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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.

A Simple Twist of Fate

1071. A Simple Twist of Fate

Family Comedy Drama
6.3

19941h 46min

United States

Director: Gillies MacKinnon

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.


Camp Nowhere

1072. Camp Nowhere

Comedy Family
6.1

19941h 36min

United States

Director: Jonathan Prince

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to a camp of their own design.


Corrina, Corrina

1073. Corrina, Corrina

Comedy Family Romance
6.6

19941h 55min

United States

Director: Jessie Nelson

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.


War of the Buttons

1074. War of the Buttons

Comedy Drama Adventure Family
7.3

19941h 34min

France, Japan

Director: John Roberts

War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.


The Little Rascals

1075. The Little Rascals

Romance Comedy Family Romantic Comedy Parody
6.3

19941h 22min

United States

Director: Penelope Spheeris

When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.

Themes

Peer pressure dynamics, Gender-role expectations, Romance vs group norms, Sabotage and loyalty, Resource competition, Rebuilding and resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Black Beauty

1076. Black Beauty

Family Adventure Drama
6.6

19941h 28min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Caroline Thompson

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.


Angels in the Outfield

1077. Angels in the Outfield

Comedy Family Fantasy
6.2

19941h 43min

United States

Director: William Dear

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.


Baby's Day Out

1078. Baby's Day Out

Comedy Adventure Family Crime
6.2

19941h 39min

United States

Director: Patrick Read Johnson

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.


Little Big League

1079. Little Big League

Comedy Family
6.2

19941h 59min

United States

Director: Andrew Scheinman

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.


The Lion King

1080. The Lion King

Family Animation Drama Adventure Family Animation
8.5

19941h 29min

United States

Director: Roger Allers

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

Themes

Duty vs personal desire, Betrayal and manipulation, Exile and return, Leadership through responsibility, Legacy and legitimacy, Circle of life motif

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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