The Best 1960s Family Movies

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List RulesVote up your favorite family films that were released in the 1960s.

The hills are alive with the sound of '60s family movies. Some of the best family films ever made are here on this list of 1960s family movies. It was a great decade for musicals in particular. From The Sound of Music to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, many of the top family films of the '60s belted out big tunes with aplomb.

It was also decade for Walt Disney, whether you’re talking animation (The Sword and the Stone, Jungle Book, and 101 Dalmatians) or live action (Mary Poppins and The Swiss Family Robinson). And it wasn’t just Disney hitting their prime with family movies in the 1960s, there was also Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. These '60s family films all continue to entertain children and audiences old enough to have seen them in theaters.

So, which of the films on this list of good 1960s family films were your favorites? Vote up the movies that have stood the test of time and vote down the films that are hopelessly dated. Add any family film gems we have missed and if you're seen them all, rerank to create your own 1960s family movies list!

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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1964
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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101 Dalmations
Rod Taylor, Paul Frees
Released: 1961
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Boris Karloff, June Foray
Released: 1966
Directed by: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Janis Orenstein
Released: 1964
Directed by: Larry Roemer, Kizo Nagashima
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
Bill Melendez, Peter Robbins
Released: 1965
Directed by: Bill Melendez
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Phil Collins, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1968
Directed by: Ken Hughes
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The Parent Trap
Maureen O'Hara, John Mills
Released: 1961
Directed by: David Swift
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The Jungle Book
Clint Howard, George Sanders
Released: 1967
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Clint Howard, Howard Morris
Released: 1966
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Lisa DeFaria, Christopher Shea
Released: 1966
Directed by: Bill Melendez
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Frosty the Snowman
June Foray, Paul Frees
Released: 1969
Directed by: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
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The Swiss Family Robinson
Ron Haddrick, Alastair Duncan
Released: 1972
Directed by: Leif Graham

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The Pink Panther
Peter Sellers, Claudia Cardinale
Released: 1963
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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The Love Bug
Buddy Hackett, Dean Jones
Released: 1968
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda
Released: 1968
Directed by: Melville Shavelson
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Pollyanna
Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman
Released: 1960
Directed by: David Swift
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Doctor Dolittle
Richard Attenborough, Norm Macdonald
Released: 1967
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Bill Melendez, Pamelyn Ferdin
Released: 1969
Directed by: Bill Melendez, Charles M. Schulz
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Born Free
Geoffrey Keen, Bill Travers
Released: 1966
Directed by: Tom McGowan, James Hill
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy
Released: 1963
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
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The Sword in the Stone
Alan Napier, Sebastian Cabot
Released: 1963
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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The Absent-Minded Professor
Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn
Released: 1961
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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The Incredible Journey
Rex Allen, Jan Rubeš
Released: 1963
Directed by: Fletcher Markle
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Flipper
Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin
Released: 1963
Directed by: James B. Clark
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