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Family movies

Wholesome entertainment designed for all ages, bringing generations together with heartwarming tales.

Subgenres include: Holiday Family, Christmas Family, Vacation Family.

Babe

1051. Babe

Fantasy Drama Comedy Family
6.9

19951h 32min

Australia, United States

Director: Chris Noonan

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.


Whisper of the Heart

1052. Whisper of the Heart

Animation Drama Family Anime Coming-of-Age Drama
7.8

19951h 51min

Japan

Director: Yoshifumi Kondo

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.

Themes

Family expectations, Creative identity, Education vs dreams, Romance as motivation, Mentorship and critique, Dream pursuit

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Amazon Video
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The Indian in the Cupboard

1053. The Indian in the Cupboard

Adventure Family Fantasy
6.0

19951h 36min

United States

Director: Frank Oz

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.


Pocahontas

1054. Pocahontas

Adventure Animation Family Romance
6.7

19951h 21min

United States

Director: Mike Gabriel

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.


Fluke

1055. Fluke

Drama Adventure Family
6.6

19951h 36min

United States

Director: Carlo Carlei

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, his memories return, and Thomas realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.


Casper

1056. Casper

Fantasy Comedy Family
6.2

19951h 40min

United States

Director: Brad Silberling

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.


A Little Princess

1057. A Little Princess

Drama Family Fantasy
7.6

19951h 37min

United States

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.


The Cure

1058. The Cure

Drama Family Family Drama
7.7

19951h 37min

United States

Director: Peter Horton

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

Themes

Aids stigma, Caregiver neglect, Loss and mortality, Illness vulnerability, Friendship across ages, Search for cure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Goofy Movie

1059. A Goofy Movie

Adventure Comedy Romance Animation Family
7.0

19951h 18min

Australia, Canada

Director: Kevin Lima

Goofy’s teenage son Max is desperate to impress his crush and fit in at school. After well-meaning but ignorant Goofy suddenly whisks him away on a cross-country road trip—messing up Max’s first date plans in the process—Goofy’s old-school parenting and Max’s desire for independence lead to a vacation of hilarious mishaps, as they both learn to understand and listen to eachother.


Major Payne

1060. Major Payne

Adventure Comedy Family
6.3

19951h 35min

United States

Director: Nick Castle

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.