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1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 857,143 | Gross: $317.58M
2. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 438,082 | Gross: $435.11M
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 693,282 | Gross: $261.99M
4. The Babadook (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Votes: 247,648 | Gross: $0.92M
5. Steven Universe (2013–2019)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
A team of intergalactic warriors fights to protect the Earth, but the combination of three highly trained beings and one quirky young boy leaves the team struggling to overcome the dangerous scenarios that are put in front of them.
Stars: Zach Callison, Deedee Magno, Michaela Dietz, Estelle
Votes: 39,810
6. Pluto (2023)
TV-14 | 62 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.
Stars: Shinshû Fuji, Yôko Hikasa, Rachel Slotky, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 12,595
7. The Loud House (2014– )
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Lincoln Loud is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with ten sisters. With the help of his right-hand man Clyde, Lincoln finds new ways to survive in such a large family every day.
Stars: Grey Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, Jessica DiCicco, Brian Stepanek
Votes: 8,329
8. Oliver! (1968)
G | 153 min | Drama, Family, Musical
After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed
Votes: 41,445 | Gross: $16.80M
9. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow
Votes: 74,072 | Gross: $28.93M
10. The Tender Bar (2021)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe
Votes: 33,900
11. My Bodyguard (1980)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt
Votes: 10,854 | Gross: $22.48M
12. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin, Phil Fondacaro, Katie Barberi
Votes: 8,731 | Gross: $1.58M
13. Tom and Huck (1995)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Charles Rocket, Eric Schweig
Votes: 11,671 | Gross: $23.74M
14. South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023 TV Special)
TV-MA | 46 min | Animation, Comedy
After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of on-line influencers.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Kimberly Brooks
Votes: 3,526
15. Shorts (2009)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Jimmy Bennett, James Spader, Kat Dennings, Jake Short
Votes: 8,013 | Gross: $20.92M
16. Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Shy and easily flustered Miyano harbors an embarrassing secret - he is a "fudanshi", a boy who likes boys' love manga. Intrigued, the clueless delinquent Sasaki requests to borrow one, marking a shift in their strange dynamic.
Stars: Kellen Goff, Joshua Waters, Kayleigh McKee, Sôma Saitô
Votes: 1,730
17. A Painted House (2003 TV Movie)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Family
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in ... See full summary »
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Scott Glenn, Arija Bareikis, Robert Sean Leonard, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 1,124
18. The Velveteen Rabbit (2023)
44 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Based on the classic book by Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit" celebrates the magic of unconditional love. When William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.
Directors: Jennifer Perrott, Rick Thiele | Stars: Phoenix Laroche, Ellie Mejia, Samantha Colley, Leonard Buckley
Votes: 1,051
19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)
PG | 62 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
For Greg the winter vacations are going a little rough, after getting stuck with his family in the snow and worrying about getting the new console.
Director: Luke Cormican | Stars: Erica Cerra, Christian Convery, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Dillon
Votes: 1,265
20. The Naughty Nine (2023)
TV-PG | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
When Andy finds out he's on Santa's "naughty list," he pulls together a group of "naughty list" kids to get the presents they think they deserve.
Director: Alberto Belli | Stars: Danny Glover, Derek Theler, Lindura, Winslow Fegley
Votes: 2,051
21. Thunder and the House of Magic (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Thunder, 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.
Directors: Jérémie Degruson, Ben Stassen, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Cinda Adams, George Babbit, Brianne Brozey, Kathleen Gati
Votes: 7,341 | Gross: $0.00M
22. Kid Cosmic (2021–2022)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
A young boy who dreams of becoming a hero, stumbles across some cosmic stones of power. His dreams appear to have come true.
Stars: Bennett Abara, Lily Rose Silver, Keith Ferguson, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 1,742
23. The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell
Votes: 2,278 | Gross: $0.21M
24. Angelo Rules (2010– )
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Angelo is a sweet-talking genius with a knack for getting out of trouble.
Stars: Cynthia de Graaff, Cassandra Lee Morris, Jennifer Visalli, Aaron Conley
Votes: 1,804
25. Motocross Kids (2004)
PG | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Evan Hanson is the best motocross coach in the country. After leading his daughter Callie to the national championships, he decides to set his sights on a more personal challenge - saving a local dirt track from a motorcycle gang.
Director: Richard Gabai | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Alana Austin, Dan Haggerty, Robert Thomas Preston
Votes: 494
26. Elf Me (2023)
99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Trip, an unconventional elf who builds bizarre weapons rather than toys, crosses path with Elia, a shy kid from a village in the Italian mountains. Initially at odds, the two must team up to save Christmas from a ruthless businessman.
Director: Younuts | Stars: Federico Ielapi, Anna Foglietta, Fabio Rovazzi, Claudio David
Votes: 803
27. Duck Season (2004)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Eimbcke | Stars: Diego Cataño, Daniel Miranda, Enrique Arreola, Danny Perea
Votes: 4,624 | Gross: $0.15M
28. Phantom Town (1999 Video)
PG | 90 min | Horror, Western
When a sixteen year-old boy and his two young siblings set off on a quest to find their missing parents, their search leads them to a ghost town in the middle of the desert. They soon ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Taylor Locke, John Patrick White, Lauren Summers, Jim Metzler
Votes: 379
29. Young Ahmed (2019)
85 min | Drama
A Belgian teenager hatches a plot to kill his teacher after embracing an extremist interpretation of the Quran.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akheddiou, Victoria Bluck
Votes: 4,711
30. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Barbara Hale, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 3,261
31. Stars Align (2019)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Sport
Toma's summer challenge is to save his tennis team. But there's no hope unless he can recruit Maki's talent to the court.
