Ginevra Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 If indeed that is still possible. Years ago, we used to have Family Movie Night on Fridays. But as the big kids got older, we have splintered off, because so many movies that are acceptable/interesting to the teens are not for my 10 yo. We're not super conservative, but ideally, I'm thinking not too much foul language, nothing gruesome, no sex scenes. I want to fill our Netflix queue. (We still get physical DVDs; we cannot stream movies here.) What movies or series would you include for 18yo DD, 15yo DS, 10 yo DS? P.S. I am considering Forest Gump, though I remember there are a couple of mild sexual scenes and some of the war sections might be a bit gorey, but I don't really remember. So, feel free to add tour opinion of FG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I don't think I'd do FG with a 10yo. There's just kind of a lot in it, and it may or may not go over a 10yo's head. Have you seen Mr. Peabody and Sherman? It's animated, but we all really liked it. Like The LEGO Movie, it had enough in it to interest the teens and adults. All The Hobbit and LOTR movies if you haven't seen them. Gory, yes, but at least not too gratuitous (at least not in the LOTR movies). I though Saving Mr. Banks was great! Not inappropriate, but maybe not interesting to your 10yo. My 13yo might enjoy it, but I don't know that her 10yo brother would. (But Tom Hanks is always a treat to watch.) I really liked The Monuments Men a lot. There were maybe one or two things that I thought weren't appropriate for my older two, but off the top of my head, I can't recall what they were. Good story, though. Did you see Hugo? So good! And TinTin? Another huge favorite of my kids, and DH too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 National Treasure 1 & 2 Night at the Museum 1, 2, & 3 Back to the Future 1, 2, & 3 (it's been awhile so I can't remember if these have any "iffy" content) Rear Window or other classic Hitchcock movies (ETA: Maybe not for your 10yo) The Princess Bride The Karate Kid (I think there's mild cursing in this one if I recall correctly) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Fly Away Home, if for no other reason than to hear Karen Carpenter sing 10,000 Miles. :) I understand about the whole family movie issue. What we tend to do now is to watch a film with everyone / the youngers early (lately it has been the old TV series Little House on the Prairie) then after they go to bed we watch something with just our two oldest. (Back to the Future is good, though after watching, one of my kids commented on how much they really liked the phrase "holy sh--") :D 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 20 is a lot...I hope you can find stuff. The Last Mimzy Mystery Men (there is some potty-body function humor - ie very juvenile) Tower Heist (can't remember anything objectionable, but you may want to ask around) Batman Begins Get Low - may be a little boring for a 10yr old Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Silverado Secondhand Lions Forbidden Kingdom Babe: Pig in the City Muppet Treasure Island Some of the Star Trek movies - they older ones esp. Adventure of Baron Munchausen Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away (they go together) Millions 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Secondhand Lions and October Sky are two of our favourite family movies. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Tharp Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Not a movie, but episodes of Pinky and the Brain were enjoyed recently by me, my kids, and their conservative grandparents. Fantastic Mr. Fox Marley & Me ETA: to add more movies as I think of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 What foreign children's movies? They tend to be less "childish" than american ones but still mostly appropriate for a ten year old.. Children of Heaven The City of Lost Children The Red Balloon The Triplets of Belleville And I think Stardust would be fun... ETA: DragonHunters :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 We like Apollo 13 a lot. It does have a couple of minor curse words (a couple of "damns" and I think one "sh_t") but considering they're trapped in outer space, I'm surprised there's not more cursing. It's directed by Ron Howard, who used the mission transcript for the script. There's a scene in which on astronaut is told he's on the mission and when he gets the call he's in the shower with a woman but it's very brief and doesn't show much. We skip that scene. The rest of the movie is very exciting and a good history lesson. It's also patriotic and shows how people worked and persevered to bring these astronauts home. Ocean's 11 is quite good and not violent. Nobody seems to have time for sex because they're too busy planning a clever heist. The Great Escape and Escape from Alcatraz are two good movies from the past. All of the Miyazaki movies, like Spirited Away, are amazing. We use commonsensemedia.org a lot. Here are their lists of best movies; you can sort by age near the top of the list, or by category as well. Movies are rated by kids and parents as to appropriate age. Usually the kids state a lower age than the parents but sometimes, amusingly, the kids assign an older age than the parents. The also rate movies based on consumerism, violence, sex, etc. