The 100 Greatest Kids Movies Of All Time According to Movie Critic Dads

Finding great movies for kids isn’t easy. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of kids films — just the opposite. Right now, parents are swimming in it. In fact, quantity is part of the problem. But finding, or remembering , the true quality is what makes finding great kids movies all the more difficult. The haystack is growing, and the needles are better hidden in it. So when a parent picks up a remote, what do they do? You can rely on your own memory, but too often so-called masterpieces and “classics” suddenly seem dated and offensive today. This is another way of saying no, Peter Pan and Dumbo are not on this list. This isn’t to say parents should only chase new kids movies. If you go that route, you’ll end up with things that are both mindless and boring, like Cars 2 or Hoodwinked. And to make matters worse, some of these movies star talented people and purport to be “clever.” But it’s not just what kids want that matters. Parents wanting to watch these movies with their children matters, too. Coming up with the 100 best kids movies of all time isn’t about picking some movies you can throw on so the kids are distracted. These movies are about things to watch as a family, because, shared screen time , isn’t really a problem. Fatherly’s goal here is to offer up movies that every kid should — nay, must! — see by the time they’re 10 years old. These are kids movies for kids at a time in their development when the world is full of wonder and magic — real magic — and jaded Hollyw…