Common Sense Media's Best Movies for Families

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"This guide includes our favorite time-tested movies for families with kids from toddlers to teens."

The list is categorized by age and by genre.
Age 2-6 (1-44)
Animated favorites (1-27), classics for kids (28-39), lovable live-action animals (40-44)

Age 7-12 (45-138)
Classics for tweens (45-65), coming-of-age tales (66-83), dramatic stories (84-93), laugh out louds (94-110), sci-fi and fantasy (111-138)

Age 13-17 (139-194)
Classics for teens (139-144), coming-of-age tales (145-157), dramatic stories (158-178), laugh out louds (179-186), sci-fi, action, and fantasy (187-194)

On the Common Sense website, they tell you what ages each film is appropriate for.

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  1. 164 new

    About a Boy

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  2. 48 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 68 new

    Akeelah and the Bee

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  4. 3 new

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 156 new

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 139 new

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 145 new

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 84 new

    Anne of Green Gables

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 142 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 93 new

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 187 new

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 42 new

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 72 new

    Bacheha-Ye aseman

    1997 — a.k.a. Children of Heaven, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 129 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 47 new

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 6 new

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 179 new

    Barbershop

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 18 new

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 180 new

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 181 new

    Big

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 111 new

    Big Hero 6

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 146 new

    Billy Elliot

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 49 new

    The Black Stallion

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 193 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  25. 152 new

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 81 new

    The Breadwinner

    2017, in 1 top list
    Check
  27. 153 new

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 50 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  29. 58 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  30. 1 new

    A Charlie Brown Christmas

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 41 new

    Charlotte's Web

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 94 new

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 28 new

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 51 new

    A Christmas Story

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 7 new

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 63 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  37. 120 new

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 100 new

    A Close Shave

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 183 new

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 66 new

    Coco

    2017, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 165 new

    The Color Purple

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 112 new

    The Dark Crystal

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  43. 192 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 147 new

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 173 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 143 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  47. 82 new

    Drumline

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 45 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 113 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  50. 188 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source