Precocious child movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant precocious child movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, light and entertaining films and TV shows about / with precocious child, youth, family relations, coming of age, children, family, teenage girl, friendship, childhood and child plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as precocious child: Take Me to the River (2015), Hounddog (2007), Society's Child (2002), Outnumbered (2007), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Matilda: The Musical (2022), Captain Fantastic (2016), Uptown Girls (2003), Asteroid City (2023), Real Steel (2011).
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List of precocious child movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological, suspenseful, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
child abuse, river, family secret, farm, injustice, suspicion, children, threat, summer, child sexual abuse, lgbt, gay teenager ...
Place:
nebraska
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Style:
serious, touching, stylized, controversial, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
sexual abuse, child's point of view, child molestation, child molester, making love, pedophile, children, youth, music, child rape, poor white trash, child ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
alabama, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Nikki is a precocious child suffering from Rett Syndrome. Unwilling to help her the doctors, instead, want to write her off as a mentally handicapped person.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, medical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fighting illness, precocious child, doctor, disability, lifestyle, social problems, life is a bitch, social misfits, terminal illness, illness, life philosophy, child ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for ...
Style:
sitcom, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
precocious child, couple relations, family life, couples, parenthood, parents and children, everyday life, family relations, youth, sketch, adhd, household ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
heroes, friendship, disguise, hacker, prejudice, disorder, master of disguise, good versus evil, imaginary, obsessive quest, villain, medal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1982, year 1987, 80s ...
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Australia, USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's musical based on the Roald Dahl novel.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
singing, genius, female antagonist, library, child prodigy, escape artist, precocious child, circus, dysfunctional family, villain, heroes, child protagonist ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.
Style:
philosophical, intellectual, cerebral, emotional, sad ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
road trip, home schooling, family drama, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, capitalism, parenthood, children, survivalist, socialism, precocious child, funeral ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 90s, near future, 21st century
Place:
washington state, nebraska, new mexico, xian, oregon
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray, the oft ignored daughter of a music executive she learns what it means to be an adult while ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sweet, teen, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
nanny, youth, teenage girl, adolescence vs adulthood, friendship, love story, friends, self discovery, initially antagonists, life is a bitch, lifestyle, city life ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Style:
entertaining, romantic, captivating, humorous, existential ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
astronomy, small town, love, asteroid, desert, alien, arizona desert, diner, military, domestic drama, alien encounter, mechanic ...
Time:
1950s, year 1955
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Style:
futuristic, inspirational, feel good, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, underdog, robot, androids and robots, technology, against the odds, boy, contests and competitions, giant robot, arena, artificial intelligence ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2011, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, austin texas, iran, north america, brazil ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Style:
road movie, sentimental, black and white, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
father daughter relationship, friendship, great depression, mischievous children, girl, tomboy, road trip, funeral, little girl, childhood trauma, bible, carnival ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1973, 70s
Place:
missouri, kansas, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
French adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's memoirs of his childhood in the countryside, early in the century.
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
countryside, childhood, coming of age, children, childhood memory, country house, summer, precociousness, childhood friend, precocious child, brother brother relationship, boy ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, 19th century, year 1990, 20th century ...
Place:
france, marseille, south of france, europe, provence ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children's comedy. When Alfalfa starts to question his devotion to the club's ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sweet, not serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
childhood, children, bully, child, gang, dog, child romance, mischievous children, rivalry, parents and children, friendship, rich kid ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, 1930s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Florence, a young irresponsible mother and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for a daughter, whereas Eugenia, only 10 years old, shows maturity ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, dysfunctional family, abortion, pregnancy, youth, precocious child, drug use, family relations, drug dealer, grandmother granddaughter relationship, single mother, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
boy, kids in trouble, juvenile delinquent, child abuse, social worker, isolation, youth, danger, precocious child, police, redemption, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, quebec
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is a comedy about a six-year-old girl who lives at a 5 star plaza and causes havoc.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
mischievous children, little girl, nanny, tutor, precocious child, family relations, young heroes, opposites attract, family life, youth, dog, child's point of view ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, ...
