The 30 best family movies to watch with the kids, from Disney classics to Studio Ghibli masterpieces
Nothing beats🎐 a cozy night i♛n with the whole family – here are the 30 best family movies to watch together

Curling up on the sofa with your loved ones for a fun family movie is a decades🍸-old tradition. There really are few things nicer than settling down in front of the television, snacks in hand, for a film that everyone – young and old – can enjoy.
However, finding the perfect movie, one that suits parents and children alike, can be a daunting task. On the one hand, you don’t want to sit through an obnoxious children's movie that been produced by a corpor💃ate marketing team with the sole purpose of making your young'uns obsess over getting their latest toy. On the other, you don’t want to prematurely introduce your offspring to Terminator, thus giving them Arnold Schwarzenegger-shaped nightmares for the next fortnight.
Luckily, there are an amazing number of movies, both live-action and animated, that appeal to viewers of all ages – movies that wil𝐆l entertain the kids while either sparking childlike nostalgia in your cold, hardened adult heart, or have you snickering at clever innuendo while your children stare at you quizzically.
Making a definitive list of the best family films is impossible, because, thankfully, people’s taste is vastly different. Plus, we could have been easily filled this purely with Disney’s animated catalogue and Pixar movies (save for Cars). Instead, we have tried to showcase the wonderful variety of family cinema available to you, showcasing movies from around the world and spanning over eight decades. We have included multiple gen⭕res, from silly comedies to dramatic and even horror-tinged entries for older kids, and tried to include only one entry from a franchise of films (even though several might have a legitimate claim for a spot on the list) in order to ensure maximum diversification.
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30. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
The movie: Exiled pirate captain and the Caribbean’s Most Wanted, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), teams up with a local blacksmith, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) to recover Sparrow’s ship, the Black Pearl, from a mutinous crew. Of course, a love triangl🐭e involving the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), emerges. Oh, and thanks to an Aztec curse, Sparrow’s old crew are now undead. High-seas hi-jinks ensue.
Why the family will love it: Although some scenes will be too scary for very young kids, any mature children and teenagers should have a blast with the non-stop Bruckheimer-patented action. The zombie and creaturಌe design is top-class, and the humour is well balanced against the drama. With an all-star cast, and a great performance by Johnny Depp’s, the parents shouldn’t get bored either.
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Erlingur Einarsson is🦩 a film reviewer and writer, lover of cinema, television, tractors, and basketball. Erlingur has worked at Future for Plc for five years now, having spent time as the Editor for Photoshop Creative, Operations Editor for Digital Camera World, and Deals Editor for Top Ten Reviews. Erlingur currently serves as the Production Editor for our friends over at Total Film magazine – you should expect to find his byline of film reviews and the hottest of takes.