European Language Movies for Children and Adolescents
by TigerPanache | created - 13 Nov 2016 | updated - 15 Jun 2017 | PublicAlso including American Sign Language, because I wanted to. Please sort by list order to see the movies I consider suitable for children listed first.
Incase you'd like to remain entirely Eurocentric, I've made a note of which movies are non-Eurocentric. This includes many Hispanic rather than Iberian Spanish and Portuguese movies, many French movies from Africa and the Near East, and a handful of movies from various European countries about foreign immigrants instead of Native Europeans.
If you wish to give your child a classical education then cover only ("only") Early Modern English, Italian, French, German, and Greek.
This is by no means a complete list. The trouble with finding European-language movies (other than in English) suitable for children is that most of them are unrated, and you can get hit with unexpected sex and/or depressingness that I consider unsuitable for children. Usually I just have to see the movie and find out for myself whether I consider it suitable for children or not.
However, YMMV. What I consider suitable for children, you might not consider suitable for children, or for your own individual children. Please check out the movies in advance and have an idea of what you're getting yourself into before you sit down to watch them with a child (or anyone who's sensitive).
I've also included animated movies that can frequently be found dubbed in European languages (most commonly French, German, and Spanish, occasionally Italian, though Disney movies can be found dubbed in all kinds of languages) and documentaries that can frequently be found with voice-overs in European languages. I have not included dubbed live-action movies, because the non-lip-syncing drives me nuts, and I consider it counterproductive for helping a child learn a language. Documentaries and animated movies are especially helpful for young children who can't read subtitles, because you can watch the movie in English first and then again (and again and again, knowing many young children) in the other language.
I treat Czech and Slovak as separate languages, rather than as Czechoslovakian, and Serbian and Croatian as one language, Serbo-Croatian. I treat Ukrainian and Belarusian as different languages from Russian. This comes primarily from reading however and not from much personal experience with the languages, so I could be wrong.
I include Swiss German and Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) as types of German. I include Afrikaans as a type of Dutch. I include Moldovan as a type of Romanian. I include Bosnian as a type of Serbo-Croatian.
Concerning Yiddish - Yiddish is classed as an Indo-European language - as a Germanic language, in fact, which means one would assume I would have classed it near the beginning with German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages. However, Yiddish has heavy Semitic elements which in my opinion would make it very hard for an English-speaking child to pick up on after only exposure to German and Dutch. Since the Semitic, and not the Germanic parts of the language are what make it hard for an English-speaker to learn, I class it as a Semitic language with Maltese. Though Yiddish is a variation of Hebrew, I do not include Hebrew movies on this list, because Hebrew is a Near Eastern and not a European language.
If you're interested in introducing your children to a broad selection of European languages and aren't sure what order to use for maximum ease of comprehension/acquisition, I've had good personal results with the "most to least similar to English" approach (assuming the child's native language is English), in an order like this (for languages on the same line, I'm not sure of the best order within that group):
Early Modern English
Middle English
Old English
German
Luxembourgish
Dutch
Old Norse
Faroese
Icelandic
Norwegian
Danish
Swedish
Ukrainian - Russian - Belarusian
Bulgarian - Macedonian
Slovenian - Serbo-Croatian
Czech, Slovak - Polish
Lithuanian - Latvian
Latin
Romanian - Albanian
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
Catalan
French
Romansh
Irish Gaelic - Scottish Gaelic - Welsh - Manx
Greek - Armenian
However, because of cultural influence, the Romance languages, especially Italian and French, are also closely related to English, and to a lesser extent Greek as well, and you might want to introduce those earlier, especially if you're reading Latin and Ancient Greek. (This is another advantage of starting with dubbed documentaries and animated movies, because it means much earlier exposure to Italian, French, and Spanish than the above list would seem to indicate.)
