With the June school holidays upon us, Showmax has curated a timely watchlist of award-winning films and series for the whole family to enjoy.
Check out the list below.
DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS | Stream from Monday, 26 June | Recommended for ages 6+
Sit! Stay! Save the world!
In DC League of Super-Pets, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.
THE BAD GUYS | Stream from Thursday, 29 June | Recommended for ages 6+
The 17th biggest blockbuster of 2022, The Bad Guys follows a gang of notorious animal criminals pretending to seek rehabilitation in a bid to avoid prison… only for their leader to secretly find that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU | Stream now | Recommended for ages 6+
Minions assemble!
Minions: The Rise of Gru is the untold story of one kid’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain. Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. It’s a lonely pursuit, until Gru crosses paths with Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto, aka the Minions (voiced, as always, by Pierre Coffin, the Oscar-nominated director of the Despicable Me trilogy and Minions).
You can also watch the BAFTA-nominated Minions and the Oscar-nominated Despicable Me 2 on Showmax.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 | Stream now | Recommended for ages 8+
The world’s favourite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in Sonic The Hedgehog 2, named Favourite Movie at the 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards.
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of an emerald that has the power to destroy civilisations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION | Stream now | Recommended for ages 13+
The third-highest-grossing movie of 2022 globally, Jurassic World: Dominion is set four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.
You can also watch the box office phenomenon Jurassic World on Showmax.
ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY S1 | First on Showmax | Binge now | Recommended for ages 5+
Set in modern-day Shanghai, the animated series sees Yi, Jin, Peng and their lovable yeti friend, Everest, discover that there is a whole magical world out there – and it’s closer than they think, teeming with magical creatures who all seem to need the kids’ help, leading them to embark on extraordinary, hilarious and heartfelt adventures throughout their city and beyond.
You can also watch the multi-award-winning original film, Abominable, on Showmax.
DRAGONS: THE NINE REALMS S1 | First on Showmax | Binge now | Recommended for ages 8+
Set 1 300 years after the events of DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon, dragons are now just a legend to the modern world. When a geological anomaly opens up an immense, miles-deep fissure in the Earth’s surface, scientists from all over the world gather at a new research facility to study the mysterious phenomenon. But it’s not long before a group of misfit kids uncover the truth about dragons and where they’ve been hiding – a secret they must keep to themselves to protect what they’ve discovered.
You can also watch the Oscar-nominated How To Train Your Dragon 2 on Showmax.
THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS | First on Showmax | Stream now | Recommended for ages 3-6
Directed by South Africans Daniel Snaddon and Samantha Cutler, The Smeds and The Smoos tells the story of two warring families whose children, Bill and Janet, fall in love and run away together. Hotly pursued by their grandparents, Grandfather Smed (comedian Bill Bailey) and Grandmother Smoo (Adjoa Andoh from Bridgerton), the two young aliens (Ashna Rabheru from Sex Education and Daniel Ezra from All American) lead their families on a chase across space, giving them the opportunity to find out they have more in common than they think.
