they'll have to start seeing things in an entirely different way.
Official Trailer: not available yet
FERDINAND, 12/22/2017
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the “biggest, fastest, roughest bull” for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.
Official Trailer: not available yet
WHEW!!! That's A LOT of movies to keep us entertained this year! We, as a family, are really looking forward to watching them all!!
***This list will be updated with new trailers and release dates accordingly. I create this list and have no affiliation with any theater, movie company or production studio. This is just for the love of movies!***