Looking for a family movie night with a little mystery and plenty of suspense? These movies challenge viewers to solve puzzles, follow clues and uncover secrets without relying on horror. From clever whodunits to exciting adventures, these picks give families a fun way to enjoy a little mystery together.
Top 10 Family Mystery Movies with Suspense Instead of Horror
NANCY DREW
NANCY DREW opens in the town of River Heights where Nancy stops two thieves robbing a church. This 1940s type opening suddenly turns into a very exciting movie when Nancy's father moves both of them to Los Angeles to become a rich…
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GROW
GROW is a charming comedy set in England about an abandoned girl, Charlie Little, sent to live with her long-lost Aunt Dinah. Dinah runs a family farm located in the “Pumpkin Capital of the World.” Dinah notices Charlie has special gifts communicating…
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KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL
KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL stars Abigail Breslin in the title role. Kit is an American girl living in Cincinnati during the Great Depression. Kit seems to be living the ideal life. One day Kit is helping at the soup kitchen and…
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ZOOTOPIA
ZOOTOPIA is an animated adventure comedy set in a vast animal metropolis where predators and prey get along with each other. Judy Hopps has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. She gets her chance when Zootopia Mayor Lionheart decides to hire…
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SHERLOCK GNOMES
SHERLOCK GNOMES is a funny animated comedy and mystery adventure. Gnomeo and Juliet and their friends have moved to London with their owners, Lord Redbrick and Lady Bluebury. Gnomeo and Juliet are given control of the new garden, but Juliet begins to…
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Steven Spielberg’s THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN is a glorious, grand animated adventure the whole family can enjoy. Tintin is a young curious reporter who buys a model of the lost treasure ship called the “Unicorn.” A sinister man approaches Tintin, offering him…
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THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES stars Hugh Jackman as George, an English shepherd in the small village of Denbrook. George loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every day, he feeds them their medicine and every night he reads to them…
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NATIONAL TREASURE
NATIONAL TREASURE is a rollicking, witty adventure mystery starring Nicolas Cage as a contemporary Indiana Jones hero hunting clues to a treasure hidden for hundreds of years. Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates. Ben’s family has been looking for clues to secret ancient…
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WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT is based on a series of Oscar®-winning short cartoons. Wallace and his dog, Gromit, have a humane pest business called Anti-Pesto. Every year, Lady Tottingham has a largest vegetable contest for the local town.…
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