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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.

Flushed Away

841. Flushed Away

Adventure Animation Comedy Family City Adventure
6.6

20061h 24min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: David Bowers

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.

Themes

Deception and trust, Urban survival under pressure, Class inequality through social barriers, Outsider partnership, Loyalty and belonging, Control of infrastructure, Adaptation and resilience

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Amazon Video
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Flicka

842. Flicka

Family Drama Animal Companion Family Family Drama
6.0

20061h 35min

United States

Director: Michael Mayer

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

Themes

Mountainside horse ranch tradition, Mustang loyalty and responsibility, Boarding school resistance to authority, Private school vs family duty, Mountainside horse ranch power dynamics, Parental control vs autonomy

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Open Season

843. Open Season

Animation Family Adventure Comedy Family Animation
6.1

20061h 26min

United States

Director: Jill Culton

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

Themes

Survival through alliance, Collective forest resistance, Loyalty vs deception, Adaptation to wilderness, Outsider belonging, Community over individual

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

844. Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Animation Family
6.8

20061h 23min

Director: Greg Richardson

King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters of their fun, including their favorite pastime: dancing. When all hope may be lost, the sisters discover a secret passageway to a magical land where they can dance the night away.


Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

845. Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

Fantasy Animation Comedy Family Mystery
6.7

20061h 11min

Director: Chuck Sheetz

It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may have to walk the plank.


Brother Bear 2

846. Brother Bear 2

Adventure Animation Family Coming-of-Age Adventure Family Animation
6.2

20061h 13min

United States

Director: Ben Gluck

Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Trust under pressure, Tradition vs change, Family loyalty vs independence, Inter-species bond tension, Belonging through transformation

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Amazon Video
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Monster House

847. Monster House

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Family Animation
6.7

20061h 31min

United States

Director: Gil Kenan

Three tech-obsessed teens treat Halloween like a game, until a cranky neighbor’s decrepit house turns into a living, breathing monster that targets them, trapping their gadgets, their friends, and their courage inside its walls.

Themes

Community resilience under pressure, Parental absence, Space as threat, Youth agency, Fear of the unseen, Grief embodied in space

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Leroy & Stitch

848. Leroy & Stitch

Animation Comedy Family Family Animation Holiday Family
6.2

20061h 13min

United States

Director: Bobs Gannaway

Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic Alliance, turning them down so they can stay on Earth with Lilo, but Lilo realizes her alien friends have places where they belong – and it's finally time to say "aloha".

Themes

Duty vs desire, Power through conquest, Belonging vs obligation, Guardian duties, Loyalty amid upheaval, Deception through cloning

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Cars

849. Cars

Animation Adventure Comedy Family Family Animation
7.3

20061h 57min

United States

Director: John Lasseter

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Themes

Mentorship and growth, Ego versus humility, Authenticity over sponsorship, Loyalty to community, Place and belonging, Teamwork over individual glory

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Over the Hedge

850. Over the Hedge

Family Comedy Animation Family Animation Satire
6.7

20061h 24min

United States

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

Themes

Resource scarcity dynamics, Suburban encroachment, Deception and scheming, Conflict with authority, Collective action under pressure, Group loyalty under stress

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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