Looking for a quality feature film for children?
Ranking of the best animated films and live-action films.
Our selection is very subjective and our selection criterion is the educational and poetic dimension of films.
Our top 50 animated feature films, list of the best children's films...
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From 5 years old
Directed by Charlie Chaplin (1928).
Synopsis: The Tramp, on the run from the police, takes refuge under the big top of a circus mid-performance. Adored by the audience, he discovers hidden talents he never knew he had.
Comments: The comedy film that will certainly make little children laugh the most. Discovering the world of the circus, juggler, mime and tightrope walker, The Tramp's acrobatics are hilarious.
From 7 years old
Directed by Victor Fleming (1934).
Synopsis: In 18th century England, a young boy discovers a map that changes the course of his life. So begins a fabulous adventure to Treasure Island.
Comments: Certainly the best film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. For everyone who dreams of travel and adventure!
From 5 years old
Directed by George Seaton (1947).
Synopsis: In order to liven up the Christmas holidays, a department store hires an old man who claims to be the real Santa Claus. Doubt remains about his true identity.
Comments: To the delight of children. A film to watch with the family during the holidays.
The Kid (1921 film)
Charlie Chaplin
1921
From 5 years old
The General (1926 film)
Buster Keaton
1926
From 5 years old
The Circus (1928 film)
Charlie Chaplin
1928
From 3 years old
Treasure Island (1934 film)
Victor Fleming
1934
From 7 years old
Modern Times (film)
Charlie Chaplin
1936
From 7 years old
Miracle on 34th Street
George Seaton
1947
From 5 years old
Animated feature films: the best cartoons in 2D and 3D...
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Lotte Reiniger
1926
From 5 years old
Pinocchio (1940 film)
Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen (Walt Disney Studios)
1940
From 7 years old
Bambi
David Hand (Walt Disney Studios)
1942
From 7 years old
Peter Pan (1953 film)
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1953
From 5 years old
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)
Clyde Geronimi (Walt Disney Studios)
1959
From 5 years old
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1967
From 5 years old
The Rescuers
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1977
From 5 years old
Castle in the Sky
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1986
From 7 years old
Kiki's Delivery Service
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1989
From 5 years old
Pom Poko
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1994
From 5 years old
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1999
From 7 years old
Monsters, Inc.
Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich (Pixar)
2001
From 7 years old
Raining Cats and Frogs
Jacques-Rémy Girerd (Folimage)
2003
From 5 years old
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Nick Park, Steve Box (Aardman)
2005
From 5 years old
Mia and the Migoo
Jacques-Rémy Girerd (Folimage)
2008
From 5 years old
Coraline (film)
Henry Selick
2009
From 5 years old
Le Vilain Petit Canard
Garri Bardine
2010
From 7 years old
Wolfy, the Incredible Secret
Éric Omond, Grégoire Solotareff
2013
From 5 years old
My Life as a Courgette
Claude Barras
2016
From 7 years old
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (film)
Lorenzo Mattotti
2019
From 5 years old
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
David Hand (Walt Disney Studios)
1937
From 7 years old
Dumbo
Ben Sharpsteen (Walt Disney Studios)
1941
From 5 years old
Cinderella (1950 film)
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson (Walt Disney Studios)
1950
From 7 years old
Animal Farm (1954 film)
John Halas, Joy Batchelor
1954
From 7 years old
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1961
From 11 years old
The Aristocats
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1970
From 7 years old
The King and the Mockingbird
Paul Grimault
1980
From 7 years old
My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1988
From 11 years old
Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1992
From 7 years old
Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1997
From 7 years old
Chicken Run
Nick Park, Peter Lord (Aardman)
2000
From 7 years old
Tokyo Godfathers
Satoshi Kon
2003
From 5 years old
Ratatouille (film)
Brad Bird (Pixar)
2007
From 9 years old
Eleanor's Secret
Dominique Monféry
2009
From 5 years old
Ernest & Celestine
Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier (Les Armateurs)
2012
From 5 years old
Rango (2011 film)
Gore Verbinski
2011
From 7 years old
Le Coq de St-Victor
Julien Regnard
2013
From 5 years old
Long Way North
Rémi Chayé (La poudrière)
2015
From 9 years old
Dilili in Paris
Michel Ocelot
2018
From 9 years old
Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)
Dave Fleischer
1939
From 9 years old
Douce et Criquet s'aimaient d'amour tendre
Peter Lord (Aardman)
1989
From 11 years old
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1951
From 5 years old
Lady and the Tramp
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1955
From 5 years old
Havoc in Heaven
Wan Laiming
1964
From 5 years old
Robin Hood (1973 film)
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1973
From 9 years old
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1984
From 5 years old
Grave of the Fireflies
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1988
From 7 years old
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Henry Selick
1993
From 9 years old
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Michel Ocelot (Les Armateurs)
1998
From 5 years old
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
2001
From 5 years old
The Triplets of Belleville
Sylvain Chomet (Les Armateurs)
2003
From 5 years old
Finding Nemo
Andrew Stanton (Pixar)
2003
From 5 years old
The Secret of Kells
Tomm Moore
2009
From 5 years old
Tangled
Nathan Greno, Byron Howard (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
2010
From 5 years old
The Painting (2011 film)
Jean-François Laguionie
2011
From 7 years old
Zarafa (film)
Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie
2012
From 13 years old
Boy and the World
Alê Abreu
2013
From 9 years old
Song of the Sea (2014 film)
Tomm Moore
2014
From 5 years old
The Red Turtle
Michaël Dudok de Wit (Studio Ghibli)
2016
From 9 years old