Best Family movies of 1960s



The Sound of Music(1965)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.







The Jungle Book(1967)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 22

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.



Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.



Fantastic Voyage(1966)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A scientist is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.



Kes(1969)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.



Peau d'âne(1970)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 35

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry a man she doesn't love.



Santa Claus Conquers the Martians(1964)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 16

The Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.



Hercules in New York(1970)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.



Doctor Dolittle(1967)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 15

After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientèle, he and his friends escape their hometown to sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.



Jason and the Argonauts(1963)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.



The Parent Trap(1961)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.



Born Free(1966)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Married couple George Adamson and Joy Adamson have long lived in northern Kenya for George's work as the senior game warden of the region. One of George's primary responsibilities is to ...



Swiss Family Robinson(1960)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.



The Love Bug(1968)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.



Dr. Who and the Daleks(1965)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 15

An eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.



Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation(1962)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them.



Pollyanna(1960)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.




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