Best Family Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Family Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 31901. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Belle and Sebastian (2013)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 1h 38m. While Nazis patrol the mountain passes, a young French boy forms an unshakeable bond with a wild dog as they face adventures and danger in the Alps.
2. Dhh (2017)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 2h 06m. Convinced only a miracle can save them from failing school exams, a trio of friends seek help from a magician.
3. The Wishing Tree (2017)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 56m. Five children living on the edge of a forest band together to save a magical wishing tree from destruction and find their own paths to happiness.
4. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2009, 1h 32m. When his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a vigil for more than a decade at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day.
5. I Am Kalam (2010)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 1h 27m. An intelligent boy born into poverty befriends the son of a once noble family and is inspired by the life of India's president to pursue an education.
6. Wonder (2017)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 53m. After being homeschooled all his life, a boy with facial differences attends a traditional school, where he must find friends among his bullies.
7. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1995, 1h 51m. After learning that all her library books were previously borrowed by the same person, schoolgirl Shizuku sets out to meet him and follow her dreams.
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 1982, 1h 59m. Steven Spielberg's 1982 smash hit tells the heartwarming story of the special bond 10-year-old Elliot forges with an alien he names E.T.
9. Little Women (2019)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 14m. Determined to make her own way in the 1860s, a writer looks back at the tough yet tender times spent with her three spirited sisters and a close chum.
10. A Little Princess (1995)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 1995, 1h 37m. With her father fighting in World War I, young Sara enrolls in boarding school and clashes with a headmistress who tries to stifle her self-worth.