Ten Classic Movies Every Child Should Watch

There are some good movies, there are some great movies, and even there are some unforgettable movies. These top ten classic movies are exactly that. These movies are funny, family-friendly, and even helps in lifting up your spirits. Here in this article, we have listed some of the classic movies that are long-standing hits as well as a few recent picks that have earned the rights to be considered classics. So, sit back, pop your popcorns and add these movies into your next playlist. Read on to know more.

1. The Lion King: The movie Lion King is an American animated drama movie released in 1994 and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. This movie is the 32^nd animated Disney feature film and is the 5th animated movie produced during the period of the Disney Renaissance. The entire plot of the movie tells us the story of a lion named Simba, who was going to succeed his father, Mufasa especially as the king of Pride Lands. However, soon Simba’s paternal uncle named Scar murders his father Mufasa and thereby manipulates Simba making him feel responsible for the entire thing.

2. Frozen: The movie Frozen was released in 2013 and is an American animated fantasy movie. The movie was produced entirely by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Walt Disney Pictures. During the theatrical run of the movie, it received a massive commercial success thereby earning approximately $1.2 billion in the box office across the globe. The movie is known to overtake toy story 3 and it soon became the biggest grossing animated movie of all time.

3. Mary Poppins: The movie Mary Poppins was released in the year 1964 and is an American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney. The entire movie was shot at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California with the help of painted London background scenes. Soon after its release, the movie is known to get commercial success and critical acclaim and also became the highest-grossing movie in the year 1964. Furthermore, it even received a total of thirteen Academy Award nominations including the Best picture which was a record for any films released by Disney during that time.

4. Wall-E: The movie Wall-e is a 2008 release, American computer-animated sci-fi movie produced by Pixar Animation and released by the Walt Disney Studios. The plot of the movie shows WALL-E as a future solitary robot, left on uninhabitable and deserted earth in order to clean up the garbage. However, he is soon visited by a probe sent by a starship called Axion and another robot named EVE, with whom Wall-E falls in love and further pursues across the galaxy.

5. A Bug’s Life: The movie A Bugs Life was released in the year 1998 and is an American animated movie produced by Pixar studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Initially, the movie got inspired by a story of Aesop’s Fable called The Ant and the Grasshopper. Production of this movie began very shortly after the release of Toy Story in the year 1995. The movie was released on 20^th November 1998 and it soon received several positive reviews and even grossed approximately $363 million at the box office. Furthermore, this was the very first movie to be digitally transferred frame by frame and was even released on DVD.

6. Cars: The movie Cars was first premiered on the 26^th of May, 2006 at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in North Carolina and was theatrically released in the United States on 9^th June, 2006. The entire movie was set in a world populated by anthropomorphic talking cars and several other vehicles and it is known to star voices of Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Cheech Martin, Jenifer Lewis, etc. The overall success of the movie helped in launching a multimedia franchise and even a series of two different sequels and two other spin-offs entirely produced by Disneytoon Studios, starting with the movie Cars 2 released in 2011.

7. Ratatouille: The movie Ratatouille is a 2007 release American animated movie produced by Pixar Entertainment and released by Walt Disney Productions. The title of the movie refers to a French dish named ratatouille, which is basically served at the very end of a movie, and it also refers to the animal type of the character i.e., a rat. The plot of the movie follows a rat called Remy, whose dream was to become a chef and he even tried to achieve this goal by forming a perfect alliance with a garbage boy of a Parisian restaurant. The movie was first premiered on the 22^nd of June, 2007, at the Kodak theatre situated in Los Angeles and was worldwide released on June 29^th, 2007.

8. Inside Out: The movie inside out was released in the year 2015 and was distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures. The key plot of the movie is set in the mind of a young girl called Riley, where five different personified emotions like fear, joy, anger, disgust, and sadness tried to lead her as she and her parents adjust to completely new surroundings especially after moving out from Minnesota to San Francisco.

9. The Goonies: This movie was released in the year 1985 and it is a typical American adventure comedy movie directed and co-produced by Richard Donner and is based on the story of Stephen Spielberg. The key plot of the movie tells us the story of few kids who used to live in the neighborhood of Goon Docks a place near Astoria, Oregon. These kids once attempted to save their house from foreclosure and while doing so they discovered a very old map leading to some sort of treasure. This treasure map takes them on an adventure to unearth the lost fortune of a pirate of the 17^th century named one-eyed Willie. The movie also shows us that during their adventure, how they were chased by a family of criminals who wanted the treasure for themselves.

10. Mrs. Doubfire: The movie, Mrs. Doubtfire was released way back in the year 1993, and it is an American drama-comedy film that was directed by Chris Columbus. The plot of the movie follows a recently divorced actor who tries dressing up as a female housekeeper in order to interact with his children. Moreover, the film addresses themes of separation, divorce, and its overall effect on the family. Also, the film is known to win the Golden Globe award for the best motion picture and the academy awards for the best makeup.