Top 27 Family Movies Picks from 2006

On the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life. More about Cars / IMDB / YouTube

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Look into Night at the Museum / IMDB / YouTube

Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny is not in fact the last of the woolly mammoths. Get info on Ice Age: The Meltdown / IMDB / YouTube

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! Details on Happy Feet / IMDB / YouTube

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself. Find out about Over the Hedge / IMDB / YouTube

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. Look into Monster House / IMDB / YouTube

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life. See more about Flushed Away / IMDB / YouTube

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realizes he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king. See more about Eragon / IMDB / YouTube

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear, finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters. Learn about Open Season / IMDB / YouTube

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order. Info on High School Musical / IMDB / YouTube

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler). Look into Nacho Libre / IMDB / YouTube

Bumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond. Learn about The Pink Panther / IMDB / YouTube

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. See more about Nanny McPhee / IMDB / YouTube

A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own. Get info on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time / IMDB / YouTube

Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. Find out about Eight Below / IMDB / YouTube

Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Woodsman and Granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter. Read about Hoodwinked! / IMDB / YouTube

Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, where they must ultimately contend with a bizarre community of campers. Get info on RV / IMDB / YouTube

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his. Get info on Just My Luck / IMDB / YouTube

Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate. More about Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties / IMDB / YouTube

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Read about Charlotte's Web / IMDB / YouTube

Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool. Find out about Aquamarine / IMDB / YouTube

Santa, a.k.a. Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas. See more about The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause / IMDB / YouTube

After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. See more about The Ant Bully / IMDB / YouTube

Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space. See more about Deck the Halls / IMDB / YouTube

When the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow. Get info on Barnyard / IMDB / YouTube

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. Learn about The Wild / IMDB / YouTube

After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, into a mission which will save millions of lives. Read about Stormbreaker / IMDB / YouTube