Best Family movies that are award winners or nominees

Ratatouille(2007)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.



Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.



Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A young wizard finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.



Hugo(2011)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

In Paris in 1931, an orphan named Hugo Cabret who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.



Coraline(2009)

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Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.



The Jungle Book(2016)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo.



Beauty and the Beast(1991)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A young woman whose father has been imprisoned by a terrifying beast offers herself in his place, unaware that her captor is actually a prince, physically altered by a magic spell.



The School of Rock(2003)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

After being kicked out of a rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of a strict elementary private school, only to try and turn it into a rock band.



Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 86

A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.



Hairspray(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.



Beauty and the Beast(2017)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

An adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.



Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.



Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.



Cars(2006)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.



Happy Feet(2006)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!



Enchanted(2007)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.



The Muppets(2011)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A Muppet fanatic with some help from his two human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.



Frankenweenie(2012)

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Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.




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