Child Protagonist Movies

Following the tragic loss of his father, a demoralized ten-year-old boy overcomes severe emotional distress and academic decline through the guidance...

Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of...

Faris, a firefighter expecting his first child, cancels his trip to the hospital to be with his wife because he has to help Ara find a birthday...

Putra, a 13-year-old boy living with asthma, dreams of one day playing for Indonesia’s national football team. Often underestimated, his...

It's Nadine's first day of school, a significant historical event considered by her mother to be one of many "milestone days", which must be...

Khorshid, a blind child growing up in Tajikistan, is constantly distracted by music and sounds. This frequently causes him to be late to his job as...

Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel...

Arriving at their new house, Alfie's family have very different ideas about their new home. 'Ghostboy' teaches the very important lesson that some...

Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends...

Three friends find a treasure map from the mysterious 'White Falcons', a juvenile gang whose leader disappeared ten years before.

After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South...

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the...

Elmer is told by a traveling cat about a baby dragon who is being held captive and mistreated on the scary Wild Island. Elmer decides to investigate...

Two obscure film critics host four SF/Horror films: The Thing in the Basement, Illegal Alien, Nightfright, and Dr. Dobermind.

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His only hope is to help Paco survive from her illness.

Five boys and girls. Five small courage. Five different stories. But all linked together. From acclaimed director/writer Shunsuke Okubo ("Clocks...

Drama engulfs the household of Edith Ann and her family during the holidays.

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

After losing their father in the Boer War, orphaned brothers Harry and Davy must leave their home in Scotland to live with their grandmother and...

When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two...