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Agreeing with Muppet Treasure Island and TinTin. Others we all liked: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Galaxy Quest The Lady Killers Princess Bride 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Nim's Island 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have to admit that my parents were pretty relaxed about what I was allowed to watch and, according to an acquaintance, I am too. Mainly because my 6 year old has seen The Avengers and Jurassic Park. So, hopefully someone will correct me if a suggestion I make is inappropriate. And I'm kind of guessing on the teens, as I don't have any. All the ones I listed are things I would have watched as a teen. Secondhand Lions Star Wars (I've only seen the first one, but my husband claims the original 3 are fine for all ages) The Goonies? (I think this one has some cussing, but everyone my age (33) remembers watching it as a kid. I have never seen it) Sandlot Jurassic Park The Princess Bride Ghostbusters?? Big Hero 6 The Lego Movie The Disney Nature documentaries Emperor's New Groove Home Alone E.T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The Book Thief Secondhand Lions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 We're spanning ages 10-17 here and it's difficult to find something we all like, especially because one of my youngers is super-sensitive. We do have ClearPlay which helps a lot since we can set it to filter out things we find inappropriate, usually foul language and sexual content and some violence. Here are some we've liked: Johnny English and Johnny English Reborn Avengers Captain America The Blind Side Anna and the King Courageous Facing the Giants 42 We Are Marshall (football movie) Remember the Titans Night at the Museum (s) Percy Jackson Soul Surfer We Bought a Zoo Frequency First Knight Radio Iron Will Miracle Field of Dreams ET Driving Miss Daisy China Cry Chariots of Fire Man from Snowy River Black Stallion 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The Blind Side Remember The Titans First Knight A Knights Tale (1 scene that implies sex will follow, easily skippable. A shot of Chaucer's bare butt in the beginning) Star Trek Parent Trap (new version) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Up 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Are you a football family? If so, consider: Rudy We Are Marshall Remember the Titans (I've heard good things about this one but can't comment personally) ETA: Seconding the opinion to hold off on FG. There's a lot of content that a 10-yo wouldn't likely have context for (drugs, sex, war, AIDS). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 LOTR movies (3) Hobbit movies (3) The Avengers Thor movies (2) Captain America movies (2) Night at the Museum movies? (3) Big Hero 6 Star Wars movies? (6) Spirited Away Howl's Moving Castle anything else Miyazaki lol Right now we're watching a bunch of nature documentaries streaming on Netflix lol... Wildest Islands, atm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I had a post and lost it. Back to the Future has lots of language. Lots. I wouldn't do Forrest Gump with a 10 year old. There is implied sex, nudity and innuendo. A Christmas Story Princess Bride Secondhand Lions National Treasure Classic Disney: Mary Poppins, Big Hero 6, Parent Trap (1961), Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Despicable Me, Monsters Inc. Night at the Museum The Sound of Music Narnia Elf Pirates of the Caribbean Napoleon Dynamite Nacho Libre Peter Pan (non-animated version) Eragon One Night with the King Jurassic Park 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Another vote for Secondhand Lions, it's wonderful! My Dog Skip Because of Winn-Dixie Bad News Bears (the original) McFarland, USA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 These are old(er), so you may have seen them already: A League of Their Own Wild America Star Trek The Journey Hone Monsters University 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks, everyone. Keep em coming. Some of my favorites are on these lists, though many are due for a re1watching; DS 10 would not have remembered or understood them when we watched them before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 some of these will also vary according to gender of children. second hand lions the great race (very long - still holds the Guinness book of records for biggest pie fight) free willy the princess bride 1776 (my boys liked this even as 13yos. they still quote it.) the incredibles Apollo 13 the original star wars trilogy (I can't stand the 'pre-quels'.) star trek IV cars nemo hatchi the sword in the stone muppet Christmas carol babe hook jumanji miracle (might bore 10yo, unless a boy. true story) fly away home if the 18yo is a girl anne of green gables a little princess (wonderworks version. most true to the book.