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Family Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
3,486 family movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
1965 · Adventure
Born Free
1966 · History
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
1966 · Family
The Magic Sword
1962 · Family
Hopalong Casualty
1960 · Comedy
The Snow Queen
1967 · Family
A Snow Fairy Tale
1960 · Adventure
The Golden Antelope
1954 · Animation
The Legend of Lobo
1962 · Family
Tale of a Dog
1944 · Family
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Family
Bama Vijayam
1967 · Comedy
Thunderbird 6
1968 · Family
Paul Bunyan
1958 · Family
Mother Was a Rooster
1962 · Family
Baby Take a Bow
1934 · Crime
The Cat That Hated People
1948 · Animation
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936 · Music
Alice in Wonderland
1949 · Animation
The Kidnappers
1953 · Drama
Arbor Day
1936 · Comedy
Ducking the Devil
1957 · Family
Jack the Giant Killer
1962 · Fantasy
Honky Donkey
1934 · Comedy
Dubravka
1967 · Romance
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
1951 · Fantasy
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937 · Comedy
Hills of Home
1948 · Adventure
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers
1968 · Family
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969 · Animation
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969 · Comedy
The Olsen Gang
1968 · Family
The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon
1960 · Family
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Family
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Comedy
Spooky Hooky
1936 · Comedy
The Trapp Family
1956 · Family
Crockett-Doodle-Do
1960 · Comedy
The Man Called Flintstone
1966 · Romance
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
1936 · Comedy
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