12 year old children in family movies
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- DirectorMarina Andree SkopInsular 12 year old Alice escapes from life via gaming. After an explosive argument with her mother, Alice is suddenly flung into a strange gaming world, where she meets curious players, and faces the tyrannical Black Queen to get home.
- DirectorTorfinn IversenA twelve-year-old boy from Norway sets out on a venturesome trip to a scorching German summer with his uncle, in search of finding his real father. It's not going to be easy when he learns that there exists 25.000 men with the same name.
- DirectorAurora GosséStarsLiv Elvira Kippersund LarssonSturla HarbitzViljar Knutsen BjaadalA 12-year-old girl who falls in love with a famous dancer who moves to her town, and auditions for his crew - despite the fact that she cannot dance.
- DirectorSébastien GagnéStarsJoëlle Paré-BeaulieuSteve LaplanteVincent BolducWhen his father faces financial difficulties, 12-year-old MAX is forced to close the pawnshop he runs in his garage and move to a small country town.
- DirectorCaroline ZelderStarsJerry O'ConnellJenna KanellNicholas LoganSummer Gold follows four best friends (12 years old) on a heartfelt and comedic adventure as their parents send them to and off-the-grid summer camp; no phones, no devices, no WiFi. There, the kids encounter four suspicious Camp Counselors, uncover the truth about Civil War gold that's been missing for almost 200 years, and discover there's a whole world waiting to greet them - if they just look up to see it.
- DirectorVlad MarsavinStarsCarrie FisherRita OraKiera MilwardA coming-of-age fairy tale set between modern-day Italy and an imaginary realm just beyond, Wonderwell follows Violet, a naive and inquisitive 12 year-old-girl, on a thrilling journey that transforms her world forever.
- DirectorAndrew Boodhoo KightlingerStarsCaitlin FitzGeraldPaul SparksEthan SlaterBased on the book by the same name, the film tells the inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy, who, separated from his family by a fast moving storm, must fight to stay alive during his nine-day adventure lost in the backwoods of Maine.
- DirectorBenjamin CooperStarsVernon WellsRachel RileyPaul LondonA friendless twelve year old boy who struggles with ADHD befriends a little alien robot that crash landed in his small town. While facing face bullies, summer school and a crazy scrap dealer can he and the robot save the Earth?
- DirectorMitra TabrizianStarsShahab HosseiniA 12-year-old boy living in a small town in Iran whose mother disappeared when he was very young. His father has now married.
- Hero military service dog chained inside a small town junkyard is befriended by a 12 year old boy.
- When Halloween lands on a Saturday, four twelve-year-old boys plan the ultimate day of trick-or-treating. The only problem is they'll have to contend with a group of rowdy teenagers bent on egging them and stealing their candy.
- DirectorCurtis David SackettStarsLiam AtkinsAyanna BerkshireBob ArmstrongA twelve-year-old boy is separated from his family and must fulfill his grandpa's final request to deliver his ashes from the mouth to the source of Southern Oregon's Rogue River.
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- DirectorMeta AkkusStarsAltan ErkekliVildan AtaseverIhsan Berk AydinIn one parallel coming of age story, Kaan is faced with being uprooted from home; in the other, Berke is faced with bullying. Both demonstrate that when you know and choose what you want - Make a Wish - you can change your life
- DirectorAndrey HadjivasilevStarsMartin PaunovPolly IvanovaBoris Minkov"The Tesla Case" is a contemporary story about Tony and Raya, already turned 12, who remained good friends after their misadventures in "The Curie Case" movie. Aspiring young "inventor" Tony is working on a wireless electricity device inspired by the eccentric genius Nikola Tesla. Tony is a firm believer that his discovery would solve the global energy crisis. To his utter disappointment, he is forced to go to a summer camp with his classmates. Tony invites his dear friend and neighbor Raya who, being left all alone by her ever-traveling parents, gladly welcomes his proposal. Surviving nature won't be the only hurdle that Tony needs to overcome. Local scouts' leader Victor, who is jealous of Tony, decides to ruin his scientific attempts and win Raya's affection, while she unravels the secret of the mystery werewolf roaming the nearby forest.
- DirectorKyle BaldaBrad AblesonJonathan del ValStarsSteve CarellPierre CoffinAlan ArkinThe untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.
- DirectorCaroline OrigerStarsJella HaaseLucy CarolanAlex AvenellA cheeky fairy named Violetta gets lost into the human world. To go back to the fairy world, She meets and teams up with a 12-year-old girl named Maxie and discovers her true destiny.
