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1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
directed by Robert Mulligan
featuring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, Robert Duvall, Frank Overton, Brock PetersHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel was translated to film in 1962 by Horton Foote and the producer/director team of Robert ... More
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2. Anne of Green Gables (1985)
directed by Kevin Sullivan
featuring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Schuyler GrantLucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, previously filmed in 1934, was afforded a TV-movie treatment in 1985. Megan Follows stars as 13 ... More
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3. Secondhand Lions (2003)
directed by Tim McCanlies
featuring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky KattIn this family-friendly comedy drama, Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is a shy and bookish boy just short of his teens whose mother impulsively decides to ... More
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4. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
directed by Spike Jonze
featuring Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Michael Berry Jr., Chris Cooper, Lauren AmbroseVisionary director Spike Jonze brings Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book to the big screen with the help of hipster icon Dave Eggers, who ... More
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5. August Rush (2007)
directed by Kirsten Sheridan
featuring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin WilliamsEstranged from his parents by circumstance and nudged toward a foster family, a young boy seeks out his long-lost folks and discovers prodigious ... More
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6. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
directed by Mark Herman
featuring Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, David Thewlis, Vera FarmigaVera Farmiga, David Thewlis, and Asa Butterfield star in Little Voice writer/director Mark Herman's adaptation of John Boyne's novel concerning the ... More
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7. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
directed by Wes Anderson
featuring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormandDirector/co-writer Wes Anderson teams with screenwriter Roman Coppola for this period comedy-drama set in the 1960s, in which a pair of young lovers ... More
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8. The Sixth Sense (1999)
directed by M. Night Shyamalan
featuring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Donnie WahlbergIn this tense tale of psychological terror, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist whose new patient has a problem far outside his ... More
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9. Oliver! (1968)
directed by Carol Reed
featuring Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Hugh Griffith, Mark Lester, Jack WildInspired by Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart's 1961 London and Broadway musical hit glossed over some of Dickens' more graphic ... More
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10. Pollyanna (1960)
directed by David Swift
featuring Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Nancy Olson, Adolphe MenjouEleanor H. Porter's story of Pollyanna, "The Glad Girl," was first filmed in 1920 by Mary Pickford. While entertaining, the Pickford version tended ... More
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11. Mommie Dearest (1981)
directed by Frank Perry
featuring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya AldaList of all editionsWhen her adoptive mother Joan Crawford died in 1977, erstwhile actress/author Christina Crawford and her brother Christopher were left out of Joan ... More
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12. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
directed by Wayne Wang
featuring AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave MatthewsList of all editionsIt's not finishing school or a traditional upbringing that causes ten-year-old Opal to learn about the world outside of her own backyard, but rather ... More
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13. National Velvet (1944)
directed by Clarence Brown
featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela LansburyList of all editionsAlthough National Velvet was the first starring role for 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, the early part of the film belongs to Mickey Rooney in the ... More
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14. Simon Birch (1998)
directed by Mark Steven Johnson
featuring Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David StrathairnList of all editionsThis comedy-drama features a narration by Jim Carrey, looking back to childhood in a manner similar to the narration on TV's The Wonder Years. The ... More
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15. Millions (2005)
directed by Danny Boyle
featuring Alex Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher FulfordList of all editionsDirector Danny Boyle revisits a theme from his Shallow Grave and Trainspotting days -- greed -- but focuses on a much younger protagonist with this ... More
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16. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
directed by John Ford
featuring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall, Barry Fitzgerald, Anna LeeList of all editionsSpanning 50 years, director John Ford's How Green Was My Valley revolves around the life of the Morgans, a Welsh mining family, as told through the ... More
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17. Lady in White (1988)
directed by Frank LaLoggia
featuring Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond, Jason PressonList of all editionsIn this supernatural nostalgia piece, a young boy tracks down a murderer with help from the ghosts of a slain little girl and her mother. In a voice ... More
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18. Rigoletto (1993)
List of all editionsGiuseppe Verdi's beloved opera arrives on the small screen for the whole family to enjoy in this film designed to spark conversation among family ... More
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19. Billy Elliot (2000)
directed by Stephen Daldry
featuring Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jean HeywoodList of all editionsBrassed Off meets My Name Is Joe in this gritty coming-of-age drama about a young son of a poor English coal miner who dreams of being a ballet ... More
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20. Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
directed by Norman Tokar
featuring Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Charlie Ruggles, Elliott Reid, Kurt RussellList of all editionsFollow Me, Boys!, Disney's paean to the Boys Scouts of America, leaves no cliché unturned: we're even offered the old reliable "kid hanging over ... More
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21. A Little Princess (1995)
directed by Alfonso Cuarón
featuring Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews, Rusty Schwimmer, Arthur MaletList of all editionsA privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children's fantasy. ... More
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22. Captains Courageous (1937)
directed by Victor Fleming
featuring Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Charles GrapewinList of all editionsA boy learns life-changing lessons about the importance of friendship and the dignity of labor in this adventure saga based on a story by Rudyard ... More
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23. Bright Eyes (1934)
directed by David Butler
featuring Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen, Lois WilsonList of all editionsDespite stiff competition like Poor Little Rich Girl and Heidi, Bright Eyes is arguably the best of Shirley Temple's 1930s vehicles. The little curly ... More
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24. The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
directed by Paul Bogart
featuring Jason Robards, Jr., Lisa Lucas, Mildred NatwickList of all editionsEmbittered by the death of his wife, James Mills (Jason Robards) refuses to buy a Christmas tree for his 10-year-old daughter Addie (Lisa Lucas). ... More
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25. My Dog Skip (2000)
directed by Jay Russell
featuring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Caitlin WachsList of all editionsThe popular memoir by Pulitzer prize-winning author Willie Morris became this family comedy-drama about a boy and his dog. Young Willie Morris ... More







