Top Family Movies


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

121. Song of the South

Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Actors: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Hattie McDaniel, Luana Patten, Lucile Watson
Plot: During the southern reconstruction, A young boy’s father goes on a trip
for a period of time leaving the boy and his mother on a large
plantation. only the stories told by the kindly Uncle Remus and a pet
dog are there to try and fill the hole were his father once was.

The stories that Uncle Remus tells are of a cast of characters including
Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox. Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox are
constantly trying to capture Br’er Rabbit, but Br’er Rabbit always gets
away and learns a lesson along the way.

Soon the boy’s mother who is also trying to cope with her husbands
leaving try’s to take both the dog and the stories away from him. It’s
up to the boy and Uncle Remus that the stories can helpful rather then
harmful.

122. Our Hospitality

Year of Release: 1923
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton
Actors: Buster Keaton, Ralph Bushman, Craig Ward, Joe Keaton, Kitty Bradbury
Plot: A man gets tied up in his family's feud with another family.

123. The Journey of Natty Gann

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Actors: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Lainie Kazan, Scatman Crothers, Ray Wise, Verna Bloom
Plot: Natty, a twelve year old girl and her father are on their own during the Depression. When Natty's father has to leave her while he looks for work in another state, Natty runs away from her guardian to follow her father. While she travels west, she rescues a wolf who becomes her travel companion. When the train she was on derails, Natty's father is informed that she is dead. Out of despair, her father volunteers for the most dangerous position at his work. Can Natty survive the dangers of life on the road and get to her father in time?

124. Anne of Avonlea ( Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kevin Sullivan
Actors: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Wendy Hiller, Frank Converse, Jonathan Crombie, Marilyn Lightstone

125. Nanny McPhee Returns ( Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Susanna White
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Mays
Plot: Nanny McPhee returns to help a mother cope with her kids - and cousins -
while her husband is away at war. With magic on her side, the nanny isn't
about to let the children go without a few lessons.

126. Over the Hedge

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Actors: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Eugene Levy
Plot: When a raccoon destroys a bear's private food stash, he has one week to replace the goods. He seeks out a group of naive woodland animals to accomplish his task, but soon finds himself part of their family.

127. Pete's Dragon

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Don Chaffey
Actors: Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall

128. Bedtime Stories

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Adam Shankman
Actors: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Courteney Cox, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths
Plot: A handyman helps out his sister by babysitting her son and daughter. He finds out that when he tells bedtimes stories, anything the two say magically comes true.

129. The Santa Clause

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Pasquin
Actors: Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle
Plot: On Christmas Eve, a recently-divorced father startles an intruder on his roof who happens to look a lot like Santa. Before he knows it, due to a little-known clause, he becomes the new father of Christmas.

130. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Director: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi
Actors: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, J. Pat O'Malley, John McLeish, Colin Campbell
Plot: Animated adaptation of two tales: The Wind in the Willows - in which Mr. Toad's fascination with the latest fads get him into all sorts of trouble, the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - the story of Ichabod Crane, a fleeting love and his run-in with the legendary headless horseman.

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