Family Video calls itself the nation's largest privately owned video rental company. It has worked hard to cultivate a large online presence for the sale of new and used movies. Its website not only has a family movies section, but also has frequent movie discounts and free and reduced shipping incentives. You can purchase the movies online or in person at one of the 625 Family Video stores.
Columbia House has a family movie section and offers a discount on the initial purchase of movies as part of a membership. The purchase of three movies for $1 is possible by agreeing to the obligation to buy three more movies at the regular price. The initial purchase comes with free shipping.
The Disney Movie Club offers four Disney movies for $1 in exchange for the promise to buy five more movies at the regular club price. While the site does offer "grown-up" movies from other Disney-owned movie studios, the website's focus is the sale of Disney and Pixar animated movies and live action family films.
If buying movies sight unseen is not your thing, try the free library alternative. You can go online and reserve family movies in advance, having them delivered free of charge to the library branch of your choice. In this way, the only expense involved is the cost of gas or shoe leather used in getting to your library--assuming you return the video on time. Many libraries charge late fees of $2 per day, even on days when the library is closed. If your local library system is still in the process of completing an online catalogue where DVDs can be reserved, you have the option of using online vendors like Amazon.com or Walmart.com to scout movie titles ahead of time, and then taking that information with you tothe library and reserving the family films of your choice in person.