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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Don Knotts, right, in The Incredible Mr. Limpet. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images
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