#1 of 1,291 Best family movie
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 Action Adventure Sci-Fi 1h 57m English
92 Echo Score $393.6M worldwide
Directed by Bob Persichetti
About Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Top 100 · Family
The 100 Best Family Movies, Ranked
We rank 1,291 of the 13,042 family films on the site; these are the top 100. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is #1 with an Echo Score of 92, level with Wolfwalkers (2020) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Ranked by Echo Score; 44 of these 100 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. A ranked watchlist for movie nights with kids and parents. For new releases and box office hits, see the family movies guide.
- ranked family films
- 1,291
- family films on the site
- 13,042
- release years in the top 100
- 1938–2026
- award winners in the top 100
- 30
#1 of 1,291 Top 10
What Are the Best Family Movies?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) leads with an Echo Score of 92, level with Wolfwalkers (2020); 6 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. 8 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score; the other 2, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)
2018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
Dir. Bob Persichetti 6 award wins · $393.6M worldwide
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1. Wolfwalkers 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
Dir. Ross Stewart 1 award win · $1.3M worldwide
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3. Beauty and the Beast 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100 (22 critic reviews))1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
Dir. Gary Trousdale No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 3 award wins · $451.3M worldwide
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4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 96 Metascore (Metascore 96 out of 100)1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
Dir. Ben Sharpsteen No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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5. Paddington 2 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
Dir. Paul King 3 award nominations · $290.1M worldwide
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5. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 31m
Dir. Steve Cox $19.3M worldwide
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5. Tourist Family 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2025 · Drama, Family · 2h 8m
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5. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2021 · History, Family · 1h 47m
Dir. Marilyn Agrelo
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5. Not Just a Goof 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2025 · Documentary, Family · 1h 27m
Dir. Eric Kimelton 1 award nomination
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5. The Mitchells vs. The Machines 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2021 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 53m
Dir. Jeff Rowe 2 award wins
#11 to #100
Family Movies Ranked #11 to #100
Places 11 to 100: WALL-E (2008) opens the list and The Crash Reel (2013) closes it. 31 of these 90 films are not in English; 10 languages appear in all. Filter by decade or language, or sort by year or box office.
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Echo Score, our 0–100 rating (films from 2017 on) Blend: Metascore with IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings, for films without an Echo Score
- 1 1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
92 Echo $393.6M - 1 1. Wolfwalkers
2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
92 Echo $1.3M - 3 3. Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
91 Blend $451.3M - 4 4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
91 Blend - 5 5. Paddington 2
2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
90 Echo $290.1M - 5 5. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 31m
90 Echo $19.3M - 5 5. Tourist Family
2025 · Drama, Family · 2h 8m
90 Echo $561.4K - 5 5. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 · History, Family · 1h 47m
90 Echo $1.2K - 5 5. Not Just a Goof
2025 · Documentary, Family · 1h 27m
90 Echo - 5 5. The Mitchells vs. The Machines
2021 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 53m
90 Echo - 11
11. WALL-E2008 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 38m
89 Blend $527.4M - 11
11. Toy Story1995 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 21m
89 Blend $394.4M - 13
13. The Wizard of Oz1939 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 42m
89 Blend - 14
14. It's a Wonderful Life1947 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 10m
89 Blend - 15
15. The Lion King1994 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 29m
88 Blend $979.2M - 16
16. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain2025 · Animation, Family · 1h 17m
88 Echo $2.4M - 16
16. Coyote vs. Acme2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 41m
88 Echo $101.9M - 16
16. Meiyazhagan2024 · Drama, Family · 2h 57m
88 Echo $393.6K - 16
16. Madras Matinee2025 · Drama, Family · 2h 15m
88 Echo - 20
20. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya2014 · Animation, Drama · 2h 17m
88 Blend $24.8M - 21
