Top 100 Family Movies List

#40 Family Movie

Jurassic Park (1993) PG-13

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Michael Crichton

Stars:

Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum

#39 Family Movie

Groundhog Day (1993) PG

A weatherman finds himself inexplicably living the same day over and over again.

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis

Stars:

Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott

#38 Family Movie

Cinderella (2015) PG

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Chris Weitz

Stars:

Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden

#37 Family Movie

Emma (1996) PG

In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.

Director:

Douglas McGrath

Writers:

Jane Austen, Douglas McGrath

Stars:

Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi

#36 Family Movie

Edward Scissorhands (1990) PG-13

A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

#35 Family Movie

Bound for Glory (1976) PG

The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writers:

Robert Getchell, Woody Guthrie

Stars:

David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon

#34 Family Movie

The Black Stallion (1979) G

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer.

Director:

Carroll Ballard

Writers:

Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg

Stars:

Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr

#33 Family Movie

White Fang (1991) PG

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Jack London, Jeanne Rosenberg

Stars:

Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel

#32 Family Movie

Beetlejuice (1988) PG

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson

Stars:

Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton

#31 Family Movie

The Bear (1988) PG

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.

Director:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood, Gérard Brach

Stars:

Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear

#30 Family Movie

The Bad News Bears (1976) PG

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers:

Bill Lancaster

Stars:

Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow

#29 Family Movie

Back to the Future (1985) PG

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

#28 Family Movie

Iron Will (1994) PG

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.

Director:

Charles Haid

Writers:

John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic

Stars:

Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers

#27 Family Movie

Whale Rider (2002) PG-13

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Director:

Niki Caro

Writers:

Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera

Stars:

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton

#26 Family Movie

Napoleon Dynamite (2004) PG

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Director:

Jared Hess

Writers:

Jared Hess

Stars:

Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries

#25 Family Movie

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) PG

A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

Director:

Doug Atchison

Writers:

Doug Atchison

Stars:

Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer

#24 Family Movie

Free Willy (1993) PG

When a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Keith Walker

Stars:

Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Michael Madsen

#23 Family Movie

October Sky (1999) PG

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Homer H. Hickam Jr., Lewis Colick

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern

#22 Family Movie

The Cat from Outer Space (1978) G

A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers, including the ability to allow the cat to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and needs the help of a man named Frank in order to reclaim and repair his ship to get back home.

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

Ted Key

Stars:

Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan

#21 Family Movie

Dolphin Tale (2011) PG

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Writers:

Karen Janszen, Noam Dromi

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr.

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