Stars: Justin Briner, Jessie James Grelle, Dallas Reid, Natsuki Hanae
Votes: 619
32. Classes vertes (2009)
17 min | Short
Jonathan, 7, is packing his suitcase. Tomorrow he goes to green classes with the school. But his mom doesn't want him to leave. And the love of a mother, it is well known, it can wreak havoc.
Director: Alexis Van Stratum | Stars: Martin De Myttenaere, Catherine Salée, Marceau Henrard
Votes: 26
33. Late Summer (2001)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Drama
A photographer remembers that special summer that he spent with his somewhat older cousin, the feelings that were awakened, and the unexpected turn of events behind his "best" photo.
Director: David Ottenhouse | Stars: Christopher Nee, Erol Zeybekoglu, Sheila Stasack, Robert Walsh
Votes: 409
34. Quest (1984)
30 min | Short, Adventure, Mystery
A child has only an 8 day life-span to complete a mysterious journey from the dim cave-dwelling society where he is born to a final gateway, the object of folklore. The abstract ... See full summary »
Directors: Elaine Bass, Saul Bass | Stars: John Abbott, Noah Hathaway, David Comfort, Michael Mancini
Votes: 454
35. Marcus Level (2014– )
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Zapped into his favorite video game, Marcus has to get through tons of levels and other shenanigans to beat the game and return home, with the help of two allies from the game. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Stars: Harriet Carmichael, Lizzie Waterworth, Brian Bowles, Eric Meyers
Votes: 45
36. Nickelodeon Presents: Inside-Out Boy (1989–1993)
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A series of plot-driven short commercials for Nickelodeon television channel, focusing on the gross out adventures of a nice schoolboy who accidentally swung over the bar so fast it made his body flip inside out.
Votes: 14
37. Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King (1979)
65 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tells the fable from Chinese mythology about the young warrior Nezha who takes on a group of evil dragons.
Directors: Shuchen Wang, Jingda Xu, Ding Xian Yan | Stars: Ke Bi, Banjô Ginga, Daisuke Gôri, Junko Hori
Votes: 1,288
38. Kajtek Czarodziej (2023)
103 min | Adventure, Family
The story about the magical world of children's imagination, growing up and improving the world lightly reflects the most important treasures of Janusz Korczak's philosophy: every child ... See full summary »
Director: Magdalena Lazarkiewicz | Stars: Eryk Biedunkiewicz, Maja Komorowska, Grzegorz Damiecki, Martin Hofmann
Votes: 47
39. The Boy in the Mirror (2014)
78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a boy who sees his mirror reflection come to life.
Director: Guilherme Fiúza Zenha | Stars: Lino Facioli, Regiane Alves, Ricardo Blat, Gisele Fróes
Votes: 260
40. Guardian of the Ancient Shadow Crown (II) (2014)
89 min | Drama, Fantasy
Nine-year-old Matthew finds a key to a magical world at the bottom of his grandmother's garden where he encounters the mystical Shadow people.
Director: Colin Downey | Stars: Lorcan Melia, Natalia Kostrzewa, Emma Eliza Regan, Michael Parle
Votes: 87
41. ...Where's Rodney? (1990 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A 12-year-old boy named Rodney Barnes looks for advice and inspiration from his idol, stand-up comic Rodney Dangerfield.
Director: John Sgueglia | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Jared Rushton, Jane Daly, Thea Vidale
Votes: 35
42. I, Elvis Riboldi (2020)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures and misadventures of an energetic, scatterbrained, impulsive, reckless and slightly destructive boy, ELVIS RIBOLDI.
Stars: Rachel Slotky, Yung-I Chang, Daniel J. Edwards, Bill Timoney
Votes: 54
43. The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole (1958–1961)
5 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Spanky is a normal little boy. Tadpole is a sentient teddy bear. Together they went to adventures around the world, from assisting the police in catching criminals to participating in human spaceflight and visiting the Moon.
Stars: Joan Gardner, Don Messick, Ed Janis
Votes: 29
44. Tom, el salvaje (1976)
15 min | Short, Drama
Tom is caught peeping through a keyhole as a woman undresses. She decides to put on a show for him. So begins a day's adventures for a precocious boy.
Director: Miguel Hermoso | Stars: Mari Ángeles Acevedo, Plácido García, Rocío Hernández
45. After All (1994)
17 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Director: Douglas Buck | Star: John Pero
Votes: 10
46.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Coming Out Party
(1965)
65 min | Drama
A boy begins a search in Notting Hill shortly before Christmas.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Toni Palmer, George Sewell, Dennis Golding, Jane Muir
47.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Nipper
(1977)
77 min | Comedy, Drama
Teenager Jimmy's life begins to unravel after the death of his father. With his mother promiscuous and his new stepfather and stepbrother difficult to get along with, he begins to fall into a cycle of petty crime and self harm.
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: John Fowler, Coral Atkins, George Innes, Betty Hardy
Votes: 11
48.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Shadows on Our Skin
(1980)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
Joe is an 11-year-old boy growing up on the Bogside of Derry, Northern Ireland. A chance meeting with a girl on his way home from school promises to open up his life in an unexpected and exciting way.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Macrae Clarke, May Friel, Joe McPartland, Lise Ann McLaughlin
Votes: 14
49.
Caso Especial (1971–1995)
Episode:
O Dia Mais Quente do Ano
(1988)
46 min | Drama
Boy witnesses murder, but no one believes him.
Director: Wolf Maya | Stars: Jonas Torres, Susana Vieira, Edwin Luisi, Carlos Vereza