What are some of your favorite childhood films that you still watch to this day?

Submitted by Forsaken_Tip_596 t3_yzwvru in movies

I find it funny that I was always really into live-action films more so as a kid than animated movies. My mom says that I was addicted to the Harry Potter franchise from the time I was 3 (in 2002) and I believe the 1st HP movie I saw in theaters was “The Chamber of Secrets.” Don’t get me wrong there are a few animated films that I watched as a kid. Here is a list of my favorite childhood movies. What were your favorite childhood films growing up that you still love rewatching to this day?

  1. Back to the Future Trilogy

  2. Big Mama’s House

  3. Bridge to Terabithia

  4. Christmas with the Kranks

  5. Click

  6. Daddy Day Care (Eddie Murphy)

  7. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

  8. Finding Nemo

  9. Free Willy + Free Willy 2

  10. Ghostbusters

  11. Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

  12. Gremlins

  13. Halloweentown

  14. Hansel and Gretel (2002, Howie Mandel version)

  15. How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)

  16. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Brendan Frasier)

  17. Jumanji (1995)

  18. Jurassic Park

  19. King Kong (Peter Jackson Version)

  20. Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  21. Men in Black Trilogy

  22. Monster’s Inc.

  23. Nanny McPhee

  24. National Treasure

  25. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

  26. Pokemon: The First Movie (1998)

  27. Rush Hour Trilogy

  28. Shrek

  29. Sky High

  30. Spider-Man (2002)

  31. Spy Kids Trilogy

  32. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

  33. The Addams Family (1991)

  34. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

  35. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

  36. The Goonies

  37. The Haunted Mansion

  38. The Iron Giant (1999)

  39. The Karate Kid Trilogy

  40. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

  41. The Mask (1995)

  42. The Medallion (Jackie Chan)

  43. The Mummy Trilogy

  44. The Pacifier (Vin Diesel)

  45. The Polar Express

  46. The Wizard of Oz

  47. Toy Story 2

  48. Wild Hogs

  49. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

  50. Zathura

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Rexivan t1_ix2ikxq wrote

Treasure planet will never age

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EnoughRegisterJohn t1_ix2iub3 wrote

Mainly some Christmas films around December. But some that I still watch sometimes today are the Shrek films. Now I seen people hate the last 2 films but I can kind of see what they are trying to do on those films.

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TheRealClose t1_ix2lbh6 wrote

Back to the Future, Shrek, Lord of the Rings, Hook, Home Alone, occasionally Toy Story, Elf, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

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raylan_givens6 t1_ix2n5fr wrote

The Boy Who Could Fly

when i was a kid, i had a crush on Milly , i thought she was the prettiest girl i'd ever seen

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Ronilaw t1_ix2n5i9 wrote

Superman the movie. Christopher Reeves will always be Superman

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SkullGrave84 t1_ix2podc wrote

The Last Star Fighter

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

The Rocketeer

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Leyton-UK t1_ix2qhyy wrote

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Rbarber4141 t1_ix2r1v8 wrote

Home alone 1,2, and 3

Richie Rich

Jungle 2 Jungle

Tom and Huck

A Goofy Movie

The Little Rascals

The Big Green

The Sandlot

Ninja Turtles 1 and 2

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GFVeggie t1_ix2snm1 wrote

Okay here is where I show my age.

Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Auntie Mame (not the musical)

Mr. Roberts

The Guns of Navarone

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Guyonbench t1_ix2ux6m wrote

G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) Movie came out when i was 1 and I saw it for the first time when I was around 5 or so. Got it by sending away for it on vhs through the Burger King Kids Club. I have it on bluray now and I still love it and watch it once a year or so.

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Bitter_Internet_6464 t1_ix2v59i wrote

Escape From New York

The Warriors

Porky's

Commando

Beat Street

Krush Groove

Flash Gordon

Conan The Barbarian

Bad Boys (1983)

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

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JanetInSpain t1_ix2xr17 wrote

I especially turn to these when I've had a shit week or am sick and need curl-up-on-the sofa time.

