Easter isn’t just a time for egg hunts and brunch, it can also be a great holiday for watching movies. This list includes over 45 of the Best Easter Movies available to watch in 2025.
This list includes religious movies about Jesus and Christian Easter, as well as secular movies about candy, spring, and the Easter bunny. Whether you want a movie that’s family-friendly or a gory horror flick, this list has it all!
Enjoy a fun snack while you watch any of these Easter movies!
- For family movie night, try these Cadbury Chocolate Mini Egg Cookie Bars, Easter Bark, Mini Egg Brownies, or Cadbury Egg Dip to go with your popcorn!
- Make a fun Easter Charcuterie Board or Easter Candy Board for everyone to snack on. For a healthier option, try this Easter Bunny Veggie Tray.
- For the adults, mix up a few cocktails like a Carrot Cake Martini, Carrot Margarita, or Peach Bourbon Prosecco Punch.
Easter Movies for the Whole Family
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
The Peanuts gang embarks on a variety of Easter antics in this holiday special. Linus awaits the arrival of the Easter Beagle, Peppermint Patty and Marcie dye eggs, and Lucy tries to rig the Easter egg hunt. (Watch on Apple TV+)
Peter Rabbit
The story of a cheeky rabbit named Peter who, along with his triplet sisters and cousin Benjamin, wreaks havoc on Mr. McGregor’s garden. After Mr. McGregor’s death, his nephew moves into his home and sets out to rid the garden of the mischievous rabbits. The movie is based on the beloved children’s novels by Beatrix Potter and stars Margot Robbie as the Narrator and James Corden as Peter Rabbit. (Watch on Netflix)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Despite the peaceful life Peter and his family lead with Thomas McGregor on his farm, the mischievous bunny craves adventure. He leaves the farm one day and meets an older rabbit named Barnabus. He recruits Peter, Benjamin, and the triplets to help steal from the local farmers’ market. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Hop
Beneath Easter Island is a factory that produces the world’s Easter candy under the supervision of the Easter Bunny. However, his son, E.B. (Russell Brand), doesn’t want to take over the family business. Instead, he runs away to Los Angeles to become a drummer, where he tricks a man (James Marsden) into taking him in. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Roo is excited to celebrate Easter with all of his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood at Rabbit’s house. However, Rabbit wants to skip Easter and enlists his friends to help him with Spring Cleaning Day instead. This leads Rabbit on an Ebenzer Scrooge-type journey through Easters past and future. (Watch on Disney Plus)
The Dog Who Saved Easter
Three criminals try to sabotage Easter at the local doggy day care, so Zeus the dog (voiced by Mario Lopez) must save the day.
Zootopia
Judy Hops (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a small-town bunny who dreams of moving to the metropolis of Zootopia and becoming a police officer. She finally gets her big break when she teams up with a wily fox named Nick (Jason Bateman) to investigate several mysterious disappearances in the city. (Watch on Disney Plus)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-scapade
Sid (John Leguizamo) starts a successful egg-sitting business for the bird parents. However, chaos ensues when the eggs go missing. Sid and his friends hunt for the lost eggs together. (Watch on Disney Plus)
Rise of the Guardians
The Immortal Guardians is a group of magical beings like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy who protect the children of the world from darkness and despair. The evil boogeyman, Pitch Black, threatens the Guardians when he starts to destroy the children’s belief in them. It’s all up to Jack Frost to save the day and make the children believe again. This movie has an all-star voice cast, including Chris Pine, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, and Isla Fisher. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
This Rankin and Bass movie from 1971 is the perfect classic Easter movie, though it is less well-known than the Christmas counterparts. Peter Cottontail is the new Chief Easter Bunny, but he loses a contest to January Q. Irontail, who is out to destroy Easter. Peter must use a time machine and travel back to fix his mistake and save Easter. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Watership Down
This 1978 film is inspired by the famous novel by Richard Adams. It tells the story of a group of rabbits who flee their home after one of them has an apocalyptic vision of destruction. They embark on a perilous journey to their new home, called Watership Down, in another vision. It’s a riveting tale with mythology, allusions to real-world destruction, and adventure. (Watch on Max)
Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg
After shoplifting, Max, a city rabbit, ends up trapped at a rural country school. The rabbits at the school use out-of-date methods to protect their Golden Egg from foxes. Max helps them and learns about friendship. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
