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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.

Walking with Dinosaurs

601. Walking with Dinosaurs

Animation Family Adventure Family Animation Coming-of-Age Adventure
5.2

20131h 27min

Australia, India

Director: Neil Nightingale

In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd and a hero for the ages.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Loyalty under threat, Survival through cooperation, Mentor-mentee dynamics, Leadership pressure, Inter-group conflict

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Frozen

602. Frozen

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.4

20131h 42min

United States

Director: Chris Buck

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Betrayal and manipulation, Public scrutiny and rumor, Isolation and kinship, Power as peril, Sibling bonds under pressure

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle. He befriends the leader of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor. A fantastic journey at ground level.

Themes

Survival through collaboration, Group alliance under pressure, External threats and resilience, Leadership and coalition building, Resource competition between groups, Intergroup aggression and defense

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
Plex Channel
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Free Birds

604. Free Birds

Animation Comedy Family Holiday Family Family Animation
5.8

20131h 31min

United States

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Time travel ethics, Collective action and allegiance, Outsider leadership, Freedom under threat, Tradition vs progress

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Apple TV
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A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Themes

Pursuit of recognition, Deception under pressure, Family expectations, Journey and self discovery, Independence versus guardianship, Invention and curiosity

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After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Unintended consequences, Public risk from invention, Scientific responsibility, Corporate pressure, Ambition vs caution

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Apple TV
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Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Unlucky for them, the competition is frightful as the show is being broadcast from an opera house with a history of horrors and a particularly vengeful phantom that has cursed the show's production.


Planes

608. Planes

Animation Family Adventure Comedy Family Animation
5.7

20131h 31min

United States

Director: Klay Hall

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

Themes

Mentorship and growth, Deception in alliances, Sportsmanship under pressure, Rival competition dynamics, Collective support and resourcefulness

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie

609. Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie

Animation Comedy Family
6.5

20131h 21min

Director: Olivier Jean-Marie

Ever since the world was born, two forces have been locked in perpetual battle. Their struggle is so Manichean, so ferocious, so Herculean that it makes the clash between good and evil look like a game of checkers! This ancestral duel is so ancient and so merciless that it can only be, Oggy against the Cockroaches!


Teen Beach Movie

610. Teen Beach Movie

Family Music TV Movie Comedy Fantasy
6.0

20131h 35min

United States

Director: Jeffrey Hornaday

Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt. There, amidst a sea of surfing, singing and dancing, Brady and Mack accidentally change the storyline, and the film’s dreamy hero and heroine fall for them instead of for each other!

Themes

Cultural clash across eras, Generation vs tradition, Romance vs social expectations, Identity through performance, Loyalty amid competition, Art versus commerce

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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