# Greatest family film ever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360 "2013-07-01T15:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/41 "2013-07-02T12:26:28Z")
> [@ASanders](#): > > Our family favorite is The Emperor’s New Groove. We can’t under why it never gets any love. And another vote for Kiki’s Delivery Service, too. Groove is one of the funniest cartoon movies I’ve ever seen. I don’t care for anime, but even I like Kiki’s. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/42 "2013-07-02T12:35:56Z")
_Despicable Me_ hasn’t been mentioned yet, that’s a good one about how family is in some respects something you build yourself. Also _Over The Hedge_ I quite liked for the same reason, although I know it’s not that popular. _Megamind_ is a bit less for kids, I found some of the romance/rejection themes more adult, but my 8yo daughter likes it all the same. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/43 "2013-07-02T12:43:24Z")
Babe. We loved that movie. (We went to see the sequel and left within half an hour.) Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is excellent, hilarious, heartbreaking, and wonderful to look at. The outdoor photography is so sharp and clear! (though the storyline, three animals walking a long distance to get home, isn’t something that can be assumed to be a good thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/44 "2013-07-02T13:49:09Z")
_Princess Bride_ has been my kids’ go-to movie for a while (8 and 10 yo now). Some others not mentioned yet, although maybe not suitable for the real young-uns: _Hook Mrs. Doubtfire What’s Up, Doc?_ > [@Dinsdale](#): > > Any other fans of The Sand Lot? After _Princess Bride_, this is the most requested, although hearing them quote lines from it isn’t always desirable ( “Scab eater!”,“Butt sniffer!”, “Pus licker!”). More offensive language in that flick too, but when they’re ready, its humor holds up through repeated viewings. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/45 "2013-07-02T14:09:08Z")
> [@Blue\_Mood](#): > > Some of our favourites: > > [ul] > [li]Chitty Chitty Bang Bang[/li][/ul] I’m not sure that would be a “Greatest ever”: I know more than one _adult_ still traumatized by the Child Catcher showing up. In addition to some of the others folks have named, I’m quite fond of _Secondhand Lions_. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/46 "2013-07-02T14:18:30Z")
Could be worse, could be _Old Yeller_. Fuck the fuck out of that movie. I’d say _My Neighbor Totoro_ if I can’t say _Wizard of Oz_. I really think kids would love the old silent comedies if they saw them - _Sherlock, Jr._, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/47 "2013-07-02T14:21:15Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Could be worse, could be _Old Yeller_. Fuck the fuck out of that movie. > > I’d say _My Neighbor Totoro_ if I can’t say _Wizard of Oz_. > > I really think kids would love the old silent comedies if they saw them - _Sherlock, Jr._, for instance. I agree 100% on _Old Yeller_. I tried to get my grandson and his friends to watch some old silent movies, but the fact they have no sound or color was too big a deal, and they felt cheated or something, and left as soon as they could. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/48 "2013-07-02T15:23:53Z")
E.T. would probably still hold up - although the technology might look a bit weird to kids today and they would wonder why E.T. didn’t use a smart phone or iPad or whatever. Meet Me In St. Louis is a family film that probably would bore the hell out of kids today. I have heard Wizard Of OZ still does hold up with kids - at least according to my co-workers with kids. Many Disney animations films would fit - Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Shrek and even Fantasia. Was Ratatouille a Disney film? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/49 "2013-07-02T15:42:37Z")
> [@ASanders](#): > > Our family favorite is The Emperor’s New Groove. We can’t under why it never gets any love. I think it’s like Disney does Warner Brothers. So much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/50 "2013-07-02T15:48:35Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > E.T. would probably still hold up - although the technology might look a bit weird to kids today and they would wonder why E.T. didn’t use a smart phone or iPad or whatever. > > Meet Me In St. Louis is a family film that probably would bore the hell out of kids today. > > I have heard Wizard Of OZ still does hold up with kids - at least according to my co-workers with kids. > > Many Disney animations films would fit - Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Shrek and even Fantasia. Was Ratatouille a Disney film? Ratatouille was made by Pixar, distributed by Disney, so it’s got Cinderella’s Castle at the opening, etc. Shrek, however, isn’t by Disney, that’s Dreamworks. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/51 "2013-07-02T15:59:08Z")
> [@ASanders](#): > > Our family favorite is The Emperor’s New Groove. We can’t under why it never gets any love. It’s our family movie too. On long car trips, I would just throw out a line from it and then the kids would take it from there. I also want to give an honorable mention to It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. When something wonderful happens, one of my kids is liable to sing out, “Doubleyou!” ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/52 "2013-07-02T16:28:39Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > Err… every Pixar full-length movie was distributed by Disney. Every one of them has a Disney logo on the cover. Every one starts with a shot of a CG version of Cinderella’s castle. All their characters appeared at Disney parks even before Disney bought Pixar. That Pixar used to be an independent company doesn’t make Finding Nemo, et al, “Not Disney.” Irrelevant! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/53 "2013-07-02T16:45:01Z")
> [@BlinkingDuck](#): > > Irrelevant! BlinkingDuck, if you want to discuss this further, please take it to another thread. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/54 "2013-07-02T18:00:59Z")
> [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](#): > > My Neighbor Totoro has been our family favorite since the kid was 5. We get it out at least once a year. Kiki’s Delivery Service is a close second. CatBus!! And _Spirited Away_ for a Double Feature. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/55 "2013-07-02T18:20:35Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > E.T. would probably still hold up - although the technology might look a bit weird to kids today and they would wonder why E.T. didn’t use a smart phone or iPad or whatever. Naw, [E.T. still works](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13489649&postcount=70). Probably a little too well… ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/56 "2013-07-02T20:17:48Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Why Murnau’s “Sunrise” but not “Nosferatu”? Some of their choices are weird. Nosferatu is on there, at number 80 (I know this because I just went through the list to see what my numbers are like - I’ve seen 47 of the 100.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360/57 "2013-07-02T20:25:38Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I’ve been reading that EW “Greatest 100” list, and although I think they include a couple of clunkers, and have a couple rated too low, it has inspired me to “fill in the gaps” in my movie watching experience. For example I’ve only seen 12 of their top 20 films and a little over half of their top 60. > > I’ve decided over the next year to work my way through the list, re-watching movies I’ve seen before and finally getting around to the great ones I’ve never gotten around to like “Some Like it Hot” and “Bonnie and Clyde” and a couple of the foreign ones I missed in film school. > > Maybe this should be a different thread, but why “Mean Streets” and not “Raging Bull”? Why Murnau’s “Sunrise” but not “Nosferatu”? Some of their choices are weird. I’ve never seen a Top 100 list that wasn’t like that at some point. I checked the magazine briefly for their modus operandi/criteria but didn’t see any. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360.md?page=2)