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1 day ago · Whether you’re a parent looking for a moral, entertaining movie night with your kids, or you’re a young student of movies making the leap on your own, check out these 50 Essential Movies For Kids!...
50 Movies All Kids Should Watch Before They're 12. From musicals, prince and princess tales, and animated animals to heroic adventures and feel-good favorites, these must-see classic movies will appeal to the whole family.
- The Goonies (1985) Suitable for: Kids ages 10+ Rating: PG. Who's in it: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman. Run time: 114 minutes. This coming-of-age ’80s classic has got it all: hidden treasure, everlasting friendship, edge-of-your-seat thrills and a young Josh Brolin.
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) Suitable for: Kids ages 8. Rating: PG. Who's in it: Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley. Run time: 106 minutes.
- The Greatest Showman (2017) Suitable for: Kids ages 8+ Rating: PG. Who's in it: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya. Run time: 105 minutes.
- Moana (2016) Suitable for: Kids ages 5+ Rating: PG. Who's in it: Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison. Run time: 103 minutes. The first of many Disney flicks on our list, this musical adventure earns extra points for its killer soundtrack (courtesy of Lin-Manuel Miranda) and total badass heroine (no prince swooping in to rescue her).
1. Bedknobs and Broomsticks. 1971 1h 57m G. 7.0 (41K) Rate. 59 Metascore. An apprentice witch, three kids, and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II. Director Robert Stevenson Ward Kimball Stars Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall. 2. Holes.
- Inside Out (2015) This family flick is one of Pixar’s most creative storylines—prepare for a roller coaster of emotions! The key characters of this sweet movie are actually a little girl’s feelings—Disgust, Joy and Sadness, to name a few—and accompany her on an unexpected move from the Midwest to the West Coast.
- The Mitchells Vs. the Machines (2021) A visual stunner from the team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, The Mitchells takes its cues from the classic road-trip films of yesteryear.
- Ratatouille (2007) Film. Animation. The rat can cook! This sweetly ridiculous movie about a naive, ambitious rodent named Remy (charmingly voiced by Patton Oswalt), who longs to become a great chef is witty, clever, gently moral and dramatically convincing.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Don’t let the title scare you off from showing this Tim Burton classic to the wee ones. Sure, the stop-motion animation is a little oogie-boogie, but the story is far too sweet to cause many actual nightmares.
50 Modern Movies All Kids Should Watch Before They're 12. There are movies that are easy to forget, and then there are the titles on this list -- bursting with memorable characters, plots that twist and turn, and positive messages relevant for years to come.
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