Best Family movies that are award winners or nominees

Cinderella(2015)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 34

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.



Annie(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 40

A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.



Father of the Bride Part II(1995)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 40

George Banks must deal not only with the pregnancy of his daughter, but also with the unexpected pregnancy of his wife.





The Sound of Music(1965)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.



The Little Mermaid(1989)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.



The Breadwinner(2017)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.



Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 36

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.



James and the Giant Peach(1996)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

An orphan, who lives with his two cruel aunts, befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.





Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory(1971)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

Charlie receives a golden ticket to a factory, his sweet tooth wants going into the lushing candy, it turns out there's an adventure in everything.





The Jungle Book(1967)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 22

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.



Mighty Joe Young(1998)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by a zoologist and a young woman whom he grew up with. A poacher from the past returns to seek vengeance on him.



Fiddler on the Roof(1971)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 22

In prerevolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.



Sister Act(1992)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 17

When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.



Fly Away Home(1996)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.



Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.



Return to Oz(1985)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 21

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.



Fantastic Voyage(1966)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A scientist is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.




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