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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A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
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Frozen
2013, in 5 top lists Check -
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Lady and the Tramp
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
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Monsters, Inc.
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Tangled
2010, in 3 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Inside Out
2015, in 17 top lists Check -
22 new
The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Shrek
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mary Poppins
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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Miracle on 34th Street
1947, in 7 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Muppet Movie
1979, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Music Man
1962, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Parent Trap
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Yellow Submarine
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
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Charlotte's Web
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Babe
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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A Christmas Story
1983, in 4 top lists Check -
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A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
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Roman Holiday
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Sandlot
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Goonies
1985, in 5 top lists Check -
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Millions
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Drumline
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Chicken Run
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
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Elf
2003, in 3 top lists Check -
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985, in 4 top lists Check -
97 new
Spy Kids
2001, in 1 top list Check -
99 new
The Wrong Trousers
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
100 new
A Close Shave
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Princess Bride
1987, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Princess Diaries
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
103 new
Home Alone
1990, in 6 top lists Check -
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A League of Their Own
1992, in 5 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
107 new
Napoleon Dynamite
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
108 new
School of Rock
2003, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986, in 11 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 9, 2018; source