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Family-Friendly Flicks by Decade

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Itโ€™s probably safe to assume weโ€™ve all been watching more TV these days and the staff here at MetroFamily is no exception! We happily did some โ€œresearchโ€ to round up our favorite family movies from each decade.

Shake up your familyโ€™s screen time and introduce your kids to one (or all) of these fun, family-friendly classic films.

Editorโ€™s note: The age ratings are based on recommendations from Common Sense Media. If you have a movie your family loves not listed here, please share your suggestion by email tips@metrofamilymagazine.com or comment below.

 

’50s & earlier

Disneyโ€™s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937, 5+)

Wizard of Oz (1939, 6+)

Lassie Come Home starring Elizabeth Taylor (1943, 8+)

Disneyโ€™s Peter Pan (1953, 5+)

Disneyโ€™s Lady and the Tramp (1955, 5+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released live action remake.

 

’60s

Pollyanna (1960, 6+)

Swiss Family Robinson (1960, 8+)

Disneyโ€™s 101 Dalmatians (1961, 5+) Add to the fun and watch the live action remake

Parent Trap (1961, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the 1999 remake.

The Incredible Journey (1963, 9+) Add to the fun and watch the 1993 remake, Homeward Bound.

Mary Poppins (1964, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the recently release sequel Mary Poppins Returns.

The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964, 8+)

The Sound of Music (1965, 6+)

The Jungle Book (1967, 4+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released live action remake.

 

’70s

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, 8+) Add to the fun and watch the 2005 remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971, 7+)

Robin Hood (1973, 5+)

Where the Red Fern Grows (1974, 9+) Add to the fun and watch the 2003 remake.

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975, 7+) Add to the fun and watch the sequel Return from Witch Mountain.

Peteโ€™s Dragon (1977, 7+) Add to the fun and watch the 2016 remake.

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, 7+) Hours of cinema await in the extensive collection of the Stars Wars Saga.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977, 3+)

The Rescuers (1977, 6+)

 

’80s

The Fox and the Hound (1981, 6+)

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 7+)

The Karate Kid (1984, 11+)

The NeverEnding Story (1984, 8+)

Back to the Future (1985, 10+) Add to the fun and watch the trilogy.

An American Tail (1986, 5+)

The Princess Bride(1987, 8+)

Big starring Tom Hanks (1988, 13+)

Land Before Time (1988, 6+)

Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989, 6+)

The Little Mermaid (1989, 5+)

All Dogs go to Heaven (1989, 8+)

Uncle Buck (1989, 13+)

 

’90s:

Beauty and the Beast (1991, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the live action remake.

Hook (1991, 10+)

Aladdin (1992, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the recently release live action remake.

Mighty Ducks (1992, 11+)

Cool Runnings (1993, 8+)

Hocus Pocus (1993, 10+)

The Sandlot (1993, 8+)

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 12+)

Free Willy (1993, 6+)

Flubber (1994, 9+)

Lion King (1994, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the live action remake.

Angels in the Outfield (1994, 7+)

Jumanji (1995, 10+) Add to the fun and watch the rebooted series, Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle & Jumanji: The Next Level.

Toy Story (1995, 5+) Add to the fun and watch the 4-movie collection.

Matilda (1996, 9+)

Space Jam (1996, 7+)

Anastasia (1997, 6+)

Mulan (1998, 5+)

 

’00s:

The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 6+)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 7+) Hours of cinema await in the extensive collection of the Potter series.

Monsters Inc. (2001, 5+)

Lilo and Stitch (2002, 5+)

Finding Nemo (2003, 5+) Add to the fun and watch the sequel, Finding Dory.

Elf (2003, 7+)

Holes (2003, 10+)

The Incredibles (2004, 7+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released sequel.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005, 9+) Add to the fun and watch the full trilogy.

WALL-E (2008, 5+)

Princess and the Frog (2009, 6+)

 

’10s:

Tangled (2010, 5+)

Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 7+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet

Frozen (2013, 5+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released sequel.

The Lego Movie (2014, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the sequel.

Inside Out (2015, 6+)

Moana (2016, 6+)

Trolls (2016, 6+) Add to the fun and watch the recently released sequel Trolls World Tour.

Coco (2017, 7+)

 

Recent releases

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 9+)

Toy Story 4 (2019, 5+)

Onward (2020, 7+)

 

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