Best Family movies of 2000s

Secondhand Lions(2003)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 64

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.



Speed Racer(2008)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.



Ella Enchanted(2004)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new step-family in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.



Tuck Everlasting(2002)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.



Cheaper by the Dozen(2003)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

With his wife doing a book tour, a father of twelve must handle a new job and his unstable brood.



Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.



Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2010)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The adventures of a teenager who is fresh out of elementary and transitions to middle school, where he has to learn the consequences and responsibility to survive the year.



The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2(2008)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Four college freshmen and best friends find that it may take more than a shared pair of jeans to help them stay in touch as their lives go in different directions.



Herbie Fully Loaded(2005)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.



Kicking & Screaming(2005)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...



Hannah Montana: The Movie(2009)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 62

As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.



Eragon(2006)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 57

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realizes he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.



The Santa Clause 2(2002)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 61

Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.



Nim's Island(2008)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.



Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium(2007)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243-year-old eccentric who owns the store, bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.



The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement(2004)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 59

Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she is being primed for an arranged marriage to an English suitor.



Cats & Dogs(2001)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, which their human owners are blissfully unaware of.



The Lizzie McGuire Movie(2003)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.



Daddy Day Care(2003)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day-care center.



Fred Claus(2007)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 60

Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.




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