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Top 1940's Family Movies

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1Movie reviews for Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Movie critics combined give Miracle on 34th Street a score of 3.3520 out of 4
3.3520
19
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NADrama, Fantasy, Christmas, Romance, Comedy, Family $9.21 At the Macy's Department Store Thanksgiving Day parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be ...more about Miracle on 34th Street  starring Maureen O'Hara and John Payne
2Movie reviews for Dumbo (1941)Dumbo (1941)Movie critics combined give Dumbo a score of 3.3228 out of 4
3.3228
71
reviews
GDrama, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney $13.99 An ostracized circus elephant learns he can fly thanks to his unusually large ears. Soon he becomes ...more about Dumbo  starring Edward Brophy and Sterling Holloway
3Movie reviews for Bambi (1942)Bambi (1942)Movie critics combined give Bambi a score of 3.2938 out of 4
3.2938
81
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GDrama, Family, Animation, Disney $9.99 Hailed as "the Prince of the forest" we follow Bambi from birth to adulthood. We see his ...more about Bambi  starring Hardie Albright and Tim Davis
4Movie reviews for Pinocchio (1940)Pinocchio (1940)Movie critics combined give Pinocchio a score of 3.2868 out of 4
3.2868
17
reviews
GFantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, DisneyN/AInventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real ...more about Pinocchio  starring Dickie Jones and Christian Rub
5Movie reviews for Road to Morocco (1942)Road to Morocco (1942)Movie critics combined give Road to Morocco a score of 3.2560 out of 4
3.2560
12
reviews
NAAdventure, Comedy, Family $5.70 Jeff and Turkey, two wild and crazy guys adrift on a raft in the Mediterranean, are cast away on a ...more about Road to Morocco  starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
6Movie reviews for Road to Utopia (1946)Road to Utopia (1946)Movie critics combined give Road to Utopia a score of 3.2171 out of 4
3.2171
9
reviews
NAAdventure, Comedy, Family $8.89 At the turn of the century, Duke and Chester, two vaudeville performers, go to Alaska to make their ...more about Road to Utopia  starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
7Movie reviews for Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Thief of Bagdad a score of 3.1828 out of 4
3.1828
21
reviews
NAAdventure, Fantasy, FamilyN/APrince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Now a ...more about Thief of Bagdad  starring John Justin and Morton Selten
8Movie reviews for Fantasia (1940)Fantasia (1940)Movie critics combined give Fantasia a score of 3.1803 out of 4
3.1803
66
reviews
GFantasy, Family, Animation, Music, DisneyN/ADisney animators set pictures to classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia ...more about Fantasia  starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor
9Movie reviews for National Velvet (1944)National Velvet (1944)Movie critics combined give National Velvet a score of 3.1323 out of 4
3.1323
21
reviews
NADrama, Family, Sports $1.96 Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the ...more about National Velvet  starring Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp
10Movie reviews for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Movie critics combined give Meet Me in St. Louis a score of 3.1197 out of 4
3.1197
48
reviews
NAMusical, Romance, Family $8.00 The well to do Smith family faces the possibility of moving when Mr. Smith's job is transferred ...more about Meet Me in St. Louis  starring Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien
11Movie reviews for Boy with Green Hair, The (1948)Boy with Green Hair, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Boy with Green Hair a score of 3.0356 out of 4
3.0356
14
reviews
NADrama, FamilyN/APeter Frye, typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. He ...more about Boy with Green Hair  starring Robert Ryan and Barbara Hale
12Movie reviews for Black Swan, The (1942)Black Swan, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Black Swan a score of 3.0014 out of 4
3.0014
18
reviews
NAAdventure, Romance, Family $6.88 When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his ...more about Black Swan  starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara
13Movie reviews for Melody Time (1948)Melody Time (1948)Movie critics combined give Melody Time a score of 2.9953 out of 4
2.9953
12
reviews
NAMusical, Family, Animation, Disney $10.98 Segments: "Once Upon a Wintertime," two lovers recued from an icy river by friendly animals; ...more about Melody Time  starring Roy Rogers and Freddy Martin
14Movie reviews for Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Pride of the Yankees a score of 2.9706 out of 4
2.9706
21
reviews
NADrama, Biography, Family, Sports $8.99 Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games ...more about Pride of the Yankees  starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright
15Movie reviews for Yearling, The (1946)Yearling, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Yearling a score of 2.9519 out of 4
2.9519
14
reviews
NADrama, Family $4.49 After the American Civil War, a rebel soldier and his wife become pioneer farmers in Florida. Their ...more about Yearling  starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman
16Movie reviews for Make Mine Music (1946)Make Mine Music (1946)Movie critics combined give Make Mine Music a score of 2.9111 out of 4
2.9111
10
reviews
