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Best Live-Action Children's Movies

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Filmaffinity's Ranking of the Best Children's Movies (Excluding Animation) in the history of film with +400 votes

1

Mary Poppins Mary Poppins

1964

Robert Stevenson

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Ed Wynn ...

7.1

92,372
2

The NeverEnding Story The NeverEnding Story

1984

Wolfgang Petersen

Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Moses Gunn, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes ...

6.9

99,241
3

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

1971

Mel Stuart

Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Michael Bollner ...

6.9

7,581
4

Paddington 2 Paddington 2

2017

Paul King

Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent ...

6.8

3,855
5

A Little Princess A Little Princess

1995

Alfonso Cuarón

Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer, Arthur Malet ...

6.8

5,038
6

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001

Chris Columbus

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris ...

6.8

86,980
7

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

Tim Burton

Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Deep Roy, Helena Bonham Carter ...

6.6

97,112
8

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

1953

Roy Rowland

Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig, John Heasley ...

6.4

566
9

Hook Hook

1991

Steven Spielberg

Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Caroline Goodall ...

6.3

51,030
10

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

Ken Hughes

Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Anna Quayle, Lionel Jeffries ...

6.3

5,773
11

The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

Brian Henson

The Muppets, Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine, Steven Mackintosh, Meredith Braun ...

6.3

4,379
12

Pippi on the Run Pippi on the Run

1970

Olle Hellbom

Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Hans Alfredson, Benno Sterzenbach, Walter Richter

6.3

437
13

The Gnome-Mobile The Gnome-Mobile

1967

Robert Stevenson

Walter Brennan, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Richard Deacon, Tom Lowell ...

6.3

1,042
14

The Black Stallion The Black Stallion

1979

Carroll Ballard

Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton ...

6.2

1,325
15

Peter Pan Peter Pan

2003

P.J. Hogan

Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Olivia Williams, Richard Briers ...

6.2

9,803
16

Paddington Paddington

2014

Paul King

Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin ...

6.2

6,793
17

Le petit Nicolas Le petit Nicolas

2009

Laurent Tirard

Maxime Godart, Valerie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Duchaussoy ...

6.1

2,904
18

Pete's Dragon Pete's Dragon

1977

Don Chaffey

Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Sean Marshall, Red Buttons, Jim Dale ...

6.0

4,334
19

Christmas Story Christmas Story

2007

Juha Wuolijoki

Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Otto Gustavsson, Kari Väänänen, Minna Haapkylä, Mikko Leppilampi ...

6.0

829
20

Matilda Matilda

1996

Danny DeVito

Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris ...

6.0

31,831
21

Paddington in Peru: Lost in The Jungle Paddington in Peru: Lost in The Jungle

2024

Dougal Wilson

Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters ...

5.9

856
22

Roald Dahl's Matilda: the Musical Roald Dahl's Matilda: the Musical

2022

Matthew Warchus

Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Lashana Lynch ...

5.9

1,795
23

The Spiderwick Chronicles The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Mark Waters

Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, David Strathairn ...

5.9

8,522
24

The Little Princess The Little Princess

1939

Walter Lang

Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero ...

5.9

593
25

Pete's Dragon Pete's Dragon

2016

David Lowery

Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oona Laurence, Wes Bentley ...

5.9

5,648
26

The Muppets Take Manhattan The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Frank Oz

The Muppets, Kermit the Frog, Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman ...

5.8

1,202
27

Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer

1973

Don Taylor

Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates, Jeff East, Jodie Foster ...

5.8

537
28

Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus

1993

Kenny Ortega

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch ...

5.8

13,109
29

Duma Duma

2005

Carroll Ballard

Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Eamonn Walker, Nadia Kretschmer ...

5.8

771
30

The Muppet Movie The Muppet Movie

1979

James Frawley

The Muppets, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise ...

5.7

1,149

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