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. 193 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 192 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 191 new

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 190 new

    The Hunger Games

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 189 new

    Iron Man

    2008, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 188 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 187 new

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 186 new

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 185 new

    Mean Girls

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 184 new

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 183 new

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 182 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 181 new

    Big

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 180 new

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 179 new

    Barbershop

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 178 new

    Moonlight

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 177 new

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 176 new

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 175 new

    Network

    1976, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 174 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  21. 173 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 172 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 171 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 170 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 169 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  26. 168 new

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 167 new

    The Namesake

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  28. 166 new

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 165 new

    The Color Purple

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 164 new

    About a Boy

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  31. 163 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 162 new

    Stand and Deliver

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 161 new

    Selma

    2014, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 160 new

    Lincoln

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 159 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 158 new

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 157 new

    Lady Bird

    2017, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 156 new

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 155 new

    Say Anything...

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 154 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  41. 153 new

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 152 new

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 151 new

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 150 new

    Real Women Have Curves

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  45. 149 new

    Lucas

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 148 new

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 147 new

    Dead Poets Society

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 146 new

    Billy Elliot

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 145 new

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 144 new

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source