NAMusical, Family, Animation, Disney $10.98 Segments: "A Rustic Ballad," a story of feuding hillbillys; "A Tone Poem," a mood piece set on a ...more about Make Mine Music  starring Nelson Eddy and Dinah Shore
17Movie reviews for Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949)Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949)Movie critics combined give Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad a score of 2.8815 out of 4
2.8815
17
reviews
NAFamily, Animation, Disney $10.98 Two stories. The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. ...more about Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad  starring Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone
18Movie reviews for Song of the South (1946)Song of the South (1946)Movie critics combined give Song of the South a score of 2.8567 out of 4
2.8567
11
reviews
NAAdventure, Musical, Family, Animation, DisneyN/AUncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his ...more about Song of the South  starring Ruth Warrick and Bobby Driscoll
19Movie reviews for Lassie Come Home (1943)Lassie Come Home (1943)Movie critics combined give Lassie Come Home a score of 2.8233 out of 4
2.8233
12
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, Family $8.63 Hard times came for Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog to the rich Duke of ...more about Lassie Come Home  starring Roddy McDowall and Donald Crisp
20Movie reviews for So Dear to My Heart (1948)So Dear to My Heart (1948)Movie critics combined give So Dear to My Heart a score of 2.7031 out of 4
2.7031
1
reviews
NADrama, Family, DisneyN/AThis delightful Disney film which combines live-action with animation, tells the story of a young ...more about So Dear to My Heart  starring Burl Ives and Beulah Bondi
21Movie reviews for I Remember Mama (1948)I Remember Mama (1948)Movie critics combined give I Remember Mama a score of 2.6871 out of 4
2.6871
17
reviews
NADrama, Family $8.17 The life of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco centers around Mama and her ...more about I Remember Mama  starring Irene Dunne and Barbara Bel Geddes
22Movie reviews for Captain from Castile (1947)Captain from Castile (1947)Movie critics combined give Captain from Castile a score of 2.6057 out of 4
2.6057
3
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, Romance, Family $11.45 Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just ...more about Captain from Castile  starring Tyrone Power and Jean Peters
23Movie reviews for Thin Man Goes Home, The (1945)Thin Man Goes Home, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Thin Man Goes Home a score of 2.5376 out of 4
2.5376
11
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy, Family $37.01 Nick and Nora Charles return home to spend time with Nick's family. But Daddy isn't pround of Nick ...more about Thin Man Goes Home  starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
24Movie reviews for Three Caballeros, The (1944)Three Caballeros, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Three Caballeros a score of 2.5113 out of 4
2.5113
13
reviews
NAMusical, Comedy, Family, Animation, DisneyN/AWhen Donald Duck meets up with two Latin birds--Jose Carioca and Panchito-- the three head down to ...more about Three Caballeros  starring Aurora Miranda and Carmen Molina
25Movie reviews for Fun and Fancy Free (1947)Fun and Fancy Free (1947)Movie critics combined give Fun and Fancy Free a score of 2.3960 out of 4
2.3960
9
reviews
GMusical, Family, Animation, Disney $15.50 Disney version of fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy in the ...more about Fun and Fancy Free  starring Walt Disney and Edgar Bergen
26Movie reviews for Little Women (1949)Little Women (1949)Movie critics combined give Little Women a score of 2.3812 out of 4
2.3812
6
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Family $13.30 Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in ...more about Little Women  starring June Allyson and Margaret O'Brien
27Movie reviews for Blue Bird, The (1940)Blue Bird, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Blue Bird a score of 2.3675 out of 4
2.3675
6
reviews
NAFantasy, Family $6.88 Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical ...more about Blue Bird  starring Sterling Holloway and Shirley Temple
28Movie reviews for Son of Lassie (1945)Son of Lassie (1945)Movie critics combined give Son of Lassie a score of 2.2373 out of 4
2.2373
2
reviews
NADrama, Family $6.90 ...more about Son of Lassie  starring Donald Crisp and June Lockhart
29Movie reviews for Courage of Lassie (1946)Courage of Lassie (1946)Movie critics combined give Courage of Lassie a score of 2.2252 out of 4
2.2252
4
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, War, Family $4.60 Bill's separated from his litter and grows up on an island, making friends with the wild creatures ...more about Courage of Lassie  starring Elizabeth Taylor and Tom Drake
30Movie reviews for Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)Movie critics combined give Our Vines Have Tender Grapes a score of 2.1917 out of 4
2.1917
2
reviews
NADrama, FamilyN/ALife in small town Wisconsin. Selma and Arnold, aged 7 and 5, pal around together between their two ...more about Our Vines Have Tender Grapes  starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien
31Movie reviews for Superman (1941)Superman (1941)Movie critics combined give Superman a score of 2.1856 out of 4
2.1856
5
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family, Animation, Short $4.03 When Lois is kidnapped by a mad scientist, she is given a demonstration of his energy cannon as he ...more about Superman
