# Dad and Kids Movie Watch List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398 "2017-02-09T16:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/41 "2017-02-11T14:06:28Z")
_Treasure Island_ - the Disney one, with Robert Newton _Close Encounters of the Third Kind Jaws The War of the Worlds_ - either the 1953 or 2005 version - or both ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/42 "2017-02-11T16:56:25Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > By the time my son was 10, we started including action thrillers and sci-fi. **Die Hard** , **The Terminator** , oh, and **Tremors** ;). ETA - you have **Speed** on your list - these are like that. > > Watching **Predator** with him and keeping a running commentary on the silly Man Tropes being deployed was hilarious. > > No **Princess Bride**? inconceivable! > > **Attack the Block** is a freakin’ brilliant fun and funny sci-fi thriller. The movie that brought attention to John Boyega, now Finn of the new Star Wars. A bunch of kids from the London projects (the block) encounter aliens and stand their ground. > > My kids loved **Shaun of the Dead**. > > And **The Matrix**. If I show them the _Matrix_ it will only be the first one. 2 and 3 are unnecessary and convoluted eye candy that I don’t feel the need to show and or explain to the kids. As for _Predator_ and _Die Hard_, they are truly great and I should add them to the list. _Shaun of the Dead_, maybe. Same goes for _Attack the Block_, although I may watch it first since I’ve never seen it myself. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/43 "2017-02-11T18:02:22Z")
All good and agreed on Matrix 2 and 3. AtBlock’s heroes are a gang of petty-thug teens, so there are plenty of drugs and profanity, but very funny and satisfying as an action movie. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/44 "2017-02-11T18:32:32Z")
The Last Starfighter. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/45 "2017-02-11T22:26:10Z")
> [@Dante\_G](#): > > As for _Predator_ and _Die Hard_, they are truly great and I should add them to the list. There is an awful lot of adult language in _Predator_ - Hawkins trying to get Billy to laugh at his off-colour jokes and Blaine with his foul-mouthed bagging on the other guys… not to mention Arnold’s famous opinion of the Predator’s facial aesthetic. You might want to add it to the list but wait a few years to share it with someone who is only ten this year. > [@Grrr!](#): > > The Last Starfighter. My son’s name is Alex, and I tried to get him into this movie, thinking it would be a slaughter (That’s the spirit!), but he lost interest. Maybe I’ll try again some other time… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/46 "2017-02-11T23:26:06Z")
What about the _Harry Potter_ movies? They’re exactly the right age. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/47 "2017-02-12T00:36:37Z")
_The Gods Must Be Crazy_ but don’t bother after the second one, if even that. _Short Circuit_ and its sequel. When they’re a bit older: The original _RoboCop_ trilogy followed by _Chappie_. ---
**Author:** ![stolatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/48 "2017-02-12T01:29:33Z")
Secondhand Lions, Sandlot and Space Cowboys. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/49 "2017-02-12T02:40:13Z")
_Avatar Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit Ratatouille_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398/50 "2017-02-12T17:25:26Z")
_The Addams Family_ and _Addams Family Values_ _Wayne’s World_ _Shrek_ I don’t know what your rules are on adult content are, but _Beavis and Butthead Do America_ is always a good one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-and-kids-movie-watch-list/779398.md?page=2)