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Emma Gill

115 feel-good family movies to watch with the kids during lockdown

After months in lockdown and most people still unable to see family or friends, it's not surprising we can all start to feel a little low.

But it can be the smallest things that make the biggest difference and a good old family film can do wonders for keeping spirits up.

That's why we've been taking a look at some of the best feel good family movies around.

From old favourites like Ghostbusters and The Goonies, to newer uplifting films like The Greatest Showman and Trolls, there's something for everyone, no matter what their age.

So grab yourself some treats, put your feet up and get cosy. Why not go all out and get your very own pizza and pick 'n' mix on the go. It might be a while until you're sampling the real deal.

Why not have your own cinema night at home? (Manchester Evening News)

Here's our list of feel good family films

Aladdin

Annie

Babe

Back to the Future 1/ 2/ 3

Beauty and the Beast

Big

Tom Hanks stars in Big (Manchester Evening News)

Brave

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Charlotte's Web

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Coco

Cool Runnings

Croods

Daddy Day Care

Despicable Me 1 / 2 / 3

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Dr Dolittle- 2020

Elf

Farmageddon

Finding Dory

Finding Nemo

Freaky Friday

Free Willy

Frozen 1/ 2

Ghostbusters 1/ 2 (PG and 12)

Goosebumps 1/ 2

Guardians of the Galaxy

Happy Feet

Harry Potter Films (pg and 12)

High School Musical

Hook

Hop

Hotel for Dogs

Hotel Transylvania 1/ 2/ 3

Ice Age

Inside Out

Jumanji (original with Robin Williams)

Jumanji: The Next level

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jurassic Park

Jurassic World

Kindergarten Cop

Kung Fu Panda 1/ 2/ 3

Labyrinth

Madagascar 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 (U and PG)

Mary Poppins

Matilda

Minions

Moana

(Manchester Evening News)

Monsters Inc

Monsters University

Mrs Doubtfire

Paddington/ Paddington 2

Penguins of Madagascar

Peter Rabbit

Pixels

School of Rock

Secret Life of Pets

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Shazam

Shrek

(Manchester Evening News)

Sing

Small Foot

Smurfs 1/ 2/ 3

Star Wars Films (pg and 12)

Tangled

The BFG

The Boss Baby

The Boxtrolls

The Good Dinosaur

The Goonies

The Greatest Shoman

The Incredibles 1/ 2

The Jungle Book

The Lion King

The Lorax

The Mask

The Muppet Movie

The Nutty Professor

The Sandlot Kids

The Simpsons Movie

The Wizard of Oz

Toy Story 1/ 2/ 3/ 4

Trolls

Ugly Dolls

Up

Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

(Manchester Evening News)

Wonder

Wreck-It Ralph

Zootropolis

5 Children and It

If you have an uplifting family film to recommend then let us know in the comments here, or share it with us on our Manchester Family Facebook page.

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