There’s no reason adults can’t watch (and love) movies intended to entertain children, but it’s almost inevitable that they will lose a little bit of their magic when not viewed through young eyes—sometimes a sense of childlike wonder is that special sauce that takes a film from good to great.
Here are 25 movies every kid should see before they turn 13
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Chicken Run (2000)
The Circus (1928)
The Lion King (1994)
Shrek (2001)
The Bear (1989)
Mary Poppins (1964)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Inside Out (2014)
The Land Before Time (1988)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Sandlot (1993)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Wall-E (2008)
Home Alone (1990)
March of the Penguins (2005)
Coco (2017)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Spirited Away (2001)
Where to stream: Max, Digital rental
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
The Princess Bride (1987)
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