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Movies for The Whole Family

posted Jan 10, 2012 2:01 PM by Graham William Hendrey


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.

Here is a selection:




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

Other listed include:

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)

For the complete list please visit the following site:

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