There are many different versions of the story of the famed Chocolate Factory from Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This musical movie from 1971 stars Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. His famous portrayal of the character is a blend of playful, eccentric, and a little unsettling. The film is full of famous musical numbers like “Pure Imagination.” (Watch on Max)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
In Tim Burton’s 2005 rendition of the famous book, Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka. His portrayal is occasionally frightening and lacks any playfulness. The setting of the Chocolate Factory is also darker and more creepy, which is to be expected from Tim Burton. This film dives more into the backgrounds of the characters and is closer to the original storyline. (Watch on Max)
Wonka
This 2023 musical prequel film stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka. It tells Wonka’s origin story before building his great chocolate factory and his battle with the Chocolate Cartel, run by his rival, Slugworth. (Watch on Max)
Religious Movies to Watch for Easter
The Prince of Egypt
An animated, musical retelling of the Book of Exodus and how Moses led his people out of slavery in Egypt. It has an incredible soundtrack, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score, and is an appropriate religious movie for kids to watch during the Easter season. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
This story of Jonah told by everyone’s favorite singing vegetables. Through hilarious jokes and songs this VeggieTales movie teaches kids the story of Jonah and about compassion and mercy. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Passion of the Christ
This graphic Biblical drama depicts the crucifixion of Jesus, the hours leading up to the event, and the resurrection of Jesus following his death. It is incredibly violent and gorey and controversial due to the director, Mel Gibson. For Christians, this is the story of Easter so it is a fitting watch during this time of year. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Mary Magdelene
A movie that focuses on the story of Mary Magdelene, a follower of Christ. The movie depicts Mary as a strong woman defying patriarchal prejudice to follow Jesus and spread his teachings leading up to and following his death. Rooney Mara plays Mary Magdelene, Joaquin Phoenix is Jesus, and Chiwetel Ejiofor is Peter. (Watch on AMC+)
Jesus Christ Superstar
A rock-opera written by Tim Rice (The Lion King, Evita) and composed by Andrew Lloyd-Webber (Phantom of the Opera). The movie was adapted from the Broadway show of the same name. It uses contemporary rock numbers to tell the story of Jesus in the days leading up to his death. The story focuses heavily on Judas’ point of view and dissatisfaction. The original 1973 film was nominated for several Academy Awards and Golden Globes and won the BAFTA for Best Soundtrack. It stars Ted Neeley as Jesus and Carl Anderson as Judas. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Son of God
An American biblical film adapted from the History Channel’s 2014 miniseries The Bible. The movie begins and ends with an elderly John, the last living disciple, telling the story of Jesus and his time with him. (Watch on Tubi)
Barrabas
This 1960s movie tells the story of Barrabas, the criminal who was freed so Jesus could take his place at the crucifixion. He is constantly confronted by people preaching about Jesus and dying for their beliefs. (Watch on Tubi)
I Can Only Imagine
This film tells the true story of singer Bart Millard’s complicated relationship with his abusive father. When his father (Dennis Quaid) is diagnosed with a terminal illness he finds faith and tries to reconnect with his son. Bart Millard (J. Michael Finley) finds inspiration in his father’s story and writes the popular Christian song “I Can Only Imagine” for the band MercyMe. (Rent on AppleTV)
The Last Temptation of Christ
This 1988 epic religious movie was directed by Martin Scorcese and stars a young Willem DaFoe as Jesus. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. The story focuses more the struggles and temptations Jesus faces and shows an alternate story of how Jesus’ life would have been if he didn’t die. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
A 1965 religious film about the life of Jesus, from his birth to his death and resurrection. The cast includes Hollywood legends such as Charlton Heston, Angela Landsbury, Sydney Poitier, and John Wayne. It was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, despite a poor performance at the box office. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
On a Wing and a Prayer
A family takes off in a small personal aircraft on Easter Sunday. While in the air, their pilot dies and Doug White (Dennis Quaid) is forced to learn how to fly and land the plane. The family prays for a miracle and are also aided by air traffic controllers and a flight instructor. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Jesus Revolution
This 2023 Christian drama film is about the “Jesus Freak” movement. It started in 1968 at a dying church called Calvary Chapel in Southern California. It led to the creation of Harvest Fellowship, a mego-church in Riverside, California. (Watch on Peacock)
