Best family films of all time

Picks the whole household can agree on. Ranked by the Boxlist quality score, from films with over 1,000 audience ratings.

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    Back to the Future poster

    Back to the Future (1985)

    Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty...

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    The Wild Robot poster

    The Wild Robot (2024)

    After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an...

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    The Wizard of Oz poster

    The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the...

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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California...

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    Flow poster

    Flow (2024)

    A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.

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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

    Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio...

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    The Iron Giant poster

    The Iron Giant (1999)

    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...

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    Paddington 2 poster

    Paddington 2 (2017)

    Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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    Ratatouille poster

    Ratatouille (2007)

    Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his...

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    How to Train Your Dragon poster

    How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

    As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after...

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    Fantastic Mr. Fox poster

    Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

    The 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...

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    Moonrise Kingdom poster

    Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away...

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    The Princess Bride poster

    The Princess Bride (1987)

    In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen...

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    The Lego Movie poster

    The Lego Movie (2014)

    An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

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    Toy Story poster

    Toy Story (1995)

    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...

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    Shrek poster

    Shrek (2001)

    It 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...

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    Coraline poster

    Coraline (2009)

    When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and...

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    Finding Nemo poster

    Finding Nemo (2003)

    Nemo, 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...

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    How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

    How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

    The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snotlout and...

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    Up poster

    Up (2009)

    Carl 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...

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    WALL·E poster

    WALL·E (2008)

    WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess...

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    Zootopia poster

    Zootopia (2016)

    Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with...

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    Inside Out poster

    Inside Out (2015)

    Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions—...

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    The Lion King poster

    The Lion King (1994)

    A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah...

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