Up, Old Yeller, E.T.

And what’s a good story without a little fear in it?

Old Yeller (1957)

It’s about a boy and his dog.

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‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’; Gene Wilder in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’; ‘Spirited Away’.Credit: Everett Collection (3)

And then…at the end… Oh, we can’t even talk anymore.Time to grab the tissues.

Daddy Warbucks (Albert Finney) couldn’t.

It’s a hard knock life, for sure.

Henry Thomas, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | There are so many reasons to love this touching tale of an alien who is abandoned on Earth, tries to fit in, and longs for

Henry Thomas and E.T. in ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’.Bruce McBroom/Universal

), and all those wonderfully catchy musical numbers.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | At face value, this confection — where five kids with golden tickets get to tour Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory — seems like it’d have

Gene Wilder in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’.Everett Collection

Spirited Away | Call this a fairy tale, a moral quandary, or just plain fun. Chances are you might have missed this stunning little Japanese film from anime

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Old Yeller | Boy meets dog. Dog steals hens from boy’s farm. Boy befriends and trains dog. If I don’t have much to say about one of the

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It’s hard to resist the exuberance of little orphan Annie. Daddy Warbucks couldn’t. Even Jay-Z couldn’t. It’s a hardknock life, for sure.

Albert Finney and Aileen Quinn in ‘Annie’.Everett Collection

The Adventures of Milo and Otis | This buddy-animal film may be a touch too saccharine for grownups but kids about this age will fall for Milo and protector Otis.

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The Fox and the Hound | This playful pair of should-be adversaries learn their role in the food chain when the real world intrudes on their fun.

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The Parent Trap | Sure, La Lohan starred in a more-than-decent remake, but the original brought heart, sass, the adorable Hayley Mills (two of her!), and all those wonderfully

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills in ‘The Parent Trap’.Disney

Up | An old man, a young boy and a house floating with balloons. That simple list can’t explain the uplifting and emotional ride this buddy adventure

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The Iron Giant and Hogarth Hughes in ‘The Iron Giant’

The Iron Giant and Hogarth Hughes in ‘The Iron Giant’.Everett Collection

Moses in ‘The Prince of Egypt’

Moses in ‘The Prince of Egypt’.Everett Collection

James Cromwell in ‘Babe’

James Cromwell in ‘Babe’.Universal/Getty Images

Hugh Grant and Paddington in ‘Paddington 2’

Hugh Grant and Paddington in ‘Paddington 2’.Warner Bros. Pictures

Patrick Renna in ‘The Sandlot’

Patrick Renna as Hamilton “Ham” Porter in ‘The Sandlot’.Everett Collection

Mara Wilson as Matilda in ‘Matilda’

Mara Wilson as Matilda in ‘Matilda’.TriStar Pictures/Everett

Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci in ‘Home Alone’

Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci in ‘Home Alone’.Everett Collection