The 50 films you should see by the age of 14...apparently
Here are the 50 films a panel of experts says children should see by the time they are 14:
THE 10 CHOSEN BY THE BFI
1. Spirited Away (2001) - Animated Japanese film about gods and sorcerers
2. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Musical classic
3. Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959) - French 12-year-old turns into a hellraiser
4. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum as a serial killer in America's Deep South
5. Where is My Friend's House? (1987) - One of Iranian director Kiarostami's earlier works
6. Show Me Love (1998) - Coming-of-age tale of two Swedish girls
7. Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear and Woody brought to life by computer animation
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tearjerker
9. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Italian film focusing on life after World War II
10. Kes (1969) - Gritty working class British drama
THE REMAINING 40
A Day at the Races (1937) - Marx Brothers comedy
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Oscar-winning Sherwood Forest action
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) - World War II drama set in French boarding school
Back to the Future (1985) - Michael J Fox's time-travelling adventure
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Disney's musical masterpiece
La Belle et la Bete (1946) - French telling of Beauty and the Beast
Billy Elliot (2000) - Working class boy discovers a love of ballet
Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Romantic tale of an uncommonly gentle man
Etre et Avoir (2002) - Portrait of a French school staffed by one teacher
Finding Nemo (2003) - Underwater animation
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Frank Capra's uplifting family feature
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - Greek hero and his adventures
The Kid (1921) - Charlie Chaplin as a tramp
King Kong (1933) - Giant ape thriller
Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998) - Animated African folk tale
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) - French comedy about a holidaymaker who wreaks havoc
My Life as a Dog (1985) - Swedish boy abused by his family
My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - Japanese animation
Oliver Twist (1948) - Charles Dickens' classic
The Outsiders (1983) - Francis Ford Coppola crime drama
Pather Panchali (1955) - Indian story of survival for a boy in Bengal
Playtime (1967) - Jacques Tati in a French farce
The Princess Bride (1987) - Rob Reiner directed fantastical fairytale
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - Aboriginal epic
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Harrison Ford goes on a perilous quest
The Railway Children (1970) - Charming drama set in Edwardian England
The Red Balloon (1956) - French parable
Romeo & Juliet (1996) - Baz Luhrmann's modern take on Shakespeare's tragedy
The Secret Garden (1993) - Maggie Smith stars in the classic journey of discovery
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly musical
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937) - Classic animated fairytale
Some Like it Hot (1959) - Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Tense drama set in post civil war Spain
Star Wars (1977) - George Lucas's sci-fi epic
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Movie of the Pulitzer winning novel
Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902) - Vintage French space travel
Walkabout (1971) - Children stranded in the Australian outback
Whale Rider (2002) - New Zealand tale of love
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) - Hayley Mills finds Jesus on a farm
The White Balloon (1995) - Iranian tale
I've seen 15 of them but a few of those were after I was 14.
How did you do?
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6 comments:
I have seen 16 on that list. And very few of them before I was 14. Maybe I could sue my parents for some kind of neglect.
Yeah, what were they thinking :>)
I've seen 31 but then I am fortunate (or unfortunate) to be the canine best friend of a couple of film buffs .... Obi.
P.S. Disappointed not to see "All Dogs Go To Heaven" on the list - a must for all Border Collies of a certain age !!!
p.p.s - that should have read 41 !!!
Obi
WOW OBI you film buffer!!
nice to hear from you again
Woof, woof!!!
Thanks for visiting my site and for your comment. I'm something of a film buff and saw something like 23 of these. They should have included Emil and the Detectives, I think. I love those "hundred best" movie lists!
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