BFI list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14

The 50 films you should see by the age of 14 is a list created by the British Film Institute in 2005 in order to inspire parents and educators to take movies as seriously as books and other kinds of art. It was created by more than 70 experts including film producers, teachers, authors and critics who all made their own top ten.

The film registering the most votes was Spirited Away, which won the Academy Award for best animated feature in 2002.

The top ten

The British Film Institute provides only an alphabetical listing of the top ten recommended movies. They are:

• Bicycle Thieves (1948)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Kes (1969)
• The Night of the Hunter (1955)
• The 400 Blows (1959)
• Show Me Love (1998)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• Toy Story (1995)
• Where is the Friend's Home? (1987)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The following 40 in alphabetical order

• A Day at the Races (1937)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• Au revoir les enfants (1987)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Beauty and the Beast (1946)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Billy Elliot (2000)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
• The Kid (1921)
• King Kong (1933)
• Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
• Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
• My Life as a Dog (1985)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
• Oliver Twist (1948)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Pather Panchali (1955)
• Play Time (1967)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• The Railway Children (1970)
• The Red Balloon (1956)
• Romeo + Juliet (1996)
• The Secret Garden (1993)
• Singin' in the Rain (1952)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
• The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
• To Be and to Have (2002)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
• A Trip to the Moon (1902)
• Walkabout (1971)
• Whale Rider (2002)
• Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
• The White Balloon (1995)

External links

• Top fifty films for children up to the age of 14 British Film Institute
• Children get must-see movie list BBC
• Juvenile List National review