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15 Must-See Movies For Kids

If you need some ideas for picking a great kid-friendly movie for your child, look no further than our top 15 list of movies for kids. These are 15 great family movies that are entertaining for children and parents. Take a look, and if you haven't seen any of these classic family movies, add them to your queue, get the popcorn ready, and these classics with your family.

1. 1. Wizard of Oz

   Information referenced from IMDB

   Release date: August 25, 1939 (USA)

   Director: Victor Fleming

   Film series: The Wizard of Oz

   Budget: 2.777 million USD

2. 2. The Lion King

   Information referenced from IMDB

   Release date: July 19, 2019 (USA)

   Director: Jon Favreau

   Box office: 1.657 billion USD

   Budget: 260 million USD (2016)

3. 3. Annie

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   Release date: May 21, 1982 (USA)

   Director: John Huston

   Box office: 57 million USD

   An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett), Annie (Aileen Quinn) believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney) decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

4. 4. ET

   Information referenced from IMDB

   Release date: June 11, 1982 (USA)

   Director: Steven Spielberg

   Featured song: E.T.: The Flying Theme

   Music composed by: John Williams

5. 5. Goonies

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   Release date: June 7, 1985 (USA)

   Director: Richard Donner

   Featured song: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

   Screenplay: Chris Columbus

6. 6. Polar Express

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   Release date: October 30, 2004 (USA)

   Director: Robert Zemeckis

   Music composed by: Alan Silvestri

   Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ('Forrest Gump'; 'Cast Away') reunite for 'Polar Express', an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

7. 7. Harry Potter

   Information referenced from IMDB

   Release date: 2001–2011

   Box office: Total (8 films); $7.7 billion

   Budget: Total (8 films); $1.2 billion

   Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the eponymous novels by author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

8. 8. Home Alone

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   Release date: November 16, 1990 (USA)

   Director: Chris Columbus

   Featured song: Somewhere in My Memory

   When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

9. 9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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   Release date: June 22, 1988 (USA)

   Director: Robert Zemeckis

   Featured song: Why Don't You Do Right?

   Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) vows to catch and destroy Roger.

10. 10. Back To The Future

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    Release date: July 3, 1985 (USA)

    Director: Robert Zemeckis

    Featured song: The Power of Love

    In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.

11. 11. The Karate Kid

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    Initial release: July 5, 1984 (Argentina)

    Director: John G. Avildsen

    Featured song: You're the Best

    Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves to Southern California with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), but quickly finds himself the target of a group of bullies who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate and preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

12. 12. Big

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    Initial release: June 3, 1988 (Russia)

    Director: Penny Marshall

    Featured song: Heart and Soul

    After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a low-level job at MacMillen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner (Robert Loggia) of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), takes a romantic interest in Josh. However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy.

13. 13. Milo and Otis

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    Release date: August 25, 1989 (USA)

    Director: Masanori Hata

    Featured song: Walk Outside

    Narrator: Dudley Moore

14. 14. Spirit

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    Release date: May 24, 2002 (USA)

    Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook

    Featured song: Here I Am

    Box office: 122.6 million USD

15. 15. The Good Dinosaur

    Information referenced from IMDB

    Release date: November 25, 2015 (USA)

    Director: Peter Sohn

    Box office: 332.2 million USD

    Budget: 175 million USD