32Movie reviews for Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)Movie critics combined give Mr. Bug Goes to Town a score of 2.1643 out of 4
2.1643
4
reviews
NAFantasy, Musical, Comedy, Family, AnimationN/AIn a vacant corner lot off Broadway (by about a yard) is a place called the Lowlands by the tiny ...more about Mr. Bug Goes to Town
33Movie reviews for Nothing Venture (1948)Nothing Venture (1948)Movie critics combined give Nothing Venture a score of 2.1460 out of 4
2.1460
1
reviews
NAFamilyN/A ...more about Nothing Venture
34Movie reviews for Bongo (1947)Bongo (1947)Movie critics combined give Bongo a score of 2.0821 out of 4
2.0821
1
reviews
NAFamily, Animation, DisneyN/ABongo, a performing circus bear, longs to live free like other bears. When he gets his wish, he ...more about Bongo  starring Dinah Shore and Cliff Edwards
35Movie reviews for Story of Seabiscuit, The (1949)Story of Seabiscuit, The (1949)Movie critics combined give Story of Seabiscuit a score of 2.0145 out of 4
2.0145
5
reviews
NADrama, Family $5.45 Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of ...more about Story of Seabiscuit  starring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald
36Movie reviews for Secret Garden, The (1949)Secret Garden, The (1949)Movie critics combined give Secret Garden a score of 1.9497 out of 4
1.9497
2
reviews
NADrama, FamilyN/AWhen Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with ...more about Secret Garden  starring Margaret O'Brien and Dean Stockwell
37Movie reviews for Olympic Champ, The (1942)Olympic Champ, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Olympic Champ a score of 1.8584 out of 4
1.8584
2
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, Sports, Short $7.02 ...more about Olympic Champ
38Movie reviews for Pedro (1943)Pedro (1943)Movie critics combined give Pedro a score of 1.7899 out of 4
1.7899
1
reviews
NAFamily, Animation, Short $7.02 ...more about Pedro
39Movie reviews for Mechanical Monsters, The (1941)Mechanical Monsters, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Mechanical Monsters a score of 1.7625 out of 4
1.7625
2
reviews
NAFamily, Animation, Short $22.33 An inventor has built powerful giant robots that can fly like planes and open banks like cans. Of ...more about Mechanical Monsters
40Movie reviews for Mickey Down Under (1947)Mickey Down Under (1947)Movie critics combined give Mickey Down Under a score of 1.7442 out of 4
1.7442
1
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, Short $7.02 Mickey is running a banana plantation. Pluto is frightened by Mickey's boomerang and gets tangled ...more about Mickey Down Under
41Movie reviews for Knight for a Day, A (1946)Knight for a Day, A (1946)Movie critics combined give Knight for a Day a score of 1.7351 out of 4
1.7351
1
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, ShortN/A ...more about Knight for a Day
42Movie reviews for Baseball Bugs (1946)Baseball Bugs (1946)Movie critics combined give Baseball Bugs a score of 1.7259 out of 4
1.7259
1
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, Sports, Short $26.49 At a baseball game between the Gashouse Gorillas and the Tea-Totallers, a heckling Bugs Bunny is ...more about Baseball Bugs
43Movie reviews for My Favorite Duck (1942)My Favorite Duck (1942)Movie critics combined give My Favorite Duck a score of 1.7077 out of 4
1.7077
1
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, ShortN/APorky tries to relax on a hunting and fishing trip, but Daffy, smugly pointing out the "No Duck ...more about My Favorite Duck
44Movie reviews for Reluctant Dragon, The (1941)Reluctant Dragon, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Reluctant Dragon a score of 1.6095 out of 4
1.6095
5
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, Disney $7.02 Benchley takes the audience on a tour through Disney studios. Alan Ladd plays one of the animators ...more about Reluctant Dragon  starring Robert Benchley and Frances Gifford
45Movie reviews for Wind in the Willows, The (1949)Wind in the Willows, The (1949)Movie critics combined give Wind in the Willows a score of 1.5616 out of 4
1.5616
7
reviews
NAFamily, Animation, Short $10.98 ...more about Wind in the Willows
46Movie reviews for Willie the Operatic Whale (1946)Willie the Operatic Whale (1946)Movie critics combined give Willie the Operatic Whale a score of 1.1415 out of 4
1.1415
1
reviews
NADrama, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Short, Music, DisneyN/AThe Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this ...more about Willie the Operatic Whale  starring Nelson Eddy
47Movie reviews for Night Before Christmas, The (1941)Night Before Christmas, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Night Before Christmas a score of 1.1415 out of 4
1.1415
1
reviews
NAChristmas, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short $12.99 Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for ...more about Night Before Christmas
48Movie reviews for Zoot Cat, The (1944)Zoot Cat, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Zoot Cat a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, ShortN/ATom's advances on a young jive-talking girl cat get nowhere; nowhere, that is, until Tom gets a ...more about Zoot Cat
49Movie reviews for Wacky Wabbit, The (1942)Wacky Wabbit, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Wacky Wabbit a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, ShortN/A ...more about Wacky Wabbit
50Movie reviews for Red Hot Rangers (1947)Red Hot Rangers (1947)Movie critics combined give Red Hot Rangers a score of No Score out of 4
No Score
0
reviews
NAComedy, Family, Animation, ShortN/A ...more about Red Hot Rangers
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