Best Family Movies: Fun for Kids and Adults Alike

The best family movies work on two levels at once: exciting for kids, not boring for adults. This page shows exactly that – films you can watch together where nobody zones out after twenty minutes. Across genres, decades and styles.





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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023
93 Min
MOVIE
FamilyComedyAdventureAnimationFantasy
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest t…

Inside Out

2015
95 Min
MOVIE
AnimationFamilyAdventureDramaComedy
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get…
Available on: Disney+

City of Ember

2008
95 Min
MOVIE
AdventureFamilyFantasy
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenag…

WALL·E

2008
98 Min
MOVIE
AnimationFamilyScience Fiction
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. EVE comes to realize that WALL"¢E has inadvertently stumbled…
Available on: Disney+

千と千尋の神隠し

2001
125 Min
MOVIE
AnimationFamilyFantasy
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 had to free her family.
Available on: Netflix

Jingle All the Way

1996
89 Min
MOVIE
FamilyComedyAdventure
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite t…
Available on: Disney+

The Lion King

1994
89 Min
MOVIE
FamilyAnimationDramaAdventure
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 take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Si…
Available on: Disney+

Addams Family Values

1993
94 Min
MOVIE
ComedyFamilyFantasy
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 "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to ad…
Available on: Paramount+

Home Alone

1990
103 Min
MOVIE
ComedyFamily
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 his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
Available on: Disney+

Mein Nachbar Totoro

1988
86 Min
MOVIE
FantasyAnimationFamily
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 of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the ol…
Available on: Netflix

FAQ

How are these Family picks selected?

Each pick on this page is curated based on community ratings, professional reception and lasting relevance. We focus on films that hold up over time rather than chasing every new release.

Can I filter Family by streaming service?

Yes — use the streaming filter at the top of the page to narrow down to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Sky, Paramount+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Magenta TV or freevee. Availability is updated regularly.

Are these recommendations updated for 2026?

Yes. The list reflects current availability and ratings. New films are added when they meet the quality threshold; older entries stay listed when they remain genuinely worth watching.

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