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Family Animation movies

All-ages animated movies with warmth, accessible stakes, and themes of friendship, family, and hope.

241. Piglet's Big Movie

Piglet's Big Movie
Animation Family Family Animation Animal Companion Family
6.1
20031h 19minUnited States
Director: Francis Glebas

Overview

When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Belonging under exclusion, Heroism through small acts, Teamwork over misperception, Memory as navigation, Shared storytelling as guidance

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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242. Joseph: King of Dreams

Joseph: King of Dreams
Family Animation Drama Family Animation Family Drama
6.5
20021h 14minUnited States
Director: Robert C. Ramirez

Overview

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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243. Treasure Planet

Treasure Planet
Science Fiction Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
7.2
20021h 36minUnited States
Director: John Musker

Overview

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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244. Barbie as Rapunzel

Barbie as Rapunzel
Animation Family Family Animation Parent-Child Family
6.5
20021h 24minCanada
Director: Owen Hurley

Overview

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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245. The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns
Adventure Fantasy Animation Drama Family
7.1
20021h 15minJapan
Director: Hiroyuki Morita

Overview

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Self-discovery through adversity, Kindness as courage, Transformation and empowerment, Guardianship by unlikely allies, Choice and independence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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246. The Powerpuff Girls Movie

The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Animation Action Family Superhero Action Family Animation
6.5
20021h 14minUnited States, South Korea
Director: Craig McCracken

Overview

After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of superpowered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Trust and deception, Belonging under pressure, Stigmatized difference, Group identity formation, Public perception vs reality

Available on

Crave
Starz Amazon Channel
Crave Amazon Channel
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247. Hey Arnold! The Movie

Hey Arnold! The Movie
Animation Comedy Family Adventure Drama
6.0
20021h 16minUnited States
Director: Tuck Tucker

Overview

Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.

Themes

Historic preservation vs development, Neighborhood solidarity, Corporate greed vs public interest, Deception and manipulation, Grassroots mobilization under pressure, Legal legitimacy and activism

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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248. Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch
Animation Family Comedy Family Animation Animal Companion Family
7.4
20021h 25minUnited States
Director: Dean DeBlois

Overview

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

Themes

Sibling caregiving, Alien integration, Exile and protection, Unconventional family, Guardian oversight, Loyalty through ordeal

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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249. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Animation Adventure Family Drama Western
7.2
20021h 23minUnited States
Director: Kelly Asbury

Overview

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

Themes

Resilience under pressure, Freedom under captivity, Loyalty across bonds, Duty versus nature, Taming vs independence, Rivalry and alliance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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250. Ice Age

Ice Age
Animation Comedy Family Adventure Family Animation
7.5
20021h 21minUnited States
Director: Chris Wedge

Overview

Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Migration under threat, Survival vs attachment, Family bonds across danger, Intergroup conflict

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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