Can anyone name serious, non-G-rated kiddy movies, which have a child in the lead?
07-24-07, 05:00 PM
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Can anyone name serious, non-G-rated kiddy movies, which have a child in the lead?
Can anyone name serious, non-kiddy movies, which have a child (younger than 13) in the lead? I'm not talking about horror movies. I'm mainly talking about good dramas with a child in the lead. I ask because there are a lot of good kid actors, but they always have to be in some kiddy, G-rated, Disney, Nickelodian movies. Here are the ones that I can think of:
PAN'S LABYRINTH
BLAME IT ON FIDEL
HOUNDDOG (with Dakota Fanning)
THE PROFESSIONAL (with Natalie Portman)
BUGSY MALONE (yes, it's G-rated, but it's one of the best mobster movies ever made)
MY LIFE AS A DOG
LITTLE OTIK
LA TETE Y LO LUNA
CITY OF LOST CHILDREN
I vaguely feel like I've seen tons of foreign movies with kids starring in the lead in serious, R-rated type films. It's the American ones I can't think of.
PAN'S LABYRINTH
BLAME IT ON FIDEL
HOUNDDOG (with Dakota Fanning)
THE PROFESSIONAL (with Natalie Portman)
BUGSY MALONE (yes, it's G-rated, but it's one of the best mobster movies ever made)
MY LIFE AS A DOG
LITTLE OTIK
LA TETE Y LO LUNA
CITY OF LOST CHILDREN
I vaguely feel like I've seen tons of foreign movies with kids starring in the lead in serious, R-rated type films. It's the American ones I can't think of.
07-24-07, 05:16 PM
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obviously:
Little Miss Sunshine
would 'Hard Candy' count? it's certainly dramatic...
oh, and can't forget my favorite weepy of all time, 'The Champ'
Little Miss Sunshine
would 'Hard Candy' count? it's certainly dramatic...
oh, and can't forget my favorite weepy of all time, 'The Champ'
07-24-07, 08:10 PM
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Soderberg's "King of the Hill"
There's a movie that takes place in England during World War 2, seen through a eyes of a kid who doesn't know what's going on and has the best time with all the bombs going off and no school etc. It bugs me I can't remember what it's called.
There's a movie that takes place in England during World War 2, seen through a eyes of a kid who doesn't know what's going on and has the best time with all the bombs going off and no school etc. It bugs me I can't remember what it's called.
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07-24-07, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cornyt
There's a movie that takes place in England during World War 2, seen through a eyes of a kid who doesn't know what's going on and has the best time with all the bombs going off and no school etc. It bugs me I can't remember what it's called.
Maybe Hope and Glory?
