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Extraterrestrial film ET has pipped Shrek and Finding Nemo to be named the greatest ever children's movie. The Steven Spielberg-directed film launched a young Drew Barrymore's Hollywood career in 1982, reports The Telegraph. In the poll, conducted by www.onepoll.com, the second place went to Pixar's 1996 hit Toy Story, followed by Disney classic Mary Poppins, with The Lion King and The Wizard of Oz completing the top five. A spokesman for www.onepoll.com said: ''The films featured in the poll span across decades and all have something special about them. ''E.T is a movie the whole family can gather around to watch and it never fails to bring a tear to someone's eye." Top 50 children's films of all time 1.E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial 2. Toy Story 3. Mary Poppins 4. Lion King 5. Wizard of Oz 6. Bambi 7. Back to the Future 8. Shrek 9. Finding Nemo 10. Labyrinth 11. 101 Dalmatians 12. Aladdin 13. Beauty and the Beast 14. The Goonies 15. The Jungle Book 16. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 17. Alice in Wonderland 18. Home Alone 19. Ice Age 20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 21. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 22. Annie 23. Cinderella 24. Monsters Inc 25. Madagascar 26. Sound of Music 27. Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers 28. Mrs Doubtfire 29. Babe 30. Beethoven 31. Beetlejuice 32. Black Beauty 33. The Little Mermaid 34. The Railway Children 35. A Bug's Life 36. Dumbo 37. Wall-E 38. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 39. A Little Princess 40. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 41. Jurassic Park 42. Kung-Fu Panda 43. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 44. Billy Elliot 45. Lady and the Tramp 46. Neverending Story 47. Short Circuit 48. Sleeping Beauty 49. An American Tail 50. Chicken Run.