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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Alice in Wonderland
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
5 new
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
9 new
Frozen
2013, in 5 top lists Check -
10 new
Lady and the Tramp
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
11 new
Monsters, Inc.
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
12 new
Mulan
1998, in 5 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
17 new
WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
19 new
Inside Out
2015, in 18 top lists Check -
20 new
The Iron Giant
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
21 new
The Land Before Time
1988, in 1 top list Check -
22 new
The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
23 new
The Lion King
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
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Moana
2016, in 4 top lists Check -
26 new
Shrek
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
27 new
Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
28 new
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
32 new
The Muppet Movie
1979, in 5 top lists Check -
38 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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Yellow Submarine
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
40 new
Koneko monogatari
1986 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Milo and Otis, in 0 top lists Check -
43 new
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
48 new
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
49 new
The Black Stallion
1979, in 7 top lists Check -
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Old Yeller
1957, in 2 top lists Check -
60 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
61 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
73 new
The Goonies
1985, in 5 top lists Check -
86 new
Fly Away Home
1996 — a.k.a. Father Goose, in 1 top list Check -
88 new
Zootopia
2016, in 6 top lists Check -
93 new
Apollo 13
1995, in 6 top lists Check -
96 new
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985, in 4 top lists Check -
97 new
Spy Kids
2001, in 1 top list Check -
98 new
A Grand Day Out
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
101 new
The Princess Bride
1987, in 19 top lists Check -
111 new
Big Hero 6
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
112 new
The Dark Crystal
1982, in 1 top list Check -
114 new
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
115 new
How to Train Your Dragon
2010, in 11 top lists Check -
116 new
The Incredibles
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
117 new
James and the Giant Peach
1996, in 1 top list Check -
119 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
121 new
Hauru no ugoku shiro
2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check -
122 new
Hugo
2011, in 6 top lists Check -
123 new
The Neverending Story
1984 — a.k.a. The NeverEnding Story, in 2 top lists Check -
125 new
Willow
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
128 new
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
129 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
132 new
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source