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Films you shouldn’t have seen at age ten

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Letterboxd is ten, which is a pretty excellent age to be. It’s also an age when many of us had our minds blown by movies far above our age restriction. So for our birthday, we want you to exorcise up to ten films that had a deep impact on your childhood. Which seen-far-too-young films made life-long impressions? Whether for their horror content, grown-up themes, existential ruminations, or because they sparked the budding activist or storyteller or closeted freak that lies beneath, let those gremlins run free… before the child catcher gets you.

Most mentioned

  • The Exorcist
  • Jaws
  • The Shining
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Alien
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • The Ring
  • It
  • RoboCop
  • Halloween
  • The Fly
  • Child's Play
  • Scream
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Saw
  • Batman Returns
  • The Thing
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Pulp Fiction

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  • Eyes Without a Face
  • Mars Attacks!
  • Death Becomes Her
  • Thirteen
  • The Wizard of Oz
Elya 🦈

Elya 🦈 20 films

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • The Boat That Rocked
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
cal 🌵

cal 🌵 26 films

  • Skellig
  • War of the Worlds
  • Doogal
  • Meet Dave
  • The Haunted Mansion
cal 🌵

cal 🌵 56 films

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Alien
  • The Thing
  • Mad Max 2
  • The Evil Dead
RepoJack

RepoJack 27 films

  • The Thing
  • The Fly
  • Society
  • Friend of the World
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Daniel N. Butler

Daniel N. Butler 21 films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • Deliverance
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Godfather
  • Brave
elizabeth

elizabeth 10 films

  • The Man with Two Heads
  • 10 to Midnight
  • The Untouchables
  • The Fly
  • Hero and the Terror
Zayne

Zayne 10 films

  • The Happening
  • Eight Legged Freaks
  • Batman
  • Gremlins
  • Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Steele

Steele 10 films

  • RoboCop
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Batman
  • Batman Returns
  • Creepshow
Jamie Myslicki

Jamie Myslicki 12 films

  • The Exorcist
  • Alien
  • Sssssss
  • Gargoyles
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
Robert Shupe

Robert Shupe 10 films

  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
  • Nightmares
  • Poison Ivy
  • An American Tail
  • The Dentist
Paul

Paul 11 films

  • Matilda
  • Tuck Everlasting
  • A Little Princess
  • Anastasia
  • Dumbo
ykg

ykg 9 films

  • Halloween
  • Bachelor Party
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Carrie
  • The Blue Lagoon
Rod T

Rod T 10 films

  • Aliens
  • Jaws
  • Predator 2
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • The Shawshank Redemption
Robert Parker

Robert Parker 7 films

  • The Willies
  • Batman Returns
  • In the Line of Fire
  • The Fly
  • Tremors
Melissa

Melissa 18 films

  • Jaws
  • Poltergeist
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Student Bodies
  • Midnight Express
Brian McGovney

Brian McGovney 10 films

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • The Exorcist
  • Watership Down
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • The Good Son
Miguel Zárate

Miguel Zárate 10 films

  • Ju-on: The Grudge 2
  • Ju-on: The Grudge
  • Ring
  • Imprint
  • Death Ride
zephyr

zephyr 10 films

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
  • The Birds
  • Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Jim Cody

Jim Cody 7 films

  • The Exorcist
  • Child's Play
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tommy_Hawk_Hill

Tommy_Hawk_Hill 3 films

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
  • Salem's Lot
  • Jaws
David Carroll

David Carroll 3 films

  • Heavy Metal
  • Easy Money
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall
  • Night Shift
  • Videodrome
DamnEnchiladas

DamnEnchiladas 10 films

  • The Krays
  • Casino
  • Dead Man Walking
  • Leaving Las Vegas
  • Vampire's Kiss
Jasmine

Jasmine 10 films

  • The Orphanage
  • The Mist
  • Paranoid Park
  • The Ring
  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose
dove

dove 10 films

  • Lust in the Dust
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • The Blue Lagoon
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
Sarah

Sarah 12 films

  • Blue Velvet
  • The Shining
  • Orphan
Audrey

Audrey 3 films

  • The Exorcist
  • Pulp Fiction
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Batman Returns
  • Child's Play 2
Tobias Brants