- DirectorNicola LemayStarsKarine VanasseGabriel LessardGuy NadonTaking advantage of his mother's absence as she departs on a cruise ship for some rest and relaxation, 12-year-old Félix sets out to find his father, a fisherman who disappeared at sea two years earlier.
- DirectorBarbara KronenbergStarsRomy Lou JaninhoffJonas OeßelHildegard Schroedter12 year old astronomy geek Uja, armed with a stolen hearse and a classmate as driver, journeys across Eastern Europe to monitor the impact of an asteroid.
- DirectorAli BaratiStarsSaeed AghakhaniMehdi FaghihAmir Reza FaramarziAli Yazdani, a 12-year-old teenager, a genius and simultaneously naughty boy with full of mistakes, was born in a poor family. Due to his many mistakes and disruption of school order, he has expelled from the best school in the city. By entering the new school, his inventions have taken on new dimensions. At the age of 18, Ali has gone to a science camp with a team of elites for a few days. A foreign company enters into a negotiation with the elites during the camp. Ali thought that (Mahboubeh), his favorite girl, would be present in this journey. He was arrested by the police for a mistake he made, and Ali was later deported after consultations. Upon returning to the city, he realized that he has lost his place among the elites, and in order to show himself, he seeks to build a Gyroplane and works in an abandoned metal silo. Mahboubeh, who is aware of this issue, helps him from afar without realizing it. Ali has failed in his work and become more lonely than ever. Although, he claims that no one appreciates him, so he decides to continue his education in the United States. Ali realized his mistakes by reviewing his past and gradually has put aside his pride, recovers himself, and succeeds in flying Gyroplane by completing it.
- DirectorBenni P. ThomasStarsBijukuttanSalim KumarMajor RaviChambakkara is a village situated in center Kerala, Martin who is 12 years old kills a police officer who killed Martins father. This is a story of a person who stands against corruption and crimes and stands for the goodness and wellbeing.
- DirectorAlex ZammStarsHannah CheramyKarin KonovalMalachi Barton12-year-old friends, Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally revive a mummy they discover in a neighbor's basement. They affectionately name the mummy Harold, and must rush to return him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsScarlett EstevezAlexis CarraBeth LackeAfter a disastrous celebration, 12-year-old Rowena makes a wish and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas Day over and over again.
- DirectorChristian ZetterbergStarsLucas AndreassonDavid Ramirez KnezevicRobin StegmarAfter a heated training match with the team, twelve-year-old Viggo and Noel go home to challenge each other's limits and masculinity. A sudden stop to an innocent game questions what a male friendship is allowed to be.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsMegan FoxJosh DuhamelGabriel BatemanA 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.
- DirectorHanno OlderdissenStarsNico MarischkaSebastian BezzelAnna Maria MüheRemake of the 1943 movie based on Eric Knight's book "Lassie Come Home".
- DirectorPierre CoréStarsLila Gueneau LefasAlice PolClovis CornillacMarguerite and Margot are both 12 years old, each with their family, friends, problems, and era. Because one lives in 1942 and the other in 2020. But then a mysterious magic trunk transports them each to the time of the other
- DirectorChristian DyekjærStarsElla Testa KuskBertil SmithMartin BuchWay up north in Greenland lives 12-year-old Lucia with her mother and her father, who is best known as Father Christmas. Lucia is the first girl ever in Santa class at the international Christmas School. On the day that the present machine is supposed to start this year's present production, Lucia's best friend, Oscar, is accused of stealing King Winter's magical crystal that fuels the present machine. Claudia, Lucia's mother who has long been wary of the crude Oscar, tries to prevent Lucia from ruining her future career by defending the seemingly guilty boy. But Lucia is determined to fight injustice and escapes with Oscar to prove his innocence by finding the real thief. Soon they are facing the secret brotherhood of The Grey Brethren, who have sworn to destroy the crystal and end Christmas for good. Lucia realizes that there is more at stake than she thought. Lucia and Oscar have to fight the brotherhood for the crystal all the way into the dangerous Eternal Storm to save Oscar, Christmas, and King Winter. Claudia realizes that her prejudice and ambitions for Lucia have clouded her judgment; Justice and friendship are more important than career and prestige.
- DirectorJoe CornishStarsLouis Ashbourne SerkisDenise GoughDean ChaumooAlex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.
- DirectorAlejandro Fernández AlmendrasStarsLuciano GonzálezAlexis SánchezDaniel MuñozTito is a 12 year old boy with talent for soccer and, by accident, he meets his idol Alexis Sánchez. The unexpected friendship between both leads Tito to discover his true path in life and Alexis remembers the reason why he loves soccer.
