60 Amazing Kids Movies From the 80s and 90s That Shaped Our Childhood

John Summers • Contributor

Aug 13, 2024 11:00 PM EDT

We didn't know how good we had it back in the 80s and 90s. Looking back, it seems like every year back then was a banger. Timeless classics would hit cinema one after the other and we would go and see them all! and once home video came around there was no stopping us! huge piles of VHS tapes stacked on top of each other, each containing some of the best, most imaginative movies that cinema goers had ever seen. It truly was a golden age of cinema and we were there at the right time and at the right age.

I just recently re-watched "The Goonies" and it is amazing how well this movie holds up. It's very well written, it amazingly shot and edited, it's funny when it needs to and scary when it needs to be scary, and it's just a whole lot of fun. Which movie on this list was your favorite as a kid?

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The Secret of NIMH (1982)

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The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

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Willow (1988)

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The Goonies (1985)

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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

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The Princess and the Goblin (1991)

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The Last Unicorn (1982)

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Once Upon a Forest (1993)

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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

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The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)

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The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

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The Swan Princess (1994)

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An American Tail (1986)

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A Troll in Central Park (1994)

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Thumbelina (1994)

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Labyrinth (1986)

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The Pagemaster (1994)

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FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

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Casper (1995)

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All Dogs go to Heaven (1989)

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Oliver & Company (1988)

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Cats Don't Dance (1997)

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The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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Rover Dangerfield (1991)

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The NeverEnding Story (1984)

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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

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The Parent Trap (1998)

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Anastasia (1997)

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James and the Giant Peach (1996)

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Jumanji (1995)

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Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1988)

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Matilda (1996)

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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Ok, It's technically not 80s or 90s but come on! it's Willy Wonka! it had to be included!
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The Iron Giant (1999)

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The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

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A Goofy Movie (1995)

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The Witches (1990)

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Free Willy (1993)

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Flubber (1997)

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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

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The Rescuers (1977)

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Edward Scissorhands (1990)

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It Takes Two (1995)

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The Land Before Time (1988)

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Home Alone (1990)

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Mars Attacks! (1996)

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Quest for Camelot (1998)

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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Hook (1991)

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Babe (1995)

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The Secret Garden (1993)

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The Princess Bride (1987)

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A Little Princess (1995)

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Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)

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Beetlejuice (1988)

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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

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Gremlins (1984)

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