# Movie Recommendations for kids **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191 "2017-08-31T19:25:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/61 "2017-09-05T18:03:37Z")
_Unbreakable,_ with Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. I third the recommendation of _The Last Starfighter._ ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/62 "2017-09-05T18:07:35Z")
_Around the World in 80 Days (the original David Niven version) Singing in the Rain Fantastic Voyage Time Bandits_ Also, I don’t thing they’re scary at all, but who knows with kids, but what about the classic Universal monster movies (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, etc.)? I don’t think any of them are even 90 minutes long. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/63 "2017-09-06T19:24:57Z")
Space Camp Any of the Muppet movies Short Circuit Batteries Not Included The Boy Who Could Fly The Wizard Someone mentioned Flight of the Navigator which reminded me that there are dozens of Disney produced live-action PG movies to choose from including: White Fang Shipwrecked Honey I Shrunk the Kids The Rocketeer Newsies The Mighty Ducks Cool Runnings The Herbie movies The Parent Trap Davy Crockett Bedknobs and Broomsticks The Absent Minded Professor Old Yeller The Shaggy Dog etc, etc, etc. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/64 "2017-09-06T19:32:18Z")
The Mighty Ducks My son LOVED Laurel & Hardy - especially the shorts. I showed a couple of the funniest ones to my grandkids (5 & 6) and they really like them. It’s hard to find B&W movies that will hold a kid’s attention. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/65 "2017-09-06T20:00:35Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Monty Python and the Holy Grail (some of the jokes will go over their heads, but mine loved it anyway) Same here, but I skipped past the Castle Anthrax scene - figured I wasn’t ready for that sort of sex ed for the kid yet. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/66 "2017-09-06T20:13:27Z")
If they liked the Secret of Kells they would probably also like Song of the Sea. My kids are 11 and 13 but do not tolerate scary or creepy stuff at all. I tried showing them MIB and had to turn it off. ☹ Some of the stuff we’ve watched and they’ve liked: Marx Brothers (Monkey Business is their favorite, Duck Soup second) The Princess Bride Marvel Movies (Captain America, Avengers, etc.) Anything by Aardman (Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, Wallace & Gromit, etc.) Moana Big Hero Six Finding Dory They have not seen Airplane! yet but it’s on my list to show them so they will finally get all the quotes I keep saying. As for Ghibli movies, they do not like Spirited Away. The others are OK. Their favorite by far is Totoro. I’d like to shown them Star Trek II also, but I’m not sure how well it stands up for kids who didn’t grow up with Star Trek on TV. They have seen a couple of episodes of TOS so we’ll see. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/67 "2017-09-08T20:39:29Z")
_The Gods Must Be Crazy_ (1980) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/68 "2017-09-08T21:10:46Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > _The Gods Must Be Crazy_ (1980) The first two movies, at least. [Three](https://youtu.be/AieDUYpJk6I?t=4564) through five should go in the “the directors must be crazy” pile. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/69 "2017-09-08T21:22:24Z")
See the second if you want, it’s not a bad movie, but be advised that they tried to hit the same target as the first and missed. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/70 "2017-09-08T21:50:03Z")
Show them a film where the cast is only a bit older than they are, with kid-friendly slapstick, and great tunes: _Bugsy Malone_ ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/71 "2017-09-08T22:03:16Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Show them a film where the cast is only a bit older than they are, with kid-friendly slapstick, and great tunes: _Bugsy Malone_ Yeah, that’s a good one. And it is [on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwMzhJW7IB4). ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/72 "2017-09-08T22:18:00Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Yeah, that’s a good one. And it is [on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwMzhJW7IB4). It’s such a mad film, in retrospect. The actor who played Fat Sam went on to be a player in the New York “construction industry”. Dunno what happened to her who played Tallulah… ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/73 "2017-09-08T22:23:51Z")
\*E.T. Babe Mary Poppins Princess Bride Sound of Music Willy Wonka Stand By Me\* ---
**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:** [September 11, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/74 "2017-09-11T16:56:23Z")
How about Frankie & Annette beach movies? And speaking of live-action Disney flicks: _The North Avenue Irregulars_, which was very loosely based on a real incident in New Rochelle, NY. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/75 "2017-09-12T03:44:13Z")
The two _Sister Act_ movies, the second in particular. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191/76 "2017-09-12T04:46:00Z")
Oh, _Jumpin’ Jack Flash_! Like _WarGames_, this could serve as a technological history lesson. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-for-kids/795191.md?page=3)