100 Great Movies for Kids

Scholastic Parent & Child magazine is published eight times a year by Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and media. In 2013, it compiled a list of the top 100 “must see” movies for kids 13 and under. To create the list, the editors asked for suggested titles from a diverse group of film fans, including Hollywood insiders, movie critics, and readers. They then added their own suggestions into the mix, and narrowed it down to the top 100. You can access the full list, which includes:

  1. Wizard of Oz (1939)
  2. E.T.: the Extra Terrestrial (1982)
  3. Mary Poppins (1964)
  4. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  5. The Princess Bride (1987)
  6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  7. Star Wars (1977)
  8. The Iron Giant (1999)
  9. Pinocchio (1940)
  10. A Little Princes (1995)
  11. The Lion King (1994)
  12. The Sound of Music (1965)
  13. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
  14. Apollo 13 (1995)
  15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
  16. Wall-E (2008)
  17. Back to the Future (1985)
  18. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  19. Earth (2009)
  20. Spirited Away (2001)
  21. Finding Neverland (2004)
  22. Finding Nemo (2003)
  23. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
  24. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  25. The Incredibles (2004)
  26. National Velvet (1944)
  27. The Secret Garden (1993)
  28. Annie (1982)
  29. Yellow Submarine (1968)
  30. Ghostbusters (1984)
  31. Frankenweenie (2012)
  32. Babe (1995)
  33. The Court Jester (1995)
  34. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
  35. Bright Eyes (1934)
  36. Modern Times (1936)
  37. Shrek 2 (2004)
  38. The Land Before Time (1988)
  39. The Muppet Movie (1979)
  40. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  41. Remember the Titans (2000)
  42. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
  43. The Miracle Worker (1962)
  44. Monkey Business (1931)
  45. Little Women (1994)
  46. Superman (1978)
  47. Peter Pan (2003)
  48. Kirkou and the Sorceress (2005)
  49. Sounder (1972)
  50. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  51. Honey, I Shrunk the Ids (1989)
  52. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
  53. Elf (2003)
  54. The Parent Trap (1961)
  55. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
  56. Big (1988)
  57. Tangled (2010)
  58. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
  59. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
  60. The Jungle Book (1967)
  61. The Karate Kid (1984)
  62. The Sandlot (1993)
  63. Homeward Bound (1993)
  64. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  65. Enchanted (2007)
  66. Newsies (1992)
  67. Curious George (2006)
  68. The Goonies (1985)
  69. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
  70. Puss in Boots (2011)
  71. The Nutty Professor (1963)
  72. Coraline (2009)
  73. Home Alone (1990)
  74. Cinderella (1950)
  75. The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
  76. October Sky (1999)
  77. The Addams Family (1991)
  78. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  79. Bend it Like Beckham (2002)
  80. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
  81. Bambi (1942)
  82. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
  83. Hugo (2011)
  84. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
  85. Time Bandits (1981)
  86. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
  87. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
  88. A Christmas Story (1983)
  89. School of Rock (2003)
  90. Pete’s Dragon (1977)
  91. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
  92. The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
  93. Little Giants (1994)
  94. Easter Parade (1948)
  95. Free Willy (1993)
  96. Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
  97. Blue’s Big Musical Movie (2000)
  98. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
  99. Eight Below (2006)
  100. The Princess Diaries (2000)