Other languages included on the list below, that are not Indo-European, are:
Abkhazian
ASL
Basque
Georgian
The Semitics - Yiddish and Maltese
The Turkics - Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Kazakh
The Uralics - Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian
I go into some little detail about these language families under the first entries for ASL, Basque, Finnish, Georgian, Maltese, and Turkish, and under the movie Russian Ark, the first entry on the list. But, long story short, the order goes like this:
ASL
Basque
Indo-Europeans
Uralics
Caucasians (Georgian and Abkhazian)
Turkics
Semitics
However, it might be worth considering putting the Uralics and Caucasians before the Indo-Europeans, so that the list order essentially descends from Northern to Southern Europe.
A word on dead languages. For helping children learn living languages I strongly favor learning through extensive exposure – listening to movies, music, audiobooks, and youtube videos, speaking to native speakers in meetups, over skype, and through travel, writing in the language to pen-pals and for personal pleasure, as well as translating to and from the language, and reading bilingual books, picture books, native-language movie subtitles, and then longer books – with minimal grammar acquisition and vocabulary memorizing. However, for dead languages, learning through exposure is all but impossible unless the parent is already fluent and can read extensively to the child in alternating English translation and the language itself. So this means hardcore grammar downloading and vocabulary memorizing, because I consider phrase memorizing and reciting idiotic and pointless. For learning dead languages I recommend:
Early Modern, Middle, and Old English can be worked back to by reading progressively older and older English works, getting comfortable with the new style, vocabulary and pronunciation, and complexity of language at each stage before moving backwards.
Old Norse can be accomplished very well through exposure to Icelandic and Faroese, and extensive reading. Runic script will need to be learnt.
Wheelock’s Latin
Mastronarde’s Introduction to Attic Greek
You might consider including Ancient Egyptian, as in my opinion Ancient Egypt is closely tied to European culture.
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1. Russian Ark (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Votes: 21,809 | Gross: $0.04M
Russian. In my opinion suitable for even very young children, as the visuals are absolutely striking even if you're not following what's being said.
Introduction to Indo-European languages
The Indo-Europeans, the original speakers of almost all the languages of Europe, were a collection of tribes of people who lived on the Russian steppes. They were semi-nomadic, domesticated the horse, invented the wheel (the Sredni Stog tribe), herded cattle, are the original source of milk kefir grains (which have not been recreated since), and invented the battle ax. Before they were Indo-Europeans, they were probably originally-originally from Anatolia, in Turkey, before moving north into Russia and the Ukraine, and from there traveling west into the rest of Europe in successive waves of immigration. The Indo-Europeans were warlike, producing massive amounts of weaponry, and eventually immigrated to/invaded all of Europe, wiping out the native languages and a good deal of the culture there at the time. We (all people of European descent) are partially descended from the Indo-Europeans. The Indo-Europeans also went to the southeast into northern India (hence the “Indo” part of “Indo-Europeans”), mixing with the Dravidian people who already lived there. They didn’t spread through all of India, however, unlike in Europe. This is why in southern India people are darker-skinned, continue to speak Dravidian rather than Indo-European languages, and have different cultures than in the north. So the Indian Indo-European languages are like our half-siblings – different mother, same father.
2. Baby Einstein: My First Signs (2007 Video)
27 min | Short, Family
Director: Mark Lavine | Stars: Francoise Alexander, Marlee Matlin
Votes: 41
ASL
Despite these types of videos being advertised as being for babies, I recommend not watching any TV with children until age 3.
3. Baby Signing Time Vol 1: It's Baby Signing Time (2005 Video)
30 min | Short
Baby Signing Time Volume 1 sets your baby's day to music as you learn signs and songs for everyday events in baby's life-eating, family, pets and more.
Director: Travis Babcock | Stars: Rachel Coleman, Cameron Ackerson, Al Azad, Caitlyn Engh
Votes: 20
4. Baby Signing Time Vol 2: Here I Go (2005 Video)
28 min | Short, Family
Baby Signing Time Volume 2 sets your baby's day to music as you learn signs through song for everyday events - washing up, getting dressed, going places, getting ready for bed, and more.
