Family movies about supernatural creatures

List of the best family films about supernatural creatures according to the audience: A Horse from Heaven, The House Elf, Moonrise Kingdom, Air Bud, To the Sky for a Dream, A Dog Named Palma, Mike Says Goodbye!, Our Summer in Provence, Poly, A League of Their Own.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefamily
CountryUSA

A troubled girl finds faith, hope, and healing through a relationship with a wounded horse.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryRussia
Duration02:21

In the ordinary and bustling city of Moscow there is an unusual House, overgrown with hundreds of secrets and mysteries. In this house there is a strange apartment, in which not a single tenant has stayed for a long time. And only when an independent mother with a charming 8-year-old daughter Alina comes to this “nice” apartment, new tenants will find out that their living space is not easy, and the real Boggart lives in it. Only here the keeper of the hearth has long been offended by the entire human race and will do all imaginable nastiness, just to be left alone in the ill-fated apartment. But everything changes when the evil witch challenges Homeovy ...

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

    Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:38

    A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. The new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he prefers to practice alone on an abandoned court, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves basketball...that is playing basketball...and he is GOOD! Josh eventually makes the school team and Buddy is named the Team Mascot. Josh and Buddy become the stars of halftime. Buddy's half-time talent draws media attention. Unfortunately, when Buddy's mean former owner, Norm Snively, comes along with a scheme to cash in on the pup's celebrity, it looks like they are going to be separated.

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    Genremelodrama, adventure, family
    CountryRussia

    A story about a young boy who dreams about airplanes.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreadventure, family
    CountryRussia, Japan

    The film is inspired by an incredible story of a shepherd dog named Palm who was inadvertently left in the airport by her owner. She befriends nine-year old Nicholas whose mother dies leaving him with a father he barely knows - a pilot who finds the dog at the airport. It's a story of amazing adventures, true friendship and unconditional love.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefamily
    CountryNetherlands
    Duration01:35

    After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:44

    Lea, Adrian, and their little brother Theo, born deaf, go on holiday in Provence with their grandfather, Paul "Oliveron" they never met because of a family quarrel. It is not the holidays they dreamed, especially their father announced yesterday that he was leaving the house. In less than 24 hours, it is the clash of generations between teenagers and a grandfather they believe psycho. A wrong. Because the turbulent past will resurface and Paul Seventies will land deep in the Alpilles. During this summer tormented both generations will be processed one by the other.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefamily
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    The adventures of Shetland pony Poly in the South of France.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell co-star as two of the sisters' teammates.

    The boys from lost to the spurs a gray-haired Ural village Berkuty, yearn for big adventures and glorious exploits. But all the feats have already been accomplished by their fathers and older brothers on the battlefields of the great war. And the most they can do is get a good knife or run away from an angry bull. But the ancient legend of the enchanted mount Kiramet, told by a movie mechanic at a night campfire, gives them a chance to perform a real feat that everyone will be proud of!

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:32

    Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreadventure, family, documentary
    CountryCzech Republic

    Impressive family film offers a unique stories of the wonderful animals who inhabit the Aldabra atoll, were born here, create communities, give birth to young and struggle for their survival.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, family, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:49

    A young girl lives in a van with her little brother & her mom. Tired of the embarrassing situation which was promised to be temporary, she decides to try to fix it all on her own. But how to get the money needed first? One day, the girl comes across a flyer offering a reward for a lost dog. Under the mistaken impression that a house could also really cost just that much, she then plots to do exactly that- with the additional help of her best friend, little brother & some others, they'll find a "missing" spoiled pup, return him & get a new home just in time for her birthday! Or at least, that's the plan.. what could go wrong?

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    Genrefamily
    CountryRussia

    When the grown-up Minka goes to visit his sister Lyolya, now an adult woman with two children living in their childhood home, everything along the way reminds him of funny stories from the past. But he does not know that as a result of the pranks of her "stuffed" twins Petya and Fedya, Lyola is in serious trouble ...

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?

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    Genredrama, family, music
    CountryRussia

    Alexandrina lives with her mother in a small provincial town and dreams of becoming a musician, like her father, Gena, who has not lived with his family for a long time: the difficulties of family life scared him away and he “ran away” to devote himself to music, but success passed him by, as well as family happiness. Gena wanders alone through the coastal towns, playing the guitar and singing on the streets, selling coffee on his food truck. Alexandrina is invited to audition at the Moscow Academy of Music. To do this, she needs to get from her coastal town to the capital. Unexpectedly, Gena offers his help - he has his own reasons to urgently leave the city ...

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreadventure, family
    CountryCzech Republic
    Duration01:37

    A group of teenagers are trying to solve a mystery of a puzzle created and left to them by the dead boy.

