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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.

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

761. Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

Animation Comedy Family Mystery Fantasy
7.1

20101h 15min

Director: Spike Brandt

The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate.


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

762. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Adventure Fantasy Family Mythological Fantasy Adventure Epic
5.9

20101h 58min

United States

Director: Chris Columbus

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Duty versus autonomy, Prophecy and agency, Destiny versus choice, Divine power struggles

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Barbie in A Mermaid Tale

763. Barbie in A Mermaid Tale

Animation Family Fantasy
6.3

20101h 15min

Director: Adam Wood

Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.


Oceans

764. Oceans

Documentary Family Nature & Wildlife Documentary
7.7

20101h 24min

France, Spain

Director: Jacques Perrin

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

Themes

Interdependence of marine life, Human impact on oceans, Vanishing ocean wonders, Education through observation, Global ecological drama, Fragility of underwater habitats

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Princess and the Frog

765. The Princess and the Frog

Animation Romance Fantasy Family Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.2

20091h 38min

United States

Director: Ron Clements

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Transformation and identity shift, Economic inequality and aspiration, Romance versus duty, Social mobility under pressure, Restaurant dreams and ownership, Voodoo magic and manipulation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

766. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

Family Animation Mystery
6.7

20091h 39min

Director: Masakazu Hashimoto

Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.


The Perfect Game

767. The Perfect Game

Drama Family
6.9

20091h 58min

Director: William Dear

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.


A Christmas Carol

768. A Christmas Carol

Animation Family Fantasy Drama Christmas Family
6.8

20091h 36min

United States

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Themes

Greed and generosity tension, Christmas eve ritual pressure, Poverty and charity expectations, 19th century class strain, Moneylender accountability and duty, Victorian england wealth gap, Ghost as social mirror

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Fantastic Mr. Fox

769. Fantastic Mr. Fox

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Adventure Epic
7.9

20091h 27min

United States

Director: Wes Anderson

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Themes

Family resilience under threat, Survival through cleverness, Deception in conflict, Cooperation under pressure, Class tension with landowners, Territorial expansion through adaptation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

770. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation High-Concept Comedy
6.9

20091h 30min

United States

Director: Christopher Miller

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

Themes

Technology versus nature, Collaboration under pressure, Economic boom versus risk, Expertise versus authority, Abundance and dependence, Responsibility of invention

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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