Movies With a Child Lead
Kinora's catalogue lists 59 films led by a child, spanning 1939–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 1991
A Brighter Summer Day
Urbandir. Edward Yang - 2018
A Quiet Place
Rural · Wildernessdir. John Krasinski - 2022
Aftersun
Coastal Seadir. Charlotte Wells - 1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 2023
Anatomy of a Fall
Mountain · Ruraldir. Justine Triet - 2010
Animal Kingdom
Urbandir. David Michôd - 1987
Au Revoir les Enfants
Ruraldir. Louis Malle - 2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Rural · Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Benh Zeitlin - 2000
Billy Elliot
Urbandir. Stephen Daldry - 2014
Boyhood
Suburban · Urbandir. Richard Linklater - 2018
Capernaum
Urbandir. Nadine Labaki - 1998
Central Station
Urban · Ruraldir. Walter Salles - 2022
Close
Ruraldir. Lukas Dhont - 1985
Come and See
Rural · Wildernessdir. Elem Klimov - 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1982
Fanny and Alexander
Urbandir. Ingmar Bergman - 1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Urbandir. Isao Takahata - 1993
Jurassic Park
Islanddir. Steven Spielberg - 2018
Leave No Trace
Wilderness · Ruraldir. Debra Granik - 2008
Let the Right One In
Suburbandir. Tomas Alfredson - 2012
Life of Pi
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Ang Lee - 2016
Lion
Urban · Ruraldir. Garth Davis - 2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Suburban · Desertdir. Jonathan Dayton - 2017
Logan
Desert · Ruraldir. James Mangold - 2021
Minari
Ruraldir. Lee Isaac Chung - 2023
Monster
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - 2016
Moonlight
Urbandir. Barry Jenkins - 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Island · Wildernessdir. Wes Anderson - 2013
Mud
Rural · Islanddir. Jeff Nichols - 1988
My Neighbor Totoro
Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1980
Ordinary People
Suburbandir. Robert Redford - 2006
Pan's Labyrinth
Rural · Undergrounddir. Guillermo del Toro - 1955
Pather Panchali
Ruraldir. Satyajit Ray - 2021
Petite Maman
Rural · Wildernessdir. Céline Sciamma - 1980
Pixote
Urbandir. Héctor Babenco - 1999
Ratcatcher
Urbandir. Lynne Ramsay - 2018
Shoplifters
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Urbandir. Bob Persichetti - 2001
Spirited Away
Urbandir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Urbandir. James Cameron - 1959
The 400 Blows
Urban · Coastal Seadir. François Truffaut - 2014
The Babadook
Urban · Suburbandir. Jennifer Kent - 2023
The Boy and the Heron
Rural · Undergrounddir. Hayao Miyazaki - 1999
The Color of Paradise
Rural · Mountaindir. Majid Majidi - 2001
The Devil's Backbone
Ruraldir. Guillermo del Toro - 1973
The Exorcist
Urbandir. William Friedkin - 2017
The Florida Project
Suburbandir. Sean Baker - 2009
The Road
Wilderness · Rural · Coastal Seadir. John Hillcoat - 1980
The Shining
Mountaindir. Stanley Kubrick - 1999
The Sixth Sense
Urbandir. M. Night Shyamalan - 1939
The Wizard of Oz
Ruraldir. Victor Fleming - 2007
This Is England
Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Shane Meadows - 2016
Train to Busan
Urbandir. Yeon Sang-ho - 2010
True Grit
Wilderness · Mountaindir. Ethan Coen - 2012
Wadjda
Urbandir. Haifaa al-Mansour - 1971
Walkabout
Desert · Wilderness · Urbandir. Nicolas Roeg - 1987
Where Is The Friend's House?
Ruraldir. Abbas Kiarostami - 2018
Wildlife
Suburbandir. Paul Dano - 2010
Winter's Bone
Rural · Mountaindir. Debra Granik
Frequently asked
How many movies are led by a child?
Kinora's catalogue lists 59 films led by a child, spanning 1939–2023.
What are some movies led by a child?
Films led by a child in our catalogue include A Brighter Summer Day (1991), A Quiet Place (2018), Aftersun (2022), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and Anatomy of a Fall (2023).
What is the oldest movie led by a child?
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is the earliest film led by a child in our catalogue; the most recent is The Boy and the Heron (2023).