The New York Times Essential Library: Children’s Movies

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The New York Times Essential Library selected their 100 best children's movies in this 2003 publication, authored by Peter Nichols.

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  1. 2 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 3 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 4 new

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 6 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 8 new

    L'ours

    1988 — a.k.a. The Bear, in 1 top list Check
  6. 12 new

    The Black Stallion

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 32 new

    Fly Away Home

    1996 — a.k.a. Father Goose, in 1 top list Check
  8. 35 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 36 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 40 new

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 42 new

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 44 new

    James and the Giant Peach

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  13. 45 new

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 47 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 48 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  16. 50 new

    Lilo & Stitch

    2002, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 51 new

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 58 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 59 new

    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 62 new

    Monsters, Inc.

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 68 new

    Never Cry Wolf

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 69 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 70 new

    Peter Pan

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 72 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 73 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  26. 80 new

    Shrek

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 83 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  28. 85 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  29. 86 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  30. 88 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 90 new

    Swiss Family Robinson

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 91 new

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 92 new

    The Four Musketeers

    1974 — a.k.a. The Revenge of Milady, in 1 top list Check
  34. 94 new

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 95 new

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 96 new

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  37. 97 new

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 101 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  39. 102 new

    Yellow Submarine

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
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