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Movies every 10 year old should see

by Sherrill777 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
List of Highly Rated films appropriate for a 10-year old. See my other lists for other ages.

I should mention that there are many more movies which I think someone should have seen by the age of 10 (Like 'Star Wars' or 'The Lion King'), but which are not on here because they are rated for a lower age bracket. So take this list with a grain of salt.

The ages rating were determined with the help of Common Sense Media, but parental discretion is still advised.
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  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologists and adventurers of the U.S. government hired Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis could obtain its extraordinary powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    20152h 18mPG-1380Metascore
    7.8 (999K)
    As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
    DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar Isaac
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    3. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (631K)
    A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    4. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (753K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (838K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    6. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (117K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    7. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (346K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)

    8. Groundhog Day

    19931h 41mPG72Metascore
    8.0 (716K)
    A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris Elliott
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)

    9. The Avengers

    20122h 23mPG-1369Metascore
    8.0 (1.5M)
    Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
    DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett Johansson
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995)

    10. Whisper of the Heart

    19951h 51mG75Metascore
    7.8 (78K)
    A love story between a girl who loves reading books and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.
    DirectorYoshifumi KondôStarsYoko HonnaIssei TakahashiTakashi Tachibana
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    11. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    20032h 23mPG-1363Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando Bloom
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    12. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    20122h 49mPG-1358Metascore
    7.8 (902K)
    A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard Armitage
  • October Sky (1999)

    13. October Sky

    19991h 48mPG71Metascore
    7.8 (101K)
    The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsJake GyllenhaalChris CooperLaura Dern
  • The Wind Rises (2013)

    14. The Wind Rises

    20132h 6mPG-1383Metascore
    7.8 (106K)
    Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori Takimoto
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

    15. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    19821h 53mPG68Metascore
    7.7 (133K)
    With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)

    16. The Goonies

    19851h 54mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (313K)
    A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff Cohen
  • Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)

    17. X-Men

    20001h 44mPG-1364Metascore
    7.3 (673K)
    In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartHugh JackmanIan McKellen
  • Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins in Persuasion (2007)

    18. Persuasion

    20071h 33mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.4 (17K)
    Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
    DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsSally HawkinsAlice KrigeAnthony Head
  • Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)

    19. Beetlejuice

    19881h 32mPG71Metascore
    7.5 (403K)
    The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael Keaton
  • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)

    20. Ant-Man

    20151h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    7.2 (751K)
    Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
    DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddMichael DouglasCorey Stoll
  • Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Corpse Bride (2005)

    21. Corpse Bride

    20051h 17mPG83Metascore
    7.4 (314K)
    When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
    DirectorsTim BurtonMike JohnsonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterEmily Watson
  • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

    22. Spider-Man 2

    20042h 7mPG-1383Metascore
    7.5 (746K)
    Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred Molina
  • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    23. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    20062h 31mPG-1353Metascore
    7.4 (797K)
    Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
  • Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

    24. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    19541h 42mApproved75Metascore
    7.3 (28K)
    When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsJane PowellHoward KeelJeff Richards
  • Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

    25. Chariots of Fire

    19812h 5mPG78Metascore
    7.1 (69K)
    Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas Farrell

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