Best 1980s Family Movies

Looking for the best 1980s Family movies? These are the 24 highest-rated 1980s Family titles in our catalogue, led by My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service and The Princess Bride. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

★ 8.1/10

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs…
2. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

★ 7.8/10

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
3. The Princess Bride (1987)

★ 7.7/10

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of…
4. Big (1988)

★ 7.2/10

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside…
5. The Land Before Time (1988)

★ 7.2/10

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs…
6. The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)

★ 7.0/10

When Unico, a young unicorn, is banished from his family by a pantheon of manipulative gods, his powers of joy and happiness are tested as he explores the lands with his friends Beezle and Katy.
7. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

★ 6.8/10

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way…
8. Bumpy (1981)

★ 6.8/10

Brother and sister Kusti and Iti get lost in a forest while picking strawberries and are captured by an evil forest hag. They are made to work for her. The hag has a son called Bumpy whom Iti befriends. When they get a…
9. Oliver & Company (1988)

★ 6.7/10

A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get food and later Oliver lives with him, his owner Fagin and Fagin's…
10. Enchanted Journey (1981)

★ 6.7/10

Enthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon Pippo, young chipmunk Glikko leaves the safety of his comfortable cage to explore the world.
11. The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)

★ 6.7/10

Due to a mix-up at the doctor's office, Fred believes he has only 24 hours left to live.
12. Sosyete Şaban (1985)

★ 6.5/10

Country bumpkin Şaban Ağa has long dreamed of winning the heart of Peri, the high-society belle he plans to marry, though she doesn’t even know he exists. Spurned when Peri agrees to wed him for his money then flees…
13. Turner & Hooch (1989)

★ 6.3/10

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but…
14. The Young Magician (1987)

★ 6.3/10

A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to a magic show. Picked by the magician to be his helper during a trick…
15. Bach and Broccoli (1986)

★ 6.1/10

A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing home. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for an important recital.
16. Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood (1989)

★ 6.0/10

Fanny lives in the forest with her meteorologist mother. One day on her way across the forest to visit her grandmother and great grandmother, she has three encounters that will change her life forever: an apparently…
17. Kid Colter (1984)

★ 6.0/10

A Boston boy escapes from spies and survives in the wild with tricks from his mountain-man father.
18. The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

★ 5.9/10

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
19. Parent Trap III (1989)

★ 5.9/10

When Jeff plans to marry again, his triplet daughters Megan, Lisa and Jessie try to bring him together with Susan.
20. Kamilla (1981)

★ 5.8/10

A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father's adultery and mother's deep depression, as she befriends a boy.
21. Robin Hood (1985)

★ 5.6/10

With good King Richard away at war, the greedy Sheriff has forced the residents of Nottingham to pay all their money to him. But Robin Hood, with the help of his friend Maid Marion, a spy in the Sheriff's castle, is…
22. The Golden Seal (1983)

★ 5.4/10

A lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa, spontaneously finds a legendary golden seal and her newborn pup. But the greed for her valuable pelt sets off the hunters, including…
23. Dennis the Menace (1987)

★ 5.3/10

While digging in his front garden, Dennis finds a big bone. To prove it's from a dinosaur, he persuades his father to invite an old buddy of him, Bowen Skyler III, who's a famous 'dinosaur hunter'. Being desperate for…
24. Friend or Foe (1982)

★ 5.0/10

Two evacuated children in wartime rural England find two German airmen hiding out in the woods. An adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1977 novel from writer/director John Krish .