“I Tell Everyone To Watch It Now”: 21 Movies That Went Straight Over Your Head As A Child

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“For me, it was The Iron Giant. As a kid, I definitely enjoyed just about every element to it — the fact that Hogarth was a lonely kid, how tough being a single mother was for his mom, the severity of the military involvement, the Giant’s sacrifice…even the concept of a soul hits harder as an adult. Hoo boy, I was not expecting to cry on an airplane like that when I hadn’t seen it since being a kid.”

—am301394wne

“Absolutely a timeless classic, it’s one of those animated movies that feels grounded in reality. Not necessarily over the existence of a giant alien death robot, but how human all of the characters felt.”

—Frooby