Director: Travis Babcock | Stars: Rachel Coleman, Cameron Ackerson, Al Azad, Emery Jeffers
Votes: 9
5. Baby Signing Time Vol. 3: A New Day (2008 Video)
31 min | Short, Family
Baby Signing Time is a great first step into signing or add Baby Signing Time to your existing Signing Time collection for new songs and reinforcement of those beginning signs. Created ... See full summary »
Director: Damian Dayton | Stars: Rachel Coleman, Lindsey Abellera, Abigail Agudelo, Megan Allan
Votes: 9
6. Baby Signing Time Vol. 4: Let's Be Friends (2008 Video)
28 min | Short, Family
Baby Signing Time is a great first step into signing or add Baby Signing Time to your existing Signing Time collection for new songs and reinforcement of those beginning signs. Created ... See full summary »
Director: Damian Dayton | Stars: Rachel Coleman, Lindsey Abellera, Abigail Agudelo, Megan Allan
Votes: 7
7. Signing Time! (2002– )
TV-Y | 27 min | Family, Music
Rachel, Alex, Leah, and Hopkins explore the world through basic American Sign Language with songs, movement, and examples.
Stars: Rachel Coleman, Alex Brown, Liam Coleman, Zachary Roger Brown
Votes: 66
ASL
8. Signing Time! Sing & Sign Christmas (2014 Video)
67 min | Family
Director: Emilie de Azevedo Brown | Stars: Rachel Coleman, Liam Coleman, Alex Brown, Abigail Agudelo
Stand-in for Baby Einstein: Baby Lullaby, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
11. Baby Einstein: Baby's Favorite Places First Words Around Town (2006 Video)
35 min | Short, Family
Marlee Matlin and the Baby Einstein children teach signs for neighborhood places and things in this lively instructional video.
Star: Marlee Matlin
Votes: 14
12. Baby Einstein: Baby's First Moves (2006 Video)
45 min | Family
Directors: Jim Janicek, Len Marino | Stars: Trevor Bonfire, Louie DeAnello, Reagan Digby, Katie Hull
Votes: 28
13. Baby Einstein: Baby's First Sounds (2008 Video)
Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Brad Boller, Trevor Bonfire, Julie Clark, Alexis Fowlkes
Votes: 14
14. Baby Bach (1998 Video)
28 min | Family, Music
Babies absorb a wide variety of sights and sounds when they grow; infants seem to be soothed by restful music like Bach, and this program is a presentation of the majesty of classical music combined with stimulating colors.
Director: Julie Aigner-Clark | Stars: Julie Aigner-Clark, Aspen Clark, Sierra Clark
Votes: 74
15. Baby Beethoven: Symphony of Fun (2002 Video)
29 min | Short, Family, Music
Stars: Abbie Acevedo, Julie Aigner-Clark, Selah Atwood, Sierra Clark
Votes: 53
16. Baby Einstein: Baby Da Vinci from Head to Toe (2004 Video)
33 min | Short, Family, Music
Stars: Julie Aigner-Clark, Ponce de León, María Fernanda Morales, Valérie Siclay
Votes: 52
17. Baby Einstein: Discovering Shapes (2007 Video)
31 min | Short, Family
Director: Mark Lavine | Stars: Nancy Harding, Maya Harvey, Dave Privett, June Privett
Votes: 22
18. Baby Einstein: Baby Galileo Discovering the Sky (2003 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Stars: Christian Allen, Emilie Asaro, Emily Asaro, Jay Bixsen
Votes: 57
19. Baby Einstein Language Nursery (1996 Video)
Family
A video meant for younger children featuring basic words in many languages, accompanied by colorful imagery.
Stars: Julie Aigner-Clark, Aspen Clark, Paul Dake, Miho Mettias
Votes: 86
Multilingual, if memory serves French and German were the primary European languages.
