100 Films to Watch Before You Grow Up

An essential guide to the enchanting world of film for aspiring young film buffs (and nostalgic adults). From Le Voyage Dans la Lune to Hugo, via Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Ghostbusters, this offers a journey through film guaranteed to entertain and delight.

Ben Howarth has worked with organisations including Cineclub and Into Film and visited hundreds of schools around the UK, teaching filmmaking skills and introducing young people to new and old films from around the world.

Introduction
1. Le Voyage Dans la Lune, Georges Melies, 1902
2. Safety Last, Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, 1923
3. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Lotte Reiniger, 1926
4. Steamboat Bill Jr., Charles Reisner, 1928
5. City Lights, Charles Chaplin, 1931
6. Emil and the Detectives, Gerhard Lamprecht, 1932
7. The Chimp, James Parrott, 1932
8. King Kong, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933
9. Duck Soup, Leo McCarey, 1933
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney, 1937
11. The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming, 1939
12. The Thief of Baghdad, Michael Powell and Ludwig Berger, 1940
13. The Jungle Book, Zoltan Korda, 1942
14. La Belle et la Bete, Jean Cocteau, 1946
15. Great Expectations, David Lean, 1946
16. Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952
17. Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati, 1953
18. Godzilla, Ishiro Honda, 1954
19. Panther Panchali, Satyajit Ray, 1955
20. The Red Balloon, Albert Lamorisse, 1956
21. The Singing Ringing Tree, Francesco Stefani, 1967
22. Good Morning, Yasujiro Ozu, 1959
23. Whistle Down the Wind, Bryan Forbes, 1961
24. Sammy Going South, Alexander Mackendrick, 1963
25. Jason and the Argonauts, Don Chaffey, 1963
26. The Incredible Journey, Fletcher Markle, 1963
27. Mary Poppins, Robert Stevenson, 1964
28. The Sound of Music, Robert Wise, 1965
29. The Yellow Submarine, George Dunning, 1968
30. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Ken Hughes, 1968
31. L'Enfant Sauvage, Francois Truffant, 1970
32. The Railway Children, Lionel Jeffreys, 1970
33. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Mel Stuart, 1971
34. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Hall Bartlett, 1973
35. The Little Prince, Stanley Donen, 1974
36. Bugsy Malone, Alan Parker, 1976
37. Star Wars, George Lucas, 1977
38. The Watcher in the Woods, John Hough, 1980
39. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg, 1981
40. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg, 1982
41. The NeverEnding Story, Wolfgang Petersen, 1984
42. Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman, 1984
43. Back to the Future, Robert Zemeckis, 1985
44. Labyrinth, Jim Henson, 1986
45. Flight of the Navigator, Randal Kleiser, 1986
46. The Princess Bride, Rob Reiner, 1987
47. The Brave Little Toaster, Jerry Rees, 1987
48. The Bear, Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1988
49. My Neighbour Totoro, Hayao Miyazaki, 1988
50. Alice, Jan Svankmajer, 1988
51. Danny the Champion of the World, Gavin Millar, 1989
52. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Joe Johnston, 1989
53. The Witches, Nicholas Roeg, 1990
54. Home Alone, Chris Columbus, 1990
55. Into the West, Mike Newell, 1992
56. Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers, Nick Park, 1993
57. Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, 1993
58. The Secret Garden, Agnieszka Holland, 1993
59. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Henry Selick, 1993
60. Cool Runnings, John Turteltaub, 1993
61. The Hudsucker Proxy, Joel Coen, 1994
62. The Lion King, Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994
63. The Secret of Roan Inish, John Sayles, 1994
64. Babe, Chris Noonan, 1995
65. Toy Story, John Lasseter, 1995
66. Matilda, Danny DeVito, 1996
67. Life is Beautiful, Roberto Benigni, 1997
68. Kirikou and the Sorceress, Michel Ocelot, 1998
69. The Iron Giant, Brad Bird, 1999
70. Stuart Little, Rob Minkoff, 1999
71. Help! I'm a Fish, Stefan Fjeldmark, Michael Hegner and Greg Manwaring, 2000
72. Metropolis, Rintaro, 2001
73. Shrek, Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, 2001
74. Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki, 2001
75. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chris Columbus, 2001
76. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Peter Jackson, 2001
77. Monsters Inc., Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich, 2001
78. Whale Rider, Niki Caro, 2002
79. Rabbit-Proof Fence, Phillip Noyce, 2002
80. Ice Age, Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha, 2002
81. Elf, Jon Favreau, 2003
82. The Story of the Weeping Camel, Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni, 2003
83. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Brad Silberling, 2004
84. The Cave of the Yellow Dog, Byambasuren Davaa, 2005
85. Hoodwinked!, Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leach, 2005
86. Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest, Michel Ocelot, 2006
87. Like Stars on Earth, Aamir Khan, 2007
88. Bee Movie, Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith, 2007
89. Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame, Hana Makhmalbaf, 2007
90. WALL-E, Andrew Stanton, 2008
91. Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson, 2009
92. Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze, 2009
93. A Town Called Panic, Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar, 2009
94. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, 2009
95. The Secret of Kells, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, 2009
96. Coraline, Henry Selick, 2009
97. A Cat in Paris, Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, 2010
98. Babies, Thomas Balmes, 2010
99. Tomboy, Celine Sciamma, 2011
100. Hugo, Martin Scorsese, 2011