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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.

Paulie

1021. Paulie

Drama Comedy Family Adventure
6.5

19981h 31min

United States

Director: John Roberts

Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.


MouseHunt

1022. MouseHunt

Comedy Family
6.5

19971h 38min

United States

Director: Gore Verbinski

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.


Anastasia

1023. Anastasia

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Family Animation
7.2

19971h 34min

United States

Director: Don Bluth

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Memory and identity, Romance under deception, Class tension and mobility, Revolution and power shifts, Loyalty tests

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1024. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Animation Family Fantasy
6.0

19971h 12min

United States

Director: Andrew Knight

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.


Cinderella

1025. Cinderella

TV Movie Family Fantasy Music Romance
6.8

19971h 28min

United States

Director: Robert Iscove

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.


FairyTale: A True Story

1026. FairyTale: A True Story

Fantasy Drama Mystery Family
6.5

19971h 39min

United States

Director: Charles Sturridge

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.


The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

1027. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

Animation Family Adventure
6.0

19971h 14min

South Korea, United States

Director: Charles Grosvenor

Littlefoot and his friends the gang in their next when a swarm of leaf gobblers had destroyed their homes and this forces them to find a new home but yet find an mysterious island.


Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

1028. Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Animation Family Adventure
7.1

19971h 16min

United States

Director: Karl Geurs

Pooh gets confused when Christopher Robin leaves him a note to say that he has gone back to school after the holidays. So Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Rabbit go in search of Christopher Robin which leads to a big adventure.


Bean

1029. Bean

Family Adventure Comedy
6.5

19971h 29min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mel Smith

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.


Wild America

1030. Wild America

Adventure Comedy Family
6.4

19971h 46min

United States

Director: William Dear

Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.