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)
ART AND PLAY
1 Nov 2026
Hastings Contemporary
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)
Coco
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (PG)
1 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Deadline
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
East of Eden
1 Nov 2026 – 19 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
EPIC
1 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Family Favourites
31 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
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
Forgotten Island
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
1 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
30 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 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
1 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
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)
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth 3D
1 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Halloween at Gulbenkian Cinema
31 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
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
31 Oct 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Klara and the Sun
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Minions & Monsters
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
NFF Presents: Fjord
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
On the Waterfront
1 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
One in a Million
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Other Mommy
1 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
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
1 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
29 Oct 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)
Tad and the Magic Lamp
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Tad and the Magic Lamp
1 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
Tad and The Magic Lamp
31 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Tenzing
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
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
The Lost Children of Tuam
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Wolf Man
1 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
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)
Whispers in the Woods + Intro
1 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Wildwood
26 Oct 2026 – 4 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Arrietty
2 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Mighty Mornings
2 Nov 2026 – 10 Nov 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Parent & Baby ONLY: Wicker
2 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Sense and Sensibility
2 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT> LIVE VIEWING
2 Nov 2026
ODEON Hastings
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)
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: DRAW TO FILM Quay Brothers Animations
9 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
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)
CINECITY Son of the White Mare (12A)
12 Nov 2026
Fabrica (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)
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)
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
Next Level Anime: Paprika (15)
26 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
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)