Best family movies of all time
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests family movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936): Chaplin’s Tramp fights dehumanizing industrial life—factory gags, an asylum/jail mishap, and a tender bond with the Gamin. Silent-era comedy with social critique, bittersweet hope. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
8.6
/10
96
/100
8.5
/10
8.9
/10
2. WALL·E (2008)
WALL·E is a visually striking, mostly wordless Pixar story of a lone waste‑compacting robot on a trash‑choked Earth who meets EVE; their gentle robot romance blends humor, adventure and sharp environmental satire. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
95
/100
8.4
/10
8.9
/10
3. Süt Kardesler (1976)
Süt Kardeşler (1976) is a Turkish family comedy about three sailors in an Ottoman commander's household tangled in mistaken identities when foster relations are confused; a gulyabani haunting adds folkloric mystery to the farce. read more
Genres: Comedy, Family, Mystery
8.8
/10
8.8
/10
4. Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away follows 10-year-old Chihiro who, trapped in a spirit world after her parents turn into pigs, must work at a bathhouse, ally with Haku, and grow brave to save her family. A lush, eerie coming-of-age fantasy. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
8.1
/10
96
/100
8.6
/10
8.8
/10
5. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): George Bailey, despairing on Christmas Eve, is shown by angel Clarence through flashbacks and a "what if" world that his ordinary life matters — a moving story of sacrifice, community and hope. read more
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
8.2
/10
89
/100
8.6
/10
8.6
/10
6. The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921) — Chaplin’s first feature — mixes silent comedy and melodrama: the Tramp raises an abandoned boy; laughter and heartbreak follow as poverty, custody and reunion test their bond. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
8.4
/10
8.2
/10
8.3
/10
7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
1991’s Beauty and the Beast: Prince Adam, cursed as a Beast, must learn to love to break the spell. Belle trades freedom for her father, befriends enchanted servants, and love thwarts Gaston. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.3
/10
95
/100
8.0
/10
8.3
/10
8. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938): a screwball comedy where paleontologist David Huxley's wedding and museum funding are upended by heiress Susan Vance, a pet leopard and escalating chaotic mishaps. read more
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
8.0
/10
91
/100
7.8
/10
8.3
/10
9. My Fair Lady (1964)
My Fair Lady (1964) is a witty musical-drama where phonetics professor Henry Higgins bets he can transform Cockney Eliza Doolittle into a polished lady. It blends comic clashes, memorable songs, period spectacle and touching emotional growth. read more
Genres: Drama, Family, Musical
7.6
/10
95
/100
7.7
/10
8.3
/10
10. How Do You Live? (2023)
Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? follows Mahito into a liminal world where living and dead meet, fusing lush hand-drawn fantasy with quiet, elegiac reflections on life, death, loss, creativity and healing. read more
Genres: Animation, Drama, Family
91
/100
7.5
/10
8.3
/10
11. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939): Dorothy and Toto are swept to Oz. She journeys the Yellow Brick Road to the Wizard, befriending the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, confronting the Wicked Witch; themes of friendship, self-discovery and lasting songs. read more
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
7.4
/10
92
/100
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
12. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) follows sisters Satsuki and Mei who, while their mother is hospitalized, befriend gentle forest spirits—especially the large Totoro—and find comfort, wonder and family bonding in rural life. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.7
/10
87
/100
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
13. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Heartfelt family sci‑fi: a boy finds a stranded alien (E.T.), hides him with siblings, forming a magical bond. As E.T. falters and agents close in, the children race to send him home—tender, suspenseful, nostalgic. read more
Genres: Family, Sci-Fi
7.5
/10
92
/100
7.9
/10
8.2
/10
14. Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940) is a landmark animated anthology pairing eight dialogue-free visual vignettes with classical music, syncing bold, experimental animation to orchestral scores for a sensory, artful experience. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.4
/10
96
/100
7.7
/10
8.2
/10
15. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley follows Huw Morgan’s nostalgic flashback of a Welsh mining family whose valley is ruined by coal. It explores family loyalty, strikes, love, longing and bittersweet loss. read more
Genres: Drama, Family
8.2
/10
88
/100
7.7
/10
8.2
/10
16. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle: a whimsical animated fantasy where Sophie, cursed into an old woman, finds refuge in wizard Howl’s walking castle and discovers love, courage, and self-discovery amid magic and danger. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
7.8
/10
82
/100
8.2
/10
8.1
/10
17. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) is a warm, bittersweet Halloween special following the Peanuts' trick-or-treat mishaps, Snoopy fantasies and Linus's lonely vigil for the mythical Great Pumpkin - nostalgic, funny and tender. read more
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
8.1
/10
8.1
/10
18. Wolfwalkers (2020)
Wolfwalkers follows apprentice hunter Robyn in 1650s Kilkenny who befriends Mebh, a girl who walks with wolves. A hand-drawn, magical coming-of-age tale about nature, empathy and resistance. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
7.6
/10
87
/100
8.0
/10
8.1
/10
19. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Disney’s 1937 Snow White: the fairest princess flees the jealous Queen, finds refuge with seven dwarfs, falls victim to a poisoned apple, and is ultimately saved by true love — a timeless family classic. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
6.8
/10
96
/100
7.6
/10
8.0
/10
20. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Warm 1903 musical-drama about the Smith family, especially 17-year-old Esther, whose budding romance, family moments and a threatened move before the 1904 World's Fair blend music and nostalgia. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
7.0
/10
94
/100
7.5
/10
8.0
/10
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