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Best Animation Movies With The Family From The 2020S That Will Make You Cry

Every animation film here was chosen with a family movie night in mind. These aren't algorithmically ranked, they were chosen because they actually work for this.

The best animation movies with the family from the 2020s that will make you cry. Includes Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, KPop Demon Hunters, Transformers On...

Family film nights require a film that doesn't ask anyone to leave the room. Something that works for different ages without boring anyone to the point of checking their phone.

The early 2020s are already proving themselves. The best films from this decade will hold up. These are among them.

Animation removes the barrier of physical reality, which means it can go places nothing else can.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio movie poster
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2022 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

KPop Demon Hunters movie poster
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2025 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

Transformers One movie poster
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2024 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

Robot Dreams movie poster
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2023 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?

Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

On school break, Marinette heads to Shanghai to meet Adrien. But after arriving, Marinette loses all her stuff, including the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!

These films use the freedom of animation to go places live-action won't. They earn every tear.

Suzume movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.

A Whisker Away movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.

Ron's Gone Wrong movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.

Nimona movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

A film earns your tears by making you believe in its characters first. These films do that work thoroughly, then use it.

The best animated films stay with you the way a dream does. Vivid, emotional, and hard to fully explain.

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