8. The Goonies
The kids from The Goonies come close to the Rugrats in terms of running off and having ridiculously dangerous adventures without their parents' knowledge. Forget discovering the lost treasure of One Eyed Willie, I'm genuinely shocked that these kids weren't horribly murdered before the end of the film. Maybe they just grew up in a neighborhood where the kids were allowed to roam around caves for extended periods of time without leaving so much as a note for their parents, but it seems like a pretty stupid thing to do. It's the 80s, it's not like you have a cellphone allowing you to check in and let people know if you've been captured by Italian stereotypes or stuck in an Indiana Jones style boobytrap. I know they were desperately trying to save their homes, but seriously, those little brats are lucky to be alive.