Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)

John Barrymore and Nita Naldi in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

When it comes to what's suitable for kids, I think most things are actually fine, unless they glorify violence, drugs, and swearing, and if the kid finds it too boring/uninteresting for his/her age. But even if I think a movie would be beyond a kid's understanding because it's too philosophical or uses a lot of difficult words and ideas beyond their grade level, if they're interested then it's worth it for them to check it out anyways, as I did with a lot of my favourite movies that I first saw as a kid.

I have a more European or Eastern sensibility rather than Western or North American. If it's too violent, it has to be for a good reason and not just entertainment. I mean, even when it comes to martial arts - for me the appeal has never been about the violence or power fantasy, it's about the ART and the philosophies behind it. Using a power for good, protecting your loved ones, standing up for yourself. It's about using powers we all have responsibly. What I'd show a kid would be the same thing I'd find suitable for myself as an adult, unless it shows some realistic traumatic realities like what happens in the reality of wars... that kind of thing is better left to older kids (teenaged), as important and educational as they are to see.

These are all movies and shows that either I've loved since I was a kid and still love, or that I wish I had seen as a kid. If I ever have kids, I'd love to show these to them! In the title I put the age of 13, but while I think most of these are ok for any age, some are better suited for the wee double digits.

Right now I'm just adding them as they come to my mind, I may order them later.

Favourite movies and shows for kids! (under 13)

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Burt Lancaster and Phyllis Thaxter in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)

Animated films produced and/or distributed by Sony Pictures and their subsidiaries. Among others: 
* 1091 Pictures
* 3000 Pictures
* A-1 Pictures
* Actas
* Affirm Films
* Ajia-do Animation Works
* Animation 21
* Animax
* Anime International Company
* Animelab
* Aniplex
* Artmic
* Asahi Production
* Ashi Productions
* Bad Wolf
* Beam Entertainment
* Bones Inc.
* Cartoon Hangover
* Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
* CloverWorks
* Columbia Pictures
* Crunchyroll
* Dandelion Animation Studio
* Destination Films
* Digital Frontier Inc.
* Diomedéa
* DMG Entertainment
* Doga Kobo
* Eightbit Animation Studio
* Embassy Row
* ENGI Co.
* Frederator Studios
* Funimation
* GAINAX Co.
* Geno Studio
* Ghost Corps
* Ghost House Pictures
* Gonzo K.K.
* Graphinica
* Green Bunny
* Group TAC
* Halcyon Studios
* Happy Madison Productions
* Hyde Park Entertainement
* Imagi Animation Studios
* IMAGICA Lab
* Imagin Co.
* Infinite Frameworks
* J. C. Staff
* Kamikaze Douga
* Kazé
* Kinema Citrus
* Kyoto Animation
* Lay-duce, inc.
* Left Bank Pictures
* Licensing Brands
* Liden Films
* Luminescence
* Manga Entertainment
* Madhouse Inc.
* Madman Studios
* Mainframe Studios
* MAPPA Co.
* Marv Studios
* Marza Animation Planet
* Melnitsa Animation Studio
* Mushi Production
* Nippon Animation
* OLM, Inc.
* Ordet Co.
* P.A. Works, Inc.
* Palladium Fiction
* Pierrot Company
* Pink Pineapple
* Pinnacle Peak Pictures
* Polygon Pictures
* Pony Canyon Inc.
* Production I.G.
* Puzzle Animation Studio
* Radix Ace Entertainment
* Rainmaker Entertainment
* Raintree Pictures
* Revoroot Inc.
* Right Stuff Inc.
* Robot Communications
* Rovio Animation
* Sanzigen Inc.
* Satelight Inc.
* Science SARU
* Screen Gems
* Screen Media
* Seven Arcs
* Shaft Animation Studio
* Shanghai Animation Film Studio
* Shin-ei Animation
* Shochiku
* Signal.MD Inc.
* Silvergate Media
* Solar Entertainment
* Sola Digital Arts Inc.
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Sony Wonder
* Stage 6 Films
* Stellify Media
* Stolen Picture
* Studio 4°C
* Studio Colorido
* Studio Deen
* Studio Mir
* Studio Mother
* Studio Voln
* Sunbow Entertainment
* Sunrise Animation Studios
* Sunrise Inc.
* Taiko Studios
* Tandem Productions
* Tatsunoko Production
* Telecom Animation Film
* Tezuka Productions 
* TMS Entertainment
* TNK
* Toei Animation
* Toho Company
* Topcraft Co.
* Triangle Staff Corp.
* Trigger, Inc.
* TriStar Pictures
* Twin Engine
* VAP, Inc.
* VIZ Media
* Wakanim
* Weintraub Entertainment
* White Fox Co.
* Wit Studio
* WOW! Unlimited Media
* Xebec, Inc.


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