Highest-Rated Movies about 'Child Hero'

The Goonies (1985), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Home Alone (1990), The NeverEnding Story (1984), Shazam! (2019), Simon Birch (1998) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Child Hero movies.

#16. Pan (2015)

Storyline: An orphan boy (Levi Miller) discovers his destiny as Peter Pan in this vividly realized fantasy, and is whisked away to an enchanted land to battle the fearsome pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) with the help of the warrior woman Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara)..

Plot Keywords: orphan, kicked in the butt, fantasy world, journey, reference to peter pan, 1940s, child hero ...

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#17. Tom and Huck (1995)

Storyline: Tom Sawyer is a mischievous young boy, growing up in a small US town in the mid-1800s. He finds a friend in Huckleberry Finn, a vagrant and outcast, and the two get up to all sorts of boyish adventures. While on one of these adventures they witness a murder, leaving Tom with a dilemma.—grantss

Plot Keywords: rescue from drowning, fistfight, courtroom, trial, good versus evil, beating, kiss ...

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#18. Spy Kids (2001)

Storyline: Gregorio and Ingrid are the two greatest secret agents the world has ever known: masters of disguise, mavens of invention, able to stop wars before they even start. Working for separate countries, they are sent to eliminate their most dangerous enemy...each other. But in an exotic corner of the world when they finally come face to face, they fall in love instead and embark on the most dangerous mission they have ever faced: raising a family. Now nine years later, after their retirement, having exchanged the adventure of espionage for parenthood, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez are called back in to action. When their former colleagues, the world's most formidable spies, start disappearing one by one, the Cortez's are forced to take on techno-wizard Fegan Floop and his evil, egg-headed sidekick, Minion. But when the unthinkable happens and they too disappear, unfortunately there are only two people in the world who can rescue them...their kids.

Plot Keywords: brother sister relationship, bad guy, boy, 2000s, female hero, espionage, spy ...

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#19. Dunston Checks In (1996)

Storyline: Robert's a beleaguered concierge of the luxury hotel owned by Mrs. Dubrow. She tells Robert an undercover reviewer is coming and to look sharp. If he does well he might get a promotion and some time off to take his sons, Brian and Kyle, on vacation. But then the villainous jewel-thief Rutledge checks in with his specially trained orangutan, Dunston. And when Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime with the help of Brian and Kyle, things go just a little lunatic.

Plot Keywords: brother brother relationship, widower, teenage boy, father son relationship, slapstick comedy, robbery, hotel manager ...

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#20. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

Storyline: Six teenagers Tommy, Kimberly, Adam, Billy, Rocky and Aisha have discovered the power to fight the forces of evil. A giant egg is unearthed in Angel Grove. Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa investigate the egg, and release the creature inside - Ivan Ooze, whom Zordon had trapped him inside the egg six thousand years ago. Once released, Ooze left to seek revenge on Zordon. And now Zordon in his crystalline deathbed is dying because he has no power, without the power then Zordon of Eltar will never existed. Now the fate of the universe is in their hands. But this time the Power Rangers head for a distant planet to meet up with a bikini-clad warrior babe named Dulcea who imparts ancient wisdom and power. But now that they have their powers back and becomes Power Rangers once more they will now get back to business and defeat Ivan Ooze at all costs.

Plot Keywords: superheroine, teenager fighting adult, teenage hero, bully, action heroine, heroine, female fighter ...

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#21. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Storyline: Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.

Plot Keywords: close up of eye, espionage, good versus evil, spy, traitor, submarine, fistfight ...

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#22. The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo (1997)

Storyline: Pre-teen jungle boy Mowgli gets to human world and is pursued by P.T.Barnum circus scout Harrison who wants to take him to circus as curiosity. Harrison hires local grandee Buldeo for help in tracking Mowgli down. It turns out to be that Mowgli is Buldeo's nephew, and the only obstacle for him to take his late brother's rich estate.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: character name in title, duel, knife fight, cannon, torch, fire, uncle nephew relationship ...

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#23. Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)

Storyline: Under-age agents Juni and Carmen Cortez set out on their newest most mind-blowing mission yet: journeying inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game designed to outsmart them, as the awe-inspiring graphics and creatures of gaming come to real life. Relying on humor, gadgetry, bravery, family bonds and lightning-quick reflexes, the Spy Kids must battle through tougher and tougher levels of the game, facing challenges that include racing against road warriors and surfing on boiling lava, in order to save the world from a power hungry villain.

Plot Keywords: spy spoof, director also cinematographer, surrealism, car race, hand to hand combat, showdown, chase ...

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#24. The Last Airbender (2010)

Storyline: The world is divided into four kingdoms, each represented by the element they harness, and peace has lasted throughout the realms of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire under the supervision of the Avatar, a link to the spirit world and the only being capable of mastering the use of all four elements. When young Avatar Aang disappears, the Fire Nation launches an attack to eradicate all members of the Air Nomads to prevent interference in their future plans for world domination. 100 years pass and current Fire Lord Ozai continues to conquer and imprison anyone with elemental "bending" abilities in the Earth and Water Kingdoms, while siblings Katara and Sokka from a Southern Water Tribe find a mysterious boy trapped beneath the ice outside their village. Upon rescuing him, he reveals himself to be Aang, Avatar and last of the Air Nomads. Swearing to protect the Avatar, Katara and Sokka journey with him to the Northern Water Kingdom in his quest to master "Waterbending" and eventually fulfill ...

Plot Keywords: based on cartoon, reincarnation, snow, glacier, iceberg, mountain, icicle ...

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#25. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

Storyline: The story begins with Goku, who seeks out upon his adoptive grandfather Grandpa Gohan's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls. Of which he has one, in order to prevent the evil Lord Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world. And Goku's quest is to obtain the mystical Dragonballs before Piccolo does.

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, teacher student relationship, teenage boy, temple, transformation, warrior race, world domination ...

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