Childhood Movies, Movies about Childhood

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) ... ...

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A Lion in the House

Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.

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Fanny and Alexander

Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.

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Pink Floyd - The Wall

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

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The 400 Blows

A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

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Forbidden Games

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.

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Miracle on 34th Street

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.

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Kes

A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.

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The Chorus

The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.

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Mary Poppins

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

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Bellissima

A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.

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Which Way Home

"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 »

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Whistle Down the Wind

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.

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The White Balloon

Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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.

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A Room for Romeo Brass

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 »

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Vitus

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.

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When I Grow Up

"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 »

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The Florida Project

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.

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The Snake Pit

A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.

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Finding Neverland

The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

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Mother of Mine

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 »

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Who Am I

Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.

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Show Me Love

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.

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Waiting for Superman

An examination of the current state of education in America today.

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The Tin Drum

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.

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Spellbound

Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.

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Radio Days

A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.

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Ponette

A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.

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Léolo

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 »

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