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Glad to see that TIME BANDITS crosses the gender line. I worried that the absence of major female characters would limit its appeal somewhat, and I still think that's a legitimate concern for some parents. George Miller's BABE is a legitimate children's classic, though the sequel BABE: PIG IN THE CITY is every bit as good and not so well known.
Many little girls love Yoram Gross's animated film DOT AND THE KANGAROO. I can understand why, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. As for Rankin-Bass films, I'd probably recommend THE DAYDREAMER, which adapts several Hans Christian Andersen tales.
Older children who enjoy traditional westerns would probably like Monte Hellman's RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND. (It might be too slow and tense for most children under ten.) The film features moral ambiguity and bloodless violence -- some of the latter quite startling -- but contains no truly objectionable content. Too bad it's nearly impossible to find.
