The best family movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 652 films listed as family; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are WALL·E (2008), Spirited Away (2001), It's a Wonderful Life (1946). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	WALL·E	2008	96.5	16
2	Spirited Away	2001	95.9	21
3	It's a Wonderful Life	1946	95.5	25
4	Toy Story	1995	95.4	26
5	The Lion King	1994	91.6	75
6	Shrek	2001	90.9	85
7	Toy Story 3	2010	90.9	86
8	The Incredibles	2004	90.5	92
9	The Wizard of Oz	1939	90.5	93
10	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	90.0	102
11	Up	2009	89.1	119
12	Finding Nemo	2003	88.5	131
13	The Sound of Music	1965	87.8	146
14	Mary Poppins	1964	87.5	153
15	Ratatouille	2007	87.4	155
16	Beauty and the Beast	1991	87.2	159
17	Coco	2017	86.7	169
18	Toy Story 2	1999	86.5	174
19	Inside Out	2015	85.8	192
20	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	85.3	203
21	My Neighbor Totoro	1988	84.9	214
22	Soul	2020	83.9	239
23	Zootopia	2016	83.9	241
24	Coraline	2009	83.7	247
25	Monsters, Inc.	2001	83.4	253
26	Aladdin	1992	83.1	263
27	Fantastic Mr. Fox	2009	82.7	274
28	Pinocchio	1940	82.6	276
29	Cinderella	1950	82.3	285
30	Flow	2024	82.3	286
31	Toy Story 4	2019	82.0	295
32	The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	80.6	336
33	The Wild Robot	2024	80.0	355
34	The Iron Giant	1999	79.8	363
35	Bambi	1942	79.0	389
36	Hugo	2011	79.0	390
37	Frozen	2013	78.6	404
38	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	2022	78.4	411
39	Fantasia	1940	77.8	430
40	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	2005	77.7	433
41	How to Train Your Dragon	2010	77.7	435
42	The Little Mermaid	1989	77.4	444
43	The Princess Bride	1987	76.8	466
44	Kung Fu Panda	2008	76.7	468
45	Miracle on 34th Street	1947	76.3	483
46	Dumbo	1941	75.9	498
47	How to Train Your Dragon 2	2014	75.4	518
48	Moana	2016	74.8	540
49	Ponyo	2008	74.8	541
50	Klaus	2019	74.6	551
51	The Lego Movie	2014	74.2	567
52	Kubo and the Two Strings	2016	73.7	586
53	Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	72.6	630
54	Big Hero 6	2014	71.6	673
55	Mulan	1998	71.1	696
56	Castle in the Sky	1986	70.7	713
57	National Velvet	1944	70.5	721
58	Encanto	2021	70.4	723
59	Home Alone	1990	69.4	770
60	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	2019	69.3	775
61	Shrek 2	2004	69.1	783
62	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	1961	68.9	791
63	Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	68.3	821
64	Song of the Sea	2014	67.5	860
65	Wolf Children	2012	67.4	865
66	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory	1971	67.3	871
67	Wreck-It Ralph	2012	67.0	882
68	The Prince of Egypt	1998	66.9	889
69	Oliver!	1968	66.7	896
70	Chicken Run	2000	66.7	897
71	Incredibles 2	2018	66.6	901
72	Paddington 2	2017	66.6	903
73	Wolfwalkers	2020	66.2	922
74	Zootopia 2	2025	65.3	968
75	The Pride of the Yankees	1942	65.0	983
76	Brave	2012	64.3	1,017
77	Cars	2006	64.3	1,018
78	Sleeping Beauty	1959	64.1	1,027
79	Toy Story 5	2026	64.0	1,034
80	The Croods	2013	63.6	1,058
81	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996	63.4	1,064
82	Raya and the Last Dragon	2021	63.3	1,071
83	Shaun the Sheep Movie	2015	63.2	1,075
84	Kung Fu Panda 2	2011	63.1	1,080
