Kind tales, funny comedies, touching and instructive stories - you will find all this in our selection of the best films for children. Feel free to leave your child alone at the screen or watch them with the whole family!
1. An Endless Story (1984)
Do not look at the year of release and dull by modern standards, the scenery. Wolfgang Petersen's story about the dreamy boy Bastian and the fairyland of Fantasy captures from the first minutes.
2. Stardust (2007)
Tristan Thorne (Charlie Cox), a child of the ordinary and magical worlds, promises his beloved to get a star from the sky for her. He even finds her, except that the star turns out to be a beautiful girl (Claire Danes).
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) lives very poorly and can only dream of getting to the famous Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) chocolate factory. And so Mr. Wonka announced that he had hidden five golden tickets in chocolates, and was waiting for the lucky ones to visit.
4. Peppy Longstocking (1984)
The old Soviet film adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's story still looks like a breeze. Cheerful naughty Pippi makes a fuss in a small town, finds friends and bravely overcomes obstacles. Cast - Svetlana Stupak, Mikhail Boyarsky, Tatiana Vasilyeva, Lyudmila Shagalova and others.
5. Beethoven (1992)
The thieves stole the St. Bernard puppies, but one of them managed to escape and ended up in the Newton's house. Father George (Charles Grodin) is categorically against the dog, but little Emily really likes a puppy named Beethoven and even saves her life.
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6. Big fish (2003)
Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) is a former itinerant trader and great storyteller who shares completely fantastic life stories. His son Will believes that his father is just a dreamer. How surprised he will be when he realizes that he was wrong.
7. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) has no friends at all and is constantly bullied by everyone. He meets Leslie (Anna Sophia Robb), the same black sheep, and soon the children become best friends. They find an abandoned house in the forest and build their own fairytale world - Terabithia.
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
The first film in the series was perhaps the most childish one. The mother sends the children to the village to stay with friends, away from the bombing in London. There they accidentally find a magic wardrobe, which leads straight to the snow-covered forest of a fairyland, where they are met by a real faun (James McAvoy).
9. Labyrinth (1986)
Young Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) loves fairy tales and toys. Her younger brother is kidnapped by the Goblin King (David Bowie), who is secretly in love with a girl. And he says that she has only 13 hours to bring the baby home, otherwise he will turn into a goblin.
10. Back to the Future (1985)
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is a dysfunctional teenager who has an odd friendship with scientist Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Who would have thought that it was the eccentric Doc who would be able to create a real time machine.
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11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is a giant franchise, but your child will surely find new films and cartoons on his own. We advise you to show him also a touching old comedy by Steve Barron with funny jokes, an insidious villain and the real power of friendship.
12. Jumanji (1995)
Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and her brother find a mysterious game in the attic, and immediately begin to play, not really delving into the rules. With each move, something strange happens in the house - now giant mosquitoes, now monkeys, now a lion, now an adult Alan Parrish (Robin Williams), who has long been considered missing. By the way, a new film "Jumanji" was released recently, and it's good too!
13. Miracle (2017)
August Pullman was born with a deformity of the face, so he cannot live a normal life. He only has a mother (Julia Roberts) and a dog.After a series of operations, he finally goes to a private school, but is faced with ridicule and misunderstanding. Will he get along with his classmates?
14. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Tim Burton's fantasy film primarily attracts attention with an unrealistically beautiful picture. The classic story of Alice, performed by Mia Vasikovskaya, received a new reading. Cast - Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway.
15. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1976)
Another charming Soviet film by Leonid Nechaev has not lost its charm over the years. The story of the adventures of Pinocchio, his friends and enemies captivates at any age.
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16. The Incredible Journey of Mr. Spivet (2013)
Tekumse Sparrow Spivet is a simple boy from a farm. Only now he is pathologically smart, and even sends his developments to the Washington Institute, which attracts the attention of scientists. Cast - Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter and Judy Davis.
17. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Farmer's son Jack (Nicholas Hoult) and Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson) love the beanstalk tale. Suddenly, ten years later, fate brings them together, and in the hands of Jack are those magic beans.
18. Spy Kids (2001)
Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Junie (Daryl Sabara) are the children of former secret agents. Years later, the best spies begin to disappear, and suspicions fall on the popular TV presenter. The cast also stars Antonio Banderas, Alan Cumming and Danny Trejo.
19. Keeper of time (2011)
An unusual mechanism falls into the hands of the orphan Hugo, and the boy becomes a keeper of time. He finds himself drawn into a cycle of strange events with riddles from the past and the future. Ace Butterfield was accompanied by Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law and Christopher Lee.
20. The Adventures of Remy (2018)
The adaptation of an old French fairy tale by Antoine Blosser tells about the adventures of a little orphan Remy. On the way, he meets a wandering musician and becomes his student.
