Best Family movies of 1970s

The Island at the Top of the World(1974)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 8

In 1907, four explorers discover a lost colony of Vikings in the Arctic.



The Shaggy D.A.(1976)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A lawyer makes an interesting discovery that could affect his chances of getting elected to office.



The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie(1979)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 3

Bugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits.



The Railway Children(1970)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.



Bizim Aile(1975)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A love story between a poor man and a rich girl. The rich girl's father tries to prevent their marriage and he declares a war against the poor boy's family.



Emil i Lönneberga(1971)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Emil Svensson lives with his mother and father, little sister Ida, farmhand Alfred, and maid Lina on a picturesque farm in Småland. He is an unusually lively little boy, who just can't ...



Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan(1972)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A man begins to suspect that something is wrong about his employers; meanwhile, Godzilla and Anguirus are alerted to something strange going on.



The Little Prince(1974)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.



Inek Saban(1978)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A poor grocery owner becomes a popular goalkeeper.



Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre(1979)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."



The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure.



På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump(1970)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek.



The Million Dollar Duck(1971)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 5

Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.



Where the Red Fern Grows(1974)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Where the Red Fern Grows is the heartwarming and adventurous tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs.



Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown(1977)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The Peanuts gang goes to summer camp, and they participate in a river-raft race against some cheating bullies.



The Barefoot Executive(1971)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 4

A young man who works in the mailroom at a TV network wants to move up the corporate ladder but finds himself stymied by his selfish boss. By chance he discovers that his neighbor's ...



Now You See Him, Now You Don't(1972)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 3

A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. A crook finds out about it, and plans to steal it for himself.



The Strongest Man in the World(1975)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength



The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(1976)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Meanwhile, young Cinderella finds life drastically ...



Sultan(1978)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Portrayal of a young depressed Turkish widow in the slums whose infinite dignity alone looks after her orphan kids is depicted by the son of the town sheriff, who is in love with her.




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