the good (and not so obvious choice of) films for children
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- DirectorStig BergqvistRasmus A. SivertsenStarsTerje FormoeOle AlfsenNina Lund FesteSabeltann is a pirate looking for a big treasure. Aboard Sabeltanns big ship, Den Sorte Dame, they are preparing for a long and dangerous journey.
- DirectorJuan Pablo BuscariniStarsAlejandro AwadaMariano ChiesaRoly SerranoLucia loses a tooth, her dad tells the story of a mouse named Pérez who collects kids' teeth and polishes them into pearls. Perez is kidnapped by bandits. Lucía and cousin Ramiro rescue him in a fascinating adventure.
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsCharlton HestonChristian BaleOliver ReedThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate Captain Long John Silver.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittEmma ThompsonMartin ShortJim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest.
- DirectorMichael SchaackStarsUlrich TukurMario AdorfHelge SchneiderA cat must investigate brutal murders of other cats in a neighborhood he has moved into with his owner.
- DirectorKatarina LauningRoar UthaugStarsAne Viola SembJohan Tinus LindgrenFinn SchauPrincess Fjellrose has never been outside the safe mountain, until her father is sick and dying. Only humans down in the valley can save him. She goes on a dangerous journey, and put their world in danger, in spite of her good intentions.
- DirectorJózsef GémesStarsClaire BloomJoss AcklandRoy KinnearA naive princess, her beloved cat and a poor mining boy team up to save their kingdom from a nasty underground realm of bad-mannered goblins.
- DirectorGöran CarmbackStarsTotte StenebyJosefin ÅrlingMalte ForsbergThree kids in a small town pursue a group of kidnappers.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsFreddie HighmoreMia FarrowMadonnaTen-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsFreddie HighmoreSelena GomezMia FarrowArthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsMia FarrowRon CrawfordRobert StantonWith Maltazard now seven feet tall and Arthur still two inches small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size and stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.
- DirectorLiisa HelminenStarsKari KetonenRoni HaarakangasInka NuorgamWanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not human but a big bird wearing a suit. The Pelican Man lands a job at the opera and falls in love with a pretty ballerina, looking so much like a bird herself. Troubles start when adults too find out about "Mr Berd's" ornithological origin.
- DirectorGérard PullicinoStarsMitchell David RothpanMaria de MedeirosTchéky KaryoBabel tells the story of the Babels, a strange breed of four-foot-tall creatures who once coexisted happily with human beings on planet Earth. However, when the humans built a huge tower to taunt God, he became angry and drove the Babels underground, while scattering the humans to the corners of the Earth and giving them different languages to keep them separate. Thousands of years later, three Babels are searching underground for the Babel Stone presented to them by God when they lose the map -- which is soon snapped up by a dog, who presents it to his master, an advertising man named Patrick. The Babels are desperate to recover the map, and they recruit Patrick's son David to help them find it (and the Babel Stone) before the evil Nemrod can steal the stone and claim its powers.
- DirectorClaude ZidiOlaf WijnantsStarsChristian ClavierGérard DepardieuRoberto BenigniInhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.
- DirectorJean-Loup FelicioliAlain GagnolStarsDominique BlancBernadette LafontBruno SalomoneIn Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.
- DirectorPaul GrimaultStarsJean MartinPascal MazzottiRaymond BussièresA chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
- DirectorGuillaume IvernelArthur QwakStarsVincent LindonPatrick TimsitPhilippe NahonA fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters!
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsKirsten DunstMinami TakayamaRei SakumaA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsKen MarshallLysette AnthonyFreddie JonesA prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
- DirectorEnrique GatoStarsÓscar BarberánMichelle JennerJosé MotaConstruction worker Tad wants to be a famous archaeologist. He gets a chance to look for a lost Inca city in Peru, where the gold was hidden. He meets the professor's cute daughter/assistant. Villains chase them.
- DirectorGrethe Bøe-WaalStarsKaisa Gurine AntonsenIda Leonora Valestrand EikeLeonard Valestrand EikeAccidentally, three sibling children are left alone in a winter storm on the island of Spitsbergen. No-one on the main land, an ocean apart, knows where they are. It's a dramatic fight for survival.
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsEddie AlbertRay MillandDonald PleasenceTwo mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. But where do these kids really call home?
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsBette DavisChristopher LeeKim RichardsTia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him.
- DirectorAramis TatuAdel AdelsonStarsAliyah KolfSenna BorsatoLeontine RuitersOn her 13th birthday Katie, a talented young girl, receives a magical amulet. This amulet was on a quest to find the fifth and last witch to complete the order of the star witches.
- DirectorJérémie DegrusonBen StassenStarsCinda AdamsMari DevonKirk ThorntonA young teenage boy sets out to find his missing father, only to discover that he's actually the mythical creature known as Bigfoot.
- DirectorJérémie DegrusonBen StassenMimi MaynardStarsCinda AdamsGeorge BabbitBrianne BrozeyThunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos.
- DirectorPau FreixasStarsEva SantolariaAlex BrendemühlEmma SuárezXavi goes down to his family holiday home in Spain where he meets his best friends. As a gang they enter a race to win the magic tree house where Xavi can wish for his Dad to come back after his parents split and his mum re-marries. During the holiday Xavi learns about love for girls and learns how to accept his step dad after lying to his friends. And as a gang they build a cart that will hopefully win the race.
- DirectorStéphane AubierVincent PatarBenjamin RennerStarsLambert WilsonPauline BrunnerAnne-Marie LoopThe story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.
- DirectorVincent KestelootMimi MaynardStarsMatthias SchweighöferKaya YanarIlka BessinA daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.
- DirectorAntoine BlossierStarsDaniel AuteuilMaleaume PaquinVirginie LedoyenThe adventures of young Rémi, an orphan raised by the gentle Madam Barberin. At the age of 10 years, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to Vitalis, a mysterious itinerant musician. At his side, Rémi will learn the harsh life of an acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog Capi and the small monkey Joli-Coeur, his long trip through France makes for meetings, friendships and mutual assistance, and leads him to the secret of his origins.
- DirectorPierre CoréStarsOmar SyLouane EmeraFranck GastambideA young cobra and his scorpion best friend go on a journey across the Sahara desert to save a new-found love.
- DirectorGuillaume IvernelZhiyi ZhangStarsKirk ThorntonDino AndradeSalli SaffiotiVladimir and Hector, two secret agents opposite in every way, are trying to recover a top secret material stolen by unknown intruders.
- DirectorBenjamin MousquetBen StassenStarsJoe OchmanMichael OrnsteinDino AndradeFollows a young hero born half chicken and half hare. Eager to fit in and feel loved in spite of his differences, he is obsessed by adventuring in spite of his clumsiness.
- DirectorJérémie DegrusonBen StassenStarsJules MedcraftKylian TrouillardAlexis VictorFollow up to Son of Bigfoot: Father uses his new fame to fight against an Alaska oil company but when he disappears the son, the mother, a raccoon and a bear head North to rescue him.