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 If indeed that is still possible. Years ago, we used to have Family Movie Night on Fridays. But as the big kids got older, we have splintered off, because so many movies that are acceptable/interesting to the teens are not for my 10 yo. We're not super conservative, but ideally, I'm thinking not too much foul language, nothing gruesome, no sex scenes. I want to fill our Netflix queue. (We still get physical DVDs; we cannot stream movies here.) What movies or series would you include for 18yo DD, 15yo DS, 10 yo DS? P.S. I am considering Forest Gump, though I remember there are a couple of mild sexual scenes and some of the war sections might be a bit gorey, but I don't really remember. So, feel free to add tour opinion of FG. I wouldn't do FG with a 10yo. Maybe 15. Here's a list (and there may be repeats, because I haven't read the other comments): We Bought a Zoo Back to the Future (yes, there's some language, but not The Big One, and in only a couple of scenes) (the second one is just a vehicle to get to the third one, BTW) Temple Grandin (there's a scene involving bull t*sticles, and it's kind of gross, but it's still part of the true story) The Miracle Worker--first the 1962 one with Patty Duke as Helen, then the 1979 one with Patty Duke as Annie and Melissa Gilbert as Helen All of the Broadway musicals, of course: Brigadoon, Music Man, Oklahoma!, The King and I, South Pacific, Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Oliver! (unless y'all don't like musicals, then...never mind :D ) The Bletchley Circle (British series, only 2 seasons, 3 episodes per season) My Three Sons--yes, the 60s series. It is surprisingly good--humorous without being racy or sarcastic, clean, an honorable man trying to bring up his sons to be honorable men, but it isn't preachy. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The Odd Life of Timothy Green 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 We love old movies, so things like: Arsenic and Old Lace Casablanca Shane The Friendly Persuasion Rear Window North by Northwest The Maltese Falcon The Music Man To Kill a Mockingbird Pride & Prejudice - and other Jane Austen Romeo & Juliet Hamlet Twelfth Night As You Like It Ever After 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 If you find a TV series you like, maybe 2 or 3 in a row to sub for a movie, then you have a nice break to make popcorn. Mythbusters, Chopped, Star Trek, Brain Games, etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Lots of great suggestions here! Trying to think of a few that haven't already been mentioned: School of Rock The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Lilies of the Field Moneyball Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Galaxy Quest The Iron Giant Ushpizen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oh, yes to Ocean's Eleven, because it's just clever. ET, Indiana Jones, Space Camp, Karate Kid. . . My kids really liked Karate Kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 My phone ate my long list! Mrs. Doubtfire Popeye Night at the Museum movies Jumanji Flight of the Navigator The Last Starfighter Men in Black Goonies Babe Jaws The Blindside Rookie of the Year Field of Dreams (I can't remember anything sexy in it but maybe language?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Bringing Up Baby Old movie with Katherine Hepburn - it's hilarious. Do not miss it. We watched it recently and I could not stop laughing. Also: Anchors Aweigh The Wizard of Oz An American in Paris Happy Feet Curious George Wallace and Gromit Mr. Bean Dolphin Tale Meet Me in St. Louis Captain January Swiss Family Robinson The Neverending Story Brave Wall E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Adding some not noticed above: The Iron Giant and other animated movies like Shrek and Ratatouille (though maybe you've seen all those), new Homeward Bound series, my ds saw and loved Gandhi and The God's Must Be Crazy at 10, but maybe your ds is not ready. Once we have some Netflix that are good choices for us, I find that marking them with stars (or just looking at the choices of similar movies that come up for a particular one chosen, does help more choices to be pulled up by Netflix own suggestions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 What about Hitchcock movies? Musicals? Gigi, Oklahoma, etc. Home Alone? Thin Man or Miss Marple? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Agreeing with Muppet Treasure Island and TinTin. Others we all liked: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Galaxy Quest The Lady Killers Princess Bride the original lady kills - with alec guiness. it's fabulous. I second galaxy quest - especially if they like star trek. (it's a homage.) gwen yelling : whoever wrote that episode should die! operation petticoat and down periscope (most of the questionable/suggestive lines went over younger ones heads.) 2nd bringing up baby. (baby is a jaguar.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 My kids adored The Court Jester - Danny Kaye is hilarious. