20 family movies that will make you kinder

1. Mary Poppins

mary Poppins

• US, UK, 1964.
• Musical, fantasy, family.
• Duration: 139 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

The family of all Banksy goes awry as the east wind brings to the threshold of their house the most amazing in the world nanny Mary Poppins. In a society of this mysterious lady anything can happen: a merry song easier to get out, the magic word will help to solve any problem, and arranged a tea party on the ceiling. But the father of the family, George Banks - prim bank clerk and amateur pokomandovat - sure that his children Michael and Jane need a serious education.

soulful musical based on the books of Mary Poppins is considered one of the best family pictures of all time. In 2013 came also a film about the film - comedy drama "Saving Mr. Banks", tells the story of legendary films.

Despite the fact that in the process of creating a tape writer Pamela Travers was displeased with literally everything, it approved Julie Andrews in the lead, only to hear the voice of the actress on the phone. This project was for Andrews debut in a feature film, and brought the actress "Oscar".

And in 2018, viewers saw the sequel to the classic paintings - "Mary Poppins returns" - Emily Blunt in the role of the nurse-sorceress.

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2. Alien

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

• USA, 1982.
• Science fiction, drama, adventure, family.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,9.

Group harmless alien arrives to investigate the Earth and accidentally forgets the world of one of their tribesmen. a little lost alien She finds a friend in the face of a boy of ten Elliott. But their idyll does not last long: after all, the US military does not sleep and wanted everywhere intruder.

One of the most good movies, the plot of which went to children's imagination of its creator Steven Spielberg. When the parents of the future director divorced, he invented his alien friend, to make it easier to cope with feelings.

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3. Annie

Annie

• USA, 1982.
• A musical family.
• Duration: 126 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

The red-haired orphan Annie lives in an orphanage, the owner of which - the evil Miss Agatha Hannigan - strongly offend the girl. By accident, the little girl manages to make friends with billionaire Oliver Varbaksom childless. Together they work to find the parents of Annie, but Miss Hannigan is planning to take itself Varbaksom promised reward.

Time passes, the generations are changing, but the story of a little girl who is looking for their parents, always like the audience. Published back in 1924 graphic novel by Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" has become a famous Broadway musical, and later became a film. And for those who want to see a more modern version of the classic, it may be advisable released in 2014 self-titled remake.

4. Back to the Future

Back to the Future

• United States, 1985.
• Adventure, comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,5.

An aspiring musician and a normal teenager Marty McFly accidentally sent in 1955 with the help of a time machine created by his good friend - a doctor (or simply Doc) Emmett Brown. It soon turns out that due to the intervention of Marty's parents of the protagonist can not meet in the past. And if the boy's not correct, it is likely to disappear in the present.

The film Robert Zemeckis - a real classic family movies. In it perfectly balanced science fiction, drama, comedy, An interesting storyline and brilliant visual effects.

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5. The Goonies

The Goonies

• United States, 1985.
• Adventure, comedy.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Ordinary American boys go in search of treasure-Eyed Willy: it is only pirate treasure to help them save their neighborhood from destruction by greedy contractors. But a gang of villains other is going to interfere with the guys by any means.

This picture of a hand in the real masters of the family film: the script written by Chris Columbus on the plot Steven Spielberg. This results in a touching, exciting and a bit naive film about the awkward age, with all its attendant problems.

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6. The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

• United States, 1987.
• Adventure, comedy, fantasy, family, romance.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

Beauty Buttercup wants to marry a farmhand Westley, but her lover is captured by Horrible Pirate Roberts. Desperate to wait for the bride, Buttercup agrees to go vain and cowardly prince. But it was not to be fulfilled: Just before the wedding girl kidnapped by bandits.

Rob Reiner ( "Misery," "When Harry Met Sally," "The Bucket List") was able to remove the cult romantic fairy tale, in which there was a place and the pirates, and the giants, and the knights. But the main decoration of the film - is Robin Wright, for which the role of the princess was one of the first big movie.

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7. Big

Big

• USA, 1988.
• Fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,3.

Thirteen Josh Baskin in earnest worries because of the difficulties of transition age. Everything about what he wants - quickly grow up to be big. And once his desire miraculously fulfilled: Joshua wakes up and discovers that turned into a thirty-year man, while remaining a child at heart. He will find out what adult life - is not only freedom and independence, but also the difficulties encountered every day.

