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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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Captains Courageous
1937 · Adventure
National Velvet
1945 · Drama
Angels in the Outfield
1951 · Sport
The Singing Nun
1966 · Biography
The Yearling
1947 · Drama
Lassie Come Home
1943 · Adventure
The Shaggy Dog
1959 · Fantasy
Old Yeller
1957 · Adventure
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Fantasy
The Incredible Journey
1963 · Adventure
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Thriller
Pollyanna
1960 · Drama
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Fantasy
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Adventure
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · Drama
A Christmas Carol
1938 · Drama
Doctor Dolittle
1967 · Adventure
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Action
101 Dalmatians
1961 · Adventure
The Jungle Book
1967 · Adventure
The Love Bug
1969 · Sport
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Sci-Fi
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Adventure
Mary Poppins
1964 · Fantasy
Fantasia
1940 · Fantasy
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · Adventure
The Absent Minded Professor
1961 · Sci-Fi
The Parent Trap
1961 · Comedy
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Adventure
Batman: The Movie
1966 · Adventure
Little Women
1949 · Drama
The Great Race
1965 · Action
The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · Biography
Pinocchio
1940 · Fantasy
Song of the South
1946 · Fantasy
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1950 · Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Adventure
Make Mine Music
1946 · Music
Bambi
1942 · Drama
The Three Caballeros
1945 · Fantasy
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