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50 Best Kids Movies — Your Ultimate Family Film Guide Ranked by Empire Magazine

EMPIRE have "hand-picked a selection of 50 movies we think they'll enjoy — from fairytales and sci-fi features, to slapstick-packed adventures and tales of friendship and bravery."
From the Empire article "50 Best Kids Movies — Your Ultimate Family Film Guide Ranked By Empire Magazine" by Phil de Semlyen, Jordan King, and Ben Travis | Updated on 23rd December 2025.
NB. There are 51 movies as Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Returns were both named at no. 43 ...
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
1
94%8.2
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2
99%7.8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
3
98%8.0
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
4
100%7.9
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
5
93%8.5
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
6
97%8.1
The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014)
7
96%7.7
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
8
96%8.1
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
9
96%8.0
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
10
98%8.2
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington 2 (2017)
11
99%7.8
Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo (2008)
12
91%7.7
Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
13
95%8.0
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
14
97%8.6
Harry Potter Series
Harry Potter Series
15
Babe (1995)
Babe (1995)
16
97%6.8
The Secret of Kells (2009)
The Secret of Kells (2009)
17
90%7.6
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
18
97%8.4
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
19
97%7.8
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out (2015)
20
98%8.1
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
21
77%7.8
WALL.E (2008)
WALL.E (2008)
22
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
23
98%8.2
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
24
95%8.0
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
25
67%7.6
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book (1967)
26
88%7.6
Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
27
90%7.0
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
28
94%8.0
The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921)
29
100%8.3
Moana (2016)
Moana (2016)
30
95%7.6
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
31
99%8.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
32
Matilda (1996)
Matilda (1996)
33
92%6.9
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
34
99%8.1
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
35
100%8.3
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
36
88%7.6
Frozen (2013)
Frozen (2013)
37
90%7.4
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
38
68%6.9
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
39
87%8.2
Flow (2024)
Flow (2024)
40
100%8.1
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