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8 Best Valentine's Day Movies For Families

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January 10, 2024

Who said Valentine’s Day is only meant for adults? It is the day of love and it is a day meant to be celebrated by everyone and especially with your family. Because everyone should celebrate love, right?

This Valentine’s Day get your tiny tots together, grab a box of chocolates and obviously some popcorn, and fall in love all over again with some beautiful Valentine’s Day movies. We have put together some amazingly sweet and romantic movies that will be loved by kids and parents alike. Perfect family entertainers that share stories of unconditional love, romance, relationships, and celebrating life.

The Top 8 Romantic Movies For Valentine’s Day

1. Shrek

The whole family is sure to love this silly and beautiful love story! Shrek and Fiona’s story tells us that love can happen when you least expect it. This ogre and princess love story has everything – love, fights, adorable moments, family, and surprises.

Princess Fiona is cursed to be a beauty by the day but ogress by night. But when she falls in love with Ogre, the curse is broken and she finally realizes that her true beauty is not what she always thought to be. A beautiful movie that teaches kids about true beauty and finding love obviously! Find out how they finally find each other in this beautiful, romantic, and comical movie.

2. Beauty and the Beast

A remake of the 1991 Disney classic, this Valentine’s Day movie tells a story of unconventional and true love. Bella is kept captive by a heartless captor, the Beast. But the tale takes a spin when Bella realizes that she is falling in love with him. A complete family entertainer, this one will teach the kids about changed hearts and finding unconditional love in the most unexpected people.

3. Enchanted

A classic fairy-tale romance with a modern makeover, this one is the story of a Giselle, a happy and bubbly princess-to-be who is transported to New York City by a wicked queen. Giselle explores the city and comes across her true love who turns out to be a divorce lawyer and not a handsome prince as she always believed. This unconventional and funny love story is one lovely Valentine’s Day movie that the whole family can enjoy.

4. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

No Valentine’s Day movie list is complete without the classic, Be My Valentine! A complete treat and family entertainer, Peanuts and his amazing characters tell you the true meaning of love in their own sweet way. Packed with nostalgia and sweetness, this one is a must-have movie on your Valentine list!

5. The Princess and the Frog

An age-old story of having to kiss multiple frogs before finding your prince gets a modern and sweet spin, in this new age Disney movie. Your kids will love this and so will you if you are also the one who believes that the classic fairytale movies need an update and move ahead with the new generation. A sweet and beautiful movie that is sure to be loved by the kids, this story of Princess Tiana set in New Orleans is a modern love story that is perfect for Valentine’s Day.

6. Gnome and Juliet

How can we miss out on the Shakespeare classic in a Valentine’s Day movie list, right? But since this list is all about family entertainers, we have the animated version of the Shakespeare classic – Gnome and Juliet. An adventure-filled, hilarious and sweet love story of garden gnomes from two feuding clans. But unlike the classic, this one has a happy ending and makes a delightful addition to your Valentine’s Day movie marathon. The kids will love the adorable gnomes and their journey of meeting true love.

7. The Princess Bride

A movie that everyone in the family can enjoy, The Princess Bride has everything in it – romance, drama, action, and obviously an evil Prince! Buttercup and Westley are lovers, however, after Westley’s ship is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts she thinks that she will never see him again. But he returns and then they must together fight against an evil prince, a Fire Swamp, and even death before they can finally reunite and find happily ever after! This one will keep you and the little ones on the edge and teach everyone about finding love in its own sweet way!

8. Lady and the Tramp

More than 60 years after its release, this Disney classic is still a favorite and tops every Valentine’s Day movie list ever! Lady is a well-bred cocker spaniel while Tramp is a charming fellow from the other side of the tracks, however, they fall for each other! Tramp shows Lady what adventure means and makes her life exciting and delightful and together they show what true love means to everyone. Their famous spaghetti scene is still etched in everyone’s memory. This Valentine’s Day experience nostalgia and love and everything beautiful with these two adorable characters from Disney!

We hope that you enjoy watching these movies with your family this Valentine’s Day and experience love in its different forms and beauty. So, go ahead and start binging, and yes, Happy Valentine’s Day!!