116 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)

Arnie & Barney
2 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

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
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
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
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Fatherland
2 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

Fatherland
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Forgotten Island
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Forgotten Island
2 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

Forgotten Island
2 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
2 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
2 Nov 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
2 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House + Q&A
2 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Ghosts: The Possession of...
2 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

Hocus Pocus
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Hocus Pocus
2 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings

Hocus Pocus (1993)
2 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

In the Shadows
2 Nov 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
2 Nov 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!
2 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

Klara and the Sun
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

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)

Nightborn
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

One in a Million
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings

Other Mommy
2 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings

Parent & Baby ONLY: Wicker
2 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2 Nov 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)

Sense and Sensibility
2 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

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
2 Nov 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 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
2 Nov 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

Hadestown: The Musical
3 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

Sense and Sensibility (2026)
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Tenzing
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Tad and the Magic Lamp
4 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 – 9 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Sensory Friendly Screenings
6 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

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)

NFF Presents: Fjord
10 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)

Annie
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

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)

The Cat in the Hat: Sensory Friendly
13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)

Cinecity 2026: Club Kid
14 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
14 Nov 2026 – 16 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

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

Britten’s Children
19 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

GIANT – The Play
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

GIANT – The Play
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

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
ODEON Hastings

Family Film: Tad and the Magic Lamp
21 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Forgotten Island
21 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion

Forgotten Island – Relaxed Screening
22 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion

GIANT – The Play
22 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Klara and the Sun
22 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Fences
22 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
24 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)

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)

Fjord
29 Nov 2026 – 2 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)