23 Good Movies for Tweens on Netflix

When kids have long grown out of their days of rewatching Frozen and PAW Patrol and entered the tweenage zone, finding the right movies to stream could get a little more challenging. What's appropriate, and what will they enjoy? Thankfully, the platform offers a bevy of titles that are sure to enthrall 9 to 12-year-olds. 

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Animated Movies on Netflix Tweens Will Love

• Incredibles 2 (2018)
• Mary & the Witch's Flower (2018)
• April and the Extraordinary World (2016)
• Coraline (2009) 
• Bolt (2008)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)
• Meet the Robinsons (2007)

 

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Documentaries on Netflix Tweens Will Love

• The Farthest: Voyager in Space (2017)
• AlphaGo (2017)
• Before the Flood (2016)
• Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)
• I Am Bolt (2016)
• Mercury 13 (2018)
• 20 Feet From Stardom (2014)

 

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Inspiring Dramas on Netflix Tweens Will Love

• Secretariat (2010)
• Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
• The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016)
• Newsies: The Broadway Musical (2017)
• White Fang (2018)
• Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
• Queen of Katwe (2016)
• Benji (2018) 
• Ella Enchanted (2004)

 

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• By Maressa Brown