The Guardian's 50 Best Family Films
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As part of the Commission Us strand of our Film Season, you asked for a library of the best children's films. Here's our top 50, plus Michael Hann's personal choices, where you can also add your own.
Note: List appears to be alphabetical, but I'm not sure why the first two are listed as such in the source.
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
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Addams Family Values
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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Babe
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
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Bambi
1942, in 13 top lists Check -
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Bugsy Malone
1976, in 4 top lists Check -
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
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Carry on Up the Khyber
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
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Chicken Run
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 30 top lists Check -
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Edward Scissorhands
1990, in 10 top lists Check -
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Galaxy Quest
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Great Expectations
1946, in 17 top lists Check -
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Gregory's Girl
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
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High School Musical
2006, in 1 top list Check -
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The Iron Giant
1999, in 13 top lists Check -
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Kes
1969, in 11 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
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Mary Poppins
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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Mitt liv som hund
1985 — a.k.a. My Life as a Dog, in 7 top lists Check -
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Mystery Men
1999, in 1 top list Check -
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National Velvet
1944, in 4 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 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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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Sons of the Desert
1933, in 8 top lists Check -
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Spider-Man
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
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Stand by Me
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Superman
1978, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Incredible Journey
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Incredibles
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Ladykillers
1955, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Mask
1994, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Railway Children
1970, in 3 top lists Check -
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Les parapluies de Cherbourg
1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check -
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Badkonake sefid
1995 — a.k.a. The White Balloon, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Twilight
2008, in 2 top lists Check -
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Watership Down
1978, in 4 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 7, 2015; source