I don't know the names of all the children (and am too lazy to look them up) but here are my choices for the films with best performances by children:

Leolo, Canada, 1992
Apu Trilogy, India, 1955-59
The Great Adventure, Sweden, 1953
The Red Balloon, France, 1956
Forbidden Games, France, 1952
Stolen Children, italy, 1994
A Place in the World, Argentina, 1992
Boot Polish, India, 1954
Sundays and Cybele, France, 1962
Kes, UK, 1969
The Long Day Closes, UK, 1992
The Search, US, 1948
Man in the Moon, US, 1991
Color of Paradise, Iran, 1999
Pixote, Brazil, 1981
How Green Was My Valley, US, 1941
ET, US, 1982
The Wild Child, France, 1969
The Bicycle Thief, italy, 1948
Where is the Friend's Home, Iran, 1988



