BFI's list of 50 films to see before the age of 14

[HardwoodLegend]

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

[Jameerthefear]

Only thing worth a damn on that top 10 is Spirited Away and Toy Story. Fvck all that other no name shit.

[Theoo]

Only thing worth a damn on that top 10 is Spirited Away and Toy Story. Fvck all that other no name shit.

E.T and wizerd of oz no name shits

[Theoo]

what a fk** is spirated away

[Jameerthefear]

what a fk** is spirated away

My favorite movie of all time.

[KobesFinger]

Lion King? Mary Poppins? Original Star Wars trilogy? Space Jam? Harry Potters? LOTR? Why would a 14 year old want to watch movies like Some Like it Hot?

[shaq2000]

I disagree with this list. It can be improved:

A Serbian Film (2010)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Irr

[HardwoodLegend]

[QUOTE=shaq2000]I disagree with this list. It can be improved:

A Serbian Film (2010)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Irr

[treadster]

Add Schindler's list to the top 10, kids need that.

[christian1923]

Sandlot
Lion king
All the toy story's
Little giants
Heavyweights
Finding nemo
Mighty ducks
Space jam
Like mike
The wolf of Wall Street
Little rascals
Goonies
Home alone
Hercules
Leave it to beaver
Both bad news bears

Learned lessons from all these movies.

[Jailblazers7]

Land before time please

[LeGOAT]

Where is Back Door Sluts 3?