101 family films for a cinema trip
Get the family film fix in East Sussex with our pick of the best cinematic treats for a day out with the little ones in tow.
Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK 47
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Beachcomber + Director's Q&A
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Belfast
1 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Children of Blood and Bone
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Feb 2027
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
CINECITY: DRAW TO FILM
2 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
CINECITY: Family Film + Workshop: Maya
2 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Coco
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Cranbrook Kids Cinema
2 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
The Queen’s Hall (Cranbrook)
Deadline
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
East of Eden
1 Nov 2026 – 19 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Fatherland
31 Oct 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Fatherland
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Forgotten Island
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Forgotten Island
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
2 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
31 Oct 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
28 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
31 Oct 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House + Q&A
1 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Ghosts: The Possession of...
1 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Hocus Pocus
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Hocus Pocus
1 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
In the Shadows
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Incendies
1 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Jailer 2
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Jailer 2 (Tamil)
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
31 Oct 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Klara and the Sun
2 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Klara and the Sun
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Mighty Mornings
2 Nov 2026 – 10 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Minions & Monsters
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Next Level Anime: Paprika
2 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
NFF Presents: Fjord
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
One in a Million
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Parent & Baby ONLY: Wicker
2 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Practical Magic 2
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Rascals
22 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Sense and Sensibility
2 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
2 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
31 Oct 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Son of the White Mare
2 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT> LIVE VIEWING
2 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
The Addams Family
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Cat in the Hat: Sensory Friendly
1 Nov 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Grapes of Wrath
1 Nov 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Depot (Lewes)
The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Arc
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Touche
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Verity
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt + The Tiger Who Came To Tea
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Wildwood
26 Oct 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Arrietty
3 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Arrietty (Subbed)
3 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
The Ipcress File
3 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Irregular At Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc
4 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Baby Picture
5 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
George Michael: The Faith Tour
5 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Godzilla Minus Zero
5 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Irregular at Magic High School : Yotsuba Succession Arc (Japanese)
5 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Godzilla Minus Zero
6 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT> LIVE VIEWING
6 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Coyote vs. Acme
7 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (PG)
7 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Relaxed Screening: Forgotten Island
7 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT> LIVE VIEWING
7 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Superworm
7 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Cinecity 2026: All Of A Sudden
8 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Saving Private Ryan
8 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Cinecity 2026: Paper Tiger
10 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fjord
10 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
CINECITY: 'Carved By The Wind' (with Q&A) - Presented By Brighton and Sussex Medical School
11 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
INTO FILM: Flow (U)
11 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
The Education of Jane Cumming (Cinecity)
12 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Cinecity 2026: Tender Loving Care
13 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fjord
13 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Melting Vinyl & CINECITY presents: The Phantom Of The Opera
13 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Cinecity 2026: Club Kid
14 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Pip and Posy: Sandpit Friends
14 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Cinecity 2026: A Long Winter
15 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Family Film + Workshop: Ernest and Celestine
16 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
GIANT – The Play
18 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
GIANT - The Play
19 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
GIANT – The Play
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Giant: The Play
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
GIANT – The Play
20 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
20 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
20 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Forgotten Island
21 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Forgotten Island – Relaxed Screening
22 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Fences
22 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express - Live On Stage
25 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Animal Farm
25 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Disney's Hexed
26 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Nightborn
28 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Witness for the Prosecution
29 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
This Filthy Earth
30 Nov 2026
Kino-Teatr (St Leonards-on-Sea)