10 Best 90s Family Movies

By Vlad Zakh · November 17, 2025

United States Family for the whole family feel good

Before CGI took over, 90s family movies leaned on practical effects and strange premises: a board game unleashing a stampede, three resurrected witches, a kid shrinking his siblings. Flubber has an absent-minded professor inventing bouncing green goo, George of the Jungle drops a jungle-raised man into civilisation, and The Mighty Ducks has a lawyer coaching hockey as community service. Angels in the Outfield, Casper, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Space Jam, Hocus Pocus, The Princess Bride and Jumanji round out the list.

Flubber (1997)

IMDb ★ 5.3 RT 24% Metacritic 38

An absent-minded professor invents a gravity-defying green substance with a mind of its own.

Directed by Les Mayfield · 1h 33m · Rated PG

3 wins & 2 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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George of the Jungle (1997)

IMDb ★ 5.6 RT 56% Metacritic 53

A jungle-raised man crashes into modern civilisation, tree by tree.

Directed by Sam Weisman · 1h 32m · Rated PG

1 win & 3 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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Angels in the Outfield (1994)

IMDb ★ 6.2 RT 31% Metacritic 44

A boy prays for his estranged father's return and gets angelic help for his baseball team instead.

Directed by William Dear · 1h 43m · Rated PG

1 win & 4 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 Mighty Ducks (1992)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 27% Metacritic 46

A washed-up lawyer coaches a ragtag youth hockey team as court-ordered community service.

Directed by Stephen Herek · 1h 41m · Rated PG

2 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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Casper (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.2 RT 59% Metacritic 49

A friendly ghost falls for the girl living in his haunted house.

Directed by Brad Silberling · 1h 40m · Rated PG

6 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Freeform, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

IMDb ★ 6.5 RT 76% Metacritic 63

An inventor's ray gun accidentally shrinks four kids down to insect size.

Directed by Joe Johnston · 1h 33m · Rated PG

Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 10 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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Space Jam (1996)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Michael Jordan teams up with the Looney Tunes to save Bugs Bunny's world from aliens.

Directed by Joe Pytka · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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Hocus Pocus (1993)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 42% Metacritic 43

Three resurrected witches chase kids around Salem on Halloween night.

Directed by Kenny Ortega · 1h 36m · Rated PG

2 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Princess Bride (1987)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 93% Metacritic 78

A fairy tale that spoofs itself constantly and still works as a real one.

Directed by Rob Reiner · 1h 39m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 15 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jumanji (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 56% Metacritic 41

A board game unleashes decades of jungle chaos into one house at a time.

Directed by Joe Johnston · 1h 44m · Rated PG

4 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · 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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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 90s Family Movies

Flubber (1997)

George of the Jungle (1997)

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Casper (1995)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Space Jam (1996)

Hocus Pocus (1993)

The Princess Bride (1987)

Jumanji (1995)

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