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Our family loves to watch movies together. Especially in the Summer! Over the years we’ve watched quite a few, so I put together a list of some of our favorites. This list of family movies to watch doesn’t include every movie in a series so you’ll definitely want to make sure to include those if you’re making a calendar of movies to watch with your family!
I wanted to add in info on where you can stream each one but it changes so frequently, I think it’s just easier for you to pick which movies you want to watch & go from there. Don’t forget about your local library too. They’re bound to have MANY of these available!
100+ Family Movies to Watch This Summer
We decided that “family movies” are movies that the entire family can enjoy and not just “sit through” to entertain the little ones. Here is our list of family movies to watch this summer in NO particular order:
- 3 Ninjas – PG
- A League of Their Own – PG
- The Addams Family – PG-13
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – PG
- An American Tail / An American Tail Fievel Goes West– G
- Annie – G
- Apollo 13 – PG
- Avengers – PG-13
- Babe – G
- Back to the Future Trilogy – PG
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks – G
- Big Hero 6 – PG
- Big – PG
- Bridge to Terabithia – PG
- Captain America: The First Avenger – PG-13
- Captain Underpants – PG
- Charlotte’s Web – G
- The Chronicles of Narnia – PG
- Coralline – PG (this one is a little scary for a PG)
- The Corpse Bride – PG
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid – PG
- E.T. the Extra Terrestrial – PG
- Enchanted – PG
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – PG
- Field of Dreams – PG
- Finding Nemo – PG
- Frankenweenie – PG
- The Goonies – PG
- Goosebumps – PG
- The Greatest Showman – PG
- Gremlins – PG-13
- Gremlins 2 – PG
- The Guardians of the Galaxy – PG-13
- Harry and the Hendersons – PG
- Harry Potter Series – PG & PG-13
- Heavy Weights – PG
- Holes – PG
- Home Alone – PG
- Homeward Bound – G
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – PG
- Hook – PG
- Hugo – PG
- The Incredibles – PG
- The Iron Giant – PG
- James and the Giant Peach – PG
- Jumanji – PG
- Jurassic Park – PG-13
- The Karate Kid – PG
- Kit Kittredge – G
- Kubo and the Two Strings – PG
- Labyrinth – PG
- The Lego Movie – PG
- Life of Pi – PG
- Lilo and Stitch – PG
- The Lion King – G
- The Lord of the Rings Series – PG-13
- Mary Poppins – G
- Matilda – PG
- Millions – PG
- Monsters Inc. – PG
- Mrs. Doubtfire – PG-13
- Muppet Treasure Island – G
- My Dog Skip – PG
- My Girl – PG-13
- My Neighbor Totoro – G
- The Muppet Movie – PG
- The Muppets – PG
- Napoleon Dynamite – PG
- National Treasure – PG
- The Neverending Story – PG
- Newsies – PG
- Night at the Museum – PG
- The Nightmare Before Christmas – PG
- Ninja Turtles
- Old Yeller – PG
- Paddington & Paddington 2 – PG
- Para-Norman – PG
- The Parent Trap – PG
- The Peanuts Movie – PG
- Pee Wee’s Big Adventure – PG
- Pirates of the Caribbean movie series – PG-13
- The Princess Bride – PG
- Ramona and Beezus – G
- Rango – PG
- Ratatouille – G
- Real Steel – PG-13
- The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under – PG
- Rise of the Guardians – PG
- School of Rock – PG
- Spirited Away – PG
- Spy Kids – PG
- Star Wars Series – PG & PG-13
- The Sandlot – PG
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – PG
- The Spiderwick Chronicles – PG
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – PG
- Tomorrowland – PG
- Toy Story 1, 2, & 3 – PG
- Turner & Hooch – PG
- Uncle Buck – PG
- We Bought a Zoo – PG
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit – PG
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – PG
- The Wizard of Oz – PG
- Wonder – PG
- Zathura – PG
These movies are just some of our favorites, but of course any Disney, Pixar, or Marvel movie is always a hit!
If you’re unsure if one of these movies is too mature for your family, the IMDb parental guides and Common Sense Media are good resources to see if the movie is ok. Read the parental comments in the guides as well for more detailed info. Keep in mind also that some older films (like BIG for example) came out before the PG-13 rating and would likely be rated differently today.
Hopefully this list will inspire many family movie nights this summer!
