# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/81 "2008-11-28T23:03:24Z")
Bump, because I want to know what **Sampiro** decided to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/82 "2008-11-28T23:35:00Z")
National Treasure , one and two Seabiscuit Declan ---
**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 29, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/83 "2008-11-29T00:31:27Z")
The Fam & I watched “Forbidden Kingdom” last night and had a blast comparing it to Star Wars and the Wizard of Oz, etc. (Very much follows the archetypical “A Young Man Goes on a Quest” storyline). Anyway, I thought it was decent family fare, not stupid by any means, and quite pretty to look at as well. The martial arts aspects of it were more like choreography than gratuitous violence (for the most part). ---
**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:** [December 3, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/84 "2008-12-03T16:28:55Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Bump, because I want to know what **Sampiro** decided to watch. Seconded. You too busy watching movies, **Sam**? ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/85 "2008-12-03T16:41:00Z")
See post # 23 for what he decided to rent. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/86 "2008-12-03T17:30:36Z")
😕 A decision was made before the bulk of the suggestions? Should’ve had the thread closed at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/87 "2008-12-03T17:58:54Z")
The Black Stallion is a great ‘boy and his horse’ movie. Joe Vs. The Volcano is a modern fairy tale with some language but pretty OK. I’m just making suggestions as other people might need ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/88 "2008-12-03T18:57:11Z")
Chariots of Fire No sex, not even kissing. Not a single “bad” word. No violence. And somehow it won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1983. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345/89 "2008-12-03T19:52:52Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Thanks- > > I know for a fact she’s seen and loved _Secondhand Lions_ and a couple of others mentioned. I’m going to go with _Stardust_, _Best in Show_, and _Parenthood_ (all of which I enjoyed when I first saw them, so she may as well;)). And how did they go over? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-wholesome-family-movies-that-dont-suck-the-big-one/474345.md?page=4)