38 Best Easter Movies to Entertain the Family This Weekend
Gather the kids for a relaxing movie night.
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Easter weekend is here, and it's time to celebrate. While we love the time spent with family, Easter can be a bit stressful. Between picking out Easter basket stuffers and decorating eggs to attending church services and hosting Easter brunch, it can be hard to find the time to slow down and relax. Why not plan an Easter movie night to put your feet up and relax?
Some of these movies, like Hop, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, and Peter Rabbit, are for the kids, whether you're watching as a family or need something for the road trip to a relative's house. While others, including the new Hallmark Easter movie, Easter Sunday, Ben-Hur, and The Ten Commandments, are more appropriate for adults. Be sure to check the ratings before you sit down to watch.
We've included some new movies that just came out this year to keep the family entertained, along with classics that are worth watching year after year. Whether you're looking for something with a religious basis or an entertaining animated movie, we've got you covered.
This fun-filled animated movie is perfect for kids ages 7 and up. Rabbit Max gets trapped in a traditional school, where he makes friends, learns lessons, and battles a family of foxes.
Gather the family for a candy-filled movie starring Timothée Chalamet! The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story may be familiar, but the new musical version adds a fun twist.
This movie clocks in at 46 minutes: perfect to keep the kids occupied while you put the finishing touches on Easter dinner. Yogi and Boo Boo awaken from hibernation on Easter morning and tell the story of how their family gave the Easter bunny his start.
New for 2024, Ordinary Angels is a movie about hope, miracles, and faith. Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, and Nancy Travis star.
Doug White (Dennis Quaid) and his family are flying home when the pilot of the small craft dies mid-flight. Can they land safely? It will take a miracle. Based on a true story that took place on Easter Sunday 2009, this family-friendly movie will keep everyone on the edge of their seats while also tying in faith-based themes appropriate for the holiday.
Easter Bloom
Tune in to the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m. ET, to watch this new movie starring Aimeé Teegarden and Benjamin Hollingsworth. Aimeé portrays a young gardener who tries to save her family farm by entering a floral contest, and Benjamin is the local pastor she meets along the way.
While not technically an Easter movie, Chronicles of Narnia is known to have Christian themes that will spark discussion among your family. Plus, it's a lot of fun!
Hallmark movies aren't just for Christmas! The network has a slate of perfect-for-spring movies too. In Easter Under Wraps, Erin goes undercover at her family's chocolate factory to find out why sales are down, only to meet Bryan, the dreamy head chocolatier.
New in 2023, this movie will keep your focus on the Biblical side of Easter. It recounts the event in the Old Testament when Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac.
For now, you'll have to go to the movie theater to watch this new movie. But you can go ahead and preorder it now and watch it at home as soon as it's available to stream. It stars Kelsey Grammer as Pastor Chuck Smith who finds his struggling church at the middle of a revolution in the 1970s.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Father Stu, a former boxer who changes the path of his life after a serious accident. The movie, which is rated R, is based on a true story.
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, but loving family.
The Easter bunny's son, voiced by Russell Brand, is all grown up and pursuing a rock 'n' roll career in Hollywood in this comical coming-of-age tale.
It's one of our favorite biblical movies for a reason! The Ten Commandments is all about the way the world was before Easter even happened. Charlton Heston stars as Moses in this glorious, old-school film.
Based on a 1947 radio series inspired by the Gospels, this Easter movie depicts Christ's life from his birth in a manger to his miraculous resurrection.
The Peanuts crew is back together for another holiday in this animated TV short. Peppermint Patty and Marcie attempt the art of decorating Easter eggs, while Snoopy searches for a new home for Woodstock.
Note: If you prefer to stream it, Apple TV+ has exclusive streaming rights to all the Peanuts holiday classics. It's $7.99 per month, but you can sign up for a one-week free trial.
This now-classic animated movie tells Moses' story—perfect for a biblically-focused weekend!—and features the hit song, "When You Believe," which won the Oscar for Best Original Song. No surprise there: It was recorded by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
The Bannister family is going on vacation over Easter, but unfortunately, Zeus doesn't get to tag along, and ends up at doggy daycare for the weekend. During his stay, a criminal comes in and tries to wreck the business—but the fearless pup steps in to save the day.
Based on the Broadway play with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this rock opera details Jesus Christ's last week on earth. Despite its tough subject matter, this dramatic retelling is rated G.
The prehistoric characters from Ice Age set out on the world's very first Easter egg hunt.
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