momtoamiracle Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Scarlet Pimpernel is my favorite romance. This is the only movie I have ever said that I enjoyed more than the book (and I did enjoy the book a lot). Is that the Jane Seymour version? I love that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Is that the Jane Seymour version? I love that one! Yep, that's the one! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Here are a few I have seen and like:Gone With the Wind Hunger Games The Notebook Courageous The Sound of Music Expelled ETA: I am getting discouraged about the lack of recent movies that are clean and good. Any of the Sherwood Films - you listed Courageous above. Before that was: Flywheel Facing the Giants Fireproof Newest One which we haven't seen yet, October Baby Faith Like Potatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 October Sky Elf (shockingly, given the actor) How to Train Your Dragon Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I would caution "We bought a zoo" because the children use some VERY foul language in it and the teenage boy is obsessed with gruesome death art which gave my son nightmares after we watched it. Some great ideas given here! Makes me want to go back and watch some of them again because I'd forgotten about them. I am assuming you want movie suggestions for the whole family... Thor Mirror Mirror Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's version) The Perfect Game Clockstoppers Faith Like Potatoes October Baby- does deal with adult theme of abortion but an excellent movie Radio Radio Flyer The First Grader It Could Happen to You Forever Young (Mel Gibson) Ever After (Drew Barrymore) Remember the Titans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Rocky (surprisingly clean)The Christmas Box (and its sequel) TimepieceNorth and South Edited September 11, 2014 by Susan Wise Bauer Photos removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suppleasthewind Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 There are two older, funny romantic comedies I can watch when kids are around. Seredipity with John Cusak and Lake House with Keanu Reeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Make Believe -- fascinating docu about teen magicians Frontrunners-- docu about an election at elite NYC public high school Cave of Forgotten Dreams-- docu about ancient cave paintings in Chauvet Cave, southern france The Last Rites of Joe May-- semi clean, contains foul language and brief violence. Amazingly acted by Dennis Farina (he should have gotten an academy award for this film), he is an absolute tour de force here The Station Agent-- some sexual innuendo but mostly clean, heart warming semi-romance about a little person who inherits a defunct train station BBC "Poirot" series Mozart's Sister-- some sexual innuendo but mostly clean BBC "Foyle's War" series (some violence) Stargate SG1 and Atlantis (some sexual innuendo and violence in some episodes) Whale Rider Murdoch Mysteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Here are a few I have seen and like:Gone With the Wind Hunger Games The Notebook Courageous The Sound of Music Expelled ETA: I am getting discouraged about the lack of recent movies that are clean and good. Part of the problem may be that both "clean" and "good" are pretty subjective. I wouldn't apply both of those adjectives to any of the films on your list, actually. With that said, my whole family enjoyed We Bought a Zoo. We really wanted to like Joyful Noise, but it was not a great film. We rarely worry about sexual content (which is what I assume you mean by "clean"), making me of limited help. We watched Rock of Ages last night and enjoyed it so much more than any of us anticipated. But there are a couple of scenes I expect would be too explicit for your taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) I read Hunger Games and I wouldn't watch the movie because it was so gory and disturbing, so I just picked movies that I liked that didn't have gore, heavy swearing, or explicit sex scenes, and hoped the suggestions would help. I know people who loathe The Sound of Music for being a "heartwarming" tale of a good Nazi. ;) Edited October 29, 2012 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 For recent movies, I saw The Big Year. I liked that and don't remember anything bad in it. Dh fell asleep and thought it was incredibly boring. As far as Shawshank Redemption, I've heard so many wonderful things about that movie. The only part I have seen is where two guys were attempting a r*pe of another prisoner. I happened to walk into the room when that scene came on. I can't bring myself to watch it after that. I'm pretty sure it was that movie! Nothing graphic happened but the dialogue was fairly graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 