Child Protagonist Movies

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...

The story of Daniel, an 11 year-old victim of the foster system, and his last chance at finding a family.

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

The film follows a young boy who sets out on a mission to try and track down his long lost parents.

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

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

Rong Chen would like to keep her place in the recorder group, Shao Yu wants to give up playing. She asks him for tips, and by practicing together,...

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

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...

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

A young quirky girl finds her way in a crazy world.

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...

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...

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...

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

While on vacation with their bickering parents, young Eva and her little brother Johnny find in a polluted lake two strange friendly sentient...

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

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...

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...