# Recommend wholesome family movies... that don't suck the big one. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345 "2008-11-24T22:40:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![discodancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@discodancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discodancer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/41 "2008-11-25T02:20:24Z")
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ---
**Author:** ![laughingboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@laughingboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laughingboy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/42 "2008-11-25T02:20:45Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > **The Incredibles** That was going to be my suggestion, but according to the OP it’s ixnay on the artoonscay. ---
**Author:** ![Amazingrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Amazingrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazingrace)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/43 "2008-11-25T02:20:58Z")
**Cinderella Man** is a really great movie that seems like it would fit the bill. **Love, Actually**. Although it does include porn stars, there’s no actual sex going on. There’s also pre-sex making out, but again, no actual sex. It’s also got Hugh Grant. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/44 "2008-11-25T02:45:05Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > … > HUGH GRANT- I’ve put MUSIC & LYRICS on the list (there’s a sex scene but not at all graphic), she’s seen ABOUT A BOY > > FAMILY DRAMAS- stuff like \*\*\*Sarah Plain and Tall \*\*\*and movies about a little boy who raises a blind horse with 3 legs and wins the World Series or whatever… in fact, > …). God help me–I read this as “Sarah PALIN and Tall”! :eek: Anyhow–if you haven’t seen WALL\*E, you should get it. Really. It doesn’t count as a cartoon. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/45 "2008-11-25T02:54:17Z")
[The Rocketeer](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102803/): Bill Campbell with a jet pack dodging Nazis. [Forever Young](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104291/): Mel Gibson as a test pilot in a forgotten project from 1939, until he’s revived over fifty years later. [Always](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096794/): Richard Dreyfuss as the ghost of an aerial firefighter who is tasked with helping his replacement get used to the job. Remake of WWII move [A Guy Named Joe](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035959/). [Rustler’s Rhapsody](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089945/): Tom Berenger as the hero and Andy Griffith as the villain in [Hugh Wilson’s](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933505/) homage to singing cowboy movies. [Time Bandits](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/): Monty Python does Science Fiction. Bit of a downer at the end, though. [The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096764/): Monty Python does Fantasy. [Summer Rental](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090098/): John Candy as a vacationing air traffic controller who tangles with a local rich asshole and challenges said asshole to a yacht race. ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/46 "2008-11-25T02:54:53Z")
> **[The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) ⭐ 7.0 | Comedy, War](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060921/)** > > 2h 6m | Unrated The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming. An old movie, 1966, but really quite funny. Absolutely nothing objectionable at all. I saw this with my family when I was a kid and thought it was funny. I saw it again many years later as an adult and still liked it. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/47 "2008-11-25T03:04:37Z")
The Court Jester. Really old movie with Danny Kayne, but I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/48 "2008-11-25T03:06:09Z")
> [@Quercus\_alba](#): > > God help me–I read this as “Sarah PALIN and Tall”! :eek: So tall she can see Russia from her house. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/49 "2008-11-25T03:06:46Z")
Figured I would forget something. [City Heat](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087062/): Clint and Burt solving a murder in a Depression-era buddy movie. [Bugsy Malone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074256/): the all-kid gangster musical. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/50 "2008-11-25T03:11:59Z")
Mary Poppins is family friendly. I’d recommend the Addams Family movies, too…pretty family friendly but really awesome for movies based on sixties sitcoms. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/51 "2008-11-25T03:15:41Z")
46 posts and not one vote for “Babe”? Also: Apollo 13 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Princess Diaries Singing In The Rain Hm…westerns that won’t flip her sex & violence meter… Support Your Local Sheriff and Support Your Local Gunfighter. Maverick ---
**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:** [November 25, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/52 "2008-11-25T03:18:23Z")
> [@Valgard](#): > > Apollo 13 That reminds me of [The Right Stuff](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/). No sex but a bit of (unseen) masturbation. ---
**Author:** ![TJVM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@TJVM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJVM)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/53 "2008-11-25T03:40:34Z")
[Sneakers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/) is one of the few “family movies” that I’ve actually enjoyed. It’s rated PG-13, but it’s pretty darn tame, as I recall. I also second Princess Bride and The Incredibles (which should appeal even to people who don’t usually like animated movies). ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/54 "2008-11-25T03:51:13Z")
**Dutch,** if she can overlook the foul language issue. **Ever After** **Labyrinth** **The Other Side of Heaven** [Believe](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207333/) **Silent Hill**. Kidding! Don’t hit me! ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/55 "2008-11-25T03:54:49Z")
Hildagowith the Viggo Mortensen (yum) and oh a horse race. My Dog Skip with Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane and Frankie Muniz ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/56 "2008-11-25T04:33:41Z")
Max Dugan Returns The Dark Crystal Benji The Muppet Movie E.T. Savannah Smiles The Apple Dumpling Gang The Million Dollar Hobo The Cat from Outer Space Freaky Friday (with Jodie Foster) Super Dad The Shaggy D.A. PeeWee’s Big Adventure ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/57 "2008-11-26T03:26:20Z")
[Quigley Down Under](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102744/) PG-13, Western-style violence and shooting. [Ladyhawke](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089457/), also PG-13 for some sword-through-the-guts violence and possibly some brief and beautifully photographed shots of non-naughty bits of nudity like Michelle Pfeiffer’s flank and Rutger Hauer’s butt, if I remember right. [Labyrinth](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/). I’m sure you know this one. Probably nothing objectionable for a kid over 6 or so as the goblins are mostly not scary at all. [The Cutting Edge](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104040/) sports romantic comedy, PG for, I think, language. Cute, a bit funny, decent chemistry between the actors, enough drama to keep it from being too lightweight. [Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103262/) cute girl, horsies, female empowerment, G-rating. Black Stallion, or one of the many iterations of Black Beauty. Indiana Jones, the first or third. Back to the Future. [Ever After](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120631/), the sorta-Cinderella Drew Barrymore film. [Big Fish](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/) was darn good, and pretty kid-friendly while still dealing with serious issues at times. [Young Sherlock Holmes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090357/). Not a happy ending, but a good film. Geez, all this stuff from the 80s and 90s. I haven’t watched many family-oriented films in a decade at least. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/58 "2008-11-26T03:59:55Z")
“The Secret Garden” (1993 version) and " A Little Princess" (1995 version)- beautifully filmed movies that everyone can enjoy. “One, Two, Three” and “What’s Up Doc?” are two clean comedies that always raise a smile at my house. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/59 "2008-11-26T11:10:38Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_! > > How about a couple of David Spade/Chris Farley movies? No sex or violence and plenty funny. _Tommy Boy_ and _Black Sheep_. “Fat guy in a little coat!” I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!! ---
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