The Best G-Rated Children's Movies

Updated June 3, 2021 16.5k votes 1.9k voters 212.2k views199 items

List RulesVote up your favorite G-rated kids movies.

This list takes the best G-Rated children's movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all which movie is truly the greatest of all time. These popular G-Rated films were all hits among kids and families, and they feature a range of top directors and actors. If you think the top G-Rated Children's movie isn't as high as it should be, then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific children's film, you can search this list and filter to find what you want.

This list features movies like Toy Story and The Sound of Music—two movies that have stood the test of time, becoming kid favorites across the globe.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best G-Rated children's movies?" and "What are the most famous G-Rated children's movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you. Between Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services, there are thousands of great children's movies rated G, so get out there and start watching. Before you do that, though, go ahead and vote for your favorite kids films below. Then be sure to check back for recent and good g rated movies as they are added to the list.

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Toy Story
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Released: 1995
Directed by: John Lasseter
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Toy Story 2
Tom Hanks, Kelsey Grammer
Released: 1999
Directed by: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
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Ratatouille
Peter O'Toole, Janeane Garofalo
Released: 2007
Directed by: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
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The Lion King
Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons
Released: 1994
Directed by: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
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Monsters, Inc.
Billy Crystal, John Goodman
Released: 2001
Directed by: David Silverman, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich
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Finding Nemo
Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2003
Directed by: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1964
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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Aladdin
Robin Williams, Gilbert Gottfried
Released: 1992
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Mulan
Eddie Murphy, Ming-Na Wen
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
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WALL-E
Sigourney Weaver, Laraine Newman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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The Little Mermaid
Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Released: 1989
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Cars
Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal
Released: 2006
Directed by: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
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Beauty and the Beast
Angela Lansbury, Frank Welker
Released: 1991
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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Winnie the Pooh
John Cleese, Craig Ferguson
Released: 2011
Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
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Monsters University
Helen Mirren, Kelsey Grammer
Released: 2013
Directed by: Dan Scanlon
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson
Released: 1971
Directed by: Mel Stuart
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The Emperor's New Groove
John Goodman, David Spade
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mark Dindal
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Clint Howard, Howard Morris
Released: 1977
Directed by: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Charlotte's Web
Debbie Reynolds, Danny Bonaduce
Released: 1973
Directed by: Charles August Nichols, Iwao Takamoto
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Cinderella
June Foray, Mike Douglas
Released: 1950
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig
Released: 1937
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell
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The Polar Express
Tom Hanks, Steven Tyler
Released: 2004
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Babe
Hugo Weaving, James Cromwell
Released: 1995
Directed by: Chris Noonan
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Bambi
Sterling Holloway, Sam Edwards
Released: 1942
Directed by: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Paul Satterfield, Bill Roberts, Norman Wright
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