Steven Spielberg's infamous E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial early 80s film. A staple of my childhood!
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There’s actually a list already compiled that is pretty interesting. It was compiled in 2005 by the British Film Institute and was created in order to help inspire parents and educators to use films as a teaching platform; also helping to promote the film medium as art.
A group of 70 experts are the ones who came up with the list, and their expertise covered teachers, critics, authors, and producers. Each of them made their own top ten lists and then that list was compiled into the list you see below.
Here are the top 50 movies every kid should see by the time they reach 14!
THE TOP TEN
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Kes (1969)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Show Me Love (1998)
Spirited Away (2001)
Toy Story (1995)
Where is the Friend’s Home? (1987)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
THE 40 FILMS TO SEE BY AGE 14
A Day at the Races (1937)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Au revoir les enfants (1987)
Back to the Future (1985)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Finding Nemo (2003)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The Kid (1921)
King Kong (1933)
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
My Life as a Dog (1985)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Outsiders (1983)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Play Time (1967)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Railway Children (1970)
The Red Balloon (1956)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
The Secret Garden (1993)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
To Be and to Have (2002)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Walkabout (1971)
Whale Rider (2002)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
The White Balloon (1995)
One of these days, I’ll watch every movie from this list! The sad reality is that I don’t often find time to watch movies (or TV shows for that matter) so I’m so hugely behind. I’m also behind in games though sadly. I think I see more films than games because I do go to the theaters somewhat frequently. Or at least I did over the past year or so before things got rough financially.
