Top 50 family films named

The Wizard Of Oz has been named the best ever family film in a top 50 drawn up by the Guardian.

The list will no doubt cause some controversy but the task of picking the best films suitable for the whole family, not just children, is no mean feat.

Behind Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, and her dog Toto's adventure over the rainbow was Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life.

The moving tale of James Stewart's character saved from suicide by a trainee guardian angel is not just a top family film or Christmas film, but heads many people's all-time favourites.

Third place in the Guardian's list was taken by Disney's Bambi, followed by Steven Spielberg's ET and Toy Story, which featured the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.

The next films in the list were Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature Spirited Away and Vincente Minelli's musical Meet Me In St Louis.

The top ten was completed by another Disney offering The Jungle Book, George Lucas' sci-fi fairy tale Star Wars and Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, the cross-dressing comedy starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.

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