Tobias Brants 10 films

  • Bambi
  • Old Yeller
  • Ghost Story
  • Racing with the Moon
aobh

aobh 4 films

  • Presence of Mind
  • The Sixth Sense
  • Labyrinth
  • Scream
  • Meet Joe Black
Nina Bey

Nina Bey 10 films

  • Office Space
  • Saw III
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan
  • It
  • Shallow Hal
Sophie Ewh

Sophie Ewh 10 films

  • Beetlejuice
  • Ghostbusters
  • Death Becomes Her
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Shelley Pigram

Shelley Pigram 7 films

  • Jaws
  • Psycho
  • Twister
  • The X Files
  • Scream
Heather Watts

Heather Watts 10 films

  • Psycho
  • The Exorcist
  • Saw
  • The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
  • Carrie
morgan

morgan 10 films

  • Child's Play
  • Leprechaun
  • Trilogy of Terror
  • The Exorcist
  • The Ring
Simon Richter

Simon Richter 10 films

  • Threads
  • The Exorcist
  • Takin' It All Off
  • Class of Nuke 'Em High
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Jonathan Webber

Jonathan Webber 10 films

  • The Sixth Sense
  • The Fly
  • The Fly II
  • The Terminator
  • The Running Man
Vinson Gabato

Vinson Gabato 11 films

  • Fanny and Alexander
  • An American Hippie in Israel
  • Lord of the Flies
  • Rear Window
  • Dial M for Murder
Grace

Grace 10 films

  • The Terminator
  • Saw
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • The Unborn
  • The Ring
Dániel Hári

Dániel Hári 10 films

  • The Dark Crystal
  • Return to Oz
  • Legend
  • The NeverEnding Story
  • Gremlins
Amyadventures

Amyadventures 10 films

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • The Bridges of Madison County
  • Scary Movie 2
  • The Last of the Mohicans
  • The Thing
Antoine Lipps

Antoine Lipps 10 films

  • Scream
  • The Exorcist
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Shining
  • Saw II
ndegwa45

ndegwa45 10 films

  • Peter Pan
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
  • The Aristocats
  • Big Bird in China
  • Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy
Patrick Delmore

Patrick Delmore 21 films

  • Blue Velvet
  • U Turn
  • Deliverance
  • Private Parts
  • Scream
Ethan

Ethan 5 films

  • It
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  • The Devil's Backbone
  • Stand by Me
Eddie_Kasp

Eddie_Kasp 46 films

  • The Piano Teacher
  • Showgirls
  • The Cell
  • Jawbreaker
  • Final Destination
kate georgia

kate georgia 11 films

  • Friday the 13th
  • Conan the Barbarian
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • First Blood
  • The Exorcist
Jrapelje

Jrapelje 10 films

  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Oldboy
  • The Shining
  • Blue Velvet
  • Requiem for a Dream
Med Ouhami

Med Ouhami 10 films

  • Halloween
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • Batman Returns
  • The Shawshank Redemption
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • Jaws
  • Witness
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • The Thing
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
Philip Marinello

Philip Marinello 10 films

  • Alien
  • Van Helsing
  • World Trade Center
  • RoboCop
  • RoboCop 2
Andrew Franklin

Andrew Franklin 10 films

  • Flatliners
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Django Unchained
  • Sin City
  • Schindler's List
Irphen

Irphen 10 films

  • King Kong
  • Roots
  • Holocaust
  • Watership Down
  • The Birds
Bionic Tim

Bionic Tim 10 films

  • The Black Cauldron
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • All About Eve
  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
  • Million Dollar Baby
conwaytoydog

conwaytoydog 5 films

  • 2012
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • The Grudge
  • Halloweentown
  • Hocus Pocus
bunny

bunny 15 films

  • Jaws
  • Suspiria
  • The Omen
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Revenge of Frankenstein
Luis Roiz

Luis Roiz 10 films

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • The Kingdom of Diamonds
  • Three Colours: Blue
  • Seven Samurai
  • Frozen Days
srdas

srdas 10 films

  • Species
  • The Hidden
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • The Sorceress
  • The Last of the Mohicans
Mahda Purmehdi

Mahda Purmehdi 11 films

  • Die Hard
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Gremlins
  • The NeverEnding Story
Nathan Countryman

