Instead, I'll say "The Girl Next Door" which was marketed as another teen comedy but was actually a very good thriller about a kid that suddenly has to deal with an evil pimp, played awesomely by Timothy Olyphant.

It was kind of a downer.

stylish enough to make Tarantino jealous

An older friend of mine saw it when it first came out and still remembered certain scenes 55 years later!

The only thing that bothered me was the dubbing of the little girl's voice and the fact that her hairstyle made her look like a poodle.

Saw it on TV late one night when I was about 13. It gave me nightmares.

Yeah, it was technically a "kid's movie", but to me, it was really a movie about baseball and growing up, the latter of which was one of the themes of "Stand By Me". I'm willing to bet that adults enjoyed it more than the kids who saw it.

a story told from the little girl's point of view.

The Diary of Anne Frank.

The Revenge of Lardass Hogan story was a total hoot!!! I love this movie.

Another one...

The carnival ride scene makes me

Technically a movie with a kid, but Hailee Steinfeld was awesome.

Very warped/dark humor. The victorian in a modern times set looks very Tim Burton-esque. Jim Carey is chill inducing ( yet funny ), plus very good acting form the early teen actors as they try to stymie him in an adult world that's bunglingly bureaucratic.

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scared the crapola out of me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nanny_(1965_film)

Think I'll go with that one.

Also Lost Boys.

Glad someone else thought of it.

Those possessed children, especially Miles -- eek.

my skin did a front crawl.

Another animation that kids enjoy, but the message is definitely a wake-up call for adults.

Eight year old Asa Butterfield is very good in this, (he later played "Hugo&quot .