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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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Heidi
1937 · Drama
Nasreddin in Bukhara
1943 · Comedy
The Boy and the Pirates
1960 · Fantasy
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963 · Drama
Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966 · Family
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Family
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941 · Comedy
Dosti
1964 · Drama
Little Red Rodent Hood
1952 · Family
The Brave One
1956 · Family
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935 · Fantasy
Heart of Stone
1950 · Fantasy
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Comedy
Santa Claus
1959 · Comedy
Heidi
1952 · Drama
Orphans’ Benefit
1941 · Animation
Flipper
1963 · Family
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · Comedy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936 · Drama
Three Fat Men
1966 · Adventure
Asterix and Cleopatra
1968 · Comedy
Beginner’s Luck
1935 · Family
Der brænder en ild
1962 · Family
Francis
1950 · Family
My Side of the Mountain
1969 · Drama
Heaven Only Knows
1947 · Comedy
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969 · Comedy
Readin’ and Writin’
1932 · Comedy
Manhunt in Space
1954 · Adventure
The Monkey’s Uncle
1965 · Family
Mamta
1966 · Family
Family Troubles
1943 · Family
Main Chup Rahungi
1962 · Drama
Dr. Jerkyl’s Hide
1954 · Comedy
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy
1954 · Family
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968 · Animation
A Man Called Peter
1955 · Family
Gamera vs. Viras
1968 · Action
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 · Family
Anne of Green Gables
1934 · Drama
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