Looking for a quality feature film for children?
Ranking of the best animated films and live-action films.
Our selection is very subjective and our selection criterion is the educational and poetic dimension of films.
Our top 50 animated feature films, list of the best children's films...
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From 5 years old
Directed by Charlie Chaplin en 1928.
Synopsis: Charlot, a tramp, fleeing the police, takes refuge under the big top of a circus in full performance. Adored by the audience, he discovers unexpected talents.
Comments: The comedy film that will certainly make young children laugh the most. Discovering the world of the circus — juggler, mime and tightrope walker — Charlot's acrobatics are hilarious.
From 7 years old
Directed by Victor Fleming en 1934.
Synopsis: In 18th-century England, a young boy discovers a map that changes the course of his life. A fabulous adventure to Treasure Island begins.
Comments: Certainly the best film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. For all those who dream of travel and adventure!
From 5 years old
Directed by George Seaton en 1947.
Synopsis: To liven up the Christmas festivities, a department store hires an old man who claims to be the real Santa Claus. Doubt remains about his true identity.
Comments: For the great delight of children. A film to watch as a family during the holidays.
Le kid
Charlie Chaplin
1921
From 5 years old
Le Mécano de la General
Buster Keaton
1926
From 5 years old
Le cirque
Charlie Chaplin
1928
From 3 years old
L'Île au trésor
Victor Fleming
1934
From 7 years old
Les Temps modernes
Charlie Chaplin
1936
From 7 years old
Le Miracle sur la 34e rue
George Seaton
1947
From 5 years old
Animated feature films: the best 2D and 3D cartoons...
Les Aventures du prince Ahmed
Lotte Reiniger
1926
From 5 years old
Pinocchio
Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen (Walt Disney Studios)
1940
From 7 years old
Bambi
David Hand (Walt Disney Studios)
1942
From 7 years old
Peter Pan
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1953
From 5 years old
La Belle au bois dormant
Clyde Geronimi (Walt Disney Studios)
1959
From 5 years old
Le Livre de la jungle
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1967
From 5 years old
Les Aventures de Bernard et Bianca
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1977
From 5 years old
Le Château dans le ciel
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1986
From 7 years old
Kiki la petite sorcière
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1989
From 5 years old
Pompoko
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1994
From 5 years old
Mes voisins les Yamada
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1999
From 7 years old
Monstres et Cie
Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich (Pixar)
2001
From 7 years old
La Prophétie des grenouilles
Jacques-Rémy Girerd (Folimage)
2003
From 5 years old
Le Mystère du lapin-garou
Nick Park, Steve Box (Aardman)
2005
From 5 years old
Mia et le Migou
Jacques-Rémy Girerd (Folimage)
2008
From 5 years old
Coraline
Henry Selick
2009
From 5 years old
Le Vilain Petit Canard
Garri Bardine
2010
From 7 years old
Loulou, l'incroyable secret
Éric Omond, Grégoire Solotareff
2013
From 5 years old
Ma vie de Courgette
Claude Barras
2016
From 7 years old
La Fameuse Invasion des ours en Sicile
Lorenzo Mattotti
2019
From 5 years old
Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains
David Hand (Walt Disney Studios)
1937
From 7 years old
Dumbo
Ben Sharpsteen (Walt Disney Studios)
1941
From 5 years old
Cendrillon
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson (Walt Disney Studios)
1950
From 7 years old
La Ferme des animaux
John Halas, Joy Batchelor
1954
From 7 years old
Les 101 Dalmatiens
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1961
From 11 years old
Les Aristochats
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1970
From 7 years old
Le Roi et l'Oiseau
Paul Grimault
1980
From 7 years old
Mon voisin Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1988
From 11 years old
Porco Rosso
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1992
From 7 years old
Princesse Mononoké
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1997
From 7 years old
Chicken Run
Nick Park, Peter Lord (Aardman)
2000
From 7 years old
Tokyo Godfathers
Satoshi Kon
2003
From 5 years old
Ratatouille
Brad Bird (Pixar)
2007
From 9 years old
Kérity, la maison des contes
Dominique Monféry
2009
From 5 years old
Ernest et Célestine
Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier (Les Armateurs)
2012
From 5 years old
Rango
Gore Verbinski
2011
From 7 years old
Le Coq de St-Victor
Julien Regnard
2013
From 5 years old
Tout en haut du monde
Rémi Chayé (La poudrière)
2015
From 9 years old
Dilili à Paris
Michel Ocelot
2018
From 9 years old
Les Voyages de Gulliver
Dave Fleischer
1939
From 9 years old
Douce et Criquet s'aimaient d'amour tendre
Peter Lord (Aardman)
1989
From 11 years old
Alice au pays des merveilles
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1951
From 5 years old
La Belle et le Clochard
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske (Walt Disney Studios)
1955
From 5 years old
Le Roi des singes
Wan Laiming
1964
From 5 years old
Robin des Bois
Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Studios)
1973
From 9 years old
Nausicaä de la vallée du vent
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
1984
From 5 years old
Le tombeau des lucioles
Isao Takahata (Studio Ghibli)
1988
From 7 years old
L'Étrange Noël de monsieur Jack
Henry Selick
1993
From 9 years old
Kirikou et la Sorcière
Michel Ocelot (Les Armateurs)
1998
From 5 years old
Le Voyage de Chihiro
Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)
2001
From 5 years old
Les Triplettes de Belleville
Sylvain Chomet (Les Armateurs)
2002
From 5 years old
Le Monde de Nemo
Andrew Stanton (Pixar)
2003
From 5 years old
Brendan et le Secret de Kells
Tomm Moore
2009
From 5 years old
Raiponce
Nathan Greno, Byron Howard (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
2010
From 5 years old
Le Tableau
Jean-François Laguionie
2011
From 7 years old
Zarafa
Rémi Bezançon, Jean-Christophe Lie
2012
From 13 years old
Le Garçon et le Monde
Alê Abreu
2013
From 9 years old
Le chant de la mer
Tomm Moore
2014
From 5 years old
La Tortue rouge
Michaël Dudok de Wit (Studio Ghibli)
2016
From 9 years old
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