As far as Shawshank Redemption, I've heard so many wonderful things about that movie. The only part I have seen is where two guys were attempting a r*pe of another prisoner. I happened to walk into the room when that scene came on. I can't bring myself to watch it after that. I'm pretty sure it was that movie! Nothing graphic happened but the dialogue was fairly graphic. There are multiple rapes of men that happen off camera and plenty of beatings. I wouldn't call it gratuitous violence, like stupid action movies, at all, however. There are also suggestive scenes between men in prison, and a heterosexual love scene. It was given an R rating for language and prison violence. There are multiple scenes of attacks in the prison; there are also rear views of nude men. According to the IMDB parental guide, there are 36 uses of the f word, plus other profanity. So, it is a violent movie, with very complex themes that is ultimately, in my opinion, a very good movie. But if profanity or violence are something the OP wants to pass on, I would say, this movie would probably make her uncomfortable. I am not sure if "good, clean movie" means one that the family might want to watch together, or movies that aren't grisly or "obscene" but are meant for an adult to watch and therefore can be sad or emotionally wrenching or complex. I took it to mean the latter, and some of my suggestions are neither violent nor coarse, but are CERTAINLY too depressing or "adult" for kids to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 National Treasure Old Westerns that *I* actually like The Sons of Katie Elder The Rare Breed McClintock (my FAVORITE...It has Maureen OHara in it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) I read Hunger Games and I wouldn't watch the movie because it was so gory and disturbing, so I just picked movies that I liked that didn't have gore, heavy swearing, or explicit sex scenes, and hoped the suggestions would help. I know people who loathe The Sound of Music for being a "heartwarming" tale of a good Nazi. ;) For what it's worth, I loved the Hunger Games series and am often one of the few vehemently defending the books. However, for me, yes, the violence makes them distinctly not "clean." I'm a whole lot more disturbed by gore and killing than I am a little bit of consensual sex. And my dislike of The Sound of Music isn't political. It's just a very tedious film that isn't even a good adaptation of the stage musical. (My son's done the show twice on stage. We joke that he has a few more male characters to age up through yet, but both of us already know it by heart. And we're a little protective of it. Neither of my kids has been able to sit through the film, because it's just boring.) Edited October 29, 2012 by Jenny in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Based on your list, I am thinking these will be okay for you. Period Dramas Horatio Hornblower Lark Rise to Candleford Jane Eyre Under the Greenwood Tree Emma Wives and Daughters Foyle's War (detective, WW2) Winds of War Cranford North and South Miss Austen Regrets Downton Abbey Young Victoria Sense and Sensibility Bramwell Mrs. Brown The Tenent of Wildfell Hall Miss Potter The King's Speech Master and Commander Bleak House Elizabeth I Persuasion Pride and Prejudice John Adams miniseries Our Mutual Friend Mayor of Casterbridge Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (TV series) An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving The Four Feathers Anna and the King Mr. Sommersby Middlemarch The Sound of Music Into the West Robin Hood (with Russell Crowe, violence) Romance You've Got Mail One Day Arranged Date Night A Walk to Remember The Family Man Sweet Home Alabama Ever After About a Boy Fireproof The Importance of Being Ernest Under the Tuscan Sun Letters to Juliet 27 Dresses The Wedding Planner Last Chance Harvey Issues Extremely Loud and Incredible Close Pursuit of Happyness Slumdog Millionaire The Help Ghandi The Guardian (TV series) Temple Grandin Invictus Dear John (romance and some profanity, I’m sure) Love Comes Softly (TV series) Gracie’s Choice Seven Pounds (intimacy) The Visitor The Amazing Grace The Shunning The Other Sister (romance and some profanity, I’m sure) Cinderella Man The Truman Show Canvas Teachers Freedom Writers Music from the Heart The Ron Clark Story Mr. Holland’s Opus Glory Road Medical Living Proof Lorenzo's Oil First Do No Harm Gifted Hands -- The Ben Carson Story Extraordinary Measures General Drama On a Clear Day (quirky, but I really liked it -- very realistic) Hachi: A Dog's Tale Julie & Julia Pearl Diver Secretariat Everwood (TV series) Flywheel October Sky The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn How about You? The Blind Side Hidden Secrets Secret Life of Bees Wit The Winslow