Nathan Countryman 19 films

  • Aliens
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Scream
  • Jaws
  • Blade Runner
lunchmoney

lunchmoney 6 films

  • Child's Play
  • It
  • The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
  • The Guardian
  • Puppet Master
Angelo Cordeiro

Angelo Cordeiro 10 films

  • The Exorcist
  • Hostel
  • House of Wax
  • The Ring
  • Scream
Adam William

Adam William 10 films

  • 2012
  • The Road
  • The Mist
  • War of the Worlds
  • Signs
Emmanuel Garduno

Emmanuel Garduno 22 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Pulp Fiction
  • GoodFellas
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Last Tango in Paris
T.J. Larson

T.J. Larson 20 films

  • This Sporting Life
  • 55 Days at Peking
openroad

openroad 2 films

  • The Exorcist
  • The Toxic Avenger
  • Pinocchio
  • The Fly
  • The Thing
Logan Doe

Logan Doe 10 films

  • The Omen
  • Practical Magic
  • Pet Sematary
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • The Exorcist
exorcismemily

exorcismemily 10 films

  • 1492: Conquest of Paradise
  • Schindler's List
  • Watership Down
filmplanet

filmplanet 3 films

  • Willow
  • The Witches
  • Rob Roy
  • Pretty Woman
  • Return to Oz
Katherine

Katherine 10 films

  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
  • Batman Returns
  • Anaconda
  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
  • The Mummy
cshardin

cshardin 10 films

  • Jurassic Park
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Tremors
  • Child's Play
  • Alien
G a y a n

G a y a n 10 films

  • Schindler's List
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • The Birdcage
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Singin' in the Rain
dianne 🌼

dianne 🌼 9 films

  • True Romance
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • The Last Boy Scout
  • RoboCop
  • Basic Instinct
Jean-Julien Kahn

Jean-Julien Kahn 10 films

  • The Stolen Children
  • Edward Scissorhands
  • Starman
  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild
nellieisnotcool

nellieisnotcool 8 films

  • Ernest Goes to Jail
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • Lake Placid
  • Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Phill Hill

Phill Hill 10 films

  • The Birds
  • Terror in the Wax Museum
  • Sssssss
  • Death at Love House
  • The Omen
John Chadwick

John Chadwick 10 films

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Jaws
  • Titanic
  • Scream
  • Romeo Must Die
kjluvr

kjluvr 10 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
  • Showgirls
  • American Psycho
king coppolino

king coppolino 4 films

  • Watership Down
  • Return to Oz
  • The Secret of NIMH
  • Alien
  • Earth Girls Are Easy
JTFX

JTFX 10 films

  • Sophie's Choice
  • Mr. Mom
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Animal Farm
Troy Peterson

Troy Peterson 10 films

  • Total Recall
  • Alien
  • The Thing
  • Signs
  • The 6th Day
Hunter Goebel

Hunter Goebel 10 films

  • Pulp Fiction
  • Heat
  • The Shining
  • Boyz n the Hood
  • GoodFellas
V. Vargas

V. Vargas 10 films

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Halloween
  • Halloween II
  • RoboCop
  • The Fly
PF4Eva

PF4Eva 10 films

  • The Evil Dead
  • Poltergeist
  • Jaws
  • It
  • Deadly Friend
steve_bennett

steve_bennett 10 films

  • The Exorcist
  • Trainspotting
  • American History X
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Saw
Nuria

Nuria 10 films

  • Superman
  • Rodan
  • The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • The Fly
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
nathan

nathan 10 films

  • The Hunger
  • Children of the Corn
  • Red Shoe Diaries
  • Sleepers
  • The Shawshank Redemption
Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier 10 films

  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Coraline
BRANDON

BRANDON 10 films

  • Jaws
  • The Ring
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • The Exorcist
  • The Evil Dead
Robert Speewack Bojorquez

Robert Speewack Bojorquez 10 films

  • The Ring
  • Signs
  • Boogeyman
  • The Kids Are All Right
  • Miss Congeniality
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 5 films

  • Jaws
  • The Long Good Friday
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • For a Few Dollars More
Richard noble 🐵

Richard noble 🐵 10 films

Still from The Exorcist (1973)