21. Toy Story 32010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
88 Blend $1.1B - 22
22. Meet Me in St. Louis1945 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
87 Blend - 23
23. Inside Out2015 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 34m
87 Blend $859.1M - 24
24. Penguin Highway2019 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 58m
87 Echo $4M - 24
24. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe2020 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 26m
87 Echo $5.7M - 24
24. Spirited Away: Live on Stage2023 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2h 50m
87 Echo $1.5M - 24
24. The Incredible Journey1963 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 20m
87 Blend - 28
28. My Neighbor Totoro1988 · Fantasy, Animation · 1h 26m
86 Blend $30.4M - 29
29. Incredibles 22018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 58m
86 Echo $1.2B - 29
29. Pinocchio1940 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 28m
86 Blend - 29
29. Light of the World2025 · Animation, Drama · 1h 31m
86 Echo $5.6M - 29
29. Klaus2019 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 36m
86 Echo - 29
29. Togo2019 · Adventure, Biography · 1h 53m
86 Echo - 34
34. The King and the Mockingbird2014 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
86 Blend - 35
35. Up2009 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 36m
86 Blend $735.1M - 36
36. Bringing Up Baby1938 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 42m
85 Blend - 36
36. Good Morning1962 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 34m
85 Blend - 38
38. David2025 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 55m
85 Echo $91.1M - 38
38. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl2025 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 10m
85 Echo $191.5K - 38
38. Lupin III: The First2020 · Action, Adventure · 1h 33m
85 Echo $7.5M - 38
38. Stand by Me Doraemon 22020 · Adventure, Animation · 1h 36m
85 Echo $65.2M - 38
38. Marona's Fantastic Tale2020 · Drama, Animation · 1h 32m
85 Echo $49.7K - 38
38. Big World2024 · Drama, Family · 2h 11m
85 Echo - 38
38. Caramelo2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 40m
85 Echo - 38
38. Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai2024 · Thriller, Family · 2h 12m
85 Echo - 38
38. Hilda and the Mountain King2021 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 25m
85 Echo - 47
47. Miracle on 34th Street1947 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 36m
85 Blend - 48
48. Ratatouille2007 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 51m
85 Blend $623.7M - 49
49. Song of the Sea2014 · Fantasy, Animation · 1h 33m
84 Blend $4.2M - 49
49. My Life as a Zucchini2017 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 10m
84 Blend $5.9M - 49
49. Kiki's Delivery Service1989 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 43m
84 Blend $10.4M - 49
49. My Perestroika2011 · Biography, History · 1h 28m
84 Blend $242.7K - 53
53. Toy Story 21999 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 32m
84 Blend $497.4M - 53
53. My Fair Lady1964 · Drama, Romance · 2h 50m
84 Blend - 55
55. The Boy and the Heron2023 · Animation, Adventure · 2h 4m
84 Echo $295.6M - 55
55. Mirai2018 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 38m
84 Echo $28.8M - 55
55. Toy Story 52026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 42m
84 Echo $1.1B - 55
55. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017 · Action, Adventure · 1h 29m
84 Echo $125.4M - 55
55. Minions & Monsters2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 30m
84 Echo $528.9M - 55
55. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio2022 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 57m
84 Echo $109.8K - 55
55. Young Hearts2025 · Drama, Family · 1h 37m
84 Echo $136.3K - 55
55. Forgotten Island2026 · Animation, Action · 1h 38m
84 Echo $68.5M - 55
55. Master of Light2022 · Family, Documentary · 1h 23m
84 Echo - 55
55. Quest2017 · Documentary, Family · 1h 44m
84 Echo $50K - 55
55. The Pez Outlaw2022 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 25m
84 Echo - 55
55. Treasure Island1950 · Adventure, Family · 1h 36m
84 Blend - 67
67. The Yearling1947 · Drama, Western · 2h 8m
84 Blend - 68
68. Little Women1994 · Drama, Romance · 1h 55m
83 Blend $50.1M - 68
68. Ponyo2009 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 41m
83 Blend $206.3M - 68
68. The Bad News Bears1976 · Drama, Sport · 1h 42m
83 Blend $32.2M - 71
71. Luca2021 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 35m
83 Echo $51.1M - 71
71. Summer 19932018 · Drama, Family · 1h 37m
83 Echo $3M - 71
71. The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 32m
83 Echo $3.9M - 71
71. The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 23m
83 Echo $9.4M - 71
71. Vaazhai2024 · Drama, Family · 2h 14m
83 Echo $611.1K - 71
71. A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon2019 · Animation, Sci-Fi · 1h 27m
83 Echo - 71
71. The Winding Stream2015 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 30m
83 Blend $33.4K - 71
71. Selena y Los Dinos2025 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 45m
83 Echo - 71
71. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom2022 · Drama, Family · 1h 50m
83 Echo - 71
71. National Velvet1945 · Drama, Sport · 2h 3m
83 Blend - 71
71. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · Animation, Action · 1h 39m
