# Under-the-radar kids movies

Spellbound, Science Fair, The Witches, Chicken Run, Kubo and the Two Strings and A Little Princess: great films for kids that many people have never seen, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

- 71 votes · 15 items
- Oct 5, 2025 · Antonio Diez
- https://even.best/en/l/4885/under-the-radar-kids-movies

## Top 15

1. **The Witches (1990)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Science Fair (2018)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Spellbound (2002)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **A Little Princess (1995)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **The Breadwinner (2017)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **First Position (2011)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **James and the Giant Peach (1996)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **Spirited Away (2001)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Matilda (1996)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Chicken Run (2000)** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **The Biggest Little Farm (2018)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **The Iron Giant (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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