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. 16 new

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 20 new

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 23 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 25 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 28 new

    Mystery Men

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  6. 30 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 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
  8. 34 new

    Spider-Man

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 36 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  10. 37 new

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 39 new

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 51 new

    Where Eagles Dare

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