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Best Family Movies of the 2000s
#1 Spirited Away (2001) · ★ 8.5 · 18,950 votes · 2h 5m · fantasy, animation, familyA 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…
#2 WALL·E (2008) · ★ 8.1 · 20,936 votes · 1h 38m · science-fiction, animation, familyAfter 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…
#3 Up (2009) · ★ 8.0 · 22,197 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, adventure, animationCarl 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…
#4 Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) · ★ 8.0 · 7,343 votes · 1h 33m · drama, familyProfessor 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…
#5 Monsters, Inc. (2001) · ★ 7.9 · 20,280 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, animationLovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wan…
#6 Coraline (2009) · ★ 7.9 · 9,460 votes · 1h 40m · fantasy, horror, animationWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy,…
#7 Finding Nemo (2003) · ★ 7.8 · 20,919 votes · 1h 40m · adventure, animation, familyNemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly b…
#8 Shrek (2001) · ★ 7.8 · 19,294 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, adventureIt ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dra…
#9 Ratatouille (2007) · ★ 7.8 · 19,003 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, fantasy, animationIn one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his p…
#10 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) · ★ 7.8 · 6,314 votes · 1h 27m · comedy, adventure, animationThe Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge again…
#11 Ponyo (2008) · ★ 7.8 · 4,984 votes · 1h 40m · fantasy, animation, familyWhen Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energeti…
#12 Presto (2008) · ★ 7.8 · 1,109 votes · 0h 5m · comedy, animation, familyDignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician fi…
#13 Home (2009) · ★ 7.8 · 574 votes · 1h 35m · drama, family, documentaryIn 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangere…
#14 The Incredibles (2004) · ★ 7.7 · 19,352 votes · 1h 55m · action, adventure, animationBob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a myst…
#15 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) · ★ 7.7 · 5,016 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, adventure, romanceA captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.…
#16 Partly Cloudy (2009) · ★ 7.7 · 1,133 votes · 0h 6m · comedy, fantasy, animationEveryone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where do the storks get the babies from? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and…
#17 Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003) · ★ 7.7 · 735 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, romance, dramaA high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.…
#18 Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006) · ★ 7.7 · 674 votes · 1h 39m · animation, familyRaised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab yo…
#19 The Ultimate Gift (2007) · ★ 7.7 · 556 votes · 1h 54m · romance, drama, familyWhen his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a t…
#20 The Emperor's New Groove (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 7,482 votes · 1h 18m · comedy, fantasy, adventureWhen the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.…
#21 Lilo & Stitch (2002) · ★ 7.6 · 7,251 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, science-fiction, animationAs Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl…
#22 Treasure Planet (2002) · ★ 7.6 · 4,744 votes · 1h 36m · fantasy, adventure, science-fictionWhen space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space…
#23 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) · ★ 7.6 · 1,271 votes · 1h 23m · animation, familyKing Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters o…
#24 Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004) · ★ 7.5 · 1,555 votes · 1h 26m · comedy, animation, familyIn her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. Bas…
#25 For the Birds (2000) · ★ 7.5 · 1,348 votes · 0h 4m · comedy, animation, familyOne by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The bir…
#26 Lifted (2006) · ★ 7.5 · 846 votes · 0h 5m · comedy, science-fiction, animationWhen an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a critical instructor. But abducti…
#27 BURN·E (2008) · ★ 7.5 · 831 votes · 0h 8m · comedy, science-fiction, animationWhat lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple t…
#28 The Secret Life of Bees (2008) · ★ 7.5 · 599 votes · 1h 54m · adventure, drama, familySet in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationshi…
#29 Ice Age (2002) · ★ 7.4 · 14,667 votes · 1h 21m · comedy, adventure, animationManny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ic…
#30 Bridge to Terabithia (2007) · ★ 7.4 · 5,483 votes · 1h 35m · adventure, drama, familyJesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differen…
#31 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) · ★ 7.4 · 3,848 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, fantasy, adventureHistory's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.…
#32 August Rush (2007) · ★ 7.4 · 2,911 votes · 1h 54m · drama, family, musicEvan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless…
#33 Barbie and the Diamond Castle (2008) · ★ 7.4 · 895 votes · 1h 18m · animation, familyLiana and Alexa are best friends who share everything, including their love of singing. Upon meeting a girl inside a mirror, the duo embark on a journey that will put their friends…
#34 The Secret of Kells (2009) · ★ 7.4 · 787 votes · 1h 19m · fantasy, animation, familyAdventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, B…
#35 A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) · ★ 7.4 · 634 votes · 0h 30m · comedy, romance, animationWallace and Gromit open a bakery, accidentally getting tied up with a murder mystery in the process. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case by himself.…
#36 Shrek 2 (2004) · ★ 7.3 · 13,820 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, adventureHappily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With the help of ever-faithful Donke…
#37 Kung Fu Panda (2008) · ★ 7.3 · 13,027 votes · 1h 30m · action, comedy, adventureChosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threa…
#38 Brother Bear (2003) · ★ 7.3 · 5,870 votes · 1h 25m · adventure, animation, familyWhen an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and…
#39 Stardust (2007) · ★ 7.3 · 4,592 votes · 2h 7m · fantasy, adventure, romanceIn a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey tak…
#40 The Road to El Dorado (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 4,140 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, adventureStowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by th…