Mark Kermode's 25 of the Best Films for Children
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In compiling this list of 25 great movies for children, I have attempted to bear in mind the vast range of films that I was lucky enough to have encountered at an impressionable age, and to acknowledge that, until fairly recently, young moviegoers were raised on a diet of movies that played to audiences of all ages.
My choices range from short animations to feature-length live-action films, from silent films to foreign-language classics (I’m assuming subtitles aren’t an issue) from a century of international cinema. Along with the more obvious contenders, I’ve included a few titles that some readers may not consider to be children’s films at all. Fair enough. But, crucially, these are all films that kids could watch, if they wanted. The list is arranged not by merit but by date.
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check -
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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Pather Panchali
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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Le ballon rouge
1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check -
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Les quatre cents coups
1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check -
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Mary Poppins
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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Kes
1969, in 11 top lists Check -
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Pollux et le chat bleu
1970 — a.k.a. Dougal and the Blue Cat, in 1 top list Check -
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
1972, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Street
1976, in 1 top list Check -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 30 top lists Check -
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Tonari no Totoro
1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Secret Garden
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Little Women
1994, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kirikou et la sorcière
1998 — a.k.a. Kirikou and the Sorceress, in 0 top lists Check -
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Whale Rider
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Bend It Like Beckham
2002, in 2 top lists Check -
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Die Höhle des gelben Hundes
2005 — a.k.a. The Cave of the Yellow Dog, in 2 top lists Check -
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Taare Zameen Par
2007 — a.k.a. Like Stars on Earth, in 3 top lists Check -
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Wadjda
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
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Queen of Katwe
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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La tortue rouge
2016 — a.k.a. The Red Turtle, in 1 top list Check -
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The Breadwinner
2017, in 1 top list
Last updated on Apr 24, 2020 by Chilton; source