Father Stu
A biographical film about an amateur boxer named Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg). His boxing career ends after an injury and he starts working as a supermarket clerk in California. He meets a Catholic woman and to impress her he starts attending church. However, he’s surprised when he starts feeling called to become a priest. (Watch on Max)
The Ten Commandments
This 1956 classic film stars Charlton Heston as Moses as he discovers his Jewish heritage and his calling to lead his people out of Egypt. It follows Moses and Hebrews through the desert to Mt Sanai and later the promised land. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Come Sunday
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as minister Carlton Pearson, who is excommunicated from his church and labeled a heretic when he starts preaching that hell doesn’t exist. The all star cast of the movie includes Jason Segel, Martin Sheen, Lakeith Stanfield, and Danny Glover. (Watch on Netflix)
Ben-Hur
Charlton Heston stars as Ben Hur in this religious fiction film. Judah Ben-Hur is a Jewish aristocrat who’s life is disrupted by Roman rule. He and his family have an interaction with Jesus in the film as well. This movie won the Oscar for Best Picture. (Watch on Tubi)
More Easter Movies
Steel Magnolias
This comedy-drama from 1989 stars Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts as a group of friends in a small Southern town. The film follows the women on their ups-and-downs through life and their grief when losing one of their own. The movie ends with the group and their various partners rushing to the hospital after the town’s Easter egg hunt for the delivery of a baby. (Watch on Max)
A Walton Easter
This 1997 TV movie is a sequel to the popular American sitcom The Waltons. In it, John-Boy and his pregnant wife Janet travel from New York to Walton Mountian for John-Boy’s parents’ 40th wedding anniversary celebration. However, the longer John-Boy stays on the mountain, the more he wants to stay. (Rent on YouTube)
Eating Up Easter
A documentary about how tourism and development are impacting the society and environment of Easter Island. (Watch on Tubi)
Easter Romances
Irving Berlin’s Easter Parade
A 1948 musical film starring Fred Astair and Judy Garland. Astair plays a popular Broadway actor who’s dance partner goes solo. He declares he can make anyone his next partner. He is paired with Hannah (Garland) who bristles at his instruction. (Rent on Amazon Prime Video)
Easter Under Wraps
Erin goes under cover at her family’s chocolate factory to discover why their sales are down. She meets the head chocolatier but doesn’t love his new ideas for the Easter candy line. This is a Hallmark romance movie. (Watch on Hallmark Plus)
An Easter Bloom
Another Hallmark Easter romance about a gardener who enters an Easter floral competition to save her family’s farm. She meets a pastor along the way who restores her hope. (Watch on Hallmark Plus)
The Blessing Bracelet
A divorced single mother is in overwhelming debt thanks to her ex-husband. She finds her old “blessing bracelet” with beads to remember to count her blessings. She turns the discovery into an opportunity and starts making and selling the bracelets. (Watch on Peacock)
Miss Potter
Renée Zellweger stars as Beatrice Potter in this 2006 biographical drama about the famed author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It tells the story of her romance with her first editor (Ewan McGregor) and his tragic death as well as how she became a preservationist in England’s Lake District. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Chocolat
A romance about a woman and her daughter who move to a small town in France to open a chocolate shop. At first they are shunned by the town, but eventually they are accepted by the people and have a happy life there. The chocolate in the movie makes it appropriate for Easter. The movie’s cast includes Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, and Johnny Depp. (Watch on Paramount+)
Easter Horror Movies
Holidays
A horror anthology of short films about various popular holidays. The Easter short is about a little girl who accidentally sees the Easter Bunny, who also looks like a version of crucified Jesus. (Watch on AMC Plus)
Easter Bloody Easter
A Jackelope and an army of demon bunnies attack a town over Easter weekend. A woman fights them all to save her husband and discover the jackelope’s true identity. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottonhell
In this comedy-horror film a giant Easter bunny starts attacking and murdering the people in a small town. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Easter Bunny Massacre
A group of friends with a deadly secret are hunted by a killer in an Easter Bunny costume and killed one by one. It’s like Scream, but for Easter. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
Easter Bunny Massacre: The Bloody Trail
A serial killer in an Easter bunny costume confronts an old group of friends about a crime they committed years ago. (Watch on Amazon Prime Video)
