5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now

‘Henry Danger: The Movie’

Stream it on Paramount+.

For the entire 90 or so minutes of this movie based on the popular Nickelodeon series “Henry Danger,” my son was riveted. As the credits rolled, he turned to me and said, “I love this movie, but kids need to be 10 to watch it.” When I reminded him that he’s 7, he switched course. “OK fine, you can be 7, but there’s a lot of punching.” Fair enough.

The story follows the superhero Henry Hart (Jace Norman), who’s been saving the day in the city of Dystopia alongside his buddy Jasper Dunlop (Sean Ryan Fox). When a megafan named Missy Martin (Glee Dango) enters the picture, she and Henry are sucked into a portal that sends them to alternate realities. They must battle baddies and find their way back to Dystopia before they’re trapped forever.

Fans of the series, created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen, should find plenty to love here, as will viewers who enjoy some light superhero action. Watch through the credits for a little surprise; it gave me the chance to explain to my son what a cliffhanger was. Joe Menendez directed, and Chris Nowak and Jake Farrow (both writers and producers on the series) wrote the script.

‘Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness’

Stream it on Netflix.

The hero of this tale from the Belgian studio nWave is exactly what you’d expect: half chicken, half hare. Based on the Dark Horse comic series by Chris Grine, the movie finds Chickenhare (Jordan Tartakow) desperately wanting to prove himself as a brave adventurer like his full-rabbit father, who happens to be the king. In Chickenhare’s quest to be accepted by the Royal Adventure Society, he decides to set out, along with his BFF, Abe (Joey Lotsko), and a new buddy, a skunk named Meg (Laila Berzins), to find a fabled magic scepter called the Hamster of Darkness.