Ten Favorite Film Performances by Children Between Ten and Thirteen

(in order of preference, following this list of performances by children under ten)

 

  1. Sarah Bolger (age 11, In America, 2004) *

  2. Gaspard Manesse (age 12, Au revoir les enfants, 1987)

  3. Corey Haim (age 13, Lucas, 1986)

  4. Ivana Baquero (age 11, Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006)

  5. Elsie Fisher (age 13, Eighth Grade, 2018)

  6. Wil Wheaton (age 13, Stand By Me, 1986) **

  7. Natalie Portman (age 12, Léon: The Professional, 1994)

  8. Kåre Hedebrant (age 11, Let the Right One In, 2008)

  9. Lina Leandersson (age 11, Let the Right One In, 2008)

  10. Anna Paquin (age 10, The Piano, 1993)

* Her younger sister, Emma, age 9, was great in the same movie.

** And River Phoenix and Corey Feldman were both great in this movie, but were 14 when it was shot.

— December 27, 2022


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