747 films

Films about family

Stories where the binding unit is the thing under pressure.

Every film here has been read through the same lens: which rung of the E0–E14 reality ladder its story fights on, whether it moves consciousness off the human, and which rule of its world it alters. Ordered by how many people have rated them.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)★ 7.9power, family, identityGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)★ 7.6family, identity, belonging, powerThor (2011)★ 6.8power, authority, family, identityUp (2009)★ 8.0grief, adventure, memory, familyCoco (2017)★ 8.2memory, family, tradition, identityFinding Nemo (2003)★ 7.8family, identity, fear, growthLogan (2017)★ 7.8prejudice, mortality, exploitation, familyThe Lion King (1994)★ 8.3power, authority, tradition, identityThe Incredibles (2004)★ 7.7power, authority, family, identityThe Empire Strikes Back (1980)★ 8.4power, authority, rebellion, familyFrozen (2013)★ 7.2identity, fear, love, familyBig Hero 6 (2014)★ 7.7technology, grief, power, familyCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)★ 7.0class, inequality, family, consumerismDespicable Me (2010)★ 7.3exploitation, family, powerKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)★ 7.9revenge, family, identityIce Age (2002)★ 7.4family, survival, friendship, loyaltyBrave (2012)★ 7.0tradition, identity, family, authorityAvatar: The Way of Water (2022)★ 7.6colonialism, environment, exploitation, identityKnives Out (2019)★ 7.8class, inheritance, law, familyMoana (2016)★ 7.6identity, tradition, environment, familyShrek 2 (2004)★ 7.3prejudice, class, family, loveAmerican Beauty (1999)★ 8.0family, consumerism, mortality, identityThe Sixth Sense (1999)★ 8.0grief, mortality, family, identityThe Conjuring (2013)★ 7.5fear, faith, family, possessionFinding Dory (2016)★ 7.0memory, family, identity, belongingDespicable Me 2 (2013)★ 6.9family, love, power, technologyE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)★ 7.5otherness, fear, family, authorityJumanji (1995)★ 7.2responsibility, family, consequencesThe Lion King (2019)★ 7.1power, tradition, hierarchy, familyThe Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)★ 7.6family, power, identityIce Age: The Meltdown (2006)★ 6.7survival, family, love, identityEncanto (2021)★ 7.6family, tradition, identityThe Greatest Showman (2017)★ 7.9prejudice, exploitation, ambition, familyThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)★ 6.5prejudice, family, law, immortalityJumanji: The Next Level (2019)★ 6.9identity, mortality, technology, familyShaun of the Dead (2004)★ 7.5fear, mortality, family, loveThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, identity, family, mortalityHotel Transylvania (2012)★ 7.0prejudice, fear, family, loveThe Conjuring 2 (2016)★ 7.3fear, religion, media, familyReal Steel (2011)★ 7.1family, redemption, obsolescence, technologyCoraline (2009)★ 7.9identity, fear, control, familyIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)★ 6.8family, culture, tradition, identityMy Neighbor Totoro (1988)★ 8.1family, nature, imagination, griefSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)★ 8.3identity, responsibility, power, familyHereditary (2018)★ 7.3grief, family, faith, powerThe Simpsons Movie (2007)★ 7.0environment, authority, consumerism, familySing (2016)★ 7.1family, ambition, economy, cultureHow the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)★ 6.8tradition, consumerism, prejudice, familyIce Age: Continental Drift (2012)★ 6.4family, exploitation, authorityShrek Forever After (2010)★ 6.4identity, family, love, prejudiceEverything Everywhere All at Once (2022)★ 7.7identity, family, immigration, choiceKung Fu Panda 2 (2011)★ 7.1identity, war, tradition, powerPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)★ 6.2identity, prejudice, power, familyBig Fish (2003)★ 7.8memory, identity, family, griefDespicable Me 3 (2017)★ 6.5family, identity, career, powerDark