Much of the success of the film has identified a great game Tom HanksFor which the latter even nominated for an "Oscar" for best actor. For greater reliability scene Tom Hanks' first losing David Moscow, playing the role of little Joshua, and only then - Hanks himself.

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8. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

• United States, 1989.
• Family, Comedy, Fantasy.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,3.

Fascinated by the inventor Wayne Zalinski came up with an incredible machine that can reduce the items. Children protagonist Nick and Amy with her friends Thompsons brothers manage to accidentally turn the unit on and become the size of a speck.

Directorial debut by Joe Johnston ( "Jumanji," "The First Avenger") proved to be extremely successful: a fascinating story about how dangerous looks very ordinary world from the perspective of a tiny little man, had two full-length continue. Based on the movie of the same name even made a TV series.

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9. Alone at home

Home Alone

• United States, 1990.
• Christmas Comedy, Family.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

Numerous McCallister family is going to spend the Christmas holidays in Paris. In the morning turmoil terrible parents forget the house of his youngest son, Kevin. He sincerely enjoy a welcome solitude, but soon he had to face two robbers breaking into empty houses.

Most at least once in life, so watching a classic Christmas ribbon Chris Columbus and remembers warm festive atmosphere and a kind of black humor that makes the movie interesting for children adults. By the way, not so long ago appearedExclusive: Home Alone reboot in the works! Information about the upcoming sequel. Apparently, the part in the restart may well take himself Macaulay Culkin.

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10. The Addams Family

The Addams Family

• United States, 1991.
• Fantasy, black comedy.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,9.

In the gloomy old mansion on the outskirts of the small town lives colorful Addams family. Head of the family Gomez suffers from the long separation from his brother Fester, with whom they had a falling out a quarter of a century ago. Sneaky lawyer Gomez, hoping to get the family state Addams, send for a purpose to them swindler, whose son is like two drops of water similar to the missing Fester.

Meanwhile, children Addams - Uensdey and Pugsley - sure that the newcomer uncle is not who he claims to be. Therefore, they are trying to take adventurers to clean water and to open the eyes parents.

The debut film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld was extremely successful. Perhaps the role played by the fact that on the painting writers worked together with Tim Burton created the "Edward Scissorhands" and "Beetlejuice." "The Addams Family" and now stand the test of time: it's pretty deep story about how scary infernal cranks in fact turn out to be much more cohesive and kind-hearted than decorous ordinary people, not shunning any dirty tricks.

11. Captain Hook

Hook

• United States, 1991.
• Adventure, fairy tale, drama.
• Duration: 144 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,7.

Ever-busy lawyer Peter Banning discovers that he is grown-up Peter Pan, who had forgotten about his past. Now he must return to Neverland to rescue his own children, which kidnapped by his old enemy - Captain Hook.

If the original book about Peter Pan - a veiled story about growing up, The bright tale of Steven Spielberg - an attempt to talk to the young and not so viewers about how difficult it is to regain a childlike view of the world.

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12. Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

• USA, 1993.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 125 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,0.

Divorced father of three children, Daniel Hillard misses his son, whom he was allowed to see only once a week. Then resourceful Daniel disguises the charming Mrs. Doubtfire and hires himself out to his ex-wife as a maid.

Artist starring Robin Williams is so much improvised on set, in the scene with his the participation of the director Chris Columbus even had to use multiple cameras simultaneously, to nothing miss. The film was awarded the "Oscar" for best makeup and hairstyles, which is not surprising, because the daily Williams conducted in the dressing room for 4-5 hours.

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13. Free Willy

free Willy

• USA, France, 1993.
• Family, Adventure, Drama.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,9.

Twelve-year-tomboy notorious Jesse working in the aquarium, met there with clever killer whale Willy. At this time, owners of establishments decide to kill Willy and give everything for the accident to get insurance payment. But this insidious plans will not come true: Jesse is going to desperately fight for the lives of others.

Touching story of friendship naughty boys and killer whales - one of my favorite childhood movies generation 90s. The film received two extensions, each of which appeared already known from the first film, "actor" - male orca named Keiko.

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14. Matilda

Matilda

• United States, 1996.
• Comedy, Family.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,9.

Gifted girl Matilda was not lucky to be born in a family of limited and greedy Wormwood. Parents not only amaze amazing abilities daughter - they are generally not interested in her life, because they are too busy with their own. Meanwhile, Matilda must bring to bear all his extraordinary mind and supernatural powers to save the school from the evil and eccentric headmistress Agatha Tranchbol and help a good teacher, Miss Honey to return to his home.

