Maze and Labyrinth movies are probably more popular than you realize. I have reviewed over 80 different movies on the site, and the Top 12 Maze Movies list includes some all-time classics. Some movies have a quick maze scene, while others are based completely on the maze theme. For a sortable spreadsheet of all maze movies use this link to the google sheet. A common theme is a horror movie where a character gets lost in a corn maze or a funhouse mirror maze. But none of those themes or situations are appropriate for kids. Today I fix that.
The 5 Maze and Labyrinth Movies That Kids Will Love
5. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951) IMDB AMAZON Rated : G Time: 71 minutes
Our first movie is the classic Disney animated version of Alice in Wonderland from 1951 (I count 14 different versions of this movie that have been made!). Rated G and comes in at a quick 71 minutes, the shortest movie on the list. Towards the end of the movie we get a scene where Alice is led into a maze by the Cheshire cat.
4. MUPPETS FROM SPACE (1999) IMDB PRIME VIDEO Rated G Time: 87 minutes
While this isn’t much of a maze movie, there is a maze scene featuring Rizzo the Rat. Now during a key scene Rizzo gets captured by the bad guys and gets put into a cage with lab rats. I should have said “spoiler” before that. Anyway the lab rats are put into a rat maze during the next scene., and that’s why this movie is a maze movie. Overall we have a typical Muppets movie that is led by Gonzo. It’s rated G and comes in at a short 87 minutes.
Any movie that starts with a mouse running through a maze is going to get a good review from me. The movie is of the made for TV variety and is based on the best-selling, award winning 1966 novel of the same name written by Daniel Keyes. The story revolves around an intellectually disabled man who undergoes a surgery to try to make him a genius. There is an opportunity for some parenting with this movie by discussing how people treat our main character during the film.
The original How to Train Your Dragon movie contains a maze scene during…..you guessed it…..the training of dragons. This movie started a successful franchise and is a movie that can enjoyed by both children and adults.
Movies that didn’t make the cut. All have maze scenes, and are PG-13 if you have older children who can sit through longer movies.
Hubie Halloween ; PG-13, 103 minutes
The Maze Runner ; PG-13, 113 minutes
The Maze Runner: The Death Cure ; PG-13, 143 minutes
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ; PG-13, 157 minutes
If you would like to see all maze movies in a sortable Google sheet, I have made one (with 11 different columns) to help people find movies to watch !
LABYRINTH (1986) (IMDB) (PRIME VIDEO) Rated PG Time: 101 minutes
Another movie featuring the talents of Jim Henson but with the additions of David Bowie and Lucasfilm. A teenage girl is angrily babysitting her younger baby brother and she wishes he would be taken away. The Goblin King grants the wish and takes the brother in a classic case of be careful what you wish for. Her only way to get him back is to solve a Labyrinth in 13 hours or her brother will permanently become a goblin in this weird fantasy world. Some children may find this scary…so use your best judgement ! I love the cast of characters from Jim Henson which later became a series of comic books !