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/Film
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The 11 Best Family Movies Of 2024 So Far - SlashFilm
November 6, 2024 - From a heartwarming new Peanuts to the high-flying antics of Kung Fu Panda 4, here are the best family movies of 2024 so far.
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Crosswalk
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The 9 Top Family-Friendly Movies of 2024 | Crosswalk.com
December 23, 2024 - Wild Robot is a heartwarming tale that celebrates family, parenthood, and adoption as few films ever have. It's the best-animated movie of the year. Rated PG for action/peril and thematic elements.
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Collider
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The 15 Best Family and Kids Movies of 2024, Ranked
May 9, 2025 - The Wild Robot, Transformers One, and Wicked are among the very best family and kids movies of 2024.
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Netflix
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Children & Family Movies | Netflix Official Site
Whether it’s live-action or animated, there’s nothing like a movie that’s fun for the whole family -- kids, teens and grown-ups too!
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Business Insider
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I showed my kids 'E.T.' — and they loved it. We need more live-action family movies these days.
December 24, 2024 - This is the reason that for adult films, we see fewer romcoms, comedies, and smart dramas than we did 10 years ago, and more action movies and franchises. That same dynamic is playing out with family movies, too. You can imagine why a studio would rather do another "Frozen" movie than take a risk on something weird like "Mrs. Doubtfire." The business reasons make sense. But I think kids are missing out if they're not seeing many live-action movies or TV shows — they're not seeing real actors showing emotions or real-world situations playing out.
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Parade
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26 Best Family and Kids Movies on Netflix (January 2026) - Parade
1 week ago - First of all, it’s important to note that, visually, Guillermo Del Toro‘s Pinocchio is as breathtakingly beautiful as Disney’s live-action remake earlier in the year was garish and ugly. That’s quite a feat. Also, the entire voice cast, including a sparkling Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Harry Potter‘s David Bradley and relative newcomer Gregory Mann, all must be commended for bringing stellar puppetry to another dimension in the Netflix project. ... Malin Akerman and Joe Manganiello star in this family-friendly Netflix original about tween siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is actually a badass in the witness protection program.
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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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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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ScreenRant
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10 Perfect Non-Animated Action Movies To Watch With Your Kids
March 7, 2025 - However, as a lighthearted fantasy adventure, it's perfect for a family watch. You just might have to look elsewhere for a good female role model in fiction, but this could also be a starting point for discussing representation. ... J. M. Barrie's story about the mischievous boy who never grows up continues to charm and entertain children today. Of all the Peter Pan movies, P.J. Hogan's is perhaps the live-action version that is the most faithful to the source material.
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Public Square Magazine
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Movie Night Wins: Best Family Movies 2025 - Public Square Magazine
2 weeks ago - In Your Dreams uses its wild, anything-can-happen dream world to tell a surprisingly grounded story about kids learning they can’t wish their family into perfection. The movie keeps turning the fun imagery and gags back toward a deeper lesson ...
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Movie Insider
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Family Movies 2024 List - Movie Insider
November 29, 2025 - The new live-action series will follow Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.
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Reddit
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r/boxoffice on Reddit: My overall rankings for 2024s family films from worst to best
April 26, 2024 -

Note will include films that have already released (Kung Fu Panda 4)

DESPICABLE ME 4 - 1.23 BILLION

INSIDE OUT 2 - 1.07 BILLION

MOANA 2 - 950 MILLION

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 - 640 MILLION

KUNG FU PANDA 4 - 530 MILLION

MUFASA THE LION KING - 520 MILLION

GARFIELD - 480 MILLION

WICKED PART ONE - 450 MILLION

TRANSFORMERS ONE - 350 MILLION

THE WILD ROBOT - 240 MILLION

IF - 210 MILLION

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON - 40 MILLION

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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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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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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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Parade
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Schedule Your Next Family Movie Night With These New and Upcoming 2026 Kids Movies
October 2, 2022 - Other comedic actors that add to the fun are Will Forte and Kumail Nanjiani (along with the cast of Shark Tank!), and parents probably don’t have to worry about anything too risqué—Bargatze has made it clear he wants his projects to be family friendly. ... In this American-Australian co-production, Nick Offerman is the voice of the grumpy Mr. Fish. The animated feature is based on the 2008 children’s book from the Pout-Pout series by author Deborah Diesen. ... There isn’t much information about the story of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, so it’s hard to say what the plot will look like. Cast member Keegan-Michael Key told Men’s Journal in October 2024 that this next film in the series is “a little broader in scope, and where it takes place is very intriguing lore and the Mario world …
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Parenting Patch
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The 2025 Children And Family Movies I'm Taking My Kids To See
January 5, 2025 - The second Paddington movie was a triumph among critics and fans, and my kids and I are all waiting patiently for its U.S. release. Paddington was released overseas in late 2024, but U.S. audiences must wait until February 14th, 2024. If you’re going to spend Valentine’s Day with your kids, this is a great way to do it. See also Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Tales That Teach Empathy & Kindness ... “Disney’s Snow White” is a 2025 live-action ...
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Collider
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The 10 Greatest Family Movies of 2025, Ranked
1 month ago - A great family movie from this year is a movie about family. Disney rolled out another live-action adaptation of one of their beloved animated films with Lilo & Stitch. The plotline of Lilo & Stitch follows a young girl named Lilo (Maia Kealoha) ...
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Reddit
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r/movies on Reddit: The 2025 “Which movies can I watch with my parents” thread
3 weeks ago -

It’s that time of year again. Time to be with one’s family and catch up on the year in movies. But does it need to be a time to blush one’s way through on-screen steaminess?

Help me avoid that special brand of mortification that comes from the unexpected, unbridled sexual movie-moment in the presence of one’s parents. Each year, I think I’ll outgrow this. And each year, it’s still there waiting for me like my childhood Christmas stocking.

Please help.

For example, I loved Sinners, but I don’t think I could stand to be in my mother’s presence as Hailee Steinfeld says horrible, beautiful things.

Which movies are safe? Which should be avoided?

I know the real answer is therapy. But I don’t think I can sort that out by Christmas.