International movies for kids: Foreign language movies to watch with kids

Finding age-appropriate and entertaining movies to watch with younger children can be a challenge for parents. Action and storylines of the movies may differ drastically, and even the dubbing or subtitles offer a distinct viewing experience. An award-winning animated film from France or Japan might be considered PG-13 material, though many of the films do not receive the MPAA rating, making it, even more, harder to choose a quality foreign film appropriate for all ages. Here is the list of movies that you can watch with your kids.

1: Please Vote For Me (2007):

Please Vote For Me is a Chinese movie based on the story of a class holding its very first open elections for the class monitor. The elections have two boy candidates and one girl. It is a short documentary film that showcases the evolution of the class struggling to understand what a democracy is, to a class who grows to be very astute in the election process.

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2: The Red Balloon (1956):

The Red Balloon is a french movie titled Le Ballon Rouge. In this short fantasy film, the red balloon seems to have its own mind as it follows around a young Parisian boy, getting Pascal into trouble at school, waiting outside his home when his mother does not let it in, and trying to avoid a group of bullies with the boy. This is one of the best movies for kids who are very young.

3: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018):

The German movie Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver are about an orphan boy in search of his origin. On an epic quest, Jim and his friend Luke discover mysterious lands and a young princess who is held a prisoner in deadly Dragon City. The movie is the best choice to watch with kids on a movie night.

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4: My Neighbour Totoro (1988):

This is a stunning Japanese animated film that takes us to the green countryside of 1950’s Japan. The story revolves around two playful sisters Mei and Satsuki move with their professor father to an old house that was closer to the hospital where their mother was being treated. They meet a magical forest spirit named Totoro, who looks like an oversized rabbit mixed with a cat. Later, when Mei is worried about her mother and attempts to visit the hospital by herself, Totoro and a 12-legged “catbus” help to find her.

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5: The Way Home (2002):

This amazing Korean drama is a touching movie about the love between grandparents and their grandchildren. When a child is sent from the capital Seoul to live in rural Korea with his deaf-mute grandma. The young boy is shown demanding, spoiled, and too obsessed with videogames. The story turns around and finally shows their unconditional love.

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