What to watch with family on Netflix
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
Of 7,993 titles streaming on Netflix in India, 3,035 (38%) are rated U or U/A or score as family-safe. 1,943 of those also pass KyaDekhu's parents check — AI-estimated sexual content, violence, strong language and substance use are all "unlikely" — 1,168 movies and 775 web series. Here are the best-rated 30.
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1. Our Planet (2019)
Web series · English · 2 seasons · U/A 7+ · Documentary, Family · IMDb 9.2 (64.1K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
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2. Kota Factory (2019)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 9.0 (93.9K votes)
Low-stakesFunnySlow-burnStraightforward
In a city of coaching centers known to train India’s finest collegiate minds, an earnest but unexceptional student and his friends navigate campus life.
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3. Spirited Away (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Animation, Family · IMDb 8.6 (9.9L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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4. When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama · IMDb 9.0 (43.8K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakesLight-hearted
In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.
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5. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Movie · English · 1h 23m · Documentary, Drama · IMDb 8.9 (36.5K votes)
Visually stunningFamily-friendlySlow-burnLow-stakes
The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing
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6. Haikyu!! (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 4 seasons · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (57.5K votes)
HeartwarmingLight-heartedFamily-friendlyStraightforward
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama Aft
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7. Anne with an E (2017)
Web series · English · 3 seasons · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.6 (84.0K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnVisually stunningFamily-friendly
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live
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8. Reply 1988 (2015)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy · IMDb 9.0 (20.3K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakesFunny
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.
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9. The Truman Show (1998)
Movie · English · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (14.1L votes)
TwistyFunnyVisually stunning
In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.
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10. Dangal (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 41m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.3 (2.5L votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlyVisually stunning
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
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11. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (5.2L votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingTwisty
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
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12. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 8.5 (40.4K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendly
With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.
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14. Twinkling Watermelon (2023)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (16.6K votes)
HeartwarmingLight-heartedFamily-friendlyTwisty
A CODA (child of deaf adult) student born with a gift for music crash lands at an unfamiliar place after time traveling through a suspicious music shop. There, he forms the band Watermelon Sugar with other mysterious youths.
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15. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 26m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (4.4L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnVisually stunningFamily-friendly
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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16. My Hero Academia (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 8 seasons · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (1.3L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop hi
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17. Lost Ladies (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 3m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (62.6K votes)
FunnyHeartwarming
In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.
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19. Meiyazhagan (2024)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 57m · U · Family, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (24.7K votes)
Family-friendlySlow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakes
Twenty-two years after losing his home, Arulmozhi Varman returns to his native Thanjavur to attend his cousin's wedding. Amidst the celebrations, Arul is reintroduced to an upbeat man whom he cannot recall. With the help of the unknown man, Arul reconnects with his past.
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20. Inside Job (2010)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (83.0K votes)
Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenFamily-friendlyDark & gritty
A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces th
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21. Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Drama · IMDb 8.5 (23.6K votes)
TwistyHeartwarmingLow-stakesSlow-burn
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
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22. Hilda (2018)
Web series · English · 3 seasons · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.6 (16.7K votes)
HeartwarmingVisually stunningFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
Fearless, free-spirited Hilda finds new friends, adventure and magical creatures when she leaves her enchanted forest home and journeys to the city.
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23. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 39m · UA · Music, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (1.1L votes)
HeartwarmingVisually stunning
A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.
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24. Chak De! India (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 28m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (93.0K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendly
A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda 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
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25. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedFamily-friendly
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
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26. Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity a
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27. Heartland (2007)
Web series · English · 20 seasons · Family, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (22.9K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyStraightforward
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
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28. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Web series · Korean · 1 season · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (30.8K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakesLight-hearted
A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.
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29. Chef's Table (2015)
Web series · English · 7 seasons · U/A 16+ · Documentary · IMDb 8.5 (17.8K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningLow-stakesLight-hearted
Meet culinary stars around the world who are redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalizing desserts.
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30. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Movie · English · 1h 25m · Documentary · IMDb 8.1 (73.0K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between h
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What can I watch with family on Netflix?
Top family picks on Netflix in India right now: Our Planet (2019), Kota Factory (2019), Spirited Away (2001), When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025), David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020). All are U/UA (or family-safe) and pass the parents check.
How many family-friendly titles does Netflix have?
3,035 of 7,993 titles (38%) on Netflix India are family-friendly by certificate or family score; 1,943 also pass the parents check (as of 23 October 2026).
What is the parents check?
An AI estimate, from public plot information, of how likely a title contains sexual content, violence, strong language or drug/alcohol use. A title passes when every estimate is below 30% ("unlikely"). It is a guide, not a guarantee — check the certificate and trailer too.