- DirectorGustavo Torres GilStarsJulián Andres Salcedo RodriguezMaria DalmazzoSantiago OlayaIt's 1985 and while the country is focused in the victories of the national cyclists in the Tour of France, life changes in the blink of an eye for Elvis Antonio, a 12 year old boy passionate for pro cycling and her ex-hippie mom, a big Elvis Presley fan; when Elvis skips school to watch TV and is caught, her mom forces him to enter the school talent show dressed as Elvis Presley, as punishment. Elvis Antonio runs away and starts a painful but hilarious journey that leads him to discover the biggest secret his family keeps.
- DirectorSarah WinkenstetteStarsYoran LeicherAnna KönigAndreas NicklA bullied 12-year-old boy bonds over soccer with a 11-year-old Syrian refugee.
- DirectorJohn SheedyStarsMiriam MargolyesDaisy AxonAlessandra TogniniA twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family - whatever it takes.
- DirectorMatthias BruhnRalf KukulaStarsAli LyonsOisin ConroyLucy CarolanEast Germany, 1989. 12 year old Fritzi takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik, while Sophie's family is on summer vacation in Hungary. When Sophie doesn't come back from vacation, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.
- DirectorAbas AramStarsAsiye BanitabaAmirhossein MalakoutikhanAva Mohammadithis project is a long movie (114 min) . main role of movie is Frhad- a 12-year-old living her mother and 6-year-old sister in a village call Nohooj.
- DirectorSarik AndreasyanStarsDaniil MuravevVladimir VdovichenkovSergey Bezrukov12-year-old Mitya Privalov dreams of becoming a superhero comics artist. But his robotics engineer parents want him to follow in their footsteps. Mitya never would have imagined that he'd find support and understanding in the rescue robot created by his parents-A-112, or Robo for short. The two of them have amazing adventures together as Robo learns to believe in himself and his dreams and teaches Mitya courage and responsibility.
- DirectorSteve GrimaldiStarsErik HegerWyatt RalffJennifer MudgeA young boy, with help from his family, lets nothing stand between him and his dream to play in the twelve-year-old world series.
- DirectorEdelsin Mendez12-year-old Edelsin Linette Mendez illuminates the consequences of climate change on the coffee market, her community's traditional source of livelihood and Nicaragua's primary agricultural product.
- DirectorKing LuStarsCalvin KaoIsabel Kao12-year-old Wanda copes with the loss of her mother in a strange and peculiar way. She's not yet ready to say goodbye.
- DirectorJohan TimmersStarsAiko BeemsterboerNoa FarinumHilde De BaerdemaekerTwelve-year-old Bo is a talented but hot-tempered kick boxer. However, Bo is distracted by her fighting parents who are in the middle of a divorce. Bo needs to learn how to control her emotions and at the same time accept the fact she can't control everything.
- DirectorChristian DyekjærStarsElla Testa KuskPeter Sejer WintherMartin BuchTo be the first girl accepted into Santa school, twelve-year-old Lucia must find a cure for a mystery illness caused by the devilish Krampus.
- DirectorPaul BeckerStarsColin CritchleyNathan KressMadeleine MantockA 12 year old boy with a passion for dance and his brother are rescued from the streets by an old showman who takes them to live with his estranged former dancing partner/brother.
- DirectorJames RussoStarsJames RussoMelora WaltersR.D. CallA down and out, 50-year-old former high school teacher with a dark secret befriends three 12-year-old boys and helps one come to grips with his father's death. Problems arise when the police suspect the teacher of wrongdoing.
- DirectorMax KsjondaStarsViktor GrigorievVolodymyr RashchukArsen Shavlyuk12-year-old dreamer Vlad accidentally gets caught in a conflict between two alien forces. Together with an electric transformer box The Bobot, a brave girl and an eccentric scientist he has to save the world from a global catastrophe.
- DirectorAlfred RobbinsStarsGary Anthony SturgisNawal LamriniKaylin GarciaTwelve-year-old Ally is trying to adjust to a new school and new friends with the help of her faithful companion, a talking dog named Obie. Ally's parents have saved for a summer trip to California, but they can go only if Ally does well in her class. Ally is relying on Obie to help her, but everything gets complicated when Obie goes missing.
- DirectorMarkus DietrichStarsJürgen ThormannRuby M. LichtenbergLuc Schiltz12-year-old Sue gets some NT26D on herself at her mom's genetic research lab and turns invisible. Sue and two talented friends try to rescue her abducted mom.
