Top 100 Family Movies List

#20 Family Movie

Muppets from Space (1999) G

Gonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. But when the men in black kidnap him, it's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him reunite with his long-lost family.

Director:

Tim Hill

Writers:

Jerry Juhl, Joey Mazzarino

Stars:

Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta

#19 Family Movie

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) PG

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Director:

Spike Jonze

Writers:

Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers

Stars:

Max Records, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker

#18 Family Movie

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) PG

Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to help the Mad Hatter.

Director:

James Bobin

Writers:

Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

#17 Family Movie

The Princess Bride (1987) PG

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writers:

William Goldman, William Goldman

Stars:

Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright

#16 Family Movie

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) PG

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Melissa Mathison

Stars:

Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote

#15 Family Movie

Zathura (2005) PG

Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writers:

Chris Van Allsburg, David Koepp

Stars:

Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard

#14 Family Movie

The Muppet Movie (1979) G

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit.

Director:

James Frawley

Writers:

Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl

Stars:

Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

#13 Family Movie

A Little Princess (1995) G

A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writers:

Frances Hodgson Burnett, Richard LaGravenese

Stars:

Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham

#12 Family Movie

Elf (2003) PG

After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writers:

David Berenbaum

Stars:

Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart

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#11 Family Movie

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) G

Three pets escape from a California ranch to find their owners in San Francisco.

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

Sheila Burnford, Caroline Thompson

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Alder

#10 Family Movie

Hugo (2011) PG

In Paris in 1931, an orphan named Hugo Cabret who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

John Logan, Brian Selznick

Stars:

Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee

#9 Family Movie

Fly Away Home (1996) PG

A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.

Director:

Carroll Ballard

Writers:

Bill Lishman, Robert Rodat

Stars:

Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany

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#8 Family Movie

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) PG

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Director:

Miguel Arteta

Writers:

Rob Lieber

Stars:

Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould

#7 Family Movie

The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) PG

On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. But these two presents turn out to be much more magic than the rest...

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Lynne Reid Banks, Melissa Mathison

Stars:

Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse

#6 Family Movie

The Goonies (1985) PG

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient valuable treasure.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus

Stars:

Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen

#5 Family Movie

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) G

Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California.

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

Don Tait, Jack M. Bickham

Stars:

Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Don Knotts

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#4 Family Movie

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) PG

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers:

J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris

#3 Family Movie

Mary Poppins (1964) G

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

Stars:

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson

#2 Family Movie

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) PG

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.

Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

#1 Family Movie

The Wizard of Oz (1939) G

Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home in Kansas and help her friends as well.

Director:

Victor Fleming, George Cukor

Writers:

Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson

Stars:

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

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