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the bfi and the Barbican ─the ten most recommended films for children to see:

• Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy)
• ET The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, USA)
• Kes (Ken Loach, 1969, UK)
• The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, USA)
• Les Quatre Cents Coups (François Truffaut, 1959, France)
• Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, 1998, Sw/Dk)
• Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan)
• Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995, USA)
• Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
• The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939, USA)

Top fifty films for children up to the age of 14
In alphabetical order:

• A Day at the Races (Sam Wood, 1937, USA)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz/William Keighley, 1938, USA)
• Au revoir les enfants (Louis Malle, 1987, France/W.Germany)
• Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, USA)
• Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise, 1991, USA)
• Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy)
• Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry, 2000, UK/France)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982, USA)
• Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990, USA)
• Etre et Avoir (Nicolas Philibert, 2002, France)
• Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton/Lee Unkrich, 2003, USA)
• It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946, USA)
• Jason and the Argonauts (Don Chaffey, 1963, UK/USA)
• Kes (Ken Loach, 1969, UK)
• The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921, USA)
• King Kong (Merian C.Cooper/Ernest B.Schoedsack, 1933, USA)
• Kirikou et la sorcière (Michel Ocelot, 1998, France/Belgium/Luxembourg)
• La Belle et la bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946, France / Luxembourg)
• Le Voyage dans la lune (Georges Melies, 1902, France)
• Les Quatre cents coups (Francois Truffaut, 1959, France)
• Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953, France)
• My Life as a Dog (Lasse Halstrom, 1985, Sweden)
• My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988, Japan/USA)
• The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955, USA)
• Oliver Twist (David Lean, 1948, UK)
• The Outsiders (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983, USA)
• Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955, India)
• Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967, France/Italy)
• The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987, USA)
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce, 2002, Australia)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981, USA)
• The Railway Children (Lionel Jeffries, 1970, UK)
• The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956, France)
• Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrman, 1996, USA)
• The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland, 1993, UK/USA)
• Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, 1998, Sweden/Denmark)
• Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen/Gene Kelly, 1952, USA)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney, 1937, USA)
• Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959, USA)
• The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973, Spain)
• Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan)
• Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977, USA)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962, USA)
• Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995, USA)
• Walkabout (Nicholas Roeg, 1971, UK)
• Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002, New Zealand)
• Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987, Iran)
• Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961, UK)
• The White Balloon (Jafar Panahi, 1995, Iran)
• The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939, USA)