Best Family Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   The Lion King 1994

   Directed by Roger Allers · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.2

   8.3 · 20K votes
2. 2
   Toy Story 1995

   Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 21K votes
3. 3
   The Iron Giant 1999

   Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.9

   8.0 · 6.4K votes
4. 4
   Mulan 1998

   Directed by Tony Bancroft · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 11K votes
5. 5
   Whisper of the Heart 1995

   Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   7.9 · 2.4K votes
6. 6
   The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993

   Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   7.9 · 11K votes
7. 7
   The Wrong Trousers 1993

   Directed by Nick Park
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.2K votes
8. 8
   Beauty and the Beast 1991

   Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, Bloodstream
   7.7

   7.7 · 11K votes
9. 9
   Children of Heaven 1997

   Directed by Majid Majidi · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.7

   7.9 · 761 votes
10. 10
    Aladdin 1992

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Toy Story 2 1999

    Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
12. 12
    October Sky 1999

    Directed by Joe Johnston · Streaming on BYUtv, YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.5K votes
13. 13
    The Cure 1995

    Directed by Peter Horton · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.9 · 376 votes
14. 14
    Anastasia 1997

    Directed by Don Bluth · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 5.7K votes
15. 15
    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.5

    7.7 · 893 votes
16. 16
    A Little Princess 1995

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
17. 17
    Geri's Game 1997

    Directed by Jan Pinkava · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
18. 18
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
19. 19
    The Sandlot 1993

    Directed by David Mickey Evans · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.4K votes
20. 20
    A Close Shave 1996

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.5

    7.6 · 986 votes
21. 21
    Home Alone 1990

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
22. 22
    Lucky and Zorba 1998

    Directed by Enzo D'Alò
    7.5

    7.6 · 649 votes
23. 23
    Tarzan 1999

    Directed by Chris Buck · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.6K votes
24. 24
    A Grand Day Out 1990

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
25. 25
    The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992

    Directed by Brian Henson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
26. 26
    The Prince of Egypt 1998

    Directed by Brenda Chapman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
27. 27
    The Secret Garden 1993

    Directed by Agnieszka Holland · Streaming on VIX , YouTube Free, Lionsgate+
    7.3

    7.4 · 1K votes
28. 28
    Balto 1995

    Directed by Simon Wells · Streaming on Wonder Project
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.3K votes
29. 29
    Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998

    Directed by Michel Ocelot · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
30. 30
    Jumanji 1995

    Directed by Joe Johnston · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 12K votes
31. 31
    Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost 1999

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.2

    7.4 · 516 votes
32. 32
    The Parent Trap 1998

    Directed by Nancy Meyers · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.7K votes
33. 33
    Mrs. Doubtfire 1993

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.9K votes
34. 34
    Matilda 1996

    Directed by Danny DeVito · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 5K votes
35. 35
    The Color of Paradise 1999

    Directed by Majid Majidi
    7.1

    7.6 · 194 votes
36. 36
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996

    Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.5K votes
37. 37
    Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas 1999

    Directed by Bill Speers · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 744 votes
38. 38
    Everything's Gonna Be Great 1998

    Directed by Ömer Vargı
    7.0

    7.5 · 171 votes
39. 39
    Hocus Pocus 1993

    Directed by Kenny Ortega · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.5K votes
40. 40
    A Goofy Movie 1995

    Directed by Kevin Lima · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 2K votes
41. 41
    Addams Family Values 1993

    Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.5K votes
42. 42
    A Bug's Life 1998

    Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 10K votes
43. 43
    Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin 1997

    Directed by Karl Geurs · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.2 · 401 votes
44. 44
    Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1993

    Directed by Duwayne Dunham · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.2K votes
45. 45
    Pokémon: The First Movie 1998

    Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.6K votes
46. 46
    The Witches 1990

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
47. 47
    Paulie 1998

    Directed by John Roberts · Streaming on YouTube Free
    6.9

    7.1 · 565 votes
48. 48
    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 1998

    Directed by Darrell Rooney · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    6.9 · 4.8K votes
49. 49
    Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip 1999

    Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
    6.9

    7.5 · 126 votes
50. 50
    The White Balloon 1995

    Directed by Jafar Panahi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.5 · 129 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
   2112: The Birth of Doraemon 1995

   Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani
   6.7

   8.1 · 37 votes
2. 2
   The Forgotten Toys 1995

   Directed by Graham Ralph
   6.6

   8.1 · 32 votes
3. 3
   Dipu Number Two 1996

   Directed by Morshedul Islam
   6.4

   9.4 · 11 votes
4. 4
   Sandhesam 1991

   Directed by Sathyan Anthikad · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.5

   7.9 · 29 votes
5. 5
   Lotus Lantern 1999

   Directed by Chang Guangxi
   6.6

   7.8 · 36 votes
6. 6
   Thenmavin Kombath 1994

   Directed by Priyadarshan · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.5

   7.6 · 37 votes
7. 7
   Kilukkam 1991

   Directed by Priyadarshan
   6.5

   7.5 · 42 votes
8. 8
   Flash 1997

   Directed by Simon Wincer
   6.4

   8.2 · 16 votes
9. 9
   Piano Piano Kid 1991

   Directed by Tunç Başaran
   6.4

   7.5 · 29 votes
10. 10
    A Horse for Danny 1995

    Directed by Dick Lowry · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.3

    8.1 · 14 votes