The 10 Best Movies Based on Kids' Properties That Are Deeper Than You Think

Kids' properties have led to many successful film adaptations, yet films like Where the Wild Things Are and Jumanji are deeper than one would expect.

March 6, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Andrew Horne

Goosebumpslargely gets a lot of intrigue and excitement from the name value of R.L.

Stein’s book series andthe legendary anthology series.

The players must face off against deadly jungle animals until they can complete the board game.

James Gandolfini’s Carol standing in the desert with Max Records' Max in Where the Wild Things Are

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Slappy the Dummy looking at the camera in Gossebumps

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Dog Man spinning around handcuffs as nunchucks on the city streets.

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Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) transforms into Optimus Prime, the new Prime and leader of the Autobots, in Transformers One.

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Winnie and Pigglet in Christopher Robin

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Robin Williams talking to a scared Bradley Pierce in Jumanji

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Mrs. Brown (Sally Hawkins) and Paddington (Ben Wishaw) in ‘Paddington’

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Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, smiles in ‘Barbie’.

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Emmett and Batman looking confused in 2014’s The Lego Movie

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Max (Records) in his pajama suit and running through the woods in Where the Wild Things Are

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