Shadows (2012)★ 6.1family, identity, traditionClick (2006)★ 6.3family, mortality, choice, technologyThe Croods (2013)★ 6.9tradition, innovation, familyThe Boss Baby (2017)★ 6.5family, love, consumerism, powerMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)★ 6.5identity, belonging, power, familyInsidious (2011)★ 6.9mortality, fear, grief, familyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)★ 5.9prejudice, family, power, technologymother! (2017)★ 7.0environment, faith, exploitation, familyLilo & Stitch (2002)★ 7.6family, belonging, otherness, authorityOne Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)★ 7.2exploitation, family, propertyKung Fu Panda 3 (2016)★ 6.9identity, family, traditionOnward (2020)★ 7.6family, grief, identityAnnabelle (2014)★ 5.8faith, family, fear, othernessThe Babadook (2014)★ 6.5grief, fear, trauma, familyZombieland: Double Tap (2019)★ 6.9survival, family, lovePinocchio (1940)★ 7.1identity, family, consciousness, purposeLiar Liar (1997)★ 6.7family, law, justiceHotel Transylvania 2 (2015)★ 6.8prejudice, family, identity, belongingBambi (1942)★ 7.0survival, family, mortality, growthSinister (2012)★ 6.9fear, family, mortality, religionThe Good Dinosaur (2015)★ 6.7identity, family, belongingSonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)★ 7.4identity, power, technology, familyTurning Red (2022)★ 7.3identity, family, traditionHook (1991)★ 6.8imagination, family, identityEnchanted (2007)★ 6.8love, identity, culture, traditionLady and the Tramp (1955)★ 7.1love, class, family, belonging17 Again (2009)★ 6.3identity, family, loveBatman & Robin (1997)★ 4.4power, justice, technology, familyThe Lego Batman Movie (2017)★ 7.2identity, family, power, authorityThe Aristocats (1970)★ 7.3class, family, power, loveDumbo (1941)★ 7.0prejudice, exploitation, identity, familyLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)★ 6.8power, authority, family, survivalBridge to Terabithia (2007)★ 7.3grief, belonging, familyGhostbusters: Afterlife (2021)★ 7.3grief, family, legacyThe Addams Family (1991)★ 7.1family, death, tradition, wealthThe Royal Tenenbaums (2001)★ 7.5family, identity, grief, loveMary Poppins (1964)★ 7.5family, class, authority, traditionRocketman (2019)★ 7.3identity, addiction, fame, sexualityThe Lovely Bones (2009)★ 7.1grief, justice, family, memoryCasper (1995)★ 6.3death, grief, memory, familyA Christmas Carol (2009)★ 6.9class, family, tradition, greedIt's a Wonderful Life (1946)★ 8.3family, faith, purposeIce Age: Collision Course (2016)★ 6.1family, love, survivalPonyo (2008)★ 7.8love, identity, environment, familyMatilda (1996)★ 7.2authority, power, family, inequalityAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007)★ 5.8exploitation, fame, family, identityHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)★ 6.9love, family, othernessKlaus (2019)★ 8.2tradition, family, belongingStuart Little (1999)★ 6.1prejudice, identity, family, belongingTreasure Planet (2002)★ 7.6identity, family, adventure, technologyInsidious: Chapter 2 (2013)★ 6.7fear, family, memory, deathEvan Almighty (2007)★ 5.6faith, politics, family, environmentPuss in Boots (2011)★ 6.6identity, honor, power, familyElf (2003)★ 6.7identity, family, consumerism, traditionWrath of the Titans (2012)★ 5.8power, mortality, family, authorityThe Grinch (2018)★ 6.9prejudice, family, tradition, identityThe Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)★ 7.0justice, authority, family, mortalityInto the Woods (2014)★ 5.8family, tradition, love, mortalityMama (2013)★ 6.3grief, family, fear, othernessBad Moms (2016)★ 6.5family, power, inequality, traditionFreaky Friday (2003)★ 6.6identity, family, empathyGarfield (2004)★ 5.7family, love, jealousy, identityPaddington (2014)★ 7.1prejudice, belonging, immigration, familySpace Jam: A New Legacy (2021)★ 6.6media, technology, family, identitySearching (2018)★ 7.6technology, surveillance, family, media

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