The Sound of Music

The Princess Bride

Cinderella (the 1965 Rodgers & Hammerstein made-for-TV version)

The Little Mermaid

Finding Nemo

Up!

The Goonies

The Wizard of Oz

National Treasure

GalaxyQuest

Monsters Inc.

The Last Starfighter

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Treeckoarsenel2010 t1_ix3cju9 wrote

I’m not sure why my parents had me watch Halloween when I was 7 but damn it’s still amazing to dis day

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betterversionn t1_ix3gte1 wrote

Replying to GFVeggie (#588,170)

I was not expecting to see the Inn of Sixth Happiness on here. I didn’t realize that’s one a kid would enjoy. I thought it was okay. Auntie Mame is hilarious and The Guns of Navarone is fcking awesome!

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HaGB76 t1_ix3j4zw wrote

Matilda

Jingle All the Way

Home Alone

The Brave Little Toaster

Terminator 1 and 2 (dad loved Arnold)

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Verbie t1_ix4b1om wrote

Little women, it still holds up. Young Amy was my first crush when I was a kid.

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MurkDiesel t1_ix4w4yj wrote

Goonies
Real Genius
First Blood
Big Trouble In Little China
Romancing The Stone
Terminator
Wrath Of Khan
Gremlins
Buckaroo Banzai
Airplane!
Top Secret
Original Trilogy
Rocky 4
Heathers
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack
Die Hard

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GFVeggie t1_ix513wn wrote

Replying to betterversionn (#589,628)

Inn of the 6th Happiness was the first movie I saw in a theater. I really enjoyed it. For the 1950's it was a movie about women power.

I was 12 or 13 when I saw The Guns of Navarone. That and 12 O'clock High are really great WWII movies. Though I do watch "In Harm's Way" on Pearl Harbor day every year but never saw it as a kid.

The movie I bristle at when I see it listed as a children's movie is Watershed Down. Just because it is animated, it is so very violent. I love the book.

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betterversionn t1_ix59fz4 wrote

Replying to GFVeggie (#593,544)

I like In Harms Way, but couldn’t agree more on 12 O’Clock High - I love that one!

But my absolute favorite, and maybe a top 10 movie for me is The Train.

I also really love All Quiet on the Western Front, The Dawn Patrol (1938), and The Eagle and the Hawk.

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GFVeggie t1_ix64x03 wrote

Replying to betterversionn (#594,063)

I'll have to check out those movies especially the Train. I just looked it up and it sounds great. I really like The Monuments Men. I know everyone pans it, but the art, I tear up every time I watch it.

I think I saw an educational version of The Train in history class. I know there was a Hollywood movies about getting art away from the Nazi's.

I like Band of Brothers though it is a series and Saving Private Ryan. I just wish the they didn't have to use the F word so often.

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betterversionn t1_ix6af2p wrote

Replying to GFVeggie (#596,136)

Definitely get the Kino Lorber release, there are two commentaries on it, and both are amazing - I don’t only one other time have I watched 2 commentaries for a film and enjoyed it so much. One was with director John Frankenheimer - and like I said, it’s really great. I have the previously released blu ray, and I’m assuming they’re on the 4K if that’s what you prefer.

My sister just gave me The Monuments Men a couple weeks ago, but I haven’t watched it yet. The reviews didn’t really motivate me much, but now I might bump it up on my watch list.

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fosse76 t1_ix98s31 wrote

It's funny, because I would re-watch many movies as a kid, so now when I consider films to watch I feel like I just saw those and therefore skip them. I watched The Wizard of Oz all the time as a kid, but don't think I've seen it but maybe once since college (from which I graduated over 20 years ago!). Some films we watched only on special occasions (like Mary Poppins because it aired on TV once a year), so it feels out of place to watch if not a special occasion.

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