83 Echo - 82
82. The LEGO Movie2014 · Action, Adventure · 1h 40m
83 Blend $470.8M - 82
82. Cinderella1950 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 14m
83 Blend - 82
82. Sleeping Beauty1959 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 15m
83 Blend - 85
85. The Incredibles2004 · Action, Adventure · 1h 55m
83 Blend $631.7M - 85
85. Mary Poppins1964 · Fantasy, Comedy · 2h 19m
83 Blend - 87
87. Shrek2001 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 30m
82 Blend $489M - 87
87. Dumbo1941 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 4m
82 Blend - 89
89. To Be and to Have2003 · Family, Documentary · 1h 44m
82 Blend $16.1M - 90
90. Transformers One2024 · Animation, Action · 1h 44m
82 Echo $129.4M - 90
90. Finding Nemo2003 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 40m
82 Blend $941.6M - 90
90. My Penguin Friend2024 · Drama, Family · 1h 37m
82 Echo $5.2M - 90
90. The Breadwinner2017 · Drama, Animation · 1h 34m
82 Echo $2.8M - 90
90. Ride Your Wave2020 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 35m
82 Echo $4M - 90
90. Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia2023 · Adventure, Animation · 1h 20m
82 Echo $4.3M - 90
90. Spread Your Wings2019 · Adventure, Family · 1h 53m
82 Echo $12.7M - 90
90. Tito and the Birds2018 · Action, Drama · 1h 13m
82 Echo $4.3K - 90
90. In Your Dreams2025 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 30m
82 Echo - 90
90. 101 Dalmatians1961 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 19m
82 Blend - 100
100. The Crash Reel2013 · Biography, Sport · 1h 48m
82 Blend
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Decade by decade
The Best Family Movie of Every Decade
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) in the 1930s to Wolfwalkers (2020) in the 2020s: the highest-ranked family movie of each of 10 decades. The 2020s place the most films in the top 100 (40).
- 1930s 96 Metascore Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
- 1940s 89 Metascore It's a Wonderful Life 1947
- 1950s 89 Metascore Treasure Island 1950
- 1960s 87 Metascore The Incredible Journey 1963
- 1970s 84 Metascore The Bad News Bears 1976
- 1980s 87 Metascore My Neighbor Totoro 1988
- 1990s 95 Metascore Beauty and the Beast 1991
- 2000s 95 Metascore WALL-E 2008
- 2010s 92 Echo Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018
- 2020s 92 Echo Wolfwalkers 2020
Awards
Which Family Movies Won the Most Awards?
My Fair Lady (1964) has the strongest record with 13 wins from 20 nominations, including wins at Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Wins and nominations are counted across every ceremony on our awards pages.
- My Fair Lady 13 wins / 20 nom.1964 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 95 Metascore
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Hugo 9 wins / 39 nom.2011 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 83 Metascore - Summer 1993 9 wins / 21 nom.2018 · Gaudí Awards, Premios Feroz · 83 Echo
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The Sound of Music 8 wins / 16 nom.1965 · Oscars, Golden Globes, DGA Awards · 63 Metascore - The Lion King 8 wins / 12 nom.1994 · Oscars, Golden Globes, Annie Awards · 88 Metascore
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Oliver! 7 wins / 27 nom.1968 · Oscars, Golden Globes · 74 Metascore - Mary Poppins 7 wins / 19 nom.1964 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 88 Metascore
- Toy Story 7 wins / 14 nom.1995 · Annie Awards · 96 Metascore
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More Ways to Explore Family Movies
The top 100 are the best 8% of 1,291 ranked family films. The family guide, the full list of 13,042 films and the family box office chart cover the rest of the genre.
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Family Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the family ranking above: the best family film, how many family movies there are, the strongest decade and the most awarded family film.
What is the best family movie?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best-ranked family movie on What's After the Movie, with an Echo Score of 92. Wolfwalkers (2020) and Beauty and the Beast (1991) follow. 8 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score; the other 2, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse How many family movies are there?
The site lists 13,042 family films. 1,291 of them are ranked: features of 60+ minutes with a real audience, critic, award or box office signal and a score. This page shows the top 100.
All family movies Which decade has the best family movies?
The 2020s place 40 films in the top 100, more than any other decade. The oldest film in the list is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), the newest Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026).
What is the most awarded family movie?
My Fair Lady (1964) won 13 awards from 20 nominations, ahead of Hugo (2011) (9 wins), counted across the Oscars, festivals and guild awards on our awards pages.
Movie awards How is this list different from the family genre page?
This page is only the ranking of the 100 best family films. The family genre page covers the whole genre: new releases, the biggest box office hits, its directors and how it changed over the decades.
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