One of my favorite memories I hope my kids always keep with them are our family movie nights.
I adore the four of us with a mound of blanket and pillows on the living room floor, the coffee table pushed out of the way, snacking on popcorn and learning about life through film.
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These movies listed here are all ones that will teach lessons and help our kids see the world through others eyes. These are must-see movies to watch with your kids before they grow up!
If you can’t find these on Netflix or on television, many of these are totally free on Amazon Prime Video!
50 Movies To Watch With Your Kids Before They Grow Up
1. Charlotte’s Web
2. Babe
3. Free Willy
4. Toy Story 3
5. Akeelah and the Bee
6. Homeward Bound
7. Moana
8. Frozen
9. ET
10. The Wizard of Oz
11. The Indian in the Cupboard
12. Hugo
13. Remember The Titans
14. Dolphin Tale
15.Annie
16. Beauty and The Beast
17. Matilda
18. Mrs. Doubtfire
19. Jack
20. Forest Gump
21. Mulan
22. The Lorax
23. Fern Gully
24. The Jungle Book
25. Kubo and the Two Strings
26. Coco
27. Ferdinand
28. Leap!
29. The Little Prince
30. Brave
31. The Karate Kid
32. A Wrinkle In Time
33. Freedom Writers
34. Finding Nemo
35. Rudy
36. Wonder
37. The Odd Life of Timothy Green
38. Turbo
39. The BFG
40. The Adventures of Tin Tin
41. The Polar Express
42. Finding Neverland
43. Hook
44. We Bought A Zoo
45. Maleficent
46. The Chronicles of Narnia
47. Nim’s Island
48. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
49. Nanny McPhee
50. Where The Wild Things Are
Tell, me… what would you add to the list?
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Homeward Bound
The Land Before Time
An American Tale
“Tangled” I thought was a great kid movie with a few lessons to be learned.
Brave Little Toaster
Rescuers Down Under
Lion King
Don’t forget: The Little Princess, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Horton Hears Who, Ruby Bridges, Paulie, Beetlejuice, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Queen of Katwe, The Secret Garden, and Black Beauty.
Never Ending Story
A League of Their Own
The BFG
The Adventures of Tin Tin
The Polar Express
Awesome movies to watch.
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Lassie
The Secret of Roan Finnish, Anne of Green Gables, Where the Red Fern Grows
Big hero six
Drop dead Fred!
Barbie adventures are good. They are all good for kids.
The Princess Bride.
The troll in Central Park
Tuck Everlasting
Titanic
The Pirates of Penzance
Willy Wonka
Texas across the river
The parent trap
Honey I shrunk the kids
Seven brides fir seven brothers
The princess bride
The water horse
Anne of green gables
Little women
Wild hearts cant be broken
Alice in wonderland and through the looking glass also the dark crystal and princess bride the never ending story labyrinth
The Never Ending Story!!!
Great lists…except Forest Gump?! That is way to mature and shouldn’t be watched until they are grown up!
King of the Hill.My kids loved this movie. Powerful and really tugs at your heart.
Forrest Gump is great, but maybe save it for middle or high school. Not appropriate for small children.
Agree! It doesn’t belong on this list at all. It is a great film but not for kids.
Old Yeller
Where the Red Fern Grows
Song of the Sea! A beautiful film and great lessons to be learned too. One of our favorites.