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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! and the Legend of the Vampire

931. Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire

Family Animation Comedy Fantasy Music
6.6

20031h 12min

United States

Director: Scott Jeralds

The Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.


Whale Rider

932. Whale Rider

Drama Family Coming-of-Age Drama
7.5

20031h 41min

Germany, New Zealand

Director: Niki Caro

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Gendered leadership norms, Tradition and modernity, Female empowerment within tradition, Mentor relationships, Community recognition of merit

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Butterfly

933. The Butterfly

Family Drama
7.1

20021h 25min

France

Director: Philippe Muyl

An old man who has one interest in life, collecting butterflies, has his life changed by an eight year old girl.


Joseph: King of Dreams

934. Joseph: King of Dreams

Family Animation Drama Family Animation Family Drama
6.5

20021h 14min

United States

Director: Robert C. Ramirez

In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.

Themes

Deception and suspicion, Jealousy fractures kinship, Family favoritism drives conflict, Trust tested by captivity, Leadership under famine pressure, Dream interpretation authority

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

935. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Comedy Family Christmas Family
6.3

20021h 28min

United States

Director: Kirk R. Thatcher

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

Themes

Deception and loyalty, Art vs commerce, Community resilience, Economic hardship, Foreclosure pressure, Leadership under stress, Sacrifice for venue

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Treasure Planet

936. Treasure Planet

Science Fiction Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
7.2

20021h 36min

United States

Director: John Musker

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Survival under crisis, Loyalty vs betrayal, Coming of age under pressure, Leadership under strain, Mentorship and authority

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

937. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

Animation Family
6.6

20021h 5min

United States

Director: Gary Katona

It's Christmastime in the Hundred Acre Wood and all of the gang is getting ready with presents and decorations. The gang makes a list of what they want for Christmas and send it to Santa Claus - except that Pooh forgot to ask for something. So he heads out to retrieve the letter and get it to Santa by Christmas...which happens to be tomorrow!


Tuck Everlasting

938. Tuck Everlasting

Drama Family Fantasy Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
6.6

20021h 30min

United States

Director: Jay Russell

Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.

Themes

Overprotective parenting, Secrecy and consequence, Desire for autonomy, Burden of immortality, Greed versus restraint, Life and death choices

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

939. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Music
6.4

20021h 22min

United States

Director: Mike Nawrocki

Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as you've never seen it before - a story where we learn that one of the best gifts you can give - or get - is a second chance.


Barbie as Rapunzel

940. Barbie as Rapunzel

Animation Family Family Animation Parent-Child Family
6.5

20021h 24min

Canada

Director: Owen Hurley

Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.

Themes

Deception and trust, Missing daughter tension, Feuding two kingdoms, Art as expression, Secret tunnel escape, Dragon companionship

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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