The Best Family Movies of All Time

by Brooke Romney | Apr 26, 2023 | Lifestyle, Movies | 29 comments

The Best Family Movies of All Time

We love a good family movie night, and for the last few years, I’ve been keeping track of all the titles that have kept our family engaged together and share them with you! These are seriously, the best family movies of all time!

I left out animated movies, since those are easy to find and sift through and instead I concentrated on shows that would be great for our stage of life, with kids 8-17. These titles haven’t been too old or too young, they are just all around good entertainment! (Most are best for 8 and up.)

I know that every family has different levels of what is “appropriate” and some of the movies have a little language or a topic or a scene you might want to skip over depending on age and maturity, but for the most part they are great shows with a good message or are just a lot of fun. (Titles are linked so they are easy to find).

If you are a sports loving family, I also have a list of our favorite sports movies you won’t want to miss!

29 Comments

black latte charcoal on May 17, 2020 at 2:10 pm

Useful information. Lucky me I found your site by chance, and I am shocked why this accident didn’t happened in advance! I bookmarked it.
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- Brooke Romney on June 29, 2020 at 11:42 am
  
  Thanks for being here!
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  - Cali on May 26, 2023 at 10:42 am
    
    Do you have a printable version? One with QR code links would be amazing. I’m a print it off or I’ll forget it kinda girl.
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    - Brooke Romney on July 18, 2023 at 4:53 pm
      
      Not yet!
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- Julee on May 6, 2023 at 4:39 pm
  
  Home Team with Kevin James is a good one for 8-14+ and enjoyable for parents too.
  Old classics, The Happiest Millionaire is a quirky story but so fun!
  Snowball Express is a fun one to watch in the winter/holiday time.
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  - Brooke Romney on July 18, 2023 at 4:55 pm
    
    Thanks for the extra ideas!
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Gabi on December 4, 2020 at 8:06 pm

You are awesome! I so appreciate the time you take to put these lists (and the “if you’ve read…you’ll enjoy” lists and the gift guides. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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- Brooke Romney on December 12, 2020 at 2:37 pm
  
  So so happy these are helpful for you!
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- Kent Thalman on May 28, 2023 at 11:07 am
  
  As a filmmaker, and someone very interested in films for the very young, I would suggest The Black Stallion (77) by Carol Ballard, and Paddington 1 and 2. The Iron Giant and The Prince of Egypt deserve placed in this list, as they are beautiful first of all, and replete with spiritual significance. These are suitable for the youngest viewers. I also recommend taking a few minutes after every movie to discuss the story with your child/friends to unpack the behaviors of each character, and what they learned or understood from the story. This will encourage media/narrative literacy in a low pressure/fun setting.
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Heidi broberg on April 28, 2023 at 9:23 am

Do you have a printable list (like without the photos. I know asking more, more, more. Just in case you have it. It would be fun to print and check off for the summer. No worries if not.
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- Brooke Romney on May 2, 2023 at 9:58 pm
  
  What a great idea! I’ll try to get one together!
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  - Emily Hawkins on September 16, 2023 at 9:06 pm
    
    Yes! We’d love a printable list too.
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    - Brooke Romney on October 17, 2023 at 9:21 pm
      
      Working on it!
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- m a r y p o r t e r on June 19, 2023 at 9:09 pm
  
  We love the movie Woodlawn!!
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  - Brooke Romney on July 18, 2023 at 4:50 pm
    
    Thanks for the suggestion!
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Lisa on April 28, 2023 at 6:08 pm

These are great! I would add Mom’s Night Out, Paddington and Paddington 2, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Nancy Drew, Holes, Because of Winn Dixie, What About Bob?and We Bought a Zoo.
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- Brooke Romney on May 2, 2023 at 9:53 pm
  
  These are awesome! Thank you!
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Mckenzie Taggart on April 29, 2023 at 7:27 am

Gifted hands the Ben Carson story is also a great one.
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- Brooke Romney on May 2, 2023 at 9:53 pm
  
  I can’t wait to look into this one!
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  - Ana on July 10, 2023 at 3:19 pm
    
    I write down all these movie titles on a piece of paper and put them in aa jar and let one kid every night to pick the movie we’ll watch. It’s fun!
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    - Brooke Romney on July 18, 2023 at 4:50 pm
      
      I love that!
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Lorna Schofield on April 29, 2023 at 7:37 am

How about The Little Rascals?
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- Brooke Romney on May 2, 2023 at 9:52 pm
  
  Great suggestion!
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Lauren Curtis on May 2, 2023 at 4:37 pm

Our family loves the Court Jester
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- Brooke Romney on May 2, 2023 at 9:50 pm
  
  I’ll have to check it out!
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Kent Thalman on May 28, 2023 at 11:10 am

As a filmmaker, and someone very interested in films for the very young, I would suggest The Black Stallion (77) by Carol Ballard, and Paddington 1 and 2. The Iron Giant and The Prince of Egypt deserve places on this list, as they are beautiful first of all, and replete with spiritual significance. These are suitable for the youngest viewers. I also recommend taking a few minutes after every movie to discuss the story with your child/friends to unpack the behaviors of each character, and what they learned or understood from the story. This will encourage media/narrative literacy in a low pressure/fun setting.
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- Brooke Romney on July 18, 2023 at 4:53 pm
  
  Thanks for the feedback!
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Jay Neill on July 29, 2023 at 6:54 pm

“Tina, come get some ham!” lol
Love Napoleon Dynamite, it’s such a great film!
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- Brooke Romney on August 3, 2023 at 12:39 pm
  
  Yes!!
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