Jean in Newcastle Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I need a good movie that will appeal to dh, me, Ds20 and Dd15. Dh and Ds like action. Dd tends to like animal movies. I tend to like action but not too gory or too bad languagey. Nobody likes horror or romance (at least if the romance is the subject - incidental is ok). Past hits: Jackie Chan movies, Night at the Museum movies, We bought a Zoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Have you seen Second Hand Lions? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Oh. We have liked the National Treasure movies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 and we like The Imitation Game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 off the beaten path films that we all really liked:My Family & Other Animals (2005)Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Indiana jones? Star Wars or Star Trek? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 New Wonder Woman, Dr. Strange? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Is the new Wonder Woman on DVD? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Oceans 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Clue with Tim Curry. Very funny. No bad scenes. Moves fast. Keeps you on your toes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof1 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Dr Doolittle with Eddie Murphy. His family movies are good. Drawing a blank for anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Wonder Woman is out in the Redbox. We rented it last week. Clue with Tim Curry. Very funny. No bad scenes. Moves fast. Keeps you on your toes. This is my all time favorite movie. When I'm in a bad mood, I walk around running the entire dialogue through my head. It always makes me happy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 fly away home second hand lions homeward bound free willy catch me if you can (apparently, the real frank abagnale would start telling stories on set, and the crew would stop what they were doing and just listen. drove steven spielberg nuts.) as I was looking around, I found furry vengeance. interesting enough I'll look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) Inception? The Martian? Edited October 13, 2017 by lovelearnandlive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Love Secondhand Lions. Sahara (2005) Interstellar Into the Woods Arrival Dr. Strange Life of Pi (for your daughter but my dh likes it too) Hugo (listed as a romance but still a fun movie...Johnny Depp appears several times but you wouldn't notice him) Super 8 (Lots of language!) The Green Lantern War Horse Prince of Persia Hidalgo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Zathura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 I second Life of Pi!! Great book too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Jumanji Invictus The Day the Earth Stood Still Pan (LOVE this movie) Signs (scary for some but we like it, a little language) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) I need a good movie that will appeal to dh, me, Ds20 and Dd15. Dh and Ds like action. Dd tends to like animal movies. I tend to like action but not too gory or too bad languagey. Nobody likes horror or romance (at least if the romance is the subject - incidental is ok). Past hits: Jackie Chan movies, Night at the Museum movies, We bought a Zoo. Tough combo to please everyone! A few ideas: clean family action: The Rocketeer (1991) Galaxy Quest (1999) Zathura (2005) Sky High (2005) Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Get Smart (2008) Megamind (2010) -- animated animals: The Jungle Book (2016) Secretariat (2010) Evan Almighty (2007) Duma (2005) Hidalgo (2004) Seabiscuit (2003) The Black Stallion (1979) Zootopia (2016) -- animated Rango (2011) -- animated Bolt (2008) -- animated March of the Penguins (2005) -- documentary other: Spirited Away -- and other Studio Ghibli films (2001) -- animated Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) -- animated The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Hugo (2011) Edited October 13, 2017 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesinIndiana Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Moms' Night Out with Patricia Heaton. Hilarious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Both Guardians of the Galaxy - loooooove. We just watched Swallows and Amazons yesterday and liked it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Seconding the rec for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. We loved it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Is the new Wonder Woman on DVD? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not sure, but ds downloaded it to his phone, and it was probably my favorite superhero movie I've seen in ages, maybe ever. If it is, or as soon as it is, I'd give it a recommend! How about James Bond movies? Hotel for Dogs Avatar Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Chef is another good one we all loved. (It is rated R for language.) But be forewarned, you WILL be hungry & want Cuban food after watching this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 We just watched Cool Runnings the other night - love those old John Candy movies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Step Dogs Furry Vengeance Gus (w/ Don Knotts) The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (w/ Don Knotts) The Long, Long Trailer (Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz) Auntie Mame (w/ Rosalind Russell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) A like for Ethel's suggestions. Edited October 13, 2017 by Jean in Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 One more. The French movie The Intouchables. (Again, rated R for language.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Lion McFarland USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecropia Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 My Dog Skip Bringing Up Baby Dances With Wolves Project X (the 80's one) Jurassic Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Gosh, so many of the movies mentioned are favorites of ours! Some I don't think were mentioned yet: Dan, In Real Life (yes, there is a romance involved but it's more of a family comedy/drama) My Little Sister (I think that's what it's called -- it's a foreign film and very good) I know you said you didn't like romantic movies, but we all recently really liked "Leap Year" -- a very well done romantic comedy Duma the Batman movies (with Christian Bale) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Arrival or Interstellar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 The Hunt for Red October By Way of the Stars Dial M for Murder Rear Window Ten Little Indians 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Thank you for this thread! I'm happily watching Clue right now, and I really needed something different to watch and relax this evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) War Horse Hunt for Red October (we second this suggestion) Jack the Giant Slayer Epic (animation) The Book Thief Master and Commander the Far Side of the World Tron Legacy Apollo 13 (some language) Inkheart Saving Mr. Banks The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller (we second this, too) From Time to Time scary with mystery, but not horror: The Others The Village Signs Dual (1970's) Edited October 14, 2017 by Fifiruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Secondhand Lions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Movie's over, and that's the best 99 cents I've spent in a long time. (Clue is on Amazon rentals, and cheap!) I'm not going to let my kids watch it yet, though. There is more innuendo in it than I like for my kids at this point, well, and cleavage, lol. Just mentioning in case someone might want to preview it first. I imagine it's fine for 15 and 20yo, though. ;) So funny and I SO needed that. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'll second "Saving Mr. Banks." I cried the ugly cry over that one, lol. Nanny McPhee is quite funny. I always cry at the happy ending. The new "Beauty and the Beast" (which is sort of slow in parts, but it is a *beautiful* movie, including the credits) and "Cinderella." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Johnny English maybe? It’s funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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