Top 26 Family Movies Fan Favorites from 1970

With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country. Info on The Aristocats / IMDB / YouTube

A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel. Get info on Kes / IMDB / YouTube

A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus. Look into Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / IMDB / YouTube

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance. Look into The Railway Children / IMDB / YouTube

Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek. Read about Pippi on the Run / IMDB / YouTube

Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure. Explore The Phantom Tollbooth / IMDB / YouTube

A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him. Info on Horus: Prince of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Horton The Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbours who refuse to believe it exists. Check out Horton Hears a Who! / IMDB / YouTube

Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue. Check out Ring of Bright Water / IMDB / YouTube

When an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle. Get info on Gamera vs. Jiger / IMDB / YouTube

From the Land of the Lost producers comes a family comedy filled with mirth, magic and music about a little boy named Jimmy and his fantastic adventures with the dragon H. R. Pufnstuf. More about Pufnstuf / IMDB / YouTube

A group of village children decide to secretly renovate the old mill, in order to have fun and a place to spend the summer vacation. Details on Pero the Lump's Gang / IMDB / YouTube

A Czar who attempts to trick a creature that demands tribute from him into taking a fisherman's baby instead of his newborn heir. Complications arise when the daughter of the creature, Barbara, requests a human suitor to find true love. Read about The Fair Barbara / IMDB / YouTube

Newly assigned to duty in the coast guard at Newport Beach, a young ensign finds himself involved in romantic complications, as well as with jewel thieves, whose antics contribute to moments of hysteria and hilarity. Look into The Boatniks / IMDB / YouTube

When a park ranger tells two bear cubs about Christmas and Santa Claus, they want to skip hibernation to celebrate, but their mother doesn't believe in Saint Nick and wants them to sleep. Read about Santa and the Three Bears / IMDB / YouTube

Retired Texas Ranger Nash Crawford re-assembles his former Ranger outfit from the old days to fight crime in his hometown. See more about The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again / IMDB / YouTube

A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch. Look into The Wild Country / IMDB / YouTube

On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the first of the three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past,. Learn about A Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America. See more about Swing Out, Sweet Land / IMDB / YouTube

Ernest T. Seton, an American artist and author, tells the story of a mighty grizzly. Check out King of the Grizzlies / IMDB / YouTube

Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants. Info on An Elephant Called Slowly / IMDB / YouTube

A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island. See more about Robinson Crusoe / IMDB / YouTube

Retelling of the classic fairy tale, but from a decidedly 1960s point of view, complete with groovy dialogue. Details on Jack and the Beanstalk / IMDB / YouTube

Raja Sahib is a pious and good-hearted man. After the death of his wife he sent his only son Gopal to England for higher education and himself got married. His young wife handed over the management of the lands to her brother Vijay Bahadur, leaving him helpless in these matter. Vijay Bahadur is a terror to helpless farmers. when Paro comes to stay in that village, she. Explore Ganwaar / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a the friendship between a boy and a horse and how this changes their lives. Get info on Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt / IMDB / YouTube