Best Child Prodigy Movies

Looking for the best child prodigy movies? These 28 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Legend of 1900 1998 ★ 8.2

Gifted 2017 ★ 8.0

Magnolia 1999 ★ 7.7

Fanny and Alexander 1982 ★ 7.8

The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 ★ 7.5

August Rush 2007 ★ 7.4

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 ★ 7.4

Shine 1996 ★ 7.4

Enola Holmes 2020 ★ 7.2

Matilda 1996 ★ 7.2

Queen of Chess 2026 ★ 7.5

Vitus 2006 ★ 7.4

Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993 ★ 7.1

Tuner 2026 ★ 7.1

The Natural 1984 ★ 6.9

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet 2013 ★ 6.9

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 2022 ★ 6.8

Mr. Peabody & Sherman 2014 ★ 6.7

Mighty Aphrodite 1995 ★ 6.7

X+Y 2014 ★ 6.7

The Song of Names 2019 ★ 6.7

Madame Sousatzka 1988 ★ 6.9

Ender's Game 2013 ★ 6.6

The Kindergarten Teacher 2018 ★ 6.5