21. Baby Einstein: Baby MacDonald (2004 Video)
Not Rated | Family
Learn food, animals, and other things on the farm.
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Aidan Masinsin, Antionette Angeline, Taylor St Baristas, Trevor Bonfire
Votes: 73
22. Baby Einstein: Meet the Orchestra (2006 Video)
Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Trevor Bonfire, Chloe Davison, Elizabeth Gudenrath, Michael Grant Olsen
Votes: 40
23. Baby Einstein: Baby Monet (2005 Video)
Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Savannah Corn, Devon Dahl, Chloe Davison, Hopie Feek
Votes: 49
24. Baby Mozart (1998 Video)
26 min | Family, Music
Baby Mozart is a movie in the Baby Einstein series aimed for toddlers. It is meant for babies and toddlers to listen to the music of Wolfgang A. Mozart (Mozart For Babies)
Director: Julie Aigner-Clark | Stars: Aspen Clark, Sierra Clark, Paul Dake, Tom Guigni
Votes: 142
25. Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals (2001 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Stars: Markie Scholz, Akiala Nanyamka, Sierra Clark, Austin Ball
Votes: 60
26. Baby Einstein: Baby Neptune Discovering Water (2003 Video)
Animation, Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Madeline Barr, Chloe Clark, Julie Clark, Oliver Davis
Votes: 87
27. Baby Einstein: Baby Neptune Discovering Water (2003 Video)
Animation, Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Madeline Barr, Chloe Clark, Julie Clark, Oliver Davis
Votes: 87
Stand-in for Baby Einstein: Neptune's Ocean, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
28. Baby Einstein: Baby Newton Discovering Shapes (2002 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Baby Newton exposes little ones to circles, squares, rectangles, ovals and triangles.
Stars: Trevor Bonfire, Kelsey Lally, Callie Moore, Jack Moss
Votes: 57
29. Baby Einstein: Baby Noah (2004 Video)
Family
Noah, Mozart, Flossy, Penelope and Divin' go on an animal adventure to the savanna, rainforest and tropics, ocean, outback, and polar regions.
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Max Behren, Chloe Davison, Megan Lamb, Isabella Marriott
Votes: 53
30. Baby Einstein: Numbers Nursery (2003 Video)
Family
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Trevor Bonfire, James Buckholder, Maria Celeste, Alexis Fowlkes
Votes: 64
31. Baby Einstein: On the Go (2005 Video)
45 min | Family
A baby's discover of things that go (vehicles) on land, sea, and in the air.
Director: Jim Janicek | Stars: Isaac Acevedo, Logan Acevedo, Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire
Votes: 42
32. Baby Einstein: Baby Santa's Music Box (2000 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Stars: Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire, Aspen Clark, Sierra Clark
Votes: 41
33. Baby Einstein: Baby Shakespeare World of Poetry (1999 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Introducing poetry and 13 first words, with toys, real world objects, funny puppet shows, and the enriching music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Director: Julie Aigner-Clark | Stars: Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire, Aspen Clark, Sierra Clark
Votes: 50
34. Baby Einstein: Baby Van Gogh World of Colors (2000 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Puppet host "Vincent Van Goat" shares a spirited exploration of Van Gogh masterpieces that feature various colors like green, yellow, blue, red, and purple.
Stars: Brad Boller, Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire, Brandon Calbart
Votes: 76
35. Baby Einstein: World Animal Adventure (2009 Video)
35 min | Short, Family
Babies love animals, and now you can bring animals from the seven continents home to your baby. Meet dozens of exotic animals including Asian pandas, Australian kangaroos and Arctic snow ... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Pendleton, Greg Peterson | Stars: Maddie Fretz, Nicolas Hedges
Votes: 13
Stand-in for Baby Einstein: Wild Animal Safari, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
36. Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth (2005 Video)
39 min | Short, Family
Director: Mark Lavine | Star: Marlee Matlin
Votes: 29
37. Baby Einstein: World Animal Adventure (2009 Video)
35 min | Short, Family
Babies love animals, and now you can bring animals from the seven continents home to your baby. Meet dozens of exotic animals including Asian pandas, Australian kangaroos and Arctic snow ... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Pendleton, Greg Peterson | Stars: Maddie Fretz, Nicolas Hedges
Votes: 13
38. Baby Einstein: World Animals (2001 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Join Jane the Monkey as she introduces nine different animals in three different habitats.
