Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose accessible family stories with a strong audience track record. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
1939 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 6,186 votes
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 12,114 votes
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 11,576 votes
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 10,782 votes
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,703 votes
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 7,463 votes
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 10,569 votes
Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 14,316 votes
In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1950 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 7,217 votes
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 9,822 votes
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1992 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 12,139 votes
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 6,686 votes
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,627 votes
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 8,325 votes
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 6,639 votes
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 8,486 votes
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,169 votes
As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 10,482 votes
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 12,122 votes
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 10,301 votes
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.