100 Movies Every Kid Should Watch
The first movie appeared just a few years before the first issue of Boys’ Life. Since then, there have been a lot of great ones. Here are 100 movies that every kid should see. (Some suggestions will require parental guidance.)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Apollo 13
Avatar
Babe
Back to the Future
Bambi
The Bear
Bend It Like Beckham
Ben-Hur
Big
Black Panther
The Black Stallion
Brian’s Song (1971)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Cars
Chariots of Fire
Chicken Run
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Contact
Cool Runnings
Dances with Wolves
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Dead Poets Society
Duck Soup
Dumbo
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Edward Scissorhands
The Elephant Man (1980)
Empire of the Sun
Fantasia
Field of Dreams
Finding Nemo
Footloose
Forrest Gump
Frozen
Gettysburg
Ghostbusters
Glory
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Escape
Groundhog Day
Hamlet (1990)
Harry Potter (series)
Hidden Figures
Holes
Home Alone
Hoosiers
Hope and Glory
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How to Train Your Dragon
The Hunger Games (series)
Ice Age
The Incredibles
Inside Out
The Iron Giant
It’s a Wonderful Life
James and the Giant Peach
Jurassic Park
The Karate Kid (1984)
King Kong (1933)
The Lion King
The Lord of the Rings
March of the Penguins
Master and Commander
The Mighty Ducks
Miracle (2004)
Moana
Moby Dick (1956)
Monsters, Inc.
Mr. Holland’s Opus
Mr. Mom
Mulan
Napoleon and Samantha
Never Cry Wolf
The Neverending Story
October Sky
Old Yeller
Peter Pan (1953)
Pinocchio (1940)
The Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Remember the Titans
The Rocketeer
Rocky
Rudy
Shane
Shrek
The Sound of Music
Stand By Me
Star Wars (series)
Swiss Family Robinson
The Ten Commandments
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Time Bandits
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Toy Story
Where the Red Fern Grows
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Oz
I have seen 27 of them
Actually I have seen 28
It’s amazing that they don’t have lord of the flies on there. probably because it’s a really graphic movie, but it teaches about leadership. YAY 1ST CLASS
They should have The Magnificent Seven on there.
thats pretty awsome how there is 100 movies for boys (there is probly more but it couldent fit them all)
“Secondhand Lions” is probably the best “Movie for Boys” I’ve ever seen. It NEEDS to be on a list like this!!
i agree
yes it does
I recently whatched fantasia, making my list of these movies I whatched to 30.
The new Tron movie is awesome 🙂
I have seen all of them 🙂 }:)
Glad to see October Sky on here. It’s a good film, but it gets old when you have to see it EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR.
Guardians of Gahoole movie is the best!!! But not on the list 🙁
The Harry Potter movies MUST be added 😀
My dad says Goonies would have been good to see too
NONE of HARRY POTTER is on there write back and 1 if u agree that they should be added
They should be on it.
21 IS HOW MANY I’VE WATCHED
Ive seen 28 movies on the list
Yeah Back to the Future!!!! I love that Movie though I don’t have it on DvD 🙁
you dont have a copy of it?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! best movie ever!
Yeah unfortunately 🙁
Any ideas where to find it?
That would be great! 😉
I can’t believe the lion the witch and the wardrobe isn’t on the list!
heard of most but only seen 36
but really! chicken run?
‘Chickon Run’ is a good film.
I think Sandlot should be on the list too – before some of the others
I’VE ONLY SEEN 19 :0
I’ve seen 79 of them. I wouldn’t have put some of those there, but I was still glad to see some stuff like Duck Soup and Dead Poet’s Society.
ive seen 37 of them, but WHY isn’t master of disguise on there? it’s awesome.
plus, it came out in 2002, so they very well could have put it on there.
Seen exactly 60 i beleive,and Im very young
two thumbs up for lord of the rings
Ditto.
i have seen 78 wow:)
i’ve seen 32
I’ve seen 36.
Seriously consider whatching holes or the iron giant. Both of those movies are hilarious and heartwarming.
I found ‘The Iron Giant’ terrible.
i love thirty seconds over tokyo
Actually 38
I’ve seen 37.
I’ve seen almost 16 of them that means i’ve seen: Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory, Toy Story, Star Wars, Swiss Family Robinson, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, James and the Jiant Peach, How to Train your Dragon, Ice Age, Finding Nemo, Chicken Run, Chitty chitty bang bang, Brian’s Song, A bug’s life, and part of The Rocketeer.
You haven’t watched the Lord of the Rings? You live a deprived life!!!
Follow Me Boys is one of the best movies on that list! Two Thumbs Up!
33, I have heard of most of these movies, all of which are great. But only 33 all the way through…. something else to do in the summer 😛
Seen 28 of them
My Dad said the Mighty Ducks is a great movie.
I also like star wars. It is really good.
I like the wizard of oz. I think you should see it.
Seen 44 of them, know (and seen bits of) most of the others. I own a surprising amount too!
Whoops I mean 45.
And I forgot to say it’s very appropriate that they have Follow Me Boys on the list. 😛
Hey Jonbuddy! 😀 Anyway, I agree! 😛
Why is Avatar on this list?
Good question.
Are you kidding? Avatar is an amazing movie that sends an amazing message to its viewers.
It’s okay but it shouldn’t be on the list.
Because it’s good.
Lord of the rings is awesome.
I agree completely!!!!!!!
I agree Its probably one of the best, but the books are better.
That\’s not even 10 mniuets well spent!
I’ve actually seen 77 of these films…and a Majority of those are in my personal collection as well! All of these have really great stories and messages behind them and when the time comes, I look forward to sharing them with my children as well!!
Up should be on the list.
Up is good, and I would put it before some of the movies here, but I would put other movies (not on the list) before it.
I agree.
I’ve seen 16
I’ve seen only 11 or 12 of them but I have heard of most of them. BTW, which Star Wars movie are they talking about,all of them of some of them
That would be “Star Wars” which was later renamed “A New Hope”
Oh, THAT one.
Why not the Yogi Bear Movie?
They have to write articles long before you get the magazine.Yogi Bear probably came out after they finished the list.
Really
ive seen all
there are good
How to Train YOur Dragon is beast.
They also, If possible, ought to do 100 Music Albums…
Wow…I have seen like none of those (about 5 or 10)
seen 34 of them
I have seen 60 of them!
seen almost all of ’em. There really are some great movies in there.