The 10 best films with age rating from 6 years on Disney+

Age 6+ movies are often criticized, but guess what? Many of them are actually fantastic. Just because something is suitable for young children doesn't mean it's automatically bad! Here are ten age 6+ movies you can watch with the kids… or without.

1. A kingdom for a llama

Disney tried something different with A kingdom for a llama and the result was one of the best comedies of all time, rated 6+. It tells the story of Kuzco (David Spade), a spoiled and arrogant Inca emperor who is turned into a llama by his scheming advisor Yzma (Eartha Kitt). His only hope of survival lies with a kindly farmer, Pacha (John Goodman), but unfortunately Kuzco has already threatened to destroy his home and replace it with “Kuzcotopia.”

You've probably seen several memes created about this movie, but it's much better to see them in context. A LLAMA? IT SHOULD BE DEAD!

2. Honey, I shrunk the kids

Honey, I shrunk the kids scared me as a child! It wasn't just the giant insects. It was also the fact that the film ends with Rick Moranis' character almost Eat his shrunken son from a cereal bowl. Good God! And yet it is rated for ages 6 and up.

But aside from the moments of minor scares, there is a lot to love and laugh at in this film. It was so successful at the box office that it spawned several sequels, and rumors have it that Moranis will one day come out of retirement and direct a reboot film called Shrunk, although the project is currently apparently on hold.

3. Mary Poppins

Mary Poppinsthe classic story of the stern English nanny who swoops down on an umbrella and brightens up the lives of the dysfunctional Banks family. Julie Andrews plays the title role and is, of course, a delight. Walt Disney knew it would be her; he personally chose her for the role and even postponed filming while she was having a baby because he simply couldn't imagine any other actress in the role of Poppins.

Who can forget the animated scenes, or the wonderful made-up word “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” or Dick Van Dyke's incredibly dodgy Cockney accent? This film has been entertaining children since the distant days of 1964, and it won't stop any time soon.

4. Toy history

When Toy history When it came out, it revolutionized computer animation… and it told a great story, too. Pixar's first feature-length film tackles themes like friendship and jealousy, things that children (and many adults) have to learn to deal with, and it does so with the great characters of Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).

Woody is the favorite toy in young Andy's bedroom, but when a flashy new “space ranger” toy named Buzz Lightyear shows up during a birthday party, Woody is suddenly demoted to second favorite toy. And then, to make matters a hundred times worse, Woody and Buzz end up in the hands of a horrible child who likes to blow up toys. This movie may be R-rated, but there is so much toy abuse! Of course, it still has a happy ending.

5. The sound of music

Julie Andrews again! Isn't she simply the queen of family-friendly films? This time she plays Maria in The sound of musica young nun who the other nuns just don't know what to do with. How do you solve a problem like Maria's? She takes a job as a governess for the seven Von Trapp children, but falls in love with their father, Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer).

Young children may not fully understand the plot. The sound of musicbut they will love the songs. Tunes like “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “So Long, Farewell,” and of course, “The Sound of Music” have stood the test of time and how.

6. Anastasia

Hey, do you remember when Anastasia appeared and everyone insisted on lumping the title character together with the Disney princesses, although Anastasia wasn't actually made by Disney? Well, that problem persists to this day as the film is now on Disney+.

Anastasia is one of those movies that everyone who sees it is baffled that it has an age rating of 6+. After all, it does revolve around the death of Princess Anastasia's entire family, so prepare your young children in advance, but keep in mind that they'll probably love the talking bat and catchy musical numbers regardless.

7. The Muppets Christmas Carol

A Christmas film that can be enjoyed all year round, because everything that has to do with the Muppets should not be reduced to a one-time affair a year, The Muppets Christmas Carol (which Charles Dickens would have no doubt LOVED) stars Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, and he gives his best and more. He plays the role with absolute honesty, and the film is all the better for it.

Caine is joined by Kermit, Miss Piggy, The Great Gonzo (who plays Dickens himself), Rizzo the Rat, Fozzie Bear and all your favorite Muppets, in one of the best Christmas movies, one of the best Muppet movies, And one of the best films rated “age 6+” of all time.

8th. The true story

Wait, David Lynch made a film for Disney with an age rating of 6 and over? The same David Lynch who Eraser head And Blue Velvet? THAT is David Lynch? Yes, he is, and it is a wonderful work.

The true story is about Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), an elderly man who lives with his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek). One day he learns that his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) is dying, but Alvin can no longer safely drive across the country to visit him, so he decides to drive the lawnmower all the way instead.

This charming but almost completely forgotten film is based on an equally charming but almost completely forgotten true story: There really was a man named Alvin Straight, and he really did drive a lawnmower across Iowa and Wisconsin to visit his brother.

9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Sorry, Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame is rated 6+? Doesn't this movie contain all sorts of horror scenes, including the implication of sexual violence?! Yes, it does, and yes, it is still rated 6+. (However, Disney+ still politely warns you when you start the movie that it Smoke.)

It is not for nothing that Hunchback called “the most highly rated film you will ever see in your life.” It's a beautiful film, but it doesn't shy away in the slightest from what Judge Claude Frollo (Tony Jay) is willing to do to anyone who doesn't fit into his social mold. Kids might just watch it between their fingers, but by the time the credits roll, they might have learned a few new things about acceptance and resistance.

10. The Lion King

The Lion King is quite simply one of the best films with an age rating of 6+ ever made. In fact, it is one of the best Films ever done. From the first breathtaking image of the bright red sunrise, you know that something special awaits you.

The Lion King tells the story of a lion cub who is betrayed by his treacherous uncle (this is all very hamlet) and embarks on a hero's journey to reclaim his throne and his country. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including Timon and Pumbaa (Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella), a meerkat and warthog duo that have delighted children for decades.