Our favourite movies for kids aged 5-8

Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story follows the adventures of the toys who belong to a boy named Andy. His favorite is a sheriff from the Old West named Woody, who acts as the leader of the rest of Andy's toys. The toys all enjoy a simple, happy life until Andy gets a very special birthay present: a toy spaceman named Buzz Lightyear. Woody gets jealous, and, in an effort to keep Andy from taking Buzz with him on an excursion, accidentally knocks Buzz out the window. Feeling very bad about what he's done, Woody follows, determined to bring Buzz back home to Andy before the family moves to its new house.
Tangled (2010)
Based on the classic fairy tale, tangled follows the story of Princess Rapunzel, who, thanks to a special flower that her mother the queen ate during a difficult pregnancy -- has magical, ever-growing hair with the power to heal and rejuvenate. But it's only used to keep her Mother Gothel, a deceitful old crone who kidnapped Rapunzel as a baby -- looking young and beautiful. Locked away in a hidden tower, Rapunzel's deepest wish is to see the beautiful "stars" that light up the sky on her birthday every year. When a rogue thief named Flynn Ryder  discovers her tower, she keeps him trapped until he promises to take her to see the soaring lanterns and return her to the tower before Mother Gothel returns from a three-day errand. In exchange, Rapunzel vows to return the jeweled crown that Flynn stole. 
Finding Nemo (2003)
Marlin is a fond but nervous and overprotective clown fish. A predator ate his wife and all but one of their eggs. When it's time for Marlin's surviving son, Nemo, to start school, the little guy is excited but Marlin is terrified. Nemo has an underdeveloped fin. Marlin has done a good job of making Nemo feel confident and unselfconscious. But Marlin is overprotective, which makes Nemo anxious to prove he can take care of himself. On his first day of school, Nemo swims too far and is captured by a deep-sea-diving dentist who collects fish for his aquarium. On a journey that will introduce him to extraordinary characters and teach him a great deal about the world and even more about himself, Marlin must go literally to the end of the ocean to find his son and bring him home. On the way he meets Dory, a cheerful blue tang who has a problem with short-term memory loss. They search for Nemo together, in the face of stinging jellyfish, exploding mines, and creatures with many, many, teeth. Meanwhile, Nemo has made some very good friends in the dentist's aquarium, including a tough tiger fish who helps him plan an escape. This film will be loved by children of all ages. 
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Widowed father Mr. Brown is at his wits' end as Nanny McPhee begins, as his seven kids have just run off their 17th nanny. Just in time, warty, snaggle-toothed, bulbous-nosed Nanny McPhee arrives on a dark night and promises to set the household aright. She expects the children, especially chief schemer Simon, to live up to her expectations: They can be kids -- rambunctious, energetic, and silly -- but they must also respect others, including adults. Or, at least, those adults who don't appear foolish outright, like garish local widow Selma Quickly . When Mr. Brown's Great Aunt Adelaide  insists that he marry by the end of the month or lose her monthly checks, the children plot to chase off the widow, not thinking through the long-term effects. Nanny McPhee lets them and their father learn lessons the hard way, allowing Mr. Brown to figure out how he feels about his pretty housemaid, Evangeline, on his own.
The Parent Trap (1999)
This remake of 1961's The Parent Trap starsa young Lindsay Lohan as both Hallie and Annie, twin girls separated at birth who meet up at summer camp and decide to switch places. Their father, Nick, owns a vineyard, and their mother, Elizabeth, designs wedding gowns. Meredith, their dad's scheming girlfriend, hopes to marry Nick for his money -- so Hallie and Annie set out to get their parents back together, and while they're at it, make life miserable for Meredith.
Shrek (2001)
This laugh-out-loud movie features an enchanted princess in a tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. It has a donkey that not only talks but sings too. It has an evil (but short) bad guy, potty humour, sensational animation, adventure, romance, and laughter. And most of all, it has Shrek, a big, green ogre who lives happily alone in a swamp until Lord Farquaad of nearby Dulac sets out to create the perfect kingdom by getting rid of all of the fairy tale characters and sending them to "a designated resettlement community." Soon, the three blind mice, the three little pigs, the gingerbread man, all the broom-flying witches, Pinocchio, and a talking donkey are all relocated to the swamp. Shrek is furious at the intrusion. He makes a deal with Farquaad, who needs to marry a princess to put the final touch on his kingdom. Shrek will rescue Princess Fiona and bring her to Farquaad, and Farquaad will give Shrek his swamp back.
 
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
In this timeless, charming film Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. The Wizard of Oz is a perennial favourite with children and adults of all ages! 
Up (2009)
This movie is always popular, it's laugh out loud funny and touching at the same time. A young Carl Fredrickson meets a young adventure spirited girl named Ellie. They both dream of going to a Lost Land in South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died. Carl remembers the promise he made to her. Then, when he inadvertently hits a construction worker, he is forced to go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he and his house fly away. However, he has a stowaway aboard: an 8-year-old boy named Russell, who's trying to get an Assisting the Elderly badge. Together, they embark on an adventure, where they encounter talking dogs, an evil villain and a rare bird named Kevin.
Mary Poppins (1964)
Another timeless classic, Mary Poppins stars the very charming Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who can fly on a broomstick! Children will be charmed by the infectious songs and will love trying to pronounce that very difficult word..supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
How to Train your Dragon (2010)
This heartwarming animated film  takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at finally gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he can't bring himself to kill it and instead they embark on a friendship that will change their lives forever.
 
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