Stars: Austin Ball, Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire, Trevor Bonfire
Votes: 56
39. Baby Einstein: World Music (2009 Video)
33 min | Short, Family
World Music introduces you and your little one to beautiful sounds from every continent, bringing a fresh, new experience of music and culture. Sing, dance and play to exotic rhythms that ... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Pendleton, Greg Peterson | Stars: Lee Armstrong, Maddie Fretz, Catherine Melillo, Kamela Portuges
Votes: 15
40. Baby Einstein: Baby Van Gogh World of Colors (2000 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Puppet host "Vincent Van Goat" shares a spirited exploration of Van Gogh masterpieces that feature various colors like green, yellow, blue, red, and purple.
Stars: Brad Boller, Sage Bonfire, Sean Bonfire, Brandon Calbart
Votes: 76
Stand-in for Baby Einstein: World of Colors, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
41. Baby Einstein: World Music (2009 Video)
33 min | Short, Family
World Music introduces you and your little one to beautiful sounds from every continent, bringing a fresh, new experience of music and culture. Sing, dance and play to exotic rhythms that ... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Pendleton, Greg Peterson | Stars: Lee Armstrong, Maddie Fretz, Catherine Melillo, Kamela Portuges
Votes: 15
Stand-in for Baby Einstein: World of Rhythm, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
42. Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth (2005 Video)
39 min | Short, Family
Director: Mark Lavine | Star: Marlee Matlin
Votes: 29
Stand in for Baby Einstein: World of Words, which as far as I can tell is not listed on IMDB.
43. The Blue Planet (2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary
Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.
Stars: David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan, Peter Scoones
Votes: 42,681
44. Chef's Table (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary, Biography
Chef's Table goes inside the lives and kitchens of six of the world's most renowned international chefs. Each episode focuses on a single chef and their unique look at their lives, talents and passion from their piece of culinary heaven.
Stars: Massimo Bottura, Ruth Reichl, Francis Mallmann, Bill Buford
Votes: 17,018
45. Life (2009)
TV-G | 43 min | Documentary, Family
David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns
Votes: 42,712
46. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,941 | Gross: $77.44M
47. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 220,108
48. Terra (2015 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary
A visually stunning documentary that reflects human's relationship to other species on Earth as humanity becomes more and more isolated from Nature.
Directors: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michael Pitiot | Star: Vanessa Paradis
Votes: 2,006
49. Walking with Monsters (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The final installment in the "Walking with" series is a 90-minute documentary about the evolution of life before the dinosaurs.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Edward Gero
Votes: 2,411
50. Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
Stars: Nikolay Drozdov, Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks, Craig Sechler
Votes: 6,876
51. Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (2000)
29 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks
Votes: 1,662
52. Dinosaur Planet (2003– )
Not Rated | 192 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
A four-episode animated series charting the adventures of four dinosaurs - each on a different continent in the prehistoric world: a lone female Velociraptor in Asia; a young male ... See full summary »
Stars: Christian Slater, Scott Sampson, Beau van Erven Dorens, Lutz Riedel
Votes: 566
53. Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Using the latest digital technology, the era between the dinosaurs and man is superbly recreated by the BBC and Discovery Channel in another winning production from the coalition.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 3,277
54. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
120 min | Documentary, History
The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.
Stars: Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Sachs, Alex Palmer
Votes: 1,443
55. Winged Migration (2001)
G | 89 min | Documentary
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Votes: 12,367 | Gross: $10.76M
Rated G.
56. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,157 | Gross: $144.88M
57. 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002 Video)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
Directors: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Jason Alexander, Martin Short, Bobby Lockwood
Votes: 10,705
58. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,165 | Gross: $77.59M
Rated PG.
Semi-non-Eurocentric
59. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 466,623 | Gross: $217.35M
Non-Eurocentric
60. Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin.
Director: Tad Stones | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, John Rhys-Davies, Val Bettin
Votes: 38,136
Non-Eurocentric
61. Aladdin (1994–1995)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aladdin, the clever hero of Agrabah, continues his adventures with the help of his fiancee Princess Jasmine, his pet monkey Abu, Magic Carpet, Iago the greedy parrot, and of course his best friend the semi-cosmic Genie.
Stars: Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Dan Castellaneta, Frank Welker
Votes: 12,952
Non-Eurocentric
62. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 153,980 | Gross: $1.07M
Rated G.
63. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Votes: 440,891 | Gross: $334.19M
64. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Alice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Votes: 122,163 | Gross: $77.04M
65. Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Three chipmunk brothers named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have been adopted by and are living with Dave (human). Each episode finds them getting into trouble and new and unusual situations.
Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Frank Welker, Dody Goodman
Votes: 3,627
66. Alvin and the Chipmunks Batmunk (2012 Video)
Not Rated | 67 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Alvin gets hit by a car and turns into batman!
Votes: 106
67. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Easter Collection (2012)
Unrated | 77 min | Animation
Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore have a fun filled Easter adventure.
Director: Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Votes: 20
68. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Halloween Collection (2012)
G | 73 min | Animation, Family
Join Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore for this hilarious Halloween adventure. There are plenty of laughs and surprises -- and music, including Mash -- to make this a monstrously fun video any time of the year!
Votes: 35
69. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999 Video)
G | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Get ready for a terribly funny adventure as Alvin and the Chipmunks come face to face with Dr. Frankenstein and his monster in the theme park of a world-famous studio.
Director: Kathi Castillo | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Michael Bell, Jim Meskimen
Votes: 1,700
70. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000 Video)
G | 77 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Alvin discovers that his neighbor is a werewolf, he begins an exhilarating race against time before the full moon arrives. But the real terror will come when Theodore starts acting weird too.
Director: Kathi Castillo | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Maurice LaMarche, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 1,852
71. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason (1994 TV Short)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Anxious to join the Monster Club, precocious singing chipmunk Alvin undergoes a grueling trick-or-treat initiation.
Director: Walt Kubiak | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Vanessa Bagdasarian, Michael Bagdasarian
Votes: 98
72. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Valentines Collection (2007)
Not Rated | 83 min
Love, laughs and mischief are in the air with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Valentines Collection. Along with 4 additional episodes and a Valentine Special Bonus from the classic Alvin Show,... See full summary »
Votes: 14
73. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three musical chipmunks are discovered by an aspiring songwriter who wants to use their amazing singing abilities to become famous.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, David Cross
Votes: 94,713 | Gross: $217.33M
74. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long
Votes: 54,479 | Gross: $219.61M
75. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
G | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee
Votes: 39,529 | Gross: $133.11M
76. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Chipmunks believe that Dave plans to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami.--and dump them. They have three days to get to him and save themselves not only from losing Dave but also from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 22,547 | Gross: $85.89M
77. An American Tail (1986)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 58,031 | Gross: $47.48M
Rated G.
78. Anastasia (1997)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 135,975 | Gross: $58.41M
Rated G.
79. Anatole (1998–1999)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family
The tale of a dignified mouse, Anatole. A loving husband and father to six children from outside of Paris, Anatole acts as an ambassador between the mouse world and the human world.
