Best Family Movies Ever

Sometimes there just isn't enough time to sort through thousands of movie choices, wondering which ones are high quality, OK for your family, and not boring for parents. This guide includes our favorite time-tested movies (192 and counting) for families with kids from toddlers to teens. Now you'll know just where to turn when you're looking for great films. Flip through alphabetically, by age-appropriateness or genre, and discover a new family favorite. Topics include Animal Tales, Classic Musicals, Foreign Films, Laugh Out Louds, Superheroes, and more! In each section, you'll also find tips for creative ways to maximize movie time and take the fun off-screen. Common Sense Media is the nation's leading independent organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We help families make smart media choices by offering the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, and books. Our parent resources and advice help families understand and navigate the challenges and possibilities of raising children in the digital age. At Common Sense Media, we know that every family and every kid is different - but all families need trustworthy information to make great media choices. For each movie we review, Common Sense Media indicates the youngest appropriate age, based on its specific content and overall development guidelines. Our star rating assesses each movie's overall quality. We also offer families sample discussion starters and offline activity ideas to help them think about and extend the messages and content of the media they consume. We rely on child-developmental criteria from some of the nation's leading authorities to determine what content is appropriate for which ages, and our ratings are conducted by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the creators or by our funders.