Top 50 films kids should see before they grow up revealed

The Top 50 films kids should see before they grow up have been revealed, but how many have you seen?

E.T., Toy Story, and Star Wars: A New Hope are just three of the 50 films that all children should watch before the age of 11 according to experts.

This top 50 has been created by film education charity Into Film who specialise in curating film content and developing teaching resources for schools across the UK. According to industry experts these films are 'must see' films because of the ideas, themes and discussion they might spark.

Talk about the campaign television presenter Denise Van Outen said, "Nothing beats movie night in our family. I love watching my daughter Betsy become totally absorbed in a storyline.

"I’m certain film’s ability to take us to far off places and other worlds helps children develop empathy and imagination."

Linked to five over-arching themes - Thrills & Chills, Adventure, Heroes & Villains, Kids Rule! and Classics, over 3000 family films were reduced to just 50 after much discussion. Here is an example from each of the themes.

Thrills & Chills - Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

Adventure - Toy Story (1995)

Heroes & Villains - Frozen (2013)

Kids Rule! - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

Classics - Dumbo (1941)

All 50 films will be available to purchase this year from retailers, so if you missed out on watching them first time round this is your chance to bag a copy - whatever age you are!

Here is the full list of films (in alphabetical order):

• 101 Dalmatians
• A Little Princess
• Annie
• Babe: The Gallant Pig
• Beauty and the Beast
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Coraline
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Dumbo
• E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• Free Willy
• Frozen
• Home
• Hook
• Hotel Transylvania
• How To Train Your Dragon
• Jumanji
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• Mary Poppins
• Matilda
• Nanny McPhee
• Night at the Museum
• Oliver!
• Paddington
• Secret Life of Pets
• Shaun The Sheep Movie
• Shrek
• Space Jam
• Spirited Away
• Star Wars: A New Hope
• Swallows and Amazons
• The Adventures of TinTin
• The BFG
• The Gruffalo
• The Iron Giant
• The Jungle Book
• The LEGO Movie
• The Lion King
• The Lorax
• The Never-Ending Story
• The Princess Bride
• The Secret Garden
• The Witches
• Toy Story
• Trolls
• Up!
• Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory
• Zootropolis