This year sometimes felt like it was sinking in a swamp of smug, but the movies that buoyed it were the least cynical ones: the ones that were made for children. Two of the movies in my Top 10.. Family films received high marks in 2009 and SheKnows takes a look at the Top 10 of the year. This year’s family films range in style from high tech 3-D to old school animation with.
Kids Movies 2009 List: Up • The Princess and the Frog • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Fantastic Mr. Fox • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs • Coraline (15th Anniversary re-release) • G-Force • Toy Story - 30th Anniversary • Hannah Montana: The Movie • The Pink Panther 2 • Monsters vs. Aliens • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • Where the Wild Things Are.. 2009 was a great year for movies, including family-friendly children's movies! Whether you fell in love with chubby, industrious Russell in Disney • Pixar's "Up" (one of the best movie s from the lot) or renewed your crush on Alvin and the Chipmunks, or rooted for the Monsters in "Monsters vs. Aliens," you're bound to have a favorite children's movie from this past year.