Top 20 family movies on Netflix

Here there are the best family movies you can watch today in Netflix. Aimed to have a good time with your family and create warmness in your house.

1. Back to the Future (1985)

A random mistake leads Marty McFly to 1955, a year in which his parents had not yet met. After preventing his first encounter, he must get them to meet and get married.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Romance, Family, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Miles Morales is swept into the Multiverse, reunites with Gwen and a team of Spider‑people. When the Spot threatens reality the group fractures; Miles must grow, clash with strict leaders, and fight to save loved ones and countless worlds.

Genres: Family, Children, Science fiction, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

3. Klaus (2019)

Jesper is sent to a small town on an icy island above the Arctic Circle. He is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets a mysterious carpenter.

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

4. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

The story of a young woman with a curse that gives her the look of an old woman. Sophie decides to ask a magician Howl, who lives in a walking castle, for help.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

5. Chak De! India (2007)

Chak De! India follows disgraced ex-captain Kabir Khan, who coaches India's women's hockey team to redemption. Through strict coaching and unity, they overcome conflict to fight for national pride.

Genres: Drama, Family, Sport

IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

A family moved to the countryside in the 1950s as the mother is hospitalized. Then, their two daughters became friends with a forest spirit.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

7. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

5 men from prestigious families propose to Kaguya. Despite their effortes, they couldn’t find what Kaguya wants. Then, the emperor of Japan proposes to her.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

8. Castle in the Sky (1986)

Sheeta and Pazu set in motion a chain of irreversible events. They will find a treasure far greater than the power of ruling the world.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

9. Shrek (2001)

A long time ago, in a very distant swamp, lived a fierce ogre called Shrek. One day, his loneliness is interrupted by an invasion of surprising characters. To save his territory, Shrek makes a pact to undertake a journey to get the princess Fiona.

Genres: Animation, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10

10. Veer-Zaara (2004)

Squadron Leader Veer rescues Pakistani Zaara; their brief love is thwarted by duty. Decades later lawyer Saamiya uncovers the silence of an imprisoned Indian, revealing a saga of love, sacrifice and hope.

Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

11. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

A young student discovers that all the books she has chosen in the library have been previously chosen by the same person. When she discovers who he is, she meets the young man who is learning the art of making violins.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Family, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

12. Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

All witches at age of 13 must leave their home for a year to learn how to fend for themselves. On her way Kiki (nicky) and Jiji, a wise black cat, will make a new friends.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

13. When Marnie Was There (2014)

A lonely girl meets a girl named Marnie, who will soon become her best friend. She learns many things about friendship, and Anna will realize that Marnie is not who she seems.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Family, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

14. Arrietty (2010)

A family of tiny beings, barely 10 cm. tall, live in a house hidden under the floorboards of a country mansion. A bold teenager is accidentally seen by a child who has just settled in the house because of their delicate health. Between them a great friendship arises.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

15. Ponyo (2008)

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who yearns to become a human after falling in love with him.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Family, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy

IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

16. Despicable Me (2010)

"Gru" is a deplorable man who plans the most incredible criminal act in history. Incited by an evil mother, he will find only one obstacle in his way.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

17. The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)

Katie's film-school plans are derailed by a family road trip that collides with a global robot uprising. The eccentric Mitchells—parents, brother, loving pug and two helper robots—must unite to fight machines and save humanity.

Genres: Family, Children, Comedy

IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

18. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025)

Wallace’s new 'smart gnome' malfunctions and makes him look guilty. Gromit investigates, uncovering sabotage by an old foe trying to frame Wallace and destroy his inventing career; Gromit races to save him.

Genres: Family, Children, Comedy

IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

19. Nimona (2023)

A knight framed for a tragic crime team with a torn, shape-shifting teenager to prove his innocence. But what if she is the monster he has sworn to destroy?

Genres: Family, Children, LGBTQ, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

20. A Dog's Journey (2019)

Bailey, a devoted dog who is reincarnated multiple times, follows and protects the humans he loves—especially his original owner's granddaughter—teaching them to heal, laugh and love while finding his own purpose.

Genres: Family, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 6.3 /10 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10