Best movies — famille on Netflix : our Top 20

2022 · Sean Anders

Every Christmas Eve the Ghost of Christmas Present chooses a hardened soul and summons three spirits to try to redeem him. This time, however, he misjudges his target: Clint Briggs fights back, flipping the haunting into a power struggle that leaves Present forced to confront and reassess his own past, present and future.

With Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani, Loren G. Woods and Tracy Morgan

2001 · Hayao Miyazaki

Chihiro finds herself stranded in a strange realm of spirits, and when her parents are mysteriously transformed into other beings, she must summon unexpected courage to brave the enchanted world, confront its challenges, and win her family back.

With Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Akio Nakamura, Yumi Tamai and Ryunosuke Kamiki

2004 · Hayao Miyazaki

A young hatmaker is cursed by a mysterious witch who enters her shop and ages her into an old woman overnight. Forced to leave her old life behind, she crosses paths with the elusive wizard Howl and becomes swept up in his efforts to evade the king’s demands for magical service, drawn into a dangerous struggle that challenges both their destinies.

With Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki and Yo Oizumi

1988 · Hayao Miyazaki

After moving to the countryside with their father to be nearer their mother in hospital, two sisters discover that the nearby woods are alive with gentle, magical creatures called Totoros. When the younger girl slips away from home, her sister turns to those forest spirits for help in finding her.

With Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi and Toshiyuki Amagasa

1982 · Steven Spielberg

Ten-year-old Elliott rescues an extraterrestrial stranded on Earth and secretly shelters him in his home. As a task force closes in, Elliott, his brother and little sister Gertie form a tender bond with their unexpected guest and do everything they can to help him find his way back home.

With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace, Erika Eleniak and K.C. Martel

1981 · Isao Takahata

Chie Takemoto is a steady, responsible young woman who keeps a small Osaka tavern afloat while her unreliable father drifts in and out of trouble. Unknown to him, she quietly visits her mother—who left the family only recently—and dreams of bringing her parents back together, though she insists on waiting until her father can secure stable work.

With Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Yasushi Yokoyama, Shinsuke Shimada, Ryusuke Matsumoto and Utako Kyô

1986 · Hayao Miyazaki

A curious boy and a brave girl, bound by a mysterious crystal, embark on a perilous quest to find a fabled castle that drifts above the clouds, racing across seas and skies while outsmarting ruthless pirates and covert foreign agents determined to seize the secret for themselves.

With Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Minori Terada, Kotoe Hatsui, Fujio Tokita, Ichiro Nagai and Hiroshi Ito

1989 · Hayao Miyazaki

During a required year of independence, a young witch struggles to find her place in a wary small town while supporting herself by operating a modest air courier service.

With Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa, Koichi Miura and Haruko Katō

1982 · Jules Bass

As a rising empire of reason threatens to extinguish the world of enchantment, the emerald-clad mage Carolinus vows to cast an everlasting shield around magic. But the sinister red sorcerer Ommadon seeks to tear that protection down. To stop him, Carolinus assembles a dangerous quest and places it under the command of Peter Dickinson — a rare man equally versed in science and sorcery — tasking him with confronting Ommadon and saving the fragile balance between logic and wonder.

With James Earl Jones, Harry Morgan, John Ritter, James Gregory, Bob McFadden, Alexandra Stoddart and Victor Buono

2013 · Isao Takahata

Iroha’s predictable life is upended when Kaguya, a free-spirited runaway from the Moon, arrives to live with her and convinces her to team up as performers in a vibrant virtual world.

With Aki Asakura, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kengo Kora, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata and Shinosuke Tatekawa

2008 · Eric Brevig

Determined to learn the fate of his missing brother, a scientist sets out with his young nephew and their mountain guide, only to uncover a breathtaking but deadly hidden world buried deep beneath the Earth's surface.

With Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, Seth Meyers, Jean Michel Paré, Jane Wheeler and Frank Fontaine

2023 · Kelly Fremon Craig

An eleven-year-old girl uprooted from New York City to suburban New Jersey must find her footing as she forges new friendships, wrestles with confusing emotions, and steps into the awkward, exhilarating early days of adolescence.

With Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Amari Alexis Price and Katherine Mallen Kupferer

1984 · John G. Avildsen

A teen named Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother and quickly falls for a local girl, Ali, only to become the target of a violent clique led by her ex, Johnny — students at the ruthless Cobra Kai dojo run by the unforgiving sensei John Kreese. Unexpectedly, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, a modest handyman who is secretly a master of martial arts; under Miyagi’s calm, disciplined tutelage he learns a defensive, principled form of karate and is prepared to stand up to Cobra Kai in a high-stakes showdown.

With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka and Ron Thomas

2016 · Patricia Riggen

Christy is shaken to discover her ten-year-old daughter Anna is afflicted with a rare, untreatable condition, and she throws herself into a relentless search for answers and remedies. After a freak accident sends Anna tumbling three stories, the dramatic rescue that follows is succeeded by an astonishing, seemingly inexplicable recovery that confounds medical experts, heals fractured family ties, and awakens hope throughout their community.

With Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, Brighton Sharbino, Courtney Fansler, John Carroll Lynch and Eugenio Derbez

2005 · Lasse Hallström

Stoic and grieving, Einar Gilkyson leads a solitary life on a harsh Wyoming ranch, supported only by his steadfast friend Mitch Bradley. His fragile routine is shattered when the woman he blames for his son's death turns up at his door, penniless and desperate, with a granddaughter he never knew existed. As long-buried resentments and harsh accusations resurface, their unlikely household is pulled into an unforeseen journey across rugged terrain that tests old wounds, sparks unexpected connections and opens the possibility of adventure and forgiveness.

With Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas, Damian Lewis and Camryn Manheim

1991 · Steven Spielberg

Once the eternal child, Peter has grown into a gutted, high-powered corporate lawyer whose obsession with work threatens to destroy his marriage and distance him from his children. A visit to Granny Wendy in London spirals into crisis when the vengeful Captain Hook kidnaps his kids and drags Peter back to Neverland, forcing him to face the consequences of growing up if he wants to save his family.

With Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall and Charlie Korsmo

2003 · Kurt Hale

When a squad of Miami police officers uncovers millions stashed in a dilapidated safehouse, loyalties splinter and suspicion spreads, forcing everyone — and every decision — to be scrutinized.

With Kirby Heyborne, Daryn Tufts, Will Swenson, Britani Bateman Underwood, Tracy Ann Evans, Merrill Dodge and Michael Birkeland

2011 · Zep

Invited to a drifting, engineered metropolis called I-Island, All Might and Deku travel overseas to take part in the I-Expo, an international showcase focused on quirk research and the latest hero support technology. When the island’s supposedly impenetrable security is abruptly breached and a dangerous villain runs loose, the students of Class 1-A find themselves the only ones capable of stopping the threat.

With Donald Reignoux, Mélanie Bernier, Nathalie Homs, Sam Karmann, Zabou Breitman, Maria Pacôme and Jean Rochefort

2015 · Boaz Yakin

A battle-tested military dog is brought home from Afghanistan to the United States and, struggling with the emotional wounds of combat, is taken in and adopted by its former handler’s family who help it heal and find a new life.

With Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitlali, Luke Kleintank and Jay Hernandez

2003 · John Robert Hoffman

A band of boys on the brink of adolescence set off on a frantic, coming-of-age adventure to repair their damaged drone before their parents get home.

With Molly Shannon, Liam Aiken, Matthew Broderick, Donald Faison, Cheech Marin, Brittany Murphy and Vanessa Redgrave