Boy Duma (fun for the whole family) August Rush Searching for Bobby Fisher Quiz Show Courageous We Bought a Zoo Dreamer The Locket Charms for the Easy Life The Inheritance An Education (not for children, but I found it interesting in terms of parenting teens). Tortilla Soup Parenthood (definitely has modern issues, but I find it overall tasteful) Mysteries/Suspense Inspector Lynley (series) (some involve immoral issues) Murder She Wrote ( series) Flightplan The Bourne Trilogy State of Play (may have profanity) K-19: The Widow Maker (may have profanity) Rendition U-571 (may have profanity) Changeling Rosemary and Thyme (TV series) Inspector Lewis (TV series) Gladiator (tough) Comedy Samantha Who (funny little series, some modern themes) Did You Hear about the Morgans? New in Town Edited October 30, 2012 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Didn't read all of the responses, but I love the old Doris Day movies. There is the Long Long Trailer with Lucy and Desi Arnaz. I just saw Its a Mad Mad Mad World from the early 60s and it was a crackup with many many old stars in it. iTunes has a lot of great older movies, and Netflix is a good choice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Mysteries/Suspense Inspector Lynley (series) (some involve immoral issues) ... Inspector Lewis (TV series) Inspector Lewis is a sequel of sorts, or spin off. The original was Inspector Morse, also worth watching. All these murder mystery shows except th cosy types have their creepy moments. And even the cosy ones have murder as entertainment, after all. The degree of gore varies. I found many parts of the Lynley books to be rather disturbing (creepy). Same with some of these shows based on Scandinavian murder mysteries. Can you get old Columbo shows anywhere? Those are fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Inspector Lewis is a sequel of sorts, or spin off. The original was Inspector Morse, also worth watching. All these murder mystery shows except th cosy types have their creepy moments. And even the cosy ones have murder as entertainment, after all. The degree of gore varies. I found many parts of the Lynley books to be rather disturbing (creepy). Same with some of these shows based on Scandinavian murder mysteries. Can you get old Columbo shows anywhere? Those are fun. Yes, I forgot! I did watch some Inspector Morse. I know of the Columbo shows (I think my dad mentioned them once). I find with most mystery shows like that, there are some disturbing elements. I also remember one Lynley which showed quite a bit of the online p*rn site in question. I like Criminal Minds and Bones, though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Bella - clean but not necessarily for children, as it deals with an unplanned pregnancy. Such a beautiful movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Didn't read all of the responses, but I love the old Doris Day movies. There is the Long Long Trailer with Lucy and Desi Arnaz. I just saw Its a Mad Mad Mad World from the early 60s and it was a crackup with many many old stars in it. iTunes has a lot of great older movies, and Netflix is a good choice too. Love Doris Day! On moonlight Bay and By the Light of the silvery moon are good. Then there is Calamity Jane and PleSe don't eat the daisies! Did anyone mention 7 Bridesfor 7Brothers. I love old movies. Singing in the rain is a good one too. If you have Netflix, try The Mating Game with Gene Tierney. Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Stargate SG1 and Atlantis (some sexual innuendo and violence in some episodes) The first episode (Children of the Gods) of Stargate SG-1 has female full frontal nudity. After that it's just been occasional language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDebbie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Lots of great movies mentioned. I'd also suggest Ulee's Gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I thought of another one when I woke up this morning. I watched it after Elizabeth Taylor died. She's in it with Katharine Hepburn, in Suddenly Last Summer. It is a strange and interesting movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 October Baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Peter Sellers movies! The Mouse that Roared is my favorite. We also love Stardust here--there is violence but it's made to be entirely silly and cartoonish even though it's a live action movie. My kids adore it. Also another vote for Remember the Titans. I also really liked Harry Potter 7--I forget if you've watched that series or not, but the movies get better as they go so the set of two 7 movies is the best of the lot. Edited October 31, 2012 by LittleIzumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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