Revenge Of The Nerds (1984)
The Intelligent Child: Harold Wormser, the child prodigy who is sent to college well before his time and, inevitably, ends up in the nerd-friendly Tri-Lambs fraternity.
Cleverest Moment: Using his expertise in aero dynamics to help his fraternity win the javelin throw during the Greek Games.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Intelligent Children: Three for the price of one, as a family of geniuses turns out maths whizz Chas, playwright Margot and tennis ace Richie.
Cleverest Moment: Some stiff competition here, but Margot gets the nod for winning the $50,000 Braverman Grant while still in the ninth grade.
Home Alone (1990)
The Intelligent Child: Kevin McCallister is only eight years old, but takes being abandoned by his family in his stride when he realises the benefits of total freedom.
Cleverest Moment: Other kids would be concerned about the imminent arrival of burglars Harry and Marv. Not Kevin, who rigs up a series of booby traps to keep them at bay.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
The Intelligent Child: Jimmy Neutron, schoolboy inventor whose attempts to communicate with aliens see all of Earth's parents kidnapped by hungry extra-terrestrials.
Cleverest Moment: Reversing his shrink ray to transform him into a space-sized giant in order to defeat evil alien King Goobot.
The Goonies (1985)
The Intelligent Child: Richard Wang, aka Data - the gadget-obsessed science bod in the gang whose inventions come in handy when seeking One-Eyed Willie's treasure.
Cleverest Moment: Take your pick from Data's gizmos, but special mention to the Pinchers of Peril - a set of chattering toy teeth converted into life-saving hooks by being attached to a spring.
Little Man Tate (1991)
The Intelligent Child: Fred Tate, seven-year-old prodigy who joins a school for gifted children after his intellectual talents leave him ostracised from other kids.
Cleverest Moment: Getting a place at university to study quantum physics.
Flight Of The Navigator (1986)
The Intelligent Child: David Freeman, who - after being kidnapped by aliens - has his brain filled to capacity with information such as star charts and technical data on faster-than-light space travel.
Cleverest Moment: David becomes the titular navigator by accessing his newfound knowledge to pilot the Trimaxion Drone Ship.
Matilda (1996)
The Intelligent Child: Girl whose book smarts are matched by her telekinetic powers; both are handy for dealing with the tyrannical head teacher Agatha Trunchbull.
Cleverest Moment: Keeping a copy of the adoption papers "since I was big enough to Xerox" just in case the opportunity ever arrived to ditch her ignorant parents.
Magnolia (1999)
The Intelligent Child: Stanley Spector, the current star of TV quiz What Do Kids Know? who is two days' away from the show's record.
Cleverest Moment: Forget knowing all of the answers, Stanley finally wises up to being treated like a "doll" by his father and the producers and refuses to go back on air.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
The Intelligent Child: Hermione Granger, Hogwart's brightest wizard and the brains behind Harry Potter.
Cleverest Moment: Borrowing a Time Turner so that she never has to miss another class, even when they clash. That's dedication.
There's a new Mummy movie on the way from the director of Evil Dead Rise and I just want to know if Blumhouse has called Brendan Fraser yet
Marvel Rivals made Jeff the Land Shark so stinkin' adorable that the MCU is bringing him on as an official hero: "We're all Jeff fans around here. Man is he fun to play"
