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1. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan
Votes: 211,368 | Gross: $316.83M
2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
Votes: 341,704 | Gross: $404.52M
3. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 321,457 | Gross: $100.48M
4. Shrek (2001)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
Votes: 636,389 | Gross: $267.67M
5. Shrek 2 (2004)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
Votes: 434,835 | Gross: $436.47M
6. Ferdinand (2017)
PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, Jack Gore
Votes: 52,278 | Gross: $84.41M
7. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins
Votes: 98,028 | Gross: $29.26M
8. Peter Rabbit (2018)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Director: Will Gluck | Stars: James Corden, Fayssal Bazzi, Domhnall Gleeson, Sia
Votes: 39,138 | Gross: $115.25M
9. Dumbo (2019)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green
Votes: 70,127 | Gross: $114.77M
10. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst.
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan
Votes: 215,024 | Gross: $124.87M
11. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 221,543 | Gross: $260.04M
12. Shrek the Third (2007)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Reluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.
Directors: Chris Miller, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 290,315 | Gross: $320.71M
13. The Cat in the Hat (2003)
PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.
Director: Bo Welch | Stars: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 79,488 | Gross: $101.15M
14. The Lorax (2012)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda | Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms
Votes: 103,909 | Gross: $214.03M
15. Shrek Forever After (2010)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 192,500 | Gross: $238.37M
16. Pinocchio (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.
Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini
Votes: 10,794
17. Christopher Robin (2018)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 72,597 | Gross: $99.22M
18. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino | Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett
Votes: 133,663 | Gross: $154.53M
19. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he's forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational, and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.
Directors: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn | Stars: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 95,491 | Gross: $119.79M
20. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Max Records, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Pepita Emmerichs
Votes: 102,629 | Gross: $77.23M
21. The Willoughbys (2020)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Convinced they'd be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family.
Directors: Kris Pearn, Cory Evans, Rob Lodermeier | Stars: Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews
Votes: 16,095
22. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
PG | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette
Votes: 42,446 | Gross: $66.95M
23. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 186,587 | Gross: $183.37M
24. Arthur (1996–2021)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Based on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.
Stars: J.T. Turner, Daniel Brochu, Melissa Altro, Arthur Holden
Votes: 13,033
25. The Grinch (2018)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A grumpy Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch) plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams
Votes: 59,354 | Gross: $270.62M
26. Winnie the Pooh (2011)
G | 63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While searching for honey, Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure to find Eeyore's missing tail and rescue Christopher Robin from an unknown monster called The Backson.
Directors: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall | Stars: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese, Bud Luckey
Votes: 23,192 | Gross: $26.69M
27. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 125,132 | Gross: $1.60M
28. PJ Masks (2015– )
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When young friends Connor, Amaya, and Greg put on their pajamas and activate their animal amulets, they turn into their alter egos: Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko as they embark on adventures that are filled with action.
Stars: Addison Holley, Kyle Breitkopf, Juan Luis Bonilla, Brianna Daguanno
Votes: 1,056
29. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Director: David Soren | Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll
Votes: 26,377 | Gross: $73.92M
30. Madeline (1998)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels
Votes: 7,175 | Gross: $29.77M
31. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris
Votes: 34,235
32. The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An eccentric school-teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
Stars: Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Erica Luttrell, Tara Meyer
Votes: 8,936
33. Curious George (2006)
G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Man in the Yellow Hat is an oddball museum employee who looks after his pet monkey, an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Eugene Levy, Frank Welker
Votes: 16,157 | Gross: $58.64M
34. Green Eggs and Ham (2019– )
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An animated series based on the popular Dr. Seuss story "Green Eggs and Ham."
Stars: Michael Douglas, Adam Devine, Ilana Glazer, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,105
35. The Ant Bully (2006)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.
Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep
Votes: 38,095 | Gross: $28.14M
36. Curious George (2006–2021)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Follows the mischievous adventures of a Monkey by the name of George.
Stars: Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker, Rino Romano, Jim Cummings
Votes: 1,901
37. Pete the Cat (2017– )
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A musically driven series about exploring one's world and trying new things while being smart, accepting and optimistic.
Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Don Was, Alyson Stoner, Atticus Shaffer
Votes: 256
38. Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The adventures of a larger-than-life red dog on Bridwell Island.
Stars: Antonio Delli, John Ritter, Grey Griffin, Tom Eastwood
Votes: 4,273
39. Mars Needs Moms (2011)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.
Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois
Votes: 21,790 | Gross: $21.38M
40. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 46,650
41. The Gruffalo (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family
A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
Directors: Max Lang, Jakob Schuh | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt
Votes: 6,534
42. The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015–2019)
TV-Y | 11 min | Animation, Family
Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader are best friends who have lots of adventures together. They find themselves in some strange situations, and try to find resourceful solutions to problems.
Stars: Issac Ryan Brown, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Darin De Paul, Tom Kenny
Votes: 276
43. Max & Ruby (2002–2021)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family
The adventures of two little bunnies, three-year-old Max and seven-year-old Ruby, as they try to get along in day-to-day life.
Stars: Lynn Cleckner, Lorraine Parsloe, Loretta Jafelice, Juliet Rusche
Votes: 2,121
44. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Follow Winnie the Pooh's adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Stars: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Paul Winchell
Votes: 3,641
45. Charlie and Lola (2005–2008)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Family
Animation following a boy's efforts to get his stubborn little sister to try new things.
Stars: Ryan Harris, Morgan Gayle, Daniel Mayers, Clementine Cowell
Votes: 1,523
46. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Worried that he costs too much to feed, Clifford runs away to join a carnival act and help win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
Directors: Robert C. Ramirez, Steve Trenbirth | Stars: John Ritter, Cree Summer, Kel Mitchell, Wayne Brady
Votes: 898 | Gross: $2.83M
47. Jumanji (1996–1999)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sister and brother Judy Shepherd (Debi Derryberry) and Peter Shepherd (Ashley Johnson) move to a new house with Aunt Nora Shepherd (Melanie Chartoff). In the attic, they find an unusual ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, Debi Derryberry, Ashley Johnson, Melanie Chartoff
Votes: 1,771
48. Little Nicholas (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family
Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Maxime Godart, Vincent Claude, Charles Vaillant, Victor Carles
Votes: 12,781
49. Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat (2021)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family
Using quirky inventions from a spy backpack, young Bernie Dingledorf, his dog, and two best friends, are the only ones who can save the world by facing bullies, thwarting circus clowns and destroying Dr. Chuckles evil laugh generator.
Director: Billy Dickson | Stars: Zackary Arthur, Paul Johansson, Jason Dolley, Shiloh Nelson
Votes: 8
50. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Howard Morris, Junius Matthews, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 4,050