Top 100 Family Movies List

#100 Family Movie

Space Jam (1996) PG

In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.

Director:

Joe Pytka

Writers:

Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick

Stars:

Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle

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#99 Family Movie

The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) PG

Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes and active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.

Director:

John Sayles

Writers:

Rosalie K. Fry, John Sayles

Stars:

Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally

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#98 Family Movie

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) G

Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. But where do these kids really call home?

Director:

John Hough

Writers:

Robert M. Young, Alexander Key

Stars:

Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence

#97 Family Movie

Heavy Weights (1995) PG

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that the facility is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Judd Apatow, Steven Brill

Stars:

Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller

#96 Family Movie

Big (1988) PG

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers:

Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia

#95 Family Movie

Marley & Me (2008) PG

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

Director:

David Frankel

Writers:

Scott Frank, Don Roos

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane

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#94 Family Movie

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Bill Walsh, Samuel W. Taylor

Stars:

Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn

#93 Family Movie

Pete's Dragon (2016) PG

The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.

Director:

David Lowery

Writers:

David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks

Stars:

Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley

#92 Family Movie

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) G

A college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Stephen P. Lindsey, Kaneto Shindô

Stars:

Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

#91 Family Movie

Benji (1974) G

A stray dog saves two kidnapped children.

Director:

Joe Camp

Writers:

Joe Camp

Stars:

Peter Breck, Deborah Walley, Patsy Garrett

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#90 Family Movie

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) PG

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Roald Dahl, John August

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly

#89 Family Movie

Cloak & Dagger (1984) PG

A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Tom Holland

Stars:

Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy

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#88 Family Movie

Harry and the Hendersons (1987) PG

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.

Director:

William Dear

Writers:

William Dear, Bill Martin

Stars:

John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick

#87 Family Movie

The Love Bug (1968) G

A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

Stars:

Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson

#86 Family Movie

Paddington (2014) PG

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Director:

Paul King

Writers:

Paul King, Hamish McColl

Stars:

Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters

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#85 Family Movie

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) PG

A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Director:

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Writers:

Tab Murphy, Kirk Wise

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton

#84 Family Movie

Treasure Island (1950) PG

The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writers:

Lawrence Edward Watkin, Robert Louis Stevenson

Stars:

Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney

#83 Family Movie

Matilda (1996) PG

Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writers:

Roald Dahl, Nicholas Kazan

Stars:

Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson

#82 Family Movie

Holes (2003) PG

A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason.

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers:

Louis Sachar

Stars:

Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight

#81 Family Movie

Spy Kids (2001) PG

The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers:

Robert Rodriguez

Stars:

Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas

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