The Globe staffâs favorite kids movies
What was your favorite movie when you were a kid? Here are some of ours.
Updated April 9, 2021, 2 hours ago
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âAdventures in Babysittingâ (1987) came out when I was a suburban 10-year-old, and even though there were no vampires, ghosts, or magicians, it felt like a fantasy film. I wanted to be one of the young kids under the watch of a cool teenager (the babysitter is played by Elisabeth Shue, wearing the worldâs best coat). I wanted to go into the city with her, escape criminals, sing the blues, and arrive home, Ferris Bueller-style, before anyone knew I was missing. A few years ago, I revisited the comedy with a friend and her daughter, who was probably about 8. A much wiser and worldlier child than I was, she also loved the pace of the movie â but was smart enough to ask why suburban kids would be so scared of downtown and why the city (Chicago) looked so segregated. It held up for family discussion in new ways. Worth noting: Thereâs also some lovely romance, and the film features a nod to the Marvel superhero Thor, which will make more sense to kids these days than it did to me at the time.