Boys Life: 100 Movies Every Kid Should See

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The first movie appeared just a few years before the first issue of Boys’ Life. Since then, there have been a lot of great ones. Here are 100 movies that every kid should see. (Some suggestions will require parental guidance.)

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  1. 25 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
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    Boys Town

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
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    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
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    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
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    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
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    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
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    Peter Pan

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
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    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
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    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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    Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moby Dick

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
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    Old Yeller

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
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    Kidnapped

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
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    Swiss Family Robinson

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
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    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
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    Follow Me, Boys!

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Brian's Song

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
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    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
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    Napoleon and Samantha

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    Where the Red Fern Grows

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
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    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    The Black Stallion

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
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    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
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    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
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    Mr. Mom

    1983, in 1 top list Check
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    Never Cry Wolf

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
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    WarGames

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
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    Footloose

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Neverending Story

    1984 — a.k.a. The NeverEnding Story, in 2 top lists Check
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