The Goonies Home Alone Cool Runnings The Princess Bride Annie Jumanji (dating myself with that list) Answer from uncle_monty on reddit.com
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IMDb
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TOP 100 FAMILY FILMS....(LIVE ACTION)
An overworked and exhausted air-traffic controller takes his family on a long-awaited beach vacation but is soon beset by a series of mishaps.DirectorCarl ReinerStarsJohn CandyRichard CrennaRip Torn
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Collider
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The 10 Greatest Live-Action Family Films of the 21st Century, Ranked
October 22, 2025 - Paddington 2, Elf, and The Muppets are all among the very best live-action family movies of the 21st century.
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Movies Anywhere
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Family Action Adventure Collection on Movies Anywhere | Movies Anywhere
Watch movies online with Movies Anywhere. Stream movies from Disney, Fox, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros. Connect your digital accounts and import your movies from Apple iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, Xfinity, Google Play/YouTube, Verizon Fios TV, and DIRECTV.
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Reddit
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r/MovieSuggestions on Reddit: Good live-action family films NOT featuring talking animals
January 17, 2025 -

I'm looking for live-action family movies that my 6 (nearly 7)-year-old daughter would enjoy. We watch plenty of animated films and live-action films that feature some sort of talking/human-acting animal. (Her favorites are Corpse Bride, Coraline, Coco, Frozen, and most recently the 1986 version of The Mouse and the Motorcycle). I know she'd like Babe and Paddington, but I'm not looking for something like that.

We recently watched Free Willy (1993), which she loved, as well as Ramona and Beezus (2010). She also really liked Hocus Pocus (1993) and the recent sequel, but I find that there just really aren't that many live-action family films anymore. Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. What do you recommend?

Edit: Fantastic recommendations so far. Thanks, everyone. Just to note, we have watched many of the classics together (e.g. Goonies, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story, Lord of the Rings) and there are a few that I plan to show her (E.T., Willy Wonka, BFG, etc.), but I'd love some recommendations for more recent films (like within the past 5 years) that are the same quality as some of these older films. Thanks again!

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10 Essential Live-Action Family Movies, Ranked
February 1, 2025 - Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, and The Princess Bride are all among the best and most essential live-action family and kids movies.
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Reddit
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r/MovieSuggestions on Reddit: Wholesome live action movies to watch with a child?
January 29, 2024 -

My friends are having a sleepover in my condo, and one of them will bring her child. Since we've already seen a bunch of animated films, we're looking for non-animated films to watch. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

edit: she's 8 btw

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IMDb
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Feel Good, Family-Friendly Movies (Live Action)
Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.DirectorJesse DylanStarsWill FerrellRobert DuvallJosh Hutcherson
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Substack
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Our 10 favorite live action family movies - by Emily Thomas
October 9, 2025 - As with our diet of Disney classics, the live action picks are mostly movies John and I loved in childhood. If you think this means they contain no surprises, you’d be wrong — ha! We’ve been unexpectedly jolted by lines and entire scenes that must have gone right over our heads when we were younger (which I suppose is encouraging, in its own way). Whether because of language, innuendo, violence, or fear factor, live action picks feel a little trickier to choose confidently. To help you build your family movie night queue, I’ve rounded up our top ten live action family movies from what we’ve watched so far.
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Sno-Isle Libraries
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LOL! Live Action Movies for Kids — a staff-created list from Sno-Isle Libraries | Sno-Isle Libraries | BiblioCommons
Greg Heffley has to survive the humiliations of daily life for a middle schooler in this laugh-out-loud film adaptation of the bestselling book. ... A hidden family of tiny people living in the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer in this silly movie that is full of heart. ... A mother and daughter switch bodies and are forced to adapt to each other's lives for a day in this madcap comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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The 10 Greatest Live-Action Family Movies of the 20th Century, Ranked
October 29, 2025 - Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory are all among the best live-action family movies of the 20th century.
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IMDb
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Live Action Kids Films
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.DirectorMark WatersStarsFreddie HighmoreSarah BolgerDavid Strathairn ... Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppFreddie HighmoreDavid Kelly
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IMDb
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Family Movies - Live Action
Maleficent and her goddaughter ... complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.DirectorJoachim RønningStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningHarris Dickinson ... A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.DirectorRob ...
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FilmAffinity
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Ranking name: Best Live-Action Children's Movies - FilmAffinity
Filmaffinity's Ranking of the Best Children's Movies (Excluding Animation) in the history of film with +400 votes
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10 Most Underrated Live Action Family Movies of the Past 5 Years, Ranked
September 15, 2023 - From The Call of the Wild to Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, these are 10 underrated live-action family movies of the last five years.
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ScreenRant
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10 Perfect Non-Animated Action Movies To Watch With Your Kids
March 7, 2025 - Apart from the fact that the world is magical and fun, Hogan also retains a lighthearted sense of adventure in his movie. So, even though there are life and death stakes, the duel between Captain Hook and Peter Pan is one of the best child-friendly action sequences made in live-action. ... Another franchise created by Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones, which was also scored by John Williams, is a classic for a family watch.
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Quora
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What are some great live action movies for kids who are 6-8 years old? - Quora
Answer (1 of 16): A few examples that we've liked: * Annie * Because of Winn Dixie * Sound of Music * Mary Poppins * Wizard of Oz * Enchanted * Christmas Carol * It's a Wonderful Life Update: * Night at the Museum * Star Wars * Superman I and II * The Harry Potter movies Maybe also ...
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List Challenges
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Best Live Action Kids Movies
How many of these live action kids movies did you enjoy watching as a kid or now? I did as many as I could think of.
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Letterboxd
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Film list: Top 25 Mostly Live Action Family Films
A list of 25 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Wizard of Oz (1939), Paddington 2 (2017), Beauty and the Beast (1946), The Princess Bride (1987) and A Christmas Story (1983). About this list: These are pretty much all the mostly live action family films I rated 4 or more stars.
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Time Out
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Best Family Movies To Delight The Kids And The Grown-Ups
August 13, 2025 - Author Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving ursine is almost too sweet and kind to exist in the modern world, but perhaps that’s what makes these movies so comforting. In the character’s first live-action romp, the bear and his bucket hat arrive in London, searching for a new home, and run afoul of a craven taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) eager to stuff him. All three films in the series are worthy watches. Rated PG. ... It's a simple story, really: Boy meets alien. Boy and alien become best friends.
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IMDb
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The Best Live-Action Movies For Kids
Omri, a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, receives an odd variety of presents for his birthday: a wooden cupboard from his older brother, a set of antique keys from his mother, and a plastic Indian from his best friend, Patrick.DirectorFrank OzStarsHal ScardinoLitefootLindsay Crouse · I watched this numerous times as a kid. A wonderful story about respecting other cultures and a respect for life in general. ... Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.DirectorGary WinickStarsDakota FanningJulia RobertsOprah Winfrey