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Best Family Movies of the 1950s

Family films released 1950–1959, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

1. 
   #1 Alice in Wonderland (1951) · ★ 7.2 · 6,377 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, adventure, animation

   On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.…

2. 
   #2 Peter Pan (1953) · ★ 7.2 · 5,832 votes · 1h 17m · fantasy, adventure, animation

   Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Ca…

3. 
   #3 Cinderella (1950) · ★ 7.1 · 7,276 votes · 1h 14m · fantasy, romance, animation

   Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically tur…

4. 
   #4 Lady and the Tramp (1955) · ★ 7.1 · 5,738 votes · 1h 16m · comedy, adventure, romance

   Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide t…

5. 
   #5 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) · ★ 7.1 · 1,020 votes · 2h 7m · fantasy, adventure, science-fiction

   A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.…

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   #6 Sleeping Beauty (1959) · ★ 6.9 · 5,588 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, romance, animation

   Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent b…

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   #7 Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) · ★ 6.9 · 530 votes · 2h 12m · fantasy, adventure, family

   An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.…

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   #8 Around the World in 80 Days (1956) · ★ 6.7 · 604 votes · 3h 2m · comedy, fantasy, adventure

   Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days…

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