Videos
My Dad was in his teenage years & early 20s in the 90s so as a result he showed me Terminator 2, Pulp Fiction, Saving Private Ryan. Heat, Jurassic Park, Shawshank & The Matrix when I was old enough.
For my kids when they are old enough I do plan showing them the 7 films in the picture.
Dune 2, Sinners, The Batman, Furiosa, Oppenheimer, Top Gun Maverick & Nosferatu.
My family does weekly movies nights and we are running out of movies that work for all of us. We have 4 kids 13f, 12m, 10m and 5f. The older kids prefer live action, but we keep it PG since we also have a 5 year old. We aren’t any fans of anything “scary.” Comedies are probably the best fit. We have Disney+, Netflix, & Hulu- so bonus points if the movies are available there, but we aren’t opposed to renting from Prime if it’s a good one!
ETA: Wow! Thank you all SO much! So many great recommendations, plus so many movies from my childhood I loved and forgot about!
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
I nannied for years and this was always a struggle! Maybe you haven’t seen some of these?
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Cheaper by the Dozen
Matilda (old & new)
Heavy Weights
The Borrowers
James and the Giant Peach
Hook
Dr. Doolittle (old & new)
Paddington
Raya and the Last Dragon
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Space Jam (old & new)
Jingle Jangle (for Christmas)
Anything Robin Williams…Flubber, Jumanji
Examples of what I have in mind:
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Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
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Paddington (2014)
Qualifiers:
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Energetic leads with loads of likeability
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Swift pacing balanced with heartfelt moments
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"This isn't just a good kids movie, it's a great grownup movie!"
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Grownups in the movie aren't all annoying/stupid
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Double entendres and meta-jokes for those in the know
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Unconventional plot structures
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Curiously heavy existential moments, like when Dora says: "I mean, in a way, every place is the kind of place where people die."