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Best Family Movies of All Time

Every family film with 500 or more TMDB votes, ranked by user rating.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 975 titlesavg ★ 6.73 avg 92 min Family Comedy Adventure Animation

By decade:1940s 9 1950s 8 1960s 14 1970s 12 1980s 51 1990s 137 2000s 281 2010s 306 2020s 154

#1 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) · ★ 9.1 · 1,215 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventure
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find…
#2 Swapped (2026) · ★ 8.9 · 2,214 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journ…
#3 Spirited Away (2001) · ★ 8.5 · 18,950 votes · 2h 5m · fantasy, animation, family
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she ha…
#4 The Lion King (1994) · ★ 8.3 · 20,171 votes · 1h 29m · drama, animation, family
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to…
#5 The Wild Robot (2024) · ★ 8.3 · 6,663 votes · 1h 42m · action, adventure, science-fiction
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orph…
#6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · ★ 8.3 · 5,081 votes · 2h 11m · fantasy, drama, family
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest buil…
#7 Toy Story 5 (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,448 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, adventure, animation
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to h…
#8 Coco (2017) · ★ 8.2 · 21,436 votes · 1h 45m · adventure, animation, family
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Mig…
#9 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 8,970 votes · 1h 43m · action, comedy, fantasy
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an e…
#10 Klaus (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 4,847 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.…
#11 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) · ★ 8.2 · 3,668 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and r…
#12 Wolf Children (2012) · ★ 8.2 · 2,549 votes · 1h 57m · fantasy, drama, animation
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's…
#13 Wolfwalkers (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,462 votes · 1h 42m · fantasy, adventure, animation
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last…
#14 Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 884 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.…
#15 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 777 votes · 0h 35m · fantasy, adventure, drama
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.…
#16 WALL·E (2008) · ★ 8.1 · 20,936 votes · 1h 38m · science-fiction, animation, family
After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EV…
#17 Soul (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 11,757 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, fantasy, drama
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from…
#18 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) · ★ 8.1 · 9,112 votes · 1h 26m · fantasy, animation, family
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits o…
#19 Wonder (2017) · ★ 8.1 · 8,412 votes · 1h 53m · drama, family
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.…
#20 Flow (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 3,053 votes · 1h 25m · fantasy, adventure, animation
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.…
#21 Hoppers (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 2,395 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, adventure, science-fiction
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an oppo…
#22 Togo (2019) · ★ 8.1 · 2,354 votes · 1h 53m · adventure, drama, family
The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the s…
#23 Piper (2016) · ★ 8.1 · 1,778 votes · 0h 6m · animation, family
A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.…
#24 Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 1,135 votes · 1h 1m · action, fantasy, adventure
Marinette's class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. But the arrival of Hawk Moth will complicate everything.…
#25 GOAT (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 1,094 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, animation
A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest anima…
#26 Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) · ★ 8.1 · 713 votes · 1h 55m · fantasy, adventure, romance
Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mo…
#27 Up (2009) · ★ 8.0 · 22,197 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, adventure, animation
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate…
#28 Toy Story (1995) · ★ 8.0 · 20,575 votes · 1h 21m · comedy, adventure, animation
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz.…
#29 Cruella (2021) · ★ 8.0 · 10,329 votes · 2h 14m · comedy, adventure, drama
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who…
#30 Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) · ★ 8.0 · 7,343 votes · 1h 33m · drama, family
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As th…
#31 The Iron Giant (1999) · ★ 8.0 · 6,397 votes · 1h 26m · adventure, drama, science-fiction
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their…
#32 Castle in the Sky (1986) · ★ 8.0 · 4,826 votes · 2h 5m · action, fantasy, adventure
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.…
#33 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) · ★ 8.0 · 3,478 votes · 1h 57m · fantasy, adventure, drama
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.…
#34 KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · ★ 8.0 · 3,232 votes · 1h 36m · action, comedy, fantasy
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.…
#35 Paperman (2012) · ★ 8.0 · 1,844 votes · 0h 7m · comedy, fantasy, romance
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.…
#36 Transformers One (2024) · ★ 8.0 · 1,772 votes · 1h 44m · action, adventure, science-fiction
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.…
#37 A Dog's Journey (2019) · ★ 8.0 · 1,658 votes · 1h 49m · adventure, drama, family
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.…
#38 Song of the Sea (2014) · ★ 8.0 · 1,628 votes · 1h 34m · fantasy, animation, family
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their…
#39 How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) · ★ 8.0 · 1,144 votes · 0h 22m · action, fantasy, adventure
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared…
#40 Robot Dreams (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 843 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, drama, science-fiction
A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?…