112 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.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express - Live On Stage
4 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Annie
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Belfast
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Blood Money
13 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Bristol Avonmeads
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary
3 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Children of Blood and Bone
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Cinecity 2026: Tender Loving Care
13 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Clayface
12 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Disney's Hexed
4 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Donga Naa Koduku
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Donga Naa Koduku
12 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Dudley
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Ek Onkar
13 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Fatherland
12 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Fjord
13 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Fjord
10 Nov 2026 – 12 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fjord
13 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
FJORD
13 Nov 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
Fjord | Picturehouse Recommends
13 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Forgotten Island
11 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Forgotten Island
12 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
12 Nov 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
28 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
3 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
13 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
GIANT – The Play
4 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Glasgow Paisley
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Godzilla Minus Zero
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Godzilla Minus Zero
10 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Hoppers
12 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
I Know Where I'm Going!
6 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Josephine
12 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
La Bola Negra
28 Oct 2026 – 5 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
La Bola Negra | Picturehouse Recommends
12 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Life Support
12 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
Mamma Mia: Here We Go...
12 Nov 2026 – 11 Aug 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Mighty Mornings
9 Nov 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Minions & Monsters
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Nadja
13 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
One in a Million
12 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
One in a Million
12 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
11 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Raise The Red Lantern
12 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Ramayana: Rise of A Legend
5 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Reading
12 Nov 2026 – 22 Jan 2027
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Robot Dreams
6 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Sense and Sensibility
7 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
8 Nov 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Tad and the Magic Lamp
6 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
The Outrun
13 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Verity
11 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt + The Tiger Who Came To Tea
9 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt + The Tiger Who Came To Tea
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Wildwood
6 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Wildwood
12 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Cinecity 2026: Club Kid
14 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
CINECITY: Earth (directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko) - with live score by Roksana Smirnova & Misha Kalinin
14 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
CINECITY: Family Film + Workshop Maya, Give me a Title (U)
14 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Dog-Friendly - Ghosts: Possession of Button House
14 Nov 2026 – 29 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)
Relaxed Screening: The Apartment
14 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Double Indemnity
15 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Forgotten Island
15 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Sensory Friendly Screenings
15 Nov 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Parent & Baby ONLY: Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
16 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
17 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
LPFF 2026 Short Session: Between Worlds
18 Nov 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
70 Syaal (Punjabi)
19 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
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
Giant: The Play
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Cinema City Picturehouse
20 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
GIANT – The Play
20 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
LDNDOCS 2026: Jean Michel-Basquiat
20 Nov 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
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
Family Film: Tad and the Magic Lamp
21 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Forgotten Island
21 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
World Children's Day: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory
21 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fences
22 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Forgotten Island – Relaxed Screening
22 Nov 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Frozen 2
22 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
GIANT – The Play
22 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Klara and the Sun
22 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Pip and Posy: The Cinema Show
22 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fences
22 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
24 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Animal Farm
25 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Animal Farm
25 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Focker In Law
25 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
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
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express – Live On Stage
26 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Buddy
26 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Next Level Anime: Paprika (15)
26 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
One Battle After Another
26 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Hexed
27 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
How to enjoy Toy Story 5 to infinity… and beyond
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
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)
Godzilla Raids Again
29 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Tiddler
29 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Witness for the Prosecution
29 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)