Common Sense Media's Best Movies for Families

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"This guide includes our favorite time-tested movies for families with kids from toddlers to teens."

The list is categorized by age and by genre.
Age 2-6 (1-44)
Animated favorites (1-27), classics for kids (28-39), lovable live-action animals (40-44)

Age 7-12 (45-138)
Classics for tweens (45-65), coming-of-age tales (66-83), dramatic stories (84-93), laugh out louds (94-110), sci-fi and fantasy (111-138)

Age 13-17 (139-194)
Classics for teens (139-144), coming-of-age tales (145-157), dramatic stories (158-178), laugh out louds (179-186), sci-fi, action, and fantasy (187-194)

On the Common Sense website, they tell you what ages each film is appropriate for.

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  1. 174 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 169 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 136 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 193 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 63 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 119 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  7. 192 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 58 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  9. 128 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 143 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 129 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 171 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 172 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 36 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 132 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 38 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  17. 55 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  18. 142 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 61 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 159 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 16 new

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 135 new

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 60 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 170 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 17 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 154 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 113 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  28. 106 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 31 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 23 new

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 163 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 182 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  33. 13 new

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  34. 8 new

    Finding Nemo

    2003, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 139 new

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 27 new

    Up

    2009, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 65 new

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 101 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 134 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 191 new

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 116 new

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 176 new

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 175 new

    Network

    1976, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 187 new

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 173 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 130 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 14 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 120 new

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 45 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 158 new

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source