HardwoodLegend
02-14-2014, 10:13 PM
For those of you with children under the age of 14, make sure they check these motion pictures out to complement their education to develop a strong, well-rounded, cultured and worldly outlook.
TOP 10
1. Spirited Away (2001) - Animated Japanese film about gods and sorcerers
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Musical classic
3. The 400 Blows (1959) - French 12-year-old turns into a hellraiser
4. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum as a serial killer in America's Deep South
5. Where is My Friend's House? (1987) - One of Iranian director Kiarostami's earlier works
6. Show Me Love (1998) - Coming-of-age tale of two Swedish girls
7. Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear and Woody brought to life by computer animation
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tearjerker
9. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Italian film focusing on life after World War II
10. Kes (1969) - Gritty working class British drama
THE REMAINING 40
A Day at the Races (1937) - Marx Brothers comedy
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Oscar-winning Sherwood Forest action
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) - World War II drama set in French boarding school
Back to the Future (1985) - Michael J Fox's time-travelling adventure
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Disney's musical masterpiece
La Belle et la Bete (1946) - French telling of Beauty and the Beast
Billy Elliot (2000) - Working class boy discovers a love of ballet
Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Romantic tale of an uncommonly gentle man
Etre et Avoir (2002) - Portrait of a French school staffed by one teacher
Finding Nemo (2003) - Underwater animation
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Frank Capra's uplifting family feature
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - Greek hero and his adventures
The Kid (1921) - Charlie Chaplin as a tramp
King Kong (1933) - Giant ape thriller
Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998) - Animated African folk tale
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) - French comedy about a holidaymaker who wreaks havoc
My Life as a Dog (1985) - Swedish boy abused by his family
My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - Japanese animation
Oliver Twist (1948) - Charles Dickens' classic
The Outsiders (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola crime drama
Pather Panchali (1955) - Indian story of survival for a boy in Bengal
Playtime (1967) - Jacques Tati in a French farce
The Princess Bride (1987) - Rob Reiner directed fantastical fairytale
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - Aboriginal epic
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Harrison Ford goes on a perilous quest
The Railway Children (1970) - Charming drama set in Edwardian England
The Red Balloon (1956) - French parable
Romeo & Juliet (1996) - Baz Luhrmann's modern take on Shakespeare's tragedy
The Secret Garden (1993) - Maggie Smith stars in the classic journey of discovery
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly musical
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937) - Classic animated fairytale
Some Like it Hot (1959) - Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Tense drama set in post civil war Spain
Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas's sci-fi epic
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Movie of the Pulitzer winning novel
Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - Vintage French space travel
Walkabout (1971) - Children stranded in the Australian outback
Whale Rider (2002) - New Zealand tale of love
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) - Hayley Mills finds Jesus on a farm
The White Balloon (1995) - Iranian tale
TOP 10
1. Spirited Away (2001) - Animated Japanese film about gods and sorcerers
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Musical classic
3. The 400 Blows (1959) - French 12-year-old turns into a hellraiser
4. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum as a serial killer in America's Deep South
5. Where is My Friend's House? (1987) - One of Iranian director Kiarostami's earlier works
6. Show Me Love (1998) - Coming-of-age tale of two Swedish girls
7. Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear and Woody brought to life by computer animation
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tearjerker
9. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Italian film focusing on life after World War II
10. Kes (1969) - Gritty working class British drama
THE REMAINING 40
A Day at the Races (1937) - Marx Brothers comedy
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Oscar-winning Sherwood Forest action
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) - World War II drama set in French boarding school
Back to the Future (1985) - Michael J Fox's time-travelling adventure
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Disney's musical masterpiece
La Belle et la Bete (1946) - French telling of Beauty and the Beast
Billy Elliot (2000) - Working class boy discovers a love of ballet
Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Romantic tale of an uncommonly gentle man
Etre et Avoir (2002) - Portrait of a French school staffed by one teacher
Finding Nemo (2003) - Underwater animation
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Frank Capra's uplifting family feature
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - Greek hero and his adventures
The Kid (1921) - Charlie Chaplin as a tramp
King Kong (1933) - Giant ape thriller
Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998) - Animated African folk tale
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) - French comedy about a holidaymaker who wreaks havoc
My Life as a Dog (1985) - Swedish boy abused by his family
My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - Japanese animation
Oliver Twist (1948) - Charles Dickens' classic
The Outsiders (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola crime drama
Pather Panchali (1955) - Indian story of survival for a boy in Bengal
Playtime (1967) - Jacques Tati in a French farce
The Princess Bride (1987) - Rob Reiner directed fantastical fairytale
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - Aboriginal epic
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Harrison Ford goes on a perilous quest
The Railway Children (1970) - Charming drama set in Edwardian England
The Red Balloon (1956) - French parable
Romeo & Juliet (1996) - Baz Luhrmann's modern take on Shakespeare's tragedy
The Secret Garden (1993) - Maggie Smith stars in the classic journey of discovery
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly musical
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937) - Classic animated fairytale
Some Like it Hot (1959) - Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Tense drama set in post civil war Spain
Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas's sci-fi epic
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Movie of the Pulitzer winning novel
Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - Vintage French space travel
Walkabout (1971) - Children stranded in the Australian outback
Whale Rider (2002) - New Zealand tale of love
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) - Hayley Mills finds Jesus on a farm
The White Balloon (1995) - Iranian tale