The Best PG Family Movies

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List of PG children's/family movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG children's/family movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG Children's/Family movie of all time is. This list of popular PG children's/family movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG Children's/Family 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 PG Children's/Family films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG Children's/Family film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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The Iron Giant
Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brad Bird
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Mark Hamill, Dana Delany
Released: 1993
Directed by: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Phil Hartman, Morgan Fairchild
Released: 1985
Directed by: Tim Burton
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The Dark Crystal
Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Released: 1982
Directed by: Frank Oz, Jim Henson
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Wish Upon a Star
Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris
Released: 1996
Directed by: Blair Treu
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2005
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Scooby-Doo
Pamela Anderson, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Released: 2002
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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Harry and the Hendersons
John Lithgow, Don Ameche
Released: 1987
Directed by: William Dear
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Flight of the Navigator
Sarah Jessica Parker, Paul Reubens
Released: 1986
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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The Flintstones
Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor
Released: 1994
Directed by: Brian Levant
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Explorers
Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
Released: 1985
Directed by: Joe Dante
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Free Willy
Danielle Harris, Michael Madsen
Released: 1993
Directed by: Simon Wincer
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Holes
Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2003
Directed by: Andrew Davis
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The Road to El Dorado
Elton John, Kevin Kline
Released: 2000
Directed by: Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Silverman, Will Finn, Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul
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James and the Giant Peach
Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 1996
Directed by: Henry Selick
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Little Monsters
Fred Savage, Howie Mandel
Released: 1989
Directed by: Richard Greenberg
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Monster House
Kathleen Turner, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Released: 2006
Directed by: Gil Kenan
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alicia Silverstone
Released: 2004
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara
Released: 1993
Directed by: Henry Selick
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton
Released: 2005
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
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Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
Released: 2003
Directed by: Jon Favreau
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The Mighty Ducks
Emilio Estevez, Joss Ackland
Released: 1992
Directed by: Stephen Herek
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon, Amy Poehler
Released: 2009
Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
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Kung Fu Panda
Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu
Released: 2008
Directed by: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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