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Good Movies for 6 Year Olds

Updated February 8, 2019 2.6k votes 636 voters 45.0k views27 items

List RulesVote up the best films appropriate for a six year old to watch.

Below you'll find the most awesome movies for 6 year olds, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best movies for 6 year olds come in many genres and from many different decades. Some great movies for six year olds to watch are live action while other good films for six year olds are cartoons. It won't surprise anyone to see that Disney and Pixar are responsible for many of the top films for 6 year olds, though there are many other great kid's movies listed here as well.

What titles will you see on this best movies for 6 year olds list? By the age of six, many kids are ready to experience the colorful adventures of The Wizard of Oz. Though the Wicked Witch may be a bit scary, Dorothy and her friends will fill little imaginations with wonder. Mary Poppins is another good movie that a six year old might enjoy watching.

If your kids like to build things, they will probably have a blast watching The Lego Movie. Other great movies that appear on this top movies for six year olds list include The Iron Giant, Hugo, and James and the Giant Peach.

Which movie do you think is the best for six year olds? Let your voice be heard by voting the best to the top of this list and add any other age appropriate movies all six year olds will love if they are not already listed.

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Minions
Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm
Released: 2015
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
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Kung Fu Panda
Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu
Released: 2008
Directed by: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
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Monsters, Inc.
Billy Crystal, John Goodman
Released: 2001
Directed by: David Silverman, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1964
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
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The Incredibles
Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter
Released: 2004
Directed by: Brad Bird
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How to Train Your Dragon
Gerard Butler, Kristen Wiig
Released: 2010
Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Shrek
Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
Released: 2001
Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
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Cars
Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal
Released: 2006
Directed by: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
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Inside Out
Amy Poehler, Diane Lane
Released: 2015
Directed by: Pete Docter
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WALL-E
Sigourney Weaver, Laraine Newman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Keri Russell, Allison Mack
Released: 1989
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton
Released: 1939
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, King Vidor, George Cukor, Victor Fleming
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore, Erika Eleniak
Released: 1982
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Iron Giant
Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brad Bird
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The Lego Movie
Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell
Released: 2014
Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
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Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
Released: 2003
Directed by: Jon Favreau
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Michael Caine, Frank Oz
Released: 1992
Directed by: Brian Henson
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James and the Giant Peach
Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 1996
Directed by: Henry Selick
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2019
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
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Hugo
Jude Law, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2011
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2001
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Planes
Teri Hatcher, Val Kilmer
Released: 2013
Directed by: Klay Hall
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