E.T is the greatest ever children’s film
March 20th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 20 (ANI): Extraterrestrial film E.T has pipped Shrek and Finding Nemo to be named the greatest ever children’s movie.
The Steven Spielberg-directed film launched a young Drew Barrymore’s Hollywood career in 1982, reports The Telegraph.
In the poll, conducted by www.onepoll.com, the second place went to Pixar’s 1996 hit Toy Story, followed by Disney classic Mary Poppins, with The Lion King and The Wizard of Oz completing the top five.
A spokesman for www.onepoll.com said: ‘The films featured in the poll span across decades and all have something special about them.
‘E.T is a movie the whole family can gather around to watch and it never fails to bring a tear to someone’s eye.”
Top 50 children’s films of all time
1.E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial2. Toy Story3. Mary Poppins4. Lion King5. Wizard of Oz6. Bambi7. Back to the Future8. Shrek9. Finding Nemo10. Labyrinth11. 101 Dalmatians12. Aladdin13. Beauty and the Beast14. The Goonies15. The Jungle Book16. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang17. Alice in Wonderland18. Home Alone19. Ice Age20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone21. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs22. Annie23. Cinderella24. Monsters Inc25. Madagascar26. Sound of Music27. Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers28. Mrs Doubtfire29. Babe30. Beethoven31. Beetlejuice32. Black Beauty33. The Little Mermaid34. The Railway Children35. A Bug’s Life36. Dumbo37. Wall-E38. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe39. A Little Princess40. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure41. Jurassic Park42. Kung-Fu Panda43. Who Framed Roger Rabbit44. Billy Elliot45. Lady and the Tramp46. Neverending Story47. Short Circuit48. Sleeping Beauty49. An American Tail50. Chicken Run. (ANI)
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