The 30 best Family movies of the 1980s
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 67 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Meu Amigo Totoro leads, rated 8.0 (1988). The average release year on the list is 1985. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.
Page updated on 09/20/2026.
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1
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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2
Castle in the Sky (1986)
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3
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
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4
The Princess Bride (1987)
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5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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6
The Goonies (1985)
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7
The Little Mermaid (1989)
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8
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
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9
Labyrinth (1986)
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10
The Karate Kid (1984)
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11
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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12
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
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13
The Land Before Time (1988)
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14
Rocky IV (1985)
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15
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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16
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
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17
A Christmas Story (1983)
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18
The Dark Crystal (1982)
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19
A Christmas Carol (1984)
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20
The Snowman (1982)
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21
The Last Unicorn (1982)
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22
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
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23
Rocky III (1982)
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24
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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25
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26
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27
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
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28
The Bear (1988)
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29
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
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30
Knick Knack (1989)
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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.
