Best Family movies of 2000s

Fantastic Four(2005)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.



Nanny McPhee(2005)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.



Night at the Museum(2006)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.



Nacho Libre(2006)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).



Marley & Me(2008)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.



City of Ember(2008)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 67

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.



The Secret of Kells(2009)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.



The Sorcerer's Apprentice(2010)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake must find and train Merlin's descendant to defeat dark sorceress Morgana la Fée.



National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.



Mr. Bean's Holiday(2007)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love, among other things.



The Water Horse(2007)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.



17 Again(2009)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 64

Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.



Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.



How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 62

On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town.



The Princess Diaries(2001)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.



National Treasure(2004)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.



Race to Witch Mountain(2009)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.



Secretariat(2010)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.



Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training. Yet throughout his struggles for freedom, the stallion refuses to let go of the hope of one day returning home to his herd.



Secondhand Lions(2003)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 65

A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.




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