Best Family Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   The Sound of Music 1965

   Directed by Robert Wise · Streaming on Disney Plus, Philo, Wonder Project
   7.7

   7.7 · 3.8K votes
2. 2
   A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965

   Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.5

   7.7 · 822 votes
3. 3
   Mary Poppins 1964

   Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
   7.5

   7.6 · 5.1K votes
4. 4
   How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966

   Directed by Chuck Jones · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.2K votes
5. 5
   It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 1966

   Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.3

   7.5 · 484 votes
6. 6
   The Jungle Book 1967

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.3

   7.3 · 6.8K votes
7. 7
   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

   Directed by Larry Roemer
   7.3

   7.4 · 679 votes
8. 8
   The Sword in the Stone 1963

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 4.2K votes
9. 9
   One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961

   Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 6.8K votes
10. 10
    Jason and the Argonauts 1963

    Directed by Don Chaffey · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 732 votes
11. 11
    Gena the Crocodile 1969

    Directed by Roman Kachanov
    7.0

    7.7 · 121 votes
12. 12
    Welcome, or No Trespassing 1964

    Directed by Elem Klimov · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.6 · 134 votes
13. 13
    War of the Buttons 1962

    Directed by Yves Robert
    7.0

    7.3 · 305 votes
14. 14
    Winnie-the-Pooh 1969

    Directed by Fyodor Khitruk
    6.9

    7.4 · 173 votes
15. 15
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree 1966

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
    6.9

    7.6 · 106 votes
16. 16
    The Parent Trap 1961

    Directed by David Swift · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 451 votes
17. 17
    Asterix and Cleopatra 1968

    Directed by René Goscinny
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.1K votes
18. 18
    Oliver! 1968

    Directed by Carol Reed · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    6.9

    7.0 · 515 votes
19. 19
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 1968

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
    6.8

    7.3 · 121 votes
20. 20
    The Music Man 1962

    Directed by Morton DaCosta · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.8

    7.1 · 205 votes
21. 21
    Frosty the Snowman 1969

    Directed by Jules Bass · Streaming on Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.9 · 413 votes
22. 22
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968

    Directed by Ken Hughes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 779 votes
23. 23
    The Boys of Paul Street 1969

    Directed by Zoltán Fábri
    6.8

    7.7 · 63 votes
24. 24
    A Boy Named Charlie Brown 1969

    Directed by Bill Melendez · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.7

    7.0 · 199 votes
25. 25
    Pollyanna 1960

    Directed by David Swift · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.9 · 222 votes
26. 26
    Swiss Family Robinson 1960

    Directed by Ken Annakin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 378 votes
27. 27
    The Bremen Town Musicians 1969

    Directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya
    6.7

    7.1 · 119 votes
28. 28
    Two 1965

    Directed by Satyajit Ray
    6.7

    7.7 · 51 votes
29. 29
    Vovka in the Kingdom of Far Far Away 1965

    Directed by Boris Stepantsev
    6.7

    7.3 · 81 votes
30. 30
    The Pink Phink 1964

    Directed by Friz Freleng
    6.6

    7.3 · 75 votes
31. 31
    Kekec's Tricks 1968

    Directed by Jože Gale
    6.6

    8.5 · 25 votes
32. 32
    Junior and Karlson 1968

    Directed by Boris Stepantsev
    6.6

    7.0 · 113 votes
33. 33
    Pippi Longstocking 1969

    Directed by Olle Hellbom
    6.5

    6.8 · 169 votes
34. 34
    Adventures of Mowgli: Akela's Last Hunt 1969

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.5

    8.1 · 27 votes
35. 35
    7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964

    Directed by George Pal
    6.5

    6.9 · 102 votes
36. 36
    The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics 1965

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.5

    7.3 · 52 votes
37. 37
    The Love Bug 1968

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.6 · 670 votes
38. 38
    Born Free 1966

    Directed by James Hill · Streaming on The Roku Channel, FlixFling, YouTube Free
    6.5

    6.8 · 135 votes
39. 39
    The Ugly Dachshund 1966

    Directed by Norman Tokar · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.7 · 190 votes
40. 40
    Blackbeard's Ghost 1968

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.7 · 167 votes
41. 41
    Umka 1969

    Directed by Vladimir Popov
    6.5

    7.4 · 42 votes
42. 42
    The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers 1968

    Directed by Edmond Keosayan
    6.5

    7.1 · 59 votes
43. 43
    The Olsen Gang 1968

    Directed by Erik Balling
    6.5

    7.0 · 64 votes
44. 44
    He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown 1968

    Directed by Bill Melendez
    6.5

    7.1 · 53 votes
45. 45
    Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha 1967

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.4

    7.8 · 25 votes
46. 46
    Asterix the Gaul 1967

    Directed by Ray Goossens
    6.4

    6.5 · 830 votes
47. 47
    Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket 1963

    Directed by Tito Davison
    6.4

    8.1 · 20 votes
48. 48
    The Incredible Journey 1963

    Directed by Fletcher Markle · Streaming on Disney Plus, Pluto TV
    6.4

    6.7 · 123 votes
49. 49
    Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping 1968

    Directed by Roman Davydov
    6.4

    7.8 · 24 votes
50. 50
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966

    Directed by Alan Rafkin · Streaming on Philo, AMC+
    6.4

    6.7 · 107 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Early Spring 1963

   Directed by Xie Tieli
   6.4

   7.8 · 20 votes
2. 2
   In a Country of Undone Homework 1969

   Directed by Yuri Prytkov
   6.4

   7.6 · 24 votes
3. 3
   Dial 'P' for Pink 1965

   Directed by Friz Freleng
   6.3

   7.5 · 22 votes
4. 4
   The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll 1967

   Directed by Ivo Caprino
   6.3

   7.6 · 16 votes
5. 5
   Pink Pajamas 1964

   Directed by Friz Freleng
   6.3

   7.5 · 17 votes
6. 6
   Yellowstone Cubs 1963

   Directed by Charles L Draper · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   7.8 · 11 votes
7. 7
   Jungle Cat 1960

   Directed by James Algar · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   7.2 · 24 votes
8. 8
   A Christmas Carol 1969

   Directed by Zoran Janjic
   6.2

   7.4 · 15 votes
9. 9
   Three Fat Men 1966

   Directed by Aleksey Batalov
   6.3

   7.1 · 24 votes
10. 10
    The Ant and the Aardvark 1969

    Directed by Friz Freleng
    6.3

    7.1 · 22 votes