The 50 films you should see by the age of 14

Submitted by RosieCotton on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 11:17
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  1. THE 10 CHOSEN BY THE BFI

  2. Spirited Away (2001) - Animated Japanese film about gods and sorcerers
  3. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Musical classic
  4. Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959) - French 12-year-old turns into a hellraiser
  5. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum as a serial killer in America's Deep South
  6. Where is My Friend's House? (1987) - One of Iranian director Kiarostami's earlier works
  7. Show Me Love (1998) - Coming-of-age tale of two Swedish girls
  8. Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear and Woody brought to life by computer animation
  9. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tearjerker
  10. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Italian film focusing on life after World War II
  11. Kes (1969) - Gritty working class British drama

  12. THE REMAINING 40

  13. A Day at the Races (1937) - Marx Brothers comedy
  14. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Oscar-winning Sherwood Forest action
  15. Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) - World War II drama set in French boarding school
  16. Back to the Future (1985) - Michael J Fox's time-travelling adventure
  17. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Disney's musical masterpiece
  18. La Belle et la Bete (1946) - French telling of Beauty and the Beast
  19. Billy Elliot (2000) - Working class boy discovers a love of ballet
  20. Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Romantic tale of an uncommonly gentle man
  21. Etre et Avoir (2002) - Portrait of a French school staffed by one teacher
  22. Finding Nemo (2003) - Underwater animation
  23. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Frank Capra's uplifting family feature
  24. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - Greek hero and his adventures
  25. The Kid (1921) - Charlie Chaplin as a tramp
  26. King Kong (1933) - Giant ape thriller
  27. Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998) - Animated African folk tale
  28. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) - French comedy about a holidaymaker who wreaks havoc
  29. My Life as a Dog (1985) - Swedish boy abused by his family
  30. My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - Japanese animation
  31. Oliver Twist (1948) - Charles Dickens' classic
  32. The Outsiders (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola crime drama
  33. Pather Panchali (1955) - Indian story of survival for a boy in Bengal
  34. Playtime (1967) - Jacques Tati in a French farce
  35. The Princess Bride (1987) - Rob Reiner directed fantastical fairytale
  36. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - Aboriginal epic
  37. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Harrison Ford goes on a perilous quest
  38. The Railway Children (1970) - Charming drama set in Edwardian England
  39. The Red Balloon (1956) - French parable
  40. Romeo & Juliet (1996) - Baz Luhrmann's modern take on Shakespeare's tragedy
  41. The Secret Garden (1993) - Maggie Smith stars in the classic journey of discovery
  42. Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly musical
  43. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Classic animated fairytale
  44. Some Like it Hot (1959) - Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
  45. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Tense drama set in post civil war Spain
  46. Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas's sci-fi epic
  47. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Movie of the Pulitzer winning novel
  48. Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - Vintage French space travel
  49. Walkabout (1971) - Children stranded in the Australian outback [contains nudity]
  50. Whale Rider (2002) - New Zealand tale of love
  51. Whistle Down the Wind (1961) - Hayley Mills finds Jesus on a farm
  52. The White Balloon (1995) - Iranian tale
Author Comments: 

I've seen the numbered ones. The only one I saw before age 14 is The Red Balloon (1956).

Per the so-called experts at The Daily Mail.

Rushmore07/22/2005

lol i was going to post this!! :) Spirited Away (2001) is on my too see list.

RosieCotton07/22/2005

That's a great one. Miyazaki's best, I think.

Wezzo07/22/2005

I'm 14, I've seen about roughly half of these. Some good choices, I'm glad they included Etre et Avoir.

RosieCotton07/24/2005

I'm looking forward to seeing that one.