Defining Genre
THE FAMILY
CINEMA FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM
The films that have to land for the kid AND the grandparent. The hardest brief in the business, disguised as the friendliest.
Peak 2010s
5,797
Films Catalogued
66.2
Avg Master Score
6.2
Avg IMDb
2010s
Peak Decade
ROBERT STEVENSON
Top Director
Of which 88 won at least one Oscar
The Defining Three
ESSENTIAL VIEWING
Top-ranked by master score. If you only saw three films from this decade, these are the three.
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Master Score
Awards
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The Kid
1921 · Charles Chaplin
94.3
02
Klaus
2019 · Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López · 1 nom
93.1
03
Like Stars on Earth
2007 · Aamir Khan
92.8
04
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
92.6
05
Dangal
2016 · Nitesh Tiwari
92.2
06
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates · 3 noms
91.9
07
Song of the Sea
2014 · Tomm Moore · 1 nom
91.5
08
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
2024 · Pat Boonnitipat
91.1
09
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Hayao Miyazaki · 1 nom
91.1
10
Wonder
2017 · Stephen Chbosky · 1 nom
91.0
11
The Sound of Music
1965 · Robert Wise · 5 Oscars
90.6
12
Drishyam
2013 · Jeethu Joseph
90.4
13
The Cameraman
1928 · Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
90.3
14
The Jungle Book
1967 · Wolfgang Reitherman · 1 nom
90.2
15
Cinderella
1950 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske · 3 noms
90.1
16
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
89.7
17
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson · 5 Oscars
89.7
18
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961 · Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
89.6
19
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965 · Bill Melendez
89.5
20
Chak De! India
2007 · Shimit Amin
89.1
21
The Foster Brothers
1976 · Ertem Egilmez
89.0
22
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964 · Larry Roemer
88.6
23
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen
88.6
24
Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda
88.5
25
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón · 2 noms
88.5
26
The Muppet Movie
1979 · James Frawley · 2 noms
88.5
27
Zootopia 2
2025 · Jared Bush, Byron Howard
88.5
28
Bambi
1942 · James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand · 3 noms
88.4
29
The Lion King
1994 · Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff · 2 Oscars
88.4
30
Happy Days
1978 · Orhan Aksoy
88.4
31
The Karate Kid
1984 · John G. Avildsen · 1 nom
88.4
32
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018 · Shin'ichirô Ushijima
88.2
33
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise · 2 Oscars
88.1
34
Oficina do Diabo
2025 · Filipe Valerim
88.1
35
A Christmas Story
1983 · Bob Clark
88.0
36
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske · 1 nom
87.9
37
Togo
2019 · Ericson Core
87.9
38
Jibon Theke Neya
1970 · Zahir Raihan
87.8
39
Meiyazhagan
2024 · C. Prem Kumar
87.8
40
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966 · Bill Melendez
87.8
41
Inside Out 2
2024 · Kelsey Mann · 1 nom
87.7
42
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements, John Musker · 2 Oscars
87.7
43
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021 · Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine, Octavio E. Rodriguez
87.7
44
A Christmas Carol
1951 · Brian Desmond Hurst
87.7
45
Way Out West
1937 · James W. Horne · 1 nom
87.7
46
Peter Pan
1953 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
87.7
47
The King and the Mockingbird
1980 · Paul Grimault
87.7
48
Natsamrat
2016 · Mahesh Manjrekar, Satish Padwal
87.7
49
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 · Chris Columbus · 3 noms
87.7
50
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg · 4 Oscars
87.6
51
Lady and the Tramp
1955 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
87.6
52
Dipu Number 2
1996 · Morshedul Islam
87.5
53
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
87.4
54
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick · 1 nom
87.4
55
My Fair Lady
1964 · George Cukor · 8 Oscars
87.3
56
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1966 · Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
87.3
57
Paddington 2
2017 · Paul King
87.2
58
Whisper of the Heart
1995 · Yoshifumi Kondô
87.2
59
I Can Only Imagine
2018 · Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
87.2
60
Resurrection
2018 · Ram
87.0
Continue the Canon
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Every catalogued genre, one short walk from any other. Step sideways, or jump straight to the form you came for.
Step Back
DRAMA
THE LONG FORM
The genre that holds the others up. Where a glance can hit harder than a gun and a closing shot can rearrange a decade.
Step Forward
FANTASY
OTHER WORLDS, BUILT
The genre that asks the audience to believe and then earns the trust. Where myth becomes blocking and a sword becomes a thesis.


