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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The Shape of Water
2017, in 8 top lists -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
191 new
The Sixth Sense
1999, in 20 top lists Check -
190 new
The Hunger Games
2012, in 2 top lists Check -
189 new
Iron Man
2008, in 8 top lists Check -
188 new
Edward Scissorhands
1990, in 10 top lists Check -
187 new
The Avengers
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
186 new
When Harry Met Sally...
1989, in 16 top lists Check -
185 new
Mean Girls
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
184 new
Juno
2007, in 12 top lists Check -
183 new
Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
182 new
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
181 new
Big
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
180 new
Bend It Like Beckham
2002, in 2 top lists Check -
179 new
Barbershop
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Moonlight
2016, in 13 top lists Check -
177 new
Slumdog Millionaire
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
176 new
The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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Network
1976, in 14 top lists Check -
174 new
The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
173 new
Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
172 new
The Shawshank Redemption
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
168 new
Moulin Rouge!
2001, in 17 top lists Check -
167 new
The Namesake
2006, in 1 top list Check -
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The King's Speech
2010, in 13 top lists Check -
165 new
The Color Purple
1985, in 8 top lists Check -
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About a Boy
2002, in 1 top list Check -
163 new
Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
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Stand and Deliver
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
161 new
Selma
2014, in 7 top lists Check -
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Lincoln
2012, in 5 top lists Check -
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Forrest Gump
1994, in 25 top lists Check -
158 new
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check -
157 new
Lady Bird
2017, in 11 top lists Check -
156 new
Almost Famous
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
155 new
Say Anything...
1989, in 3 top lists Check -
154 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
153 new
The Breakfast Club
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
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Boyhood
2014, in 16 top lists Check -
151 new
Stand by Me
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Real Women Have Curves
2002, in 1 top list Check -
149 new
Lucas
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hoop Dreams
1994, in 15 top lists Check -
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Dead Poets Society
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
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Billy Elliot
2000, in 7 top lists Check -
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American Graffiti
1973, in 17 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source