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Best Family Movies

of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated family movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

1

The Lion King(1994)

8.5 IMDb92% RT88 Meta

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for

2

Toy Story(1995)

8.3 IMDb100% RT96 Meta

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstan

3

Children of Heaven(1997)

8.2 IMDb83% RT77 Meta

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

4

The Iron Giant(1999)

8.1 IMDb96% RT85 Meta

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejud

5

A Close Shave(1996)

8.1 IMDb100% RT

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

6

Aladdin(1992)

8 IMDb96% RT86 Meta

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp

7

Beauty and the Beast(1991)

8 IMDb95% RT95 Meta

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon le

8

Toy Story 2(1999)

7.9 IMDb100% RT88 Meta

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys

9

The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)

7.9 IMDb95% RT82 Meta

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli

10

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island(1998)

7.8 IMDb89% RT

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spir

11

The Muppet Christmas Carol(1992)

7.8 IMDb78% RT64 Meta

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present

12

Home Alone(1990)

7.8 IMDb66% RT63 Meta

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up

13

Mulan(1998)

7.7 IMDb91% RT72 Meta

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, b

14

The Cure(1995)

7.7 IMDb50% RT

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

15

Porco Rosso(1992)

7.7 IMDb96% RT83 Meta

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former Wor

16

A Grand Day Out(1990)

7.7 IMDb

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.

17

A Little Princess(1995)

7.6 IMDb97% RT83 Meta

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, M

18

The Secret Garden(1993)

7.3 IMDb89% RT74 Meta

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his

19

Lucky and Zorba(1998)

7.2 IMDb

A seagull is caught by the black tide of a sinking petrol ship. She manages to fly inland and falls down in a garden by a cat. Moribund, she asks the cat to fulfill three promises: that when she lays

20

Anastasia(1997)

7.2 IMDb83% RT61 Meta

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two c

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