Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Tried to put them in order of most to least favorite. 10 means I love it, not that I think it's a perfect movie. Some of these carry a personal story for me, which pushes them up the list.

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)

Salman Khan and Asin Thottumkal in Ready (2011)

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Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World (2001)

Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

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