Kids Steal the Scene

List creator: johelinedvd Created on: February 27, 2002 - 2:21 PM PST Description: Movies with great kids and/or child performances

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	The Road Warrior (1981)
Little feral boy with the razor edged boomerang. He just needs a hug.
	Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
To quote the great thinker Homer (Simpson, that is): It's funny because it's true. Heather Matarazzo is superb as the tormented middle child and Brendan Sexton III is equally good as the lonely delinquent. They're Lisa and Nelson with an edge.
	Léon: The Professional (1994)			Not Rated
Natalie Portman is incredible as the orphan ward of Jean Reno. An auspicious debut and so far the high point of her film career.
	Happiness (1998)			Not Rated
talk about awkward father and son moments
	Aliens (1986)
Who's tougher? Newt, Ripley, Vasquez, or any of the Marines?
	A Christmas Story (1983)
The quest for the Red Ryder BB gun. Curl up with a warm glass of Ovaltine, and try not to shoot your eye out. Double dog dare you.
	Better Off Dead (1985)
Better give the kid his paper route money; then he can learn from the little brother how to pick up easy women
	The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Dreyfuss and Mason would never have hooked up without the precocious Cummings
	The Bad News Bears (1976)
Is there a better collection of kids in a movie?
	Rushmore (Criterion Collection) (1998)
Max Fischer, Margaret Yang, Dirk Calloway, Magnus Buchan
	The City of Lost Children (1995)
"Miette!"; everytime One cried out her name, your heart would break.
	Dick Tracy (1990)
Charlie Korsmo upstages Madonna, though that's not surprising. The 90's version of Haley Joel Osment. Also in Hook and The Doctor
	The War (1994)
Elijah Wood in the underrated film about a family trying to get by the best they can
	The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion Collection) (1988)
Juliette Caton as the guardian angel at Dafoe's darkest hour
	The Shining (1980)
RedRum! RedRum!
	The Piano (1993)
Anna Paquin as her mute Holly Hunter's daughter and voice, in an Oscar winning performance.
	The Sixth Sense (1999)
Haley Joel Osment is creepy good. Maybe he doesn't really see ghosts, but maybe he cut a deal with the devil for this performance. Also in Forest Gump as the son of Forest Gump, Forest Gump, I believe.