- DirectorMichael J. SarnaStarsAndrew AblesonAdrienne BarbeauVeronika BonellJimmy is a 12 year-old boy who daydreams about being the world's greatest animal trainer. Unfortunately, after the loss of his father, his daydreams take over, and his school and personal life begin to suffer. That is until his mom sends him to live with his grandfather for the summer. Just when he thinks things have gone from bad to worse, he discovers an animal sanctuary next door, and a baby white lion. But when he learns that the sanctuary is about to be bought by an evil corporation that plans to use the animals for testing, he formulates a plan with his new found friends to stop the sale, and expose the company for what they're really doing.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsZane AustinFrancesca CapaldiLochlyn MunroMax is assigned to the White House while Charlie, the secret service dog, is on maternity leave. He meets TJ, a 12 year old boy, who is the President's son. Due to his father's high profile, he is trying hard to fit in and lead a normal life. During a state visit by the Russian President and his daughter, Alexandra (Alex), TJ is asked to accompany her, during their stay. TJ befriends Alex, but when they get into trouble, Max comes to the rescue.
- DirectorDustin RikertStarsCaitlin CarmichaelSydney ScotiaJerry O'ConnellA twelve-year-old girl befriends a quirky teenage mermaid who's anything but mythical, and their friendship could heal an age-old feud.
- DirectorKevan PetersonStarsEmmy PerryElisabeth RöhmMorgan FairchildA young girl faces the bittersweet reality that, on her upcoming twelfth birthday, she is destined to turn into a mermaid.
- DirectorKen CarpenterStarsNico ChristouDeVion HarrisMarkie PostWhen 12-year-old Caleb's father announces that they'll be moving before the start of the new school year, Caleb and his friend Blake hatch a series of adventurous plans to foil Dad's intentions.
- DirectorMauro D'AddioStarsCauã MartinsMárcio MagnoIgor Ozzy"On Wheels" is a road movie, a coming of age drama, aimed at a young audience. Lucas, a 13-year-old boy, is wheelchair bound after suffering an accident. Laís, a 12-year-old girl, helps her mother selling breakfast at a truck stop, in the small town where they live. The girl would love to meet her father, a truck driver who left when she was a child and never returned. Laís and Lucas become friends in school, and when she finds out where her father lives, the two set off on a trip.
- DirectorKarl JacobStarsBijou AbasKarl JacobAnna KlempA midwestern matriarchy guides 12-year-old florence through the rite-of-passage of her first deer hunt.
- DirectorJeremy TorrieStarsEmma TremblayAdam BeachRoseanne SupernaultAfter her mother's sudden death, 12-year-old Juliana (Emma Tremblay) is forced to repair an awkward relationship with her father as well as deal with the impending bankruptcy of the family business: a fishing lodge on majestic Lake of the Woods. In a last-ditch attempt to save the lodge, Dad (Adam Beach) organizes a high-stakes fishing derby. Juliana is powerless to help until she finds a world record Musky lurking in the waters around the lodge. Juliana devises a plan to catch the beast and save the family business. When she seeks the counsel of an old Native Ojibway guide, she learns that this particular Musky is an ancient 'medicine fish' with a spirit-essence crucial to the survival of the lake, and all other Muskies. Will she capture the mythic beast and save the lodge? Or will she allow the Musky to live and sacrifice her home? What medicine does this Magical Musky hold?
- DirectorMeikeminne ClinckspoorStarsDaan RoofthooftGeert Van RampelbergSara SommerfeldCityboy Niilas (12) is sent to his mother in Lapland. The only one succeeding in making contact with him is his new sister Suna (11). She takes him on a journey in the magical woods where shy Niilas turns into a wild cloudboy.
- DirectorScott McAboyStarsCasey SimpsonBreanna YdeKlarke PipkinCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
- DirectorJonathan A. RosenbaumStarsLou Diamond PhillipsLulu WilsonJanet KidderA 12 year old girl who thinks she's a police officer joins forces with a real police officer to catch a criminal mastermind who has an army of drones that attack the public.
- DirectorEvgeny SinelnikovStarsHarry WoodMark LissemanAli KempA 12-year-old boy is trying to get reunited to his father after he divorced his wife.
- DirectorAlan RitchsonStarsSteele StebbinsElisha HenigCaleel HarrisAn eager 12 year old boy and his friends race to secretly travel back in time in the hopes of unraveling the mystery surrounding his mother's untimely death before the rightful owner of the machine realizes it's gone missing.
