15 Good Family Movies to Watch in Spanish on Netflix
Are you on the lookout for high-quality family movies in Spanish?
Netflix has an impressive amount of fun, entertaining, family-friendly films, and watching them helps you improve your Spanish!
Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced Spanish speaker, these movies can help you and your family hone your Spanish listening and speaking skills.
So, grab a bag of popcorn and get comfortable in your favorite chair. Here are 15 good family movies in Spanish to Watch on Netflix!
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- Learn To Speak Spanish Using Netflix
- 15 Must-See Family Movies in Spanish
- Speak Spanish With a Certified Native Instructor
Learn To Speak Spanish Using Netflix
People often turn to music and movies to learn a new language. They’re entertaining and educational companions for you and your kids on your Spanish learning journey.
Tons of popular movies on Netflix have been dubbed into Spanish. Pick one of your kids’ favorites and simply switch the language.
Be sure to pause and rewind, jot down new words, and repeat phrases from the dialogue to help improve your pronunciation.
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15 Must-See Family Movies In Spanish
All the following movies are available on Netflix in the U.S. and are rated G. I chose a bit of every genre—science, animation, Spanglish, American films, Latin American films, documentaries, and even a couple of miniseries.
1. My Octopus Teacher (Mi maestro el pulpo)
Directed by: Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
Rating: 4.9/5
In 2010, filmmaker Craig Foster began exploring the False Bay in Cape Town, South Africa. Soon he found a curious and charming female octopus.
Every day for a whole year, Craig visits the octopus. He, and we, as his audience, soon become acquainted with this amazing creature and her customs, routines, and habits.
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2. The Breadwinner (El pan de la guerra)
Directed by: Nora Twomey
Rating: 4.7/5
Parvana and her family live in Kabul, Afghanistan, under the Taliban regime. One day the Taliban arrests Parvana’s father, and she’s forced to disguise herself as a boy to earn money for her family.
This moving animated film portrays a beautiful country torn by war through the eyes of a curious, daring, and smart 11-year-old girl. Watch it to learn about Afghanistan’s unique culture and myths.
3. The Road to El Dorado (El camino hacia El Dorado)
Directed by: Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul
Rating: 4.7/5
The year is 1519. The place: Spain. Best friends and con artists Miguel and Tulio win a map to El Dorado, a city that, people say, is made entirely of gold.
Of course, some people think it’s just a story. But the two friends sail across the sea and find El Dorado! A movie filled with humor, drama, adventure, and mythology.
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4. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Dora y la Ciudad Perdida)
Directed by: James Bobin
Rating: 4.1/5
Throughout its eight seasons and 178 episodes, Dora the Explorer has helped countless kids learn the basics of Spanish. But did you know that there’s a live film adaptation?
Dora goes looking for a lost city of gold. She gets kidnapped, a friend helps her escape, and they go looking for the lost city together.
5. The Rodríguez and the Beyond (Los Rodríguez y el Más Allá)
Directed by: Paco Arango
Rating: 4.7/5
The Rodriguez family is like any other family. But one day, they discover that their abuelo (grandfather) is an alien! Not only that, but young Nicolás opens a portal to another dimension that grants all of the Rodriguez unique superpowers.
In this witty, heartwarming movie, a Mexican family copes with their newly acquired powers and interdimensional travel.
See also: 15 Mexican Movies for Kids
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6. We’ll See (Ya veremos)
Directed by: Pedro Pablo Ibarra
Rating: 3.5/5
Santi is losing his sight. But there’s hope! He must undergo a complicated surgery that might be able to save his sight.
Just in case things go wrong, he writes down a list of things he wants to see before the operation: play paintball, dye his hair blue, go to a wrestling match. But there’s a catch. He wants to do them with his parents, who are divorced and don’t get along.
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7. Pachamama (Pachamama)
Directed by: Juan Antin
Rating: 3.2/5
Another animated film, this one is set in beautiful Cusco, Peru, where a small boy named Tepulpai dreams of becoming a shaman.
Learn about the Incas and their beliefs, culture, and customs. This film transmits an urgent message to protect and preserve Mother Nature.
8. The Legend of the Chupacabras (La leyenda del Chupacabras)
Directed by: Alberto Rodríguez
Rating: 3.5/5
Have you ever heard about the chupacabras? In the nineties, this blood-sucking creature terrorized Latin America. First, it allegedly killed countless farm animals, and soon it found its way into popular culture.
The Legend of the Chupacabras, a horror-comedy, takes place in Guanajuato, Mexico, where a boy named Leo San Juan and his friends must uncover the truth behind a series of seemingly unexplainable events.
9. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Spider-Man: Un nuevo universe)
Directed by: Bob Persichetti
Rating: 4.8/5
Your kids will likely have seen this one, so it’d be great to revisit it in Spanish. In Into the Spider-Verse, we meet Miles Morales, a young boy living in New York who gets bit by a radioactive spider and gets spider-like powers.
Miles becomes Spider-Man and meets Spider-men and women from other dimensions, and together they try to save the multiverse.
10. Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (Sueños de Danza: El Cascanueces de Chocolate)
Directed by: Oliver Bokelberg
Rating: 3/5
How about a documentary? This film follows legendary dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen as she trains her students at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy for her annual Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.
Most of the dancers who perform Hot Chocolate Nutcracker are African American or people of color. It’s one of the most diverse family movies on our list as well as the most diverse version of Nutcracker in the world!
11. The Water Man (El hombre del agua)
Directed by: David Oyelowo
Rating: 3.5/5
Moving into fantasy and sci-fi, The Water Man is a tender and heart-warming story about a boy looking to help his mom. The mother of 11-year-old Gunner Boone has leukemia.
He has seen her struggling and feeling tired and weak. One day Gunner learns about the myth of the Water Man, an immortal man. Convinced that this man has the secret to immortality and can help his mother, Gunner goes on a magical adventure to find him.
12. Maya and The Three (Maya y los tres)
Directed by: Jorge R. Gutiérrez
Rating: 4.7/5
Okay, okay, we’re cheating a bit here. Maya and The Three is a miniseries, but it’s so good that we can’t help but mention it.
Based on Mesoamerican mythology, this fantasy mini-series introduces us to Maya, a strong and adventurous princess. When Maya turns 15, the gods from the underworld appear and tell her that she must pay for her family’s sins. With the help of three warriors, she decides to challenge the gods.
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13. The Cuphead Show! (¡El show de Cuphead!)
Directed by: Clay Morrow and Adam Paloian
Rating: 4.5/5
In The Cuphead Show! we meet Cuphead and Mugman, two brothers who are lovable, mischievous, and full of energy.
In the style of old Looney Tunes cartoons, The Cuphead Show! is full of absurd and exaggerated circumstances that are also fun and unpredictable and brimming with lots of colorful characters.
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14. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Los Mitchells vs. las Máquinas)
Directed by: Mike Rianda
Rating: 4.5/5
In one of the most exciting sci-fi family movies, the Mitchells must fight a robot apocalypse. This touching movie is the story of an awkward and dysfunctional yet loving family.
They know their strengths and weaknesses, and only when they overcome their differences can they challenge the robots and save humanity.
15. My Neighbor Totoro (Mi vecino Totoro)
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: 4.8/5
We’ve talked about Latin American and Mesoamerican mythology in this list; how about some Japanese mythology. Satsuki’s mother is in the hospital. So, she and her father move to a new house to be closer to her. Soon Satsuki finds a magical realm in her backyard filled with amazing creatures like a catbus—a creature that’s half cat and half bus—and a giant rabbit-like creature named Totoro. Follow Satsuki on her amazing adventure!
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