Best family movies on Apple TV in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
408 movies on Apple TV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Most are in Malayalam (132), English (89), Hindi (84). Newest addition: English Vinglish, added to Netflix on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Modern Times (1936)
Movie · English · 1h 27m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (2.9L votes)
FunnyFamily-friendly
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
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2. City Lights (1931)
Movie · English · 1h 27m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (2.2L votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlySlow-burnFunny
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
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3. 1917 (2019)
Movie · English · 1h 59m · UA · War, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (7.9L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
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5. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Movie · English · 25m · Animation, Family · IMDb 8.3 (51.1K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLow-stakesLight-hearted
When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fi
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6. Manichitrathazhu (1993)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 49m · U · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (14.8K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following
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7. The Gold Rush (1925)
Movie · English · 1h 35m · Adventure, Comedy · IMDb 8.1 (1.3L votes)
FunnyFamily-friendly
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
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8. Arrival (2016)
Movie · English · 1h 56m · UA · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.9 (8.8L votes)
TwistyVisually stunningSlow-burnEdge-of-seat
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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9. CODA (2021)
Movie · English · 1h 52m · A · Drama, Music · IMDb 8.0 (2.3L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnStraightforwardLight-hearted
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
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10. Thalapathi (1991)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 37m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (16.3K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatHeartwarming
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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11. Wonder (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 53m · U · Family, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (2.0L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
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13. The Circus (1928)
Movie · English · 1h 12m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (39.0K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendlyHeartwarmingLow-stakes
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
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14. Sandhesam (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 17m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 9.0 (6.6K votes)
FunnyDialogue-drivenFamily-friendlySlow-burn
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
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15. Wolfwalkers (2020)
Movie · English · 1h 42m · U/A 7+ · Animation, Family · IMDb 8.0 (46.5K votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingSlow-burn
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the
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16. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Movie · English · 25m · Family, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (25.0K votes)
HeartwarmingFunnyFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle.
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17. Spadikam (1995)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (7.8K votes)
Dark & gritty
Chacko Master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Having had enough of his ill treatment, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.
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18. STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Movie · English · 1h 35m · A · Documentary · IMDb 8.1 (18.3K votes)
Family-friendlyLow-stakesSlow-burnHeartwarming
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
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20. Sagara Sangamam (1983)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 40m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.7 (6.6K votes)
Family-friendlyLow-stakesHeartwarmingSlow-burn
When a passionate classical dancer, Balakrishna, falls in love with Madhavi, a woman who admires his talent, fate separates them. Years later, as he drowns in sorrow and self-destruction, an unexpected encounter rekindles his lost hopes, emotions and talent.
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21. Rockstar (2011)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 39m · UA · Drama, Music · IMDb 7.8 (56.5K votes)
Visually stunningTwisty
College student Janardhan is a simpleton who desperately seeks inspiration for the musician inside him. Although heartbreak helps him reach his goal, it also leads him to self-destruction.
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22. Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 47m · U · Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (8.1K votes)
FunnyTwistyFast-paced
A wicked man separates a set of quadruplets after their birth and one of them ends up with their biological father, while the other three find new homes. Things take a turn after they meet each other.
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23. Bridge of Spies (2015)
Movie · English · 2h 21m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (3.5L votes)
Edge-of-seat
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's
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24. Indian (1996)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 5m · U · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.1 (16.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyTwistyVisually stunning
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
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25. Spider-Man (2002)
Movie · English · 2h 1m · U · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.5 (10.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
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26. English Vinglish (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 14m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (45.7K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlySlow-burnLow-stakes
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.
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27. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Movie · English · 2h 7m · U · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (8.1L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since ch
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28. Nil Battey Sannata (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 40m · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.2 (9.9K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLow-stakesSlow-burn
Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong de
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29. Vicky Donor (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 2m · UA · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 7.7 (48.4K votes)
FunnyLow-stakesLight-heartedHeartwarming
A man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic.
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30. Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 42m · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.3 (7.6K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendly
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
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