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Best Family Movies of the 1970s

Family films released 1970–1979, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

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   #1 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) · ★ 7.5 · 4,097 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, family

   When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket t…

2. 
   #2 The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) · ★ 7.5 · 1,163 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, adventure, animation

   After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down…

3. 
   #3 The Aristocats (1970) · ★ 7.3 · 5,463 votes · 1h 18m · comedy, adventure, animation

   When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, lea…

4. 
   #4 Robin Hood (1973) · ★ 7.3 · 4,754 votes · 1h 23m · adventure, animation, family

   With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch o…

5. 
   #5 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) · ★ 7.3 · 1,385 votes · 1h 22m · comedy, adventure, animation

   Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outr…

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   #6 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) · ★ 7.2 · 1,200 votes · 1h 14m · adventure, animation, family

   Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit…

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   #7 The Muppet Movie (1979) · ★ 7.2 · 725 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, adventure, family

   The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywoo…

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   #8 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) · ★ 7.0 · 1,028 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, fantasy, adventure

   Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a t…

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   #9 The Rescuers (1977) · ★ 6.8 · 2,698 votes · 1h 18m · fantasy, adventure, animation

   Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.…

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    #10 Pete's Dragon (1977) · ★ 6.3 · 737 votes · 2h 8m · comedy, fantasy, animation

    Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper…

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    #11 The Black Hole (1979) · ★ 5.8 · 573 votes · 1h 38m · action, adventure, science-fiction

    The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus,…

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    #12 The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · ★ 3.4 · 522 votes · 1h 37m · fantasy, adventure, tv-movie

    Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the y…

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