Highest-Rated Movies about 'Children'

Sister (2012), Promises (2001), The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), WALL-E (2008), A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), The Innocents (1961), Teddy Bear (1981), The Unloved (2009) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Children movies.

#2. Promises (2001)

Storyline: Rather than focusing on political events, the seven children featured in "Promises" offer a compelling human portrait of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. The film draws viewers into the hearts and minds of Jerusalem's children by giving voice to those captured by the region's hatreds as well as those able to transcend them. Audiences will engage with Palestinian and Israeli kids, coming to know them as multi-dimensional people, not as stereotypes perpetuated by the mainstream media.

Plot Keywords: documentary, conflict, children, peace, war, jewish, dialogue ...

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#5. A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)

Storyline: When Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins) enters the school spelling bee, the perpetually crabby Lucy (Pamelyn Ferdin) predicts his humiliation. But with the help of his best friend, Linus (Glenn Gilger), and faithful dog, Snoopy (Bill Melendez), Charlie Brown not only wins the spelling bee, he's chosen to attend the national spelling bee in New York City, leading to many misadventures in the big city. This is the first animated feature based on Charles Schulz's comic strip, "Peanuts."

Plot Keywords: animation, comedy, family, music, children, christmas, friendship ...

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#6. The Innocents (1961)

Storyline: Based on the Henry James story "The Turn of the Screw," a psychological thriller about a woman who takes a governess job for two orphans in a Victorian home. She begins to see what she believes are ghosts and suspects the children's bizarre behavior is the result of supernatural powers.

Plot Keywords: horror, psychological thriller, gothic, haunted house, supernatural, black and white, british film ...

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#7. Teddy Bear (1981)

Storyline: Sports club manager Ryszard Ochódzki (Stanislaw Tym) may live in Poland, but most of his money sits in an English bank account. This becomes a problem when, upon getting ready to travel to London, Rysiek finds several crucial pages removed from his passport. Now he can't leave Poland, and suspects that his ex-wife, Irena (Barbara Burska), may be plotting to make off with his savings. To foil her plans, Ryszard will have to find someone who looks exactly like him.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, musical, animation, family, fantasy, adventure ...

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#8. The Unloved (2009)

Storyline: Lucy is 11-years-old and lives with her father. One day, not for the first time, he beats her. The next time she returns to school, Lucy asks to see her social worker Jackie. Lucy is known to social services and has been in foster care before, but none of her foster parents have any placements available. Jackie takes her to a children's home, Crop Row, where she is left with nothing except the school uniform she is wearing.

Plot Keywords: drama, british, social issues, children, family, loneliness, abuse ...

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#11. We Are Together (2006)

Storyline: This U.K.-produced HBO documentary covers the spread of AIDS in South Africa, focusing on an orphanage called Agape, founded by one "Grandma" Zodwa Mqadi. The story centers on the local children's choir as they rehearse for a trip to England, and follows the Moya family as they struggle with the disease, which has plagued the region. Notable names such as Lorraine Bracco, Alicia Keys, Paul Simon and Kanye West appear as themselves to help carry the narrative along.

Plot Keywords: music, documentary, south africa, choir, orphans, hope, poverty ...

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#13. Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001)

Storyline: Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher (Sandrine Kiberlain) enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot (Nicole Garcia) arranges to kidnap another child, Jose (Alexis Chatrian), to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole (Mathilde Seigner) is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend, Francois (Luck Mervil), and some of his cohorts.

Plot Keywords: drama, french film, psychological drama, family, tragedy, female protagonist, novel adaptation ...

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#14. Lovers and Lollipops (1956)

Storyline: Ann (Lori March), a beautiful widow, lives in New York City with her 7-year-old daughter, Peggy (Cathy Dunn). When Larry (Gerald S. O'Loughlin), a kind engineer who has recently returned from South America, begins courting Ann, Peggy becomes jealous. Larry attempts to win over both mother and daughter, taking them on a trip to a series of New York City landmarks. However, as Ann and Larry begin to fall in love, Peggy's mischievous behavior gets in the way.

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, new york, independent film, black and white, children, coming of age ...

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