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, hilarious, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, children, hotel, home alone, winter, childhood, vacation, child, airport, young heroes, christmas time ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
new york, florida, manhattan new york city, miami, chicago ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the ...
Style:
funny, teen, dark comedy, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, coming of age, friendship, depression, jealousy, teacher, mentor, love triangle, teen angst, adolescence, preparatory school, student ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, y2k, year 1998
Place:
midwest, texas, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the ...
Style:
sincere, touching, compassionate, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
teacher, elementary school, immigrant, suicide, coming of age, teachers and students, youth, coping, children, exile, tragedy, precocious child ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
canada, france, ontario canada, montreal, algeria ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, rom com, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, love story, single father, true love, storytelling, daughter, father, love, best friends in love, fall in love, male female friendship, relationships ...
Time:
year 2008, year 1994, year 1992, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new york state, wisconsin, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
At thirteen-years-old, with an unusually high IQ and a knack for observing things about other people, Lou Bertignac is not only the youngest in her class at school; she is also the most unusual. Painfully shy, she has few friends, save for Lucas, ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, teen, feel good
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
homelessness, teen drinking, depression, high school, human spirit, social differences, teenage life, youth, best friend, society, life is a bitch, teenage love ...
Time:
year 2010
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic tale, with Red as a psychotic vigilante.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
little red riding hood, serial killer, murder, family problems, friendship, gory, vigilante, precocious child, grandmother granddaughter relationship, psychopath, injustice, don quixote ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, rome italy
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to ...
Style:
touching, feel good, serious, teen
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
human animal relationship, youth, teenage life, love and romance, moral dilemma, supernatural ability, ocean, precocious child, loss of grandfather, telepathy, rescue, poaching ...
Place:
australia, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her friends back?
Style:
intense, entertaining, enigmatic, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
friendship, teenage girl, bullying, child, coming of age, childhood, espionage, notebook, best friend, lone hero, secrets, disorder ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Azumanga Daioh is a Japanese comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized by MediaWorks in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from 1999 to 2002 and collected in four bound volumes. In May 2009, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of ...
Style:
anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious, shounen ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
high school, stupidity, friendship, coming of age, teachers and students, slice of life, teenage life, youth, shyness, precocious child, child, insanity ...
Place:
asia, japan
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Allen Gregory is a short-lived American animated television series that aired on Fox from October 30 to December 18, 2011. The series was created by Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. The series was officially cancelled by Fox on January 8, ...
Style:
adult animation, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
boy, family relations, school, teachers and students, friends, social relations, youth, fish out of water, precocious child, teacher, child prodigy, boss ...
Time:
60s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
Former WWE wrestler the Big Show is out of the ring and ready for an even tougher challenge: raising three daughters with his wife in Florida.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot:
teenage girl, celebrity, children, father, sister sister relationship, professional wrestling, girl, precocious child, family relations, parents and children, husband wife relationship, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife Pam, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
father daughter relationship, single father, single parent, friends, friendship, family life, eccentric family, parents and children, siblings relations, childhood love, precocious child, uncle niece relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, california
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A Dennis The Menace version of A Christmas Carol where Mr. Wilson plays his own version of Scrooge. While Dennis has problems of his own with the neighborhood bully, he does his best to try and give Mr. Wilson the Christmas Spirit. Dennis causes his ...
Style:
feel good, light, sincere, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
holiday, christmas, mischievous children, friends, family relations, miraculous event, youth, precocious child, bully, xmas, christmas season, destiny ...
Time:
2000s, future
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Style:
funny, touching, 3d animation, stylized, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
sibling rivalry, baby, boy, job promotion, child, little boy, child as adult, love, brothers, ceo, family relations, parenthood ...
Time:
year 2017, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
las vegas, nevada
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