Our story

About WatchWithKids

WatchWithKids exists to solve one small, daily, surprisingly stressful problem: figuring out what to put on that everyone in the room can actually enjoy.

The problem we're fixing

Anyone who has tried to pick a movie with a five-year-old and a nine-year-old in the room knows the drill. You open Netflix. You scroll. You scroll some more. One kid is too young for the thing the other kid wants. The "Kids" row is a wall of shows you've never heard of. Twenty minutes later nobody's watching anything and everyone's a little grumpy.

WatchWithKids is the antidote to that scroll. You tell it your kids' ages, the mood you're going for, and which services you have. It hands you a short list of titles that fit — not forty things to wade through, just picks that work.

How it works

Under the hood, WatchWithKids draws on The Movie Database (TMDb), one of the most comprehensive film and television catalogs available, and filters it through the things parents actually care about:

• Age fit. Set the ages of up to four kids, and the tool finds titles appropriate for the youngest in the room — because that's the real constraint.
• Mood. Calm wind-down picks for bedtime, something silly for a rainy afternoon, an adventure for a road-trip day.
• Content you'd rather skip. Flags to avoid scary scenes, violence, crude humor, or strong language.
• What you can actually stream. Filter to the platforms you already pay for, so you're never recommended something behind a paywall you don't have.
• Whether you'll enjoy it too. A "Parent Enjoyment" mode surfaces the films grown-ups genuinely like — the Pixars and Studio Ghiblis of the world — not just content that keeps kids quiet.

What we believe

A few principles guide the whole thing:

Less scrolling, more watching

The goal is to get you to "press play" fast. We'd rather show you five great picks than fifty mediocre ones.

Free, and no account required

You shouldn't have to sign up, log in, or hand over your life story to find a movie. WatchWithKids is free to use and asks for nothing but a couple of taps. Ads and optional affiliate links keep the lights on.

Parents in control

We give you the filters and the information — age ratings, content flags, where to watch — and let you make the call. You know your kids better than any algorithm does.

Who's behind it

WatchWithKids is an independent project built and maintained by a parent who got tired of the nightly scroll. It isn't backed by a streaming service or a studio, which means the recommendations aren't steering you toward anyone's catalog in particular — just toward something good to watch tonight.

Get in touch

Have a feature idea, found a bug, or want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you — head to the Contact page. And if you want a hand-picked family title in your inbox every Friday, you can subscribe to the newsletter from the home page.