AMAZING KIDS IN FILM HISTORY WHOSE ROLES WERE EPIC

THOMAS J. SENNETT

Thomas (portrayed by the boy wonder of the nineties

Macaulay Culkin died while trying to find his crush Vada’s mood ring.

She had lost it the day before in the woods near a beehive

hanging from a tree. The most tragic part of this beautiful love story

is that Thomas knew he was allergic to bee stings but still took

the risk in the name of unconditional, innocent love.

HERMIONE GRANGER

This beautiful pale-skinned, brown-eyed girl from the Harry Potter

films discovered her “magic” powers at the innocent age of

eleven when she received a letter from Hogwarts School of

Witchcraft and Wizardry stating that she had been accepted

as a student. Since then she has become our favourite witch.

LYDIA DEETZ

Lydia (Winona Ryder) from Beetlejuice is a serious but kind

and sensitive Goth girl who feels isolated in the world. Her

father and stepmother don’t take anything she says seriously

and often ignore her to pursue their own selfish desires.

Lydia loves writing poetry, photography, and anything

supernatural and paranormal. She’s a really special kid who

never got the love she deserved from her parents and for

that alone we love her even more.

RICHIE RICH

Richie Rich (Macaulay Culkin) has every toy any little boy could

ever want, in addition to an adoring mother and father. The one

thing Richie doesn’t have is friends. However, when his parents

suddenly go missing, Richie hooks up with a group of kids

who become his friends and helps him save his folks.

HIT-GIRL

Hit-Girl might not be the protagonist of the Kick-Ass comics and

films but she’s awesome regardless. She might be young but

she’s super effective at kicking behind and was trained by her

father from an early age to be a costumed superhero. She’s

just a kid who saves the world from the bad guys.

BILLY KRAMER

If you’ve seen Kramer vs. Kramer you can’t help but feel bad

for little Billy who is in an awkward situation where his parents

(Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep) fight like mad dogs in court

for custody of him.

HUGO CABRET

The orphan from Martin Scorsese’s Hugo lives in the walls of a

train station in Paris and watches over the big clocks. He lives in

constant fear of being caught by the station inspector and brought

to an orphanage. In the meantime he tries to repair a robot

built by his real father.

DANIEL LARUSSO

It would be blasphemous not to include on a list that has the word

“kid” in its title the one and only Daniel LaRusso aka the original

karate kid. Even though after re-watching the film a few years

ago I realized Daniel wasn’t all that innocent and nice as we

originally thought, he remains a classic character.#

IRIS STEENSMA

Way before Léon and Mathilda there was Iris “Easy” Steensma

(a twelve-year-old prostitute portrayed by a young Jodie Foster)

and Travis Bickle in one of the most iconic movies ever:

Taxi Driver. If you’ve seen the film you know why Iris is on this

list; if not, then go watch the film.