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    Genremelodrama, family
    CountryRussia

    Three amazing stories about love and friendship, about faith in a dream and the connection of generations, about how not to betray yourself and remain human in any life situation. In the age of technology, people are used to rushing, running, making money, while forgetting about the main thing - about themselves and their true desires. It seems to us that we will become happier as soon as we have a new car or a high salary. And everything is much simpler - the secret of happiness is hidden in the soul of every person: in the ability to believe in miracles, make friends, love, be courageous, follow your dream!

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefamily
    CountryNetherlands
    Duration01:22

    Sanne (Hanna Obbeek) loves stories about ghosts and other mysterious things. Her father Lucas, is a famous ghost hunter. During a holiday Lucas is asked to chase ghosts of the former cruise ship 'Rotterdam'. Sanne is very happy to hear she and her little brother Thomas can come along. On the ship she meets ghost Bobby (Nils Verkooijen), a boy of her age, who has been wandering the ship since the sixties. Sanne decides to help Bobby.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, family, detective
    CountryNorway
    Duration01:23

    When the new boy in class, Jørgen, moves into the haunted house down the road Anne’s world turns upside-down; she falls head over heals in love with him. All the girls in Anne’s class fall for Jørgen as well, including beautiful blonde pony-tailed Ellen. But that is of no hindrance to Anne; she is willing to go further than anyone to win him over. When done in the name of love, everything is allowed…isn’t it?

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genredrama, adventure, family
    CountryGermany

    Grandmother Maria, Sam and the riding instructor Kaan are trying together to keep Gut Kaltenbach running, which is in financial difficulties. The ambitious Isabell supports her, although she secretly pursues her own goals. The impulsive Ari comes to riding training in Kaltenbach, where she develops a special relationship with Windstorm, the eponymous horse of the film series, and she also makes friends with Mika. Mika and Ari try to save the estate and protect Windstorm from reckless horse trainer Thordur Thorvaldson.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefamily
    CountrySoviet Union

    A story about an adolescent years of Tyoma - a young boy from Russian countryside...

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefamily
    CountrySweden
    Duration01:27

    The story of the children who live in Bullerbyn, Sweden, through the spring and summer months.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefamily
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration01:22

    A story of a young boy David who recently moved from Erevan to Leningrad.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, family, sport
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:33

    Chak De! India follows a team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda who form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefamily
    CountrySoviet Union

    A funny story about Mishka Strekachyov and his remarkable journey across the Soviet Union.

    Genreadventure, family
    CountryFrance

    Stéphane decides to move to the beautiful mountains of Cantal in order to reconnect with his 8-year-old daughter, Victoria, who has been silent since her mother's disappearance. During a walk in the forest, a shepherd gives Victoria a puppy named "Mystery" who will gradually give her a taste for life. But very quickly, Stéphane discovers that the animal is in reality a wolf… Despite the warnings and the danger of this situation, he cannot bring himself to separate his daughter from this seemingly harmless ball of hair.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

      A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA, New Zealand
      Duration01:53

      In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrefamily
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:39

      Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration01:37

      Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:48

      Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called 'Underland,' she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason – to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, adventure, family
      CountryFrance
      Duration02:06

      September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian is convinced that Angelina is still alive. Along with his faithful dog Belle, Sebastian embarks on the most dangerous adventure of his life.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantasy, family
      CountrySoviet Union
      Duration01:15

      Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors is a 1964 Soviet fairy tale film directed by Aleksandr Rou based on a story with the same name by Vitali Gubarev. Both the surreal story by Vladimir Gubarev, together with the 1964 film, written in a Through The Looking Glass style. Alice-type Soviet girl, named Olya meets her counterpart Yalo, while looking into the mirror. Yalo is an absolute antipode to Olya, for example where Olya is precise and neat, Yalo is absent-minded, careless, etc. The explicit plot relates to Olya learning to see herself differently, but this occurs through an experience in the Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors which serves as a mechanism for commenting on the ability of a society to manufacture a false reality.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration01:26

      A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Canada
      Duration01:35

        After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed "Paddington" for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry and Mary Brown. Although Paddington's amazement at urban living soon endears him to the Browns, someone else has her eye on him: Taxidermist Millicent Clyde has designs on the rare bear and his hide.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:34

        Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, family, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:14

        When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantasy, adventure, family
        CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA, Italy
        Duration01:46

        The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:38

        In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:21

        Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrecomedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:19

        When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genredrama, family, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:40

        Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

        Markimdb: 3.8
        Genrecomedy, family
        CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Germany
        Duration01:32

        When real estate developer Dan Sanders finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Just how much mischief from the furry critters can the businessman take before he calls it quits?

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        Genrefamily
        CountryUSA

        When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in school, he must navigate through childhood memories, heartache, and wondrous adventures.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
        Duration02:23

        Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.




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