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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.

Hugo

711. Hugo

Adventure Drama Family City Adventure Family Drama
7.5

20112h 6min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Martin Scorsese

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

Themes

Creativity against neglect, Belonging and home, Memory through artifacts, Work as dignity, Found family through art, Technological wonder vs control

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Happy Feet Two

712. Happy Feet Two

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation Animal Companion Family
5.8

20111h 39min

Australia, United States

Director: George Miller

Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to bring together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Trust and deception, Duty to family, Collaborative resilience, Intergenerational guidance, Belonging through skill

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Arthur Christmas

713. Arthur Christmas

Drama Animation Family Comedy Family Animation
7.1

20111h 37min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sarah Smith

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Tradition vs modernization, Error tolerance in service, Family pressure and responsibility, Hereditary duty vs merit, Technology vs magic

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Good Witch's Family

714. The Good Witch's Family

Drama Family Fantasy TV Movie
6.9

20111h 25min

Director: Craig Pryce

A young witch visits her cousin in a small town during a heated mayoral election race. Her kind-hearted cousin, the town’s beloved “good witch” and newlywed with two teenage step-kids, is running for office, but must keep her family from falling apart when their visitor uses her magic to put them—and the whole town—under her bitter spell.


Puss in Boots

715. Puss in Boots

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy
6.6

20111h 30min

United States

Director: Chris Miller

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

Themes

Wealth as lure, Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and alliance, Revenge as motive, Deception within alliances, Fugitive status and public gaze

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Legend of La Llorona

716. The Legend of La Llorona

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure
6.2

20111h 15min

Director: Alberto Rodríguez

Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.


Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur

717. Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur

Animation Mystery Comedy Family
6.8

20111h 15min

Director: Ethan Spaulding

A relaxing spa getaway evolves into a prehistoric panic when Scooby-Doo and the gang uncover the horrible Phantosaur, an ancient legend come to life to protect hidden treasures buried in secret desert caves. But this scare-a-saurus doesn’t stand a chance with Shaggy around, after he finds his inner hero with the help of new-age hypnosis. Like, it makes him more brave and less hungry!


Barbie: Princess Charm School

718. Barbie: Princess Charm School

Family Animation Fantasy
6.5

20111h 19min

Director: Ezekiel Norton

Blair, a waitress in the kingdom of Gardania, realises that she strongly resembles the region's missing queen. She then gets to go to Princess Charm School and causes problems for the teacher.


Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

719. Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

Animation Comedy Family TV Movie Science Fiction
7.4

20111h 18min

Director: Robert Hughes

Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the tri-state area. They must find a way back home with the help of their pet platypus named Perry, who they discover is a secret agent.


Red Dog

720. Red Dog

Drama Comedy Family
7.3

20111h 32min

Director: Kriv Stenders

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.