Here we've displayed a list of the best Childhood films : A Lion in the House(2006), To Kill a Mockingbird(1962), Fanny and Alexander(1982), Pink Floyd - The Wall(1982), The 400 Blows(1959), Forbidden Games(1952), Miracle on 34th Street(1947), Kes(1969), The Chorus(2004), Mary Poppins(1964), Bellissima(1951), Which Way Home(2009) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2006
229 Minutes
son daughter mother father patient doctor emotional inspiring hospital household cincinnati cancer childhood family illness medicine growing up quest discovery 2000s
Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
Drama
USA
1962
129 Minutes
Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford John Megna Brock Peters Robert Duvall Rosemary Murphy Paul Fix Collin Wilcox Paxton Alice Ghostley William Windom
young girl young boy lawyer neighbor defendant drunk emotional heartwarming moving small town alabama courtroom family home racism childhood class distinctions family growing up underdog 1930s
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Drama
Sweden|France|West Germany
1982
188 Minutes
Pernilla Allwin Bertil Guve Erland Josephson Gunn Wållgren Allan Edwall Ewa Fröling Jan Malmsjö Harriet Andersson Lena Olin Jarl Kulle
brother sister mother bishop stepfather sibling bleak emotional moving frightening sweden household childhood home family childhood authority living with parents subjugation cruelty fall
Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.
Musical, Drama
UK
1982
99 Minutes
Bob Geldof Christine Hargreaves James Laurenson Eleanor David Kevin McKeon Bob Hoskins David Bingham Jenny Wright Alex McAvoy Ellis Dale James Hazeldine
musician mother father wife manager teacher dreamy dark outlandish los angeles hotel household school childhood mother/son relationship depression fame drugs music discovery
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
Drama
France
1952
87 Minutes
Brigitte Fossey Georges Poujouly Lucien Hubert Suzanne Contal Jacques Marin Laurence Badie
orphan son father emotional endearing profound france small town world war ii war childhood death friendship growing up 1940s
A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara John Payne Edmund Gwenn Gene Lockhart Natalie Wood Porter Hall William Frawley Thelma Ritter Jack Albertson Jerome Cowan Philip Tonge
santa claus lawyer daughter event coordinator wealthy man charming endearing touching new york city department store courtroom mental institution christmas faith childhood court battles discovery love quest 1940s
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.
Drama
UK
1969
109 Minutes
David Bradley Freddie Fletcher Lynne Perrie Colin Welland Brian Glover Bob Bowes Bernard Atha Joey Kaye
young boy falcon mother brother bleak spirited england city household school childhood abuse blue collar birds falconry coming of age underdog growing up 1960s
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
Drama
France|Switzerland|Germany
2004
97 Minutes
Gérard Jugnot François Berléand Kad Merad Jacques Perrin Jean-Baptiste Maunier Marie Bunel Jean-Paul Bonnaire Philippe du Janerand Maxence Perrin Didier Flamand Grégory Gatignol
boy single mother music teacher musical prodigy headmaster student uplifting amusing passionate france countryside boarding school music school coming of age childhood teaching choir discovery transformation
The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.
Musical, Kids & Family
USA
1964
140 Minutes
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns David Tomlinson Ed Wynn Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Reta Shaw
nanny son daughter father mother musician amusing cheery engaging playful england london park household childhood magic family parenthood adventure discovery
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Documentary
USA
2009
83 Minutes
migrant immigrant young boy young girl teen boy emotional engaging inspiring intense powerful el salvador honduras mexico train illegal immigration immigration american dream childhood new life family
"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1962
99 Minutes
Hayley Mills Alan Bates Bernard Lee Norman Bird Elsie Wagstaff Ronald Hines Gerald Sim Diane Clare John Arnatt Hamilton Dyce Howard Douglas
escaped convict young boy young girl father teacher police officer eerie charming suspenseful emotional lancashire, england barn farm family home town childhood innocence religion friendship mistaken identity
When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owners three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
Drama
Iran
1995
85 Minutes
Aida Mohammadkhani Mohsen Kalifi Fereshteh Sadr Orfani Anna Bourkowska Mohammad Shahani Mohammad Bahktiari
young girl brother mother snake charmer balloon seller shop owner engaging moving emotional endearing tehran, iran house courtyard street market childhood innocence trust poverty iranian society
Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
UK|USA
2001
152 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Richard Griffiths Richard Harris Ian Hart John Hurt Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor aunt uncle harry potter engaging fascinating suspenseful little whinging household shop king's cross station hogwarts forest magic friendship immortality deception death
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Canada
1999
87 Minutes
Andrew Shim Ben Marshall Paddy Considine Frank Harper Julia Ford James Higgins Vicky McClure Ladene Hall Bob Hoskins
single mother young boy friend father stranger psychopath touching small town household friendship family dysfunction loyalty violence aspirations childhood discovery 1990s
Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell ... See full summary »
Drama
Switzerland
2006
120 Minutes
Teo Gheorghiu Julika Jenkins Urs Jucker Fabrizio Borsani Bruno Ganz Eleni Haupt Kristina Lykowa Tamara Scarpellini
child prodigy mother father grandfather charming confident incredible switzerland zurich airplane high expectations piano childhood flying family growing up escape transformation 2000s
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.
