Greatest 17 Family Movies Award-Winning Released in 2009

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the Half-Blood Prince and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. Explore Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / IMDB / YouTube

An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. Check out Fantastic Mr. Fox / IMDB / YouTube

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true. Details on Coraline / IMDB / YouTube

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. Explore Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs / IMDB / YouTube

A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know that things are about to take a turn for the worst. Check out Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs / IMDB / YouTube

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. Look into Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian / IMDB / YouTube

A woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth. Find out about Monsters vs. Aliens / IMDB / YouTube

A waitress desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. Learn about The Princess and the Frog / IMDB / YouTube

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. Check out Ponyo / IMDB / YouTube

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly ways Info on A Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day. Details on Paul Blart: Mall Cop / IMDB / YouTube

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king. Explore Where the Wild Things Are / IMDB / YouTube

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive. Learn about My Sister's Keeper / IMDB / YouTube

A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero. Read about Inkheart / IMDB / YouTube

A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a U.F.O. expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans. Explore Race to Witch Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him. Find out about Planet 51 / IMDB / YouTube

The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. More about Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel / IMDB / YouTube