85	Lady and the Tramp	1955	63.0	1,085
86	Rango	2011	63.0	1,088
87	Dangal	2016	62.9	1,095
88	A Bug's Life	1998	62.8	1,099
89	Onward	2020	62.7	1,102
90	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	2024	62.7	1,105
91	Hoosiers	1986	62.5	1,115
92	Turning Red	2022	62.4	1,119
93	The Jungle Book	2016	62.3	1,124
94	March of the Penguins	2005	62.0	1,140
95	Tangled	2010	62.0	1,141
96	The Emperor's New Groove	2000	62.0	1,142
97	Tarzan	1999	61.9	1,148
98	The Goonies	1985	61.8	1,154
99	A Monster Calls	2016	61.6	1,161
100	Lilo & Stitch	2002	61.3	1,179
101	October Sky	1999	61.1	1,189
102	Around the World in 80 Days	1956	60.9	1,205
103	Hercules	1997	60.7	1,214
104	Anastasia	1997	60.6	1,217
105	Inside Out 2	2024	60.5	1,227
106	Luca	2021	60.4	1,230
107	Happy Feet	2006	60.3	1,236
108	The Red Turtle	2016	60.0	1,251
109	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	2002	60.0	1,254
110	When Marnie Was There	2014	59.9	1,257
111	Babe	1995	59.3	1,293
112	Children of Heaven	1997	59.1	1,303
113	The Croods: A New Age	2020	58.8	1,322
114	Kung Fu Panda 3	2016	58.5	1,340
115	Mrs. Doubtfire	1993	58.3	1,354
116	The Karate Kid	1984	58.2	1,355
117	Wonder	2017	57.7	1,389
118	Sing 2	2021	57.6	1,394
119	The Music Man	1962	57.3	1,413
120	Monsters University	2013	57.1	1,422
121	Captains Courageous	1937	57.0	1,426
122	Ernest & Celestine	2012	56.5	1,459
123	Despicable Me	2010	56.5	1,462
124	The Princess and the Frog	2009	56.4	1,464
125	Treasure Planet	2002	56.0	1,492
126	Nimona	2023	55.5	1,518
127	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005	55.4	1,525
128	Alice in Wonderland	2010	55.3	1,531
129	The Simpsons Movie	2007	55.3	1,534
130	Little Women	1933	55.2	1,538
131	Hachi: A Dog's Tale	2009	55.2	1,539
132	Arrietty	2010	55.2	1,542
133	The Jungle Book	1967	55.0	1,555
134	Sing	2016	54.9	1,559
135	The Secret of Kells	2009	54.7	1,573
136	The Little Prince	2015	54.6	1,576
137	Transformers One	2024	54.6	1,580
138	Ice Age	2002	54.4	1,587
139	Stardust	2007	54.4	1,590
140	Rise of the Guardians	2012	54.2	1,603
141	Despicable Me 2	2013	54.0	1,616
142	Whisper of the Heart	1995	53.9	1,621
143	Cinderella	2015	53.6	1,638
144	Mirai	2018	53.6	1,641
145	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	2005	53.2	1,667
146	Finding Dory	2016	53.2	1,668
147	The Yearling	1946	52.9	1,689
148	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	1977	52.8	1,692
149	Little Fugitive	1953	52.7	1,697
150	The Cat Returns	2002	52.7	1,700
151	The Black Stallion	1979	52.7	1,702
152	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	2021	52.6	1,708
153	Frankenweenie	2012	52.3	1,727
154	The Book of Life	2014	52.1	1,737
155	Boy & the World	2013	52.0	1,745
156	A Little Princess	1995	52.0	1,747
157	Elemental	2023	51.9	1,749
158	Ralph Breaks the Internet	2018	51.9	1,751
159	Hope and Glory	1987	51.3	1,794
160	Bolt	2008	51.1	1,806
161	Sonic the Hedgehog 3	2024	51.0	1,811
162	ParaNorman	2012	51.0	1,814
163	Flushed Away	2006	51.0	1,815
164	Puss in Boots	2011	50.8	1,825
165	Frozen II	2019	50.2	1,865
166	The Fox and the Hound	1981	50.1	1,870
167	The Lego Batman Movie	2017	50.1	1,872
168	Minions: The Rise of Gru	2022	49.9	1,883
169	Lassie Come Home	1943	49.8	1,895
170	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	2002	49.8	1,896
