We have created an epic list of kid friendly and family movies for parents to choose from. Including the classics, best animated flicks and new favorites, this list is sure to inspire your next fun get-together.
So gather up your crew, sit down with some popcorn and a cozy blanket, and get ready to enjoy the top movies for family night!
There have been some great sequels to our favorite kid's movies, we can hardly wait for the latest installment! And, we have to admit that some were even better than the first! Here is our rundown of the best movie sequels and series for kids.
- Toy Story
- Happy Feet
- Ice Age Series: Ice Age, The Meltdown, Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Continental Drift
- Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University
- The Smurfs
- Rio
- Shrek
- Harry Potter Series
The holidays are always a good time to gather up the family and pop in a DVD!
Here are 12 of our favorites:
- Hocus Pocus
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- A Christmas Story
- Rugrats Kwanzaa
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
- Rugrats Passover
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Home Alone
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Elf
- The Polar Express
- The Book of Life
The classics! These are movies many parents cherish from childhood and simply cannot compare to movies of this generation. Check out the list below of the movies that every kid should see!
- Space Jam
- The Sandlot
- The Little Rascals
- The Borrowers
- The Mighty Ducks
- ET
- FernGully
- Honey I Shrunk the Kids
- A Little Princess
- The Witches
- The Secret Garden
- The Indian in the Cupboard
- My Girl
- The Land Before Time
- Matilda
- Goonies (for the older kids!)
More great movies to choose from on next page!
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There is, of course, all the excitement for the new movies coming out soon too. From The New Jungle Book, to Finding Dori, to Moana, we can hardly wait to see what the movie studios will come up with next for kids!
There is, of course, all the excitement for the new movies coming out soon too. From The New Jungle Book, to Finding Dori, to Moana, we can hardly wait to see what the movie studios will come up with next for kids!
Here are some of our favorite animal movies for kids, new and old!
- Homeward Bound
- Babe
- Charlotte’s Web
- Black Beauty
- Free Willy
- Dolphin Tale 1 and 2
- The Rescuers
- Aristocats
- Stuart Little
- Beethoven
- Doolittle
- Bambi
- Ratatouille
- An American Tail
- Cat’s Don’t Dance
- Milo and Otis
We cannot leave out our list of "All Time Favorite" movies! Most of them are the Disney Classics and are now being digitally remastered for BlueRay (i.e. no more rewinding the tape to your favorite part to sing along to)!
- The Lion King
- Beauty and the Beast
- Pocahontas
- Jumanji
- James and the Giant Peach
- Aladdin
- The Little Mermaid
- Dumbo
- The Jungle Book
- Finding Nemo
- 101 Dalmatians
- Mary Poppins
And of course, we simply can't leave out our list of the best "New Movies" for kids. Let it go! We know you still love Frozen, too!
- Frozen
- Wreck It Ralph
- Big Hero 6
- Up
- Inside Out
- Despicable Me
- Minions
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Book of Life
- Alice In Wonderland
- Meet the Robinsons
- Zootopia
- Coraline
- Wall-e
What would you add to this list for your all time family movie picks?
Visit movies.disney.com for the full list of Disney movies now available on digital copy and BluRay!