Briony Hanson Chooses Chicken Run for Five-year-olds, While Prano Bailey-bond Picks the Wizard of Oz for Six-year-olds

As AI-generated content floods our screens, film-makers, critics and industry figures have curated a list of 25 must-see movies for every year from infancy to early adulthood. From Disney's Fantasia to The Wizard of Oz, Trainspotting and Get Out, the selection aims to offer joyful, imaginative and thought-provoking cinema as an antidote to the digital sludge. Orson Welles' advice to young people – "Don't be marinated, don't soak yourself in films" – has never been more relevant, says Guardian film editor Catherine Bray, whose first child is due in autumn.

The list includes Tom Nicoll's pick of Fantasia for one-year-olds, Michael Leader's choice of The Snowman for two-year-olds, Imran Perretta's recommendation of My Neighbour Totoro for three-year-olds, and Michelle Carey's selection of The Muppets Take Manhattan for four-year-olds. Briony Hanson chooses Chicken Run for five-year-olds, while Prano Bailey-Bond picks The Wizard of Oz for six-year-olds. Naqqash Khalid champions Scooby-Doo for seven-year-olds, Alex Larman selects Labyrinth for eight-year-olds, and Andrew Pulver recommends The Amazing Mr Blunden for nine-year-olds.

Julia Jackman opts for Mulan for ten-year-olds, with further picks covering the teenage years and early adulthood, including Trainspotting and Get Out. The full list is available in the Guardian's interactive feature.