Jenny in Florida Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My husband is gaming with some work buddies tonight, and my daughter will be out with a friend, too. This leaves my son and me alone for the evening. We'd like to rent a movie and have snacks and hang out, but I'm kind of stumped for movie ideas. He's 14, and we're not especially conservative about content (except that I don't like a lot of violence). He loves movies about spies and crime capers. We watched This Means War together a few weeks ago and enjoyed that one. So, something else in that general catergory would be great. He's watched the new Sherlock Holmes flicks with his dad, and we've watched things like Sneakers and Charade and both versions of the Thomas Crown Affair, as well as To Catch and Thief and assorted other lighter Hitchcock films. We watched Entrapment on TV a couple of weeks ago. He liked all of these. We have Redbox, Blockbuster Express and Netflix streaming at our disposal. Suggetions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Ds and I watched The Bourne Identity last night when we were home alone. It is violent, but they keep it controlled enough for a PG13 rating. Ds liked it so well, we went ahead and watched the second one too. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Maybe a bit off-the-beaten-path, but we've recently enjoyed a couple of Norwegian films on Netflix instant - "Max Manus, Man of War" about Norway's WWII hero and "Norwegian Ninja" a spoof based on a Norwegian diplomat who was imprisoned for espionage during the Cold War. Both are in Norwegian with English subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Here's some ideas. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/entrapment/movies_like_entrapment/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 You said the Sherlock flicks. The ones with Robert Downey Jr or the Masterpiece Theater ones with Benedict Cumberbatch? Both are good. Ditto the Bourne films. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Great Escape. The Hunt for Red October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I say go with a comedy: Airplane http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/ Watched this with my 14 year old last week. Some of the jokes went over his head due to lack of cultural reference but overall we laughed together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 You said the Sherlock flicks. The ones with Robert Downey Jr or the Masterpiece Theater ones with Benedict Cumberbatch? Both are good. Ditto the Bourne films. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Great Escape. The Hunt for Red October. He's seen both the Sherlock versions, as well as Butch and Sundance and The Great Escape. I just can't stand The Hunt for Red October, and since I have to be in the room, I'm excercising my veto. Neither Netflix nor Redbox/Blockbuster Express have the Bourne stuff, unfortunately. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Catch Me If You Can. The Great Escape. Shawshank Redemption (awesome movie). eta: just saw that you have already watched great escape, what about Men in Black (I can't stand them, but dc love them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Ds16 and I watched The Hunt for Red October last night. I remembered it being a good movie but I forgot how much I had to concentrate to follow it. Still, it was very exciting. My son loved it. We watched it on Netflix streaming. Oops, i just saw you didn't like this movie. Sorry! :) You could always try a Pink Panther movie. Netflix streaming has those too. Edited July 20, 2012 by Night Elf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Catch Me If You Can. The Great Escape. Shawshank Redemption (awesome movie). eta: just saw that you have already watched great escape, what about Men in Black (I can't stand them, but dc love them) I love Shawshank Redemption, but it's not my son's thing. He's seen the rest. Hmmm. It's possible we watch too many movies . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Here are some that both myself and my DS15 have enjoyed: The Social Network Stand and Deliver The Blind Side So I Married an Axe Murderer Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Lord of the Rings Trilogy Big Ferris Bueller's Day Off Mrs. Doubtfire Remember the Titans You might also consider starting a TV series -- we have both really enjoyed Lie to Me (can be violent), The X-Files (obviously creepy), Robin Hood (BBC version), Dr. Who, Psych, and Northern Exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Some movies my older ds has enjoyed with me... Invictus Apollo 13 The Book of Eli Red Tails Oceans 11 And, he loved The Curious Case of Benjamin Button :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 If you watch the tv show Psych, you should watch Clue. It will get you ready for the 100th episode. I can't remember what rating you said, but what about The Matrix. The first one really should have been pg13, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 What about The Godfather? You probably have already watched it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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