Drama
USA
1951
80 Minutes
teen boy grandfather father mother troubled youth emotional moving positive house attic coming of age diary family history maturing childhood teen angst discovery growing up transformation 1890s
"When I Grow Up" is an uncharacteristically modest film from producer Sam Spiegel (during his "S. P. Eagle" years). Bobby Driscoll plays a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2017
115 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Caleb Landry Jones Macon Blair Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane
hotel manager young girl young boy single mother tourist neighbor dreamy heartwarming sad cheery florida motel beach single parents parent/child relationship struggle childhood hard times growing up love
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
Drama
USA
1948
108 Minutes
mental patient husband psychiatrist disturbing emotional gripping mental institution united states household mental illness marriage romance childhood psychoanalysis fall love transformation 1940s
A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.
Kids & Family, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2004
106 Minutes
Johnny Depp Kate Winslet Julie Christie Radha Mitchell Dustin Hoffman Kelly Macdonald Ian Hart Paul Whitehouse Freddie Highmore Joe Prospero Nick Roud
author mother son wife arthur conan doyle orphan charming emotional endearing london theater england friendship childhood parenthood grief marriage discovery transformation growing up
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
young boy elderly man mother depressed person refugee foster mother bleak emotional profound finland family home sweden war zone foster home world war ii new life journey family coming of age childhood
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Germany
2014
105 Minutes
Tom Schilling Elyas M'Barek Wotan Wilke Möhring Antoine Monot Jr. Hannah Herzsprung Stephan Kampwirth Trine Dyrholm Agnes Thi-Mai
hacker investigator friend misfit gripping gritty frenetic uneasy dark fascinating germany berlin party house childhood flashbacks trauma virtual reality hackers underdog
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark
1998
89 Minutes
Alexandra Dahlström Rebecca Liljeberg Erica Carlson Mathias Rust Stefan Hörberg Josefin Nyberg Ralph Carlsson Maria Hedborg Axel Widegren Jill Ung Lisa Skagerstam
popular girl loner sister teen boy lesbian teen girl charming emotional tender amusing åmål, sweden school party car bathroom teen angst relationships childhood friendship homosexuality
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Documentary
USA
2010
102 Minutes
Charles Adam Jonathan Alter Robert Balfanz Harriet Ball Steve Barr Ms. Celeste Bell
schoolboy schoolgirl teacher administrator billionaire solemn passionate new york city school school education inner-city life childhood teaching failure underdog fall 2000s
An examination of the current state of education in America today.
Drama
West Germany|France|Poland|Yugoslavia
1979
142 Minutes
David Bennent Angela Winkler Mario Adorf Daniel Olbrychski Katharina Thalbach Heinz Bennent Andréa Ferréol Charles Aznavour
child mother father doctor little person brash disturbing quirky family home poland horrors of war childhood nazism growing up revenge 1930s
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Comedy
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Paige Kimble Jonathan Knisely Balu Natarajan Julianne Ruth
child parent teacher announcer reporter uplifting charming inspiring hotel washington, d.c. family home spelling bee success competition class distinctions childhood family rivalry quest underdog
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Comedy
USA
1987
88 Minutes
Mia Farrow Seth Green Dianne Wiest Julie Kavner Michael Tucker Josh Mostel Wallace Shawn Tito Puente Danny Aiello Jeff Daniels Tony Roberts
teenager aunt singer businessman radio host superhero cheery campy spirited brooklyn, n.y. rockaway beach, n.y. childhood family radio nostalgia growing up adventure 1940s
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
97 Minutes
Victoire Thivisol Marie Trintignant Xavier Beauvois Claire Nebout Matiaz Bureau Caton Delphine Schiltz Aurélie Vérillon Léopoldine Serre Henri Berthon Carla Ibled Luckie Royer
child mother father friend aunt somber emotional powerful france small town school death afterlife accident childhood religion superstition discovery growing up transformation
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
1992
107 Minutes
Maxime Collin Ginette Reno Roland Blouin Julien Guiomar Pierre Bourgault Giuditta Del Vecchio Andree Lachapelle Denys Arcand Germain Houde Yves Montmarquette Lorne Brass
young man mother grandfather neighbor sexy woman quirky endearing montreal canada apartment building household childhood coming of age family dysfunction imagination growing up discovery 1990s
Young Leo Lauzon is torn between two worlds - the squalid Montreal tenement that he inhabits with his severely dysfunctional (and largely insane) family, and the imaginative world that he ... See full summary »