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagel270 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Jumanji Zathura Mine are 2-13, but the old Danny Kaye Court Jester and Secret Life of Walter Mitty were a hit here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I suggest buying a Clear Play DVD player if you do a lot of discs anyway. It has filters with different levels for language etc. I love ours. I only wish I had the one with the updated filter stick. :) We love most movies mentioned. Back To The Future Hook Musicals Alfred Hitchcock Almost any movie made from a book. We do a lot of audiobooks followed by the movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Bend It Like Beckham Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (yeah, I know, but I loved it as a pre-teen) Monster's Inc. West Side Story 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Gone with the Wind Ben Hur anything with Jimmy Stewart The Great Escape 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Alfred Hitchcock movies The Maltese Falcon The Big Sleep Arsenic and Old Lace Charades Shenandoah It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (an all time favorite) Not dad's favorite but musicals like Meet Me In St. Louis, The Harvey Girls, In the Good Old Summertime, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - that sort of thing The Straight Story Funny Farm Signs (scary???) The Sixth Sense (gory???) LOTR Never Cry Wolf The Grapes of Wrath African Queen Those are just a few off the top of my head that we've watched this year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 We like a lot of the old Disney Movies. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes How to Frame a Figg The Apple Dumpling Gang Gus My daughter says to watch And Then There Were None. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Lots of great suggestions here! Even 1776, lol. I feel like I am the only person who knows this play, sometimes. But we love it. Secret of Roan Inish Secret of Kells (the people who made Secret of Kells just made a new movie, I don't know it but it should be great and find for everyone) The Avatar: last airbender animated series. I know it's a series and not a movie, but my kids and dh could watch it again and again. Even I get sucked in when they have it on. It has something for everyone and we all feel good after watching it. The Secret of Kora is the sequal and is also wonderful Jason and the Argonauts Clash of the Titans ok, a little stretch here.... Doctor Horrible's Singalong Blog. It's a cult classic and it is just, just above the 10 year old. There is ONE line in the whole thing that is out of bounds. I held off on it as long as I could and my youngest was 9. It was literally the most grownup thing he had ever seen and it ended up not being a big deal at all. But now it is a family favorite and we sing along to the soundtrack whenever we leave town on a road trip. "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do......" But I know the older kids would like it. PM me and I can tell you what the line is, it has the actual name of a male body part, not slang, and not a curse word. My son's reaction was to say "Why is that funny?" It's a word he knows and he didn't see how it was a funny line. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 You have some great suggestions so far. Adding some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain Murder by Death The Mosquito Coast Amazing Grace edited to add: Awakenings Her Majesty Mrs. Brown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cave canem Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The King's Speech 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 We just re-watched How to Train your Dragon 2. 18 yo, 14 yo, DH and I. So also How to Train your Dragon (1) also. Dolphin Tales 1 and 2 Anything Pixar - except Walle More, but they've already been listed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ace Wonder (kid detective) Gus (we watched it ... again ... tonight) The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Bringing Up Baby (Katharine Hepburn) The Absent-Minded Professor Son of Flubber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 P.S. I am considering Forest Gump, though I remember there are a couple of mild sexual scenes and some of the war sections might be a bit gorey, but I don't really remember. So, feel free to add tour opinion of FG. Forest Gump is not a kids' movie. 10 would be very young. She dies of AIDS. There is a lot of swearing. It's not something I think a child would enjoy like an adult would. On the other hand, I really enjoyed The Three Amigos. I think it's hilarious. I don't remember a lot of death or sex in it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 My kids adored The Court Jester - Danny Kaye is hilarious. Yes for Danny Kaye--anything by him is usually great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oh a Brother a Where Art Thou !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 My kids adored The Court Jester - Danny Kaye is hilarious. This was my little sister's favorite movie for a while. . .!! I don't think anyone's suggested October Sky- we loved this! It has some swearing, but the setting is a rough mining town in West Virginia in the 50's, so it's pretty setting-appropriate, just FYI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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