In the spirit of the Academy Awards this weekend, we thought we would share a list of good movies featuring gifted children and young adults. Based on a discussion on the IEA Facebook page and a poll of the IEA staff, here are some of our community’s favorite movies about gifted kids (and gifted grown kids):
- August Rush (PG)
- Big Hero 6 (PG)
- Billy Elliot (R)
- Bridge to Terabithia (PG)
- Dead Poets Society (PG)
- Finding Forrester (PG-13)
- Gifted Hands (NR)
- Good Will Hunting (R)
- Goonies (PG)
- Harry Potter series (PG-13)
- The Imitation Game (PG-13)
- The Incredibles (PG)
- Little Man Tate (PG)
- A Little Princess (G)
- Matilda (PG)
- Meet the Robinsons (G)
- Mr. Holland’s Opus (PG)
- October Sky (PG)
- Rain Man (R)
- Real Genius (PG)
- Rushmore (R)
- School of Rock (PG-13)
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (PG)
- Spellbound (G)
- Weird Science (PG-13)
Not surprisingly, many of these are adaptations of novels, as there are a plethora of great books written about gifted children.
If you are celebrating the Academy Awards this weekend by enjoying a movie, we hope it will be one about a gifted kid!
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