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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  1. 4 new

    Addams Family Values

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  2. 5 new

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 45 new

    Badkonake sefid

    1995 — a.k.a. The White Balloon, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 6 new

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 7 new

    Bugsy Malone

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 8 new

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 9 new

    Carry on Up the Khyber

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 10 new

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 2 new

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 11 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 12 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 13 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 15 new

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 16 new

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 17 new

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 18 new

    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 19 new

    High School Musical

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  18. 38 new

    The Incredible Journey

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 39 new

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 20 new

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 21 new

    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 40 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 22 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 41 new

    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 23 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 25 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 24 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 26 new

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 42 new

    The Mask

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 3 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 27 new

    Mitt liv som hund

    1985 — a.k.a. My Life as a Dog, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 28 new

    Mystery Men

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  33. 29 new

    National Velvet

    1944, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 30 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 44 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 31 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 43 new

    The Railway Children

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 14 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  39. 32 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  40. 33 new

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 34 new

    Spider-Man

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 35 new

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 36 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  44. 37 new

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 47 new

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 48 new

    Twilight

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 1 new

    Up

    2009, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 49 new

    Watership Down

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 50 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  50. 51 new

    Where Eagles Dare

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Nov 7, 2015; source