- DirectorÜmit KörekenStarsSelim KayaEray KilicarslanKatya Shenkova12-year-old Ali lives an austere life in the Anatolian countryside. He's saving up his hard-earned money for his big dream: a brand-new, blue bicycle. When Elif, the girl he is secretly in love with, becomes the victim of a great injustice at school, Ali takes up the passionate fight for democracy and against a system stuck in its ways.
- DirectorJustin G. DyckStarsColton GobboKyle PeacockJacob SoleyThings don't go according to plan when a 12-year-old attempts to get his hands on a batch of the Christmas season's must-have toy.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsLewis MacDougallSigourney WeaverFelicity JonesConor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
- DirectorCastille LandonStarsAvery ArendesStephen DorffJohnny SequoyahA twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of ALBION, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.
- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsTupele DorguJohn ThomsonSean McKenzieThe story of Len, who made a billion dollars from inventing a new toilet roll, and his 12-year-old son Joe who appears to have everything he could want but what he really needs is a friend.
- DirectorMaciej Adamek12-year-old Laura is our guide through life with her deaf parents, which is unusual, challenging and surprisingly ordinary.
- DirectorAnnika PinskeStarsEmma Frieda BrügglerTim KalkhofMatus KrajnakA young father (27), his twelve year old daughter, one night club, two secrets and a lie that will solve everything.
- DirectorJenny StarkAgainst the backdrop of Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the film tells the story of a 12-year-old boy Rowan and his mom as they struggle financially during the region's off-season.
- DirectorKenton HallStarsScarlet HallHero HallKenton HallMaisie and Daisy McCormack are two ordinary 12-year-olds finding their way through life in the 21st century. Oh, and they may have just hijacked a movie.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsSophie NélisseKathy BatesGlenn Close12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
- DirectorYuriy FetingStarsMikhail GasanovViktor SukhorukovPetr NovikovIn the boundless steppes of Kalmykia, a fearless 12-year-old boy sets off on an epic adventure to retrieve his extraordinary baby camel, as dangerous situations and a true friendship will eventually turn him into a young man.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsLevi MillerHugh JackmanGarrett HedlundTwelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny: to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
- DirectorAndrew Van SleeStarsTyler CookAndrew Van SleeScott JohnsonTwelve-year-old Austin Brown's dad is deploying for Afghanistan again, hoping to make it home in time for Christmas. Before he leaves, he gets Austin a puppy named Dino. It's not long before Austin discovers that Dino is special... he can sing! When auditions come to town, Austin enters Dino as a contestant on "America's Next Pop Icon." Captivating American households and dominating the competition, Dino becomes an overnight celebrity and Austin quickly becomes the most popular kid at his new school! However, with the media storm brewing, Austin becomes blinded by his newfound popularity and must learn the true value of friendship before it is too late.
- DirectorAntónio Borges CorreiaStarsAntónio MoraisAbílio André MoraisLydie BarbaraThe story of a family seeking harmony, seen by a twelve-year-old boy
- DirectorKorak GhoshStarsAnkit BiswasIshabasya Bihan MoitraSoumya PatitundiThe way Biju remembers it, as children, he and his younger brother Riju sought out and explored a dilapidated abandoned house that they believed to be haunted midday by a disembodied soul, back in the 1970s, in their Bengal home village.
- DirectorBryan Michael StollerStarsWill SpencerPaula DevicqJack MaxwellA young boy finds out the family dog is actually six-hundred years old and was once owned by a great and powerful wizard.
- DirectorKenneth MerckenStarsHarry ClevenLydia IndjovaArthur MassonThe relationship between 12-year-old Remy and his older brother Bruno is put to the test when both develop an interest in their au pair, Michaela.
- DirectorRay KarpinskyStarsJoe BarlamWill BlomkerRenee Erikson12-year-old Aiden struggles to come to terms that the ordinary life he once had is lost after his family loses their home.
- DirectorAmelia BenaventeStarsMalorie FeltDane Jamieson PricePhilip RaVeronica is a 30-year-old woman who goes about her life using men to fill the void her father created when he abandoned her as a child, but one day, a knock at her door brings her 12-year-old half-brother Elliot into the picture, in the same situation she was in, to change the course of her life.
- DirectorSenara Wilson HodgesStarsIsobel KantarisRachael KantarisGussie is a twelve year old girl with a fatal heart condition, but an irrepressible zest for life.
- DirectorDale FrohmanStarsLee KarlinskyLily KeeneA 12 year old boy is rewarded for confronting his fear of water. This G rated comedy stars: AUSTIN, a 12 year quirky boy who has many allergies and phobias. He meets a 12 year old girl, CHLOE, who helps him confront his fear of water.