Delivered by Danny DeVito on the eponymous book by Roald Dahl movie make children laugh and empathize with the heroes, and the parents will give a reason to look at ourselves. Indeed, sometimes the adults really behave as Harry Wormwood: "I'm smart, you're dumb; I'm big, you're little; I'm right, you're wrong. "

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15. Jumanji

Jumanji

• USA, 1995.
• Adventure, fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,0.

Once the son of a shoe factory owner Alan Parrish finds a strange board game "Jumanji," which decides to try out with his girlfriend Sarah Whittle. As a result, in front of astonished Alan girl disappears.

26 years later, the game find the young Judy Shepard and Peter Alan and rescues from prison: it turns out, he was cast into the jungle. Now the heroes have to join forces to work together to end the terrible game of "Jumanji" and return it back to Parrish time. But it is not so simple: because they are confronted by wild animals, poisonous plants, and a crazy hunter Van Pelt.

Adventure film directed by Joe Johnston with the brilliant Robin Williams in the lead role brought the box office and liked by the audience. On the motives of the painting even created an animated series of the same name, and in 2017 to the theme of "Jumanji" decided to go back to continue under the name of "Jumanji: The Call of the Jungle." And in the new tape mysterious game reincarnated from nastolki cartridge for set-top boxes.

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16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• US, UK, 2001.
• Fantasy, Adventure, Family.
• Duration: 152 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,6.

young orphan Harry Potter - a real burden for malicious relatives: Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. But in his eleventh birthday boy learns that he is a wizard. Now Harry is to become a disciple of the school of magic Hogwarts to find there friends and enemies, as well as to be in the center of events that are somehow connected with the mysterious Philosopher's Stone.

Good Chris Columbus film tells not only about the fantastic power, but also the love of parents, friends and school. Largely thanks to the skills of famous British actor and enchanting music of John Williams is the first movie about the boy wizard is still a favorite of many fans of JK Rowling.

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17. Lemony Snicket: 33 accident

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

• United States, 2004.
• Adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, neo-noir.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,8.

After a terrible fire deprived young Baudelaire home and loving parents, the children are sent to live with a distant relative, Count Olaf. Only now he was not a count, and a sullen villain, planned to seize the legacy of the boys.

Directed by Brad Silberling created a truly fabulous and a little grim story, explaining how important it is to show resourcefulness and ingenuity in the face of the enemy. Despite the fact that the studio is hoping to continue the franchise in the spirit of the Harry Potter series of pictures, the sequel was never removed. But in 2017 based on the novel series "Series of Unfortunate" on strimingovom Netflix service left series.

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18. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• US, UK, 2005.
• Musical, fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

The eccentric industrialist Willy Wonka announces that children who find golden tickets in chocolate tiles brand, will be able to get to the famous chocolate factory. One of the lucky ones become kind and nice boy from a poor family, Charlie Bucket, and the remaining four winning the lottery - spoiled and narcissistic children who Mr. Willy Wonka will certainly teach lesson.

A movie by Tim Burton on the novel by Roald Dahl tells us how much it means for a person's family, even if it seems that the relatives do not you lucky. In addition, you can see more and classic adaptation of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Here the manufacturer plays a brilliant Gene Wilder, for whom this role was one of the most recognizable acting work.

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19. Enchanted

Enchanted

• United States, 2007.
• Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

The main heroine Giselle - a princess from a fairy painted Andalazii country - against his will is in New York. There she meets a cynical divorce lawyer, Robert Phillip, who does not believe in true love and romantic stories with a happy ending.

The main diamond film - is, of course, actress Amy Adams, perfectly embodied the collective image of the classic Disney princesses. kindly picture mocks the old studio work and at the same time looks like a big declaration of love to all the gold fund religious Disney cartoons.

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20. Keepers of time

Hugo

• United States, 2011.
• Adventures.
• Duration: 126 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

Little orphan named Hugo Cabra live at the Paris railway station. By watchmaker father the boy had inherited only the inventor of talent and bizarre broken clockwork doll, whose secret he will open with a new girlfriend Isabel.

Master tapes gangster director Martin Scorsese He surprised everyone by removing the wonderful children's adventure film based on the book by Brian Selznick, "The Invention of Hugo Cabra". Starring the then very young actor Asa Butterfield, who recently starred in the sensational show Netflix «Sex education".

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