The best family films of 1997

16 family films from 1997, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Children of Heaven Score 56.6 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 77
2. Bean Score 45.9 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 41% · Metascore 52
3. Cats Don't Dance Score 42.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 62
4. FairyTale: A True Story Score 40.0 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 56%
5. Chachi 420 Score 38.5 · IMDb 7.4
6. The Borrowers Score 38.4 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 73%
7. Air Bud Score 28.7 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 50%
8. Flubber Score 28.6 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 38
9. Spice World Score 26.4 · IMDb 3.8 · Tomatometer 35% · Metascore 34
10. Good Burger Score 26.1 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 41