Best Classic Movies for Children - Educative and Enjoyable
The list of 27 titles of classic feature and animated movies that are not only appropriate for children (more detailed information about target age was included) but also have high moral and eductaional values.
This list intentionally doesn't include Japanese anime movies (there are plenty of them so they deserve a separate list) as well as movies with computer generated animation (this kind of movies certainly might be found as entertaining but, in my opinion, they lack something special, beauty and smoothness that only old, good, classic, drawn cartoons have; also I somehow find cotemporary computer generated animation as agressive, ironic and sometimes very sarcastic).
This list intentionally doesn't include Japanese anime movies (there are plenty of them so they deserve a separate list) as well as movies with computer generated animation (this kind of movies certainly might be found as entertaining but, in my opinion, they lack something special, beauty and smoothness that only old, good, classic, drawn cartoons have; also I somehow find cotemporary computer generated animation as agressive, ironic and sometimes very sarcastic).
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- DirectorsDave UnwinDennis AbeyStarsAlan BennettMichael PalinMichael GambonWhen three close friends Mole, Ratty and Badger find out that the infamous Mr. Toad of Toad Hall has been up to no good, they must find him and change his ways for good.For kids in any age. Beautiful animation.
- StarsNiamh CusackEnn ReitelMary Jane BoweAn animated series, telling the story of many beloved Beatrix Potter characters.For kids in any age.
- DirectorLev AtamanovStarsVladimir GribkovYanina ZheymoAnna KomolovaA young girl embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her friend, who has been taken captive by the Snow Queen and turned cruel by enchanted ice splinters.For kids in any age. Beautiful Russian animated movie.
- DirectorAleksandr RouStarsAleksandr KhvylyaNatalya SedykhEduard IzotovA fairy-tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.For kids in any age. Classic Russian fairy tale.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKate MaberlyMaggie SmithHeydon ProwseA young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.For kids in any age. Very emotional and beutiful movie about friendship, hope and mysterious garden.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam CunninghamSara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.For kids in any age. Excellent family movie. I call it a "Shawshank Redemption for kids", because it gives a great boost of hope and optimism. Great!
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDanny DeVitoRhea PerlmanMara WilsonA girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.For kids in any age. Very optimistic comedy.
- DirectorDaisy von Scherler MayerStarsFrances McDormandNigel HawthorneHatty JonesHorrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.For kids in any age. Sequel to Matilda ;)
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppFreddie HighmoreDavid KellyCharlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.For kids in any age. You will find a great story and very fine acting in this didactic motion picture.
- DirectorPeter HewittStarsJohn GoodmanJim BroadbentMark WilliamsA secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.For kids in any age. Excellent family movie.
- DirectorNick ParkStarPeter SallisGromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.For kids in any age.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisAnne ReidWallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.For kids in any age.
- DirectorNick ParkStarPeter SallisTo replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.For kids in any age.
- DirectorKirk JonesStarsEmma ThompsonColin FirthAngela LansburyWidower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline.For kids in any age.
- DirectorSusanna WhiteStarsEmma ThompsonMaggie GyllenhaalRalph FiennesNanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.For kids in any age.
- DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsJim CarreyJude LawMeryl StreepWhen a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.For school-age kids.
- DirectorGil KenanStarsSaoirse RonanToby JonesBill MurrayFor generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.For school-age kids.
- DirectorJohn LeekleyStarsKathleen TurnerDanny AielloCathy MoriartyA young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself.For school-age kids.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young dwarf farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. Along the way, he teams up with a disgraced swordsman to defeat the evil sorceress.For school-age kids.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAsa ButterfieldChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LeeIn 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.For school-age kids and more mature audience.
- DirectorTimothy HuttonStarsEvan Rachel WoodKevin BaconMary Stuart Masterson10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.For school-age kids. Beautiful movie about friendship and toleration.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNathan LaneLee EvansVicki LewisTwo stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.For school-age kids.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.For school-age kids.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternKevin is separated from his family again when he accidentally boards a flight to New York City during a Christmas trip to Miami. However he crosses paths with the same burglars, who now plan to rob a toy store on Christmas eve.For school-age kids.
- StarsSam NeillHelena Bonham CarterJohn GielgudLegendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.For school-age kids and more mature audience.
