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When my 11-year-old daughter came downstairs late at night with a fever, Roman Holiday had just started (the 1953 classic with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck). She cuddled up against me in the dark and spent the next two hours entranced; ten years later it remains one of her favorites. The innocent, bittersweet romance, the poignancy of a runaway princess, a pinch of slapstick, and a truly lovely ending scene would make it perfect for anyone older than 9 or 10.
It also reminds us why Americans were once welcome guests in foreign lands.
