10 Best 2000s Family Movies

By Vlad Zakh · November 24, 2025

United States Family for the whole family feel good

The 2000s split family films between live-action fantasy, like Narnia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and animated films with real emotional ambition, The Incredibles chief among them. Nanny McPhee has a magical nanny taming seven unruly children, Night at the Museum has exhibits coming alive after dark, and Enchanted drops an animated princess into real New York. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Holes, Bridge to Terabithia, School of Rock and Elf round out the list.

Nanny McPhee (2005)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 74% Metacritic 59

A magical nanny disciplines seven unruly children with a walking stick and hard lessons.

Directed by Kirk Jones · 1h 37m · Rated PG

3 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Night at the Museum (2006)

IMDb ★ 6.5 RT 43% Metacritic 48

A night guard discovers every exhibit in the museum comes alive after dark.

Directed by Shawn Levy · 1h 48m · Rated PG

2 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Enchanted (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 93% Metacritic 75

An animated princess gets pulled into real-world New York and stays in character the whole time.

Directed by Kevin Lima · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Nominated for 3 Oscars12 wins & 51 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 76% Metacritic 75

Four siblings step through a wardrobe into a magical kingdom and get swept into its war.

Directed by Andrew Adamson · 2h 23m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar18 wins & 46 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Holes (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 78% Metacritic 71

A boy sentenced to dig holes at a desert camp uncovers a decades-old buried secret.

Directed by Andrew Davis · 1h 57m · Rated PG

3 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

IMDb ★ 6.7 RT 83% Metacritic 72

Tim Burton's stranger, darker take on the golden-ticket factory tour.

Directed by Tim Burton · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar15 wins & 52 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 85% Metacritic 74

Two kids invent a fantasy kingdom together until the story turns genuinely devastating.

Directed by Gábor Csupó · 1h 35m · Rated PG

6 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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School of Rock (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 92% Metacritic 82

A failed musician poses as a supply teacher and secretly trains his class to form a rock band.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

8 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Hulu, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Elf (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 85% Metacritic 66

A man raised as one of Santa's elves travels to New York to find his real father.

Directed by Jon Favreau · 1h 37m · Rated PG

2 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Incredibles (2004)

IMDb ★ 8.0 Metacritic 90

A family of retired superheroes is forced back into action against a vengeful new villain.

Directed by Brad Bird · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Won 2 Oscars70 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

10 Best 2000s Family Movies

Nanny McPhee (2005)

Night at the Museum (2006)

Enchanted (2007)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Holes (2003)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

School of Rock (2003)

Elf (2003)

The Incredibles (2004)

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