Top Family Movies


The Top Family Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Family List". Lists are calculated daily.

431. Madeline

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Actors: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels, Arturo Venegas, Stéphane Audran
Plot: A mischievous French girl named Madeline tries to save her boarding school from the real estate market but finds it difficult to persuade the building's owner not to sell. When that approach fails, she uses her wits to discourage prospective buyers.

432. The Scarecrow

Year of Release: 1920
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Actors: Buster Keaton

433. The Gnome-Mobile

Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Walter Brennan, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Richard Deacon, Tom Lowell, Ed Wynn

434. Heidi

Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Jacobs
Actors: Eva Maria Singhammer, Michaela May, Jan Koester, Gustav Knuth, Margot Trooger, Lotte Ledl

435. Wee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Susan Shadburne
Actors: Francisco Reynders, Kevin Hageman, Daniel Strauch, Sharene Mackall, Joel Morello, Jeff Ekdahl

436. 8-Bit Christmas

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Dowse
Actors: Winslow Fegley, Santino Barnard, Jacob Laval, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Sophia Reid-Gantzert
Plot: It's Christmas in the late 80s and all Jake Doyle (and everyone else) wants is the brand-new Nintendo Entertainment System. From Power Glove mishaps to adults protesting video games - it seems like nothing is going right but there is one last-ditch plan to snag the system - if they can pull it off.

437. The Watcher in the Woods

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Hough
Actors: Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Benedict Taylor
Plot: When a family moves into an old English house in the woods, the two young daughters begin to experience paranormal events that seem to be linked to a mysterious disappearance years before.

438. Life-Size

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Mark Rosman
Actors: Lindsay Lohan, Tyra Banks, Anne Marie DeLuise, Jere Burns, Jillian Fargey, Garwin Sanford
Plot: After her mother's death, a young girl casts a spell to bring her back but instead winds up bringing her doll to life.

439. Kicking and Screaming

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jesse Dylan
Actors: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin
Plot: When middle-aged family man Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) takes a job coaching his 10-year-old son's talented soccer team, he winds up going head-to-head with his ultra-competitive father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who coaches an opposing team.

440. Recess: School's Out

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Actors: Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, Dabney Coleman, Melissa Joan Hart
Plot: School is out, and T.J. has been left behind as the rest of the gang heads to summer camp. Meanwhile, T.J. stumbles upon a fiendish plan hatched by the evil Dr. Benedict. It seems the diabolical doctor is plotting to start a new ice age and stop summer vacations forever!

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