Stars: Olivier L'Ecuyer, William Colgate, Jill Frappier, Joe Dinicol
Votes: 45
80. Angelina Ballerina (2001–2009)
TV-Y | Animation, Family
The adventures and ballet recitals of Angelina Mouseling (Finty Williams) in tow with her friends, Alice Nimbletoes (Jo Wyatt), William Longtail (Keith Wickham), Miss Lilly (Dame Judi Dench), and the menacing pair Priscilla Pinkpaws (Jo Wyatt) and Penelope Pinkpaws (Jonell Elliott).
Stars: Finty Williams, Jo Wyatt, Keith Wickham, Jonell Elliott
Votes: 577
81. Antz (1998)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone
Votes: 164,027 | Gross: $90.76M
With reservations
Semi-non-Eurocentric
82. Arthur (1996–2022)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Based on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.
Stars: Daniel Brochu, J.T. Turner, Jodie Resther, Bruce Dinsmore
Votes: 15,901
83. Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.
Director: Greg Bailey | Stars: Michael Yarmush, Oliver Grainger, Bruce Dinsmore, Daniel Brochu
Votes: 615
Semi-non-Eurocentric
84. Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ten-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.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Madonna, Ron Crawford
Votes: 40,841 | Gross: $15.13M
85. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian
Votes: 133,990 | Gross: $84.05M
I definitely DO NOT recommend the sequel. Save yourself!
86. Balto (1995)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An outcast Husky risks his life with other sled dogs to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings
Votes: 48,112 | Gross: $11.35M
I definitely DO NOT recommend the sequel. Save yourself!
87. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,027 | Gross: $102.80M
Rated Approved.
88. Bambi II (2006 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of Bambi growing up in the care of his father, The Great Prince of the Forest.
Director: Brian Pimental | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alexander Gould, Keith Ferguson, Brendon Baerg
Votes: 12,006
89. Barnyard (2006)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow.
Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott
Votes: 34,537 | Gross: $72.78M
90. Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A seven-foot-tall bear named Bear lives in The Big Blue House, with his friends as they teach a variety of subjects and lessons.
Stars: Noel MacNeal, Vicki Eibner, Peter Linz, Tyler Bunch
Votes: 4,669
91. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,488 | Gross: $218.97M
Rated G.
92. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997 Video)
G | 72 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
Director: Andrew Knight | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 12,071
93. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
G | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball | Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 40,705 | Gross: $18.53M
Rated G.
94. Bee Movie (2007)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Barry B. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey and subsequently decides to sue them.
Directors: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton
Votes: 179,764 | Gross: $126.63M
95. The Berenstain Bears (1985–2004)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
We follow a family of bears, known as the Berenstain Bears, as they figure out life together. With friendly neighbors and close friends, the journey is never boring. Inspired by the book series written by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
Stars: David Mendenhall, Ben Campbell, Tajja Isen, Camilla Scott
Votes: 3,672
96. The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (1979 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Papa Bear and the cubs search the woods for the perfect Christmas tree, but run afoul of the woodland animals who live in the trees they aim to cut down.
Director: Mordicai Gerstein | Stars: Ron McLarty, Gabriela Glatzer, Jonathan Lewis, Pat Lysinger
Votes: 273
97. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona
Votes: 25,888 | Gross: $94.51M
Not animated, but it's mostly dogs "talking" so it dubs well.
98. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011 Video)
G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Papi and Chloe prove family always sticks together.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Marcus Coloma, Erin Cahill, Susan Blakely, Lupe Ontiveros
Votes: 4,508
99. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! (2012 Video)
G | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When Papi, Chloe, the pups, Uncle Pedro and their owners move to a hotel, the smallest pup Rosa feels like she doesn't fit in, and Papi wants to make her feel better by showing her how special she is.
Directors: Lev L. Spiro, Yelena Lanskaya | Stars: Marcus Coloma, Erin Cahill, Cedric Yarbrough, Frances Fisher
Votes: 2,422
100. The BFG (2016)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement
Votes: 93,244 | Gross: $55.48M
Semi-non-Eurocentric
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