171	The School of Rock	2003	49.7	1,898
172	The Sword in the Stone	1963	49.7	1,903
173	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	2019	49.6	1,905
174	Paddington	2014	49.5	1,913
175	Monster House	2006	49.3	1,929
176	Life with Father	1947	49.2	1,935
177	Enchanted	2007	49.2	1,936
178	The Good Dinosaur	2015	49.1	1,940
179	Descendants 3	2019	49.1	1,942
180	Maleficent	2014	48.7	1,970
181	Minions & Monsters	2026	48.2	2,001
182	Missing Link	2019	48.2	2,003
183	Hoppers	2026	48.1	2,013
184	The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!	2012	47.9	2,024
185	Cars 3	2017	47.6	2,046
186	A Christmas Story	1983	47.6	2,047
187	The Peanuts Movie	2015	47.6	2,050
188	Brother Bear	2003	47.5	2,055
189	The Land Before Time	1988	46.9	2,097
190	A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon	2019	46.9	2,098
191	Peter Pan	1953	46.7	2,110
192	The Sea Beast	2022	46.6	2,117
193	Whale Rider	2002	46.4	2,131
194	How to Train Your Dragon	2025	46.4	2,134
195	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	2004	46.4	2,136
196	Meet the Robinsons	2007	46.3	2,141
197	Ron's Gone Wrong	2021	46.2	2,150
198	Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	45.9	2,167
199	Wonka	2023	45.8	2,175
200	Jumanji	1995	45.6	2,193
201	The Great Mouse Detective	1986	45.5	2,197
202	Arthur Christmas	2011	45.4	2,206
203	Spies in Disguise	2019	45.3	2,212
204	Bridge to Terabithia	2007	45.2	2,221
205	The Road to El Dorado	2000	45.2	2,223
206	Kung Fu Panda 4	2024	45.1	2,225
207	The Lion King	2019	45.1	2,229
208	Surf's Up	2007	45.0	2,234
209	Rio	2011	45.0	2,237
210	The Boxtrolls	2014	45.0	2,238
211	Vivo	2021	44.9	2,245
212	The Bad Guys	2022	44.6	2,268
213	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	2023	44.5	2,270
214	Beauty and the Beast	2017	44.5	2,272
215	Antz	1998	44.5	2,273
216	Fantasia 2000	1999	44.4	2,278
217	Mary Poppins Returns	2018	44.4	2,280
218	Over the Hedge	2006	44.3	2,285
219	Elio	2025	44.3	2,288
220	The Champ	1931	44.0	2,307
221	The Muppets	2011	43.7	2,335
222	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	1971	43.6	2,340
223	Megamind	2010	43.4	2,353
224	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	2009	43.4	2,354
225	The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	2026	43.3	2,362
226	Matilda	1996	43.2	2,370
227	The Polar Express	2004	43.1	2,378
228	Arco	2025	43.0	2,382
229	The Parent Trap	1998	42.7	2,408
230	The Muppet Movie	1979	42.7	2,409
231	The Secret of NIMH	1982	42.1	2,451
232	The Bad Guys 2	2025	41.9	2,469
233	Abominable	2019	41.7	2,485
234	Addams Family Values	1993	41.7	2,486
235	James and the Giant Peach	1996	41.6	2,492
236	The NeverEnding Story	1984	41.4	2,504
237	Winnie the Pooh	2011	41.4	2,507
238	Alice in Wonderland	1951	41.3	2,514
239	Time Bandits	1981	41.2	2,520
240	Cats Don't Dance	1997	41.0	2,536
241	The Rescuers	1977	41.0	2,538
242	Charlotte's Web	2006	40.8	2,551
243	The Aristocats	1970	40.8	2,554
244	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	2022	40.8	2,555
245	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	40.6	2,574
246	A Christmas Carol	2009	40.4	2,590
247	Over the Moon	2020	40.2	2,602
248	Ferdinand	2017	40.2	2,603
249	Jason and the Argonauts	1963	40.1	2,611
250	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	1998	40.0	2,618