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Best Family Movies of the 1990s

Family films released 1990–1999, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 137 titlesavg ★ 6.60 avg 91 min Family Comedy Adventure Animation

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#1 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…
#2 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.…
#3 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…
#4 Mulan (1998) · ★ 7.9 · 10,701 votes · 1h 28m · adventure, animation, family
When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing…
#5 Whisper of the Heart (1995) · ★ 7.9 · 2,365 votes · 1h 51m · drama, animation, family
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same pers…
#6 Children of Heaven (1997) · ★ 7.9 · 747 votes · 1h 28m · drama, family
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awai…
#7 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) · ★ 7.8 · 10,639 votes · 1h 16m · fantasy, animation, family
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken he…
#8 Porco Rosso (1992) · ★ 7.8 · 3,826 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco…
#9 The Wrong Trousers (1993) · ★ 7.8 · 1,197 votes · 0h 30m · comedy, animation, family
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wante…
#10 Aladdin (1992) · ★ 7.7 · 12,267 votes · 1h 31m · fantasy, adventure, romance
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar v…
#11 Beauty and the Beast (1991) · ★ 7.7 · 10,859 votes · 1h 24m · fantasy, romance, animation
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted…
#12 October Sky (1999) · ★ 7.7 · 1,504 votes · 1h 47m · drama, family, history
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.…
#13 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) · ★ 7.7 · 861 votes · 1h 17m · horror, animation, family
After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the…
#14 Toy Story 2 (1999) · ★ 7.6 · 15,393 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, animation, family
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps…
#15 Anastasia (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 5,703 votes · 1h 34m · fantasy, adventure, animation
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is…
#16 The Sandlot (1993) · ★ 7.6 · 1,387 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, drama, family
During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery bey…
#17 Geri's Game (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 1,259 votes · 0h 4m · comedy, animation, family
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri…
#18 A Little Princess (1995) · ★ 7.6 · 1,074 votes · 1h 37m · fantasy, drama, family
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the se…
#19 A Close Shave (1996) · ★ 7.6 · 977 votes · 0h 30m · comedy, animation, family
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.…
#20 Lucky and Zorba (1998) · ★ 7.6 · 648 votes · 1h 16m · animation, family
A seagull is caught by the black tide of a sinking petrol ship. She manages to fly inland and falls down in a garden by a cat. Moribund, she asks the cat to fulfill three promises:…
#21 Home Alone (1990) · ★ 7.5 · 12,877 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, family
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into h…
#22 Hercules (1997) · ★ 7.5 · 8,135 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a f…
#23 A Grand Day Out (1990) · ★ 7.5 · 1,043 votes · 0h 24m · comedy, adventure, science-fiction
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.…
#24 Kikujiro (1999) · ★ 7.5 · 619 votes · 2h 1m · comedy, drama, family
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which…
#25 Tarzan (1999) · ★ 7.4 · 7,515 votes · 1h 28m · adventure, drama, animation
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He…
#26 Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) · ★ 7.4 · 1,192 votes · 1h 11m · fantasy, adventure, animation
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.…
#27 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · ★ 7.4 · 1,171 votes · 1h 26m · comedy, fantasy, drama
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Chri…
#28 The Secret Garden (1993) · ★ 7.4 · 1,014 votes · 1h 41m · fantasy, drama, family
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due…
#29 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) · ★ 7.4 · 509 votes · 1h 10m · comedy, fantasy, animation
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.…
#30 The Prince of Egypt (1998) · ★ 7.3 · 4,445 votes · 1h 39m · adventure, drama, animation
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.…
#31 Balto (1995) · ★ 7.3 · 2,260 votes · 1h 18m · adventure, drama, animation
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.…
#32 Jumanji (1995) · ★ 7.2 · 11,595 votes · 1h 44m · fantasy, adventure, family
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game fo…
#33 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) · ★ 7.2 · 6,822 votes · 2h 5m · comedy, drama, family
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex…
#34 Matilda (1996) · ★ 7.2 · 4,975 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, fantasy, family
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has…
#35 The Parent Trap (1998) · ★ 7.2 · 4,661 votes · 2h 8m · comedy, romance, family
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summ…
#36 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) · ★ 7.1 · 5,487 votes · 1h 31m · drama, animation, family
Isolated in the bell tower of Notre Dame, Quasimodo longs to experience the world beyond the cathedral walls, despite the wishes of his stern guardian, the Judge of Paris Claude Fr…
#37 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) · ★ 7.1 · 734 votes · 1h 6m · comedy, animation, family
Mickey, Minnie, and their famous friends Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto gather together to reminisce about the love, magic and surprises in three wonder-filled stories of Christmas…
#38 A Bug's Life (1998) · ★ 7.0 · 9,924 votes · 1h 35m · comedy, adventure, animation
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by t…
#39 Addams Family Values (1993) · ★ 7.0 · 3,426 votes · 1h 34m · comedy, fantasy, family
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "bl…
#40 Hocus Pocus (1993) · ★ 7.0 · 3,403 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, fantasy, family
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end…

Questions

What is the best family movie of the 1990s?

The Lion King (1994) tops the decade with 8.3/10 on TMDB, ahead of Toy Story (1995).