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What movies are must watch movies for your kids.

Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:46 am
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
36950 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:46 am
Calling you Coco.

I'm an 80's kid, born in 77.

My son is 8. We just watched Neverending Story and he loved it, even watched the sequel. I talked about that with a number of people I know and was shocked at how many have never heard of the movie. Most were younger, 20s and 30s. I couldn't believe that their parents didn't jump at the opportunity to show their kids that movie.

Now I'm wondering what movies I'm missing that he should see.

We've watched
Labyrinth
Grimlins
Goonies
And some others

Next up
Ghost Busters
Princess Bride
Short Circuit


What else do we need to watch?
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 12:53 am
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
37128 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:04 am to
To be honest, The Land Before Time worked for kids and held up for grandkids. Great first introduction to dinosaurs.

My grandson loves superheroes and watches the World’s Finest movie from The Superman/Batman 90’s cartoons over and over.

Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
58576 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:52 am to
Never ending story
Posted by DTRDude
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2023
109 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:01 am to
RAD, my son loved it. He is 9 and races BMX, he saw how much stuff has changed since that movie was filmed.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
7867 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 5:19 am to
My nephew is 9 and his two favorite movies you didn’t mention:

1. Sandlot
2. Homeward Bound
Posted by Junkyard Hog
Arkansas
Member since Aug 2019
301 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 7:30 am to
Karate Kid
Teen Wolf
Star Wars
Rio Bravo
Old Yeller
Nacho Libre
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
153597 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Calling you Coco.

I got you, bruh.
quote:

My son is 8.

Mine is 5, and admittedly I've let him watch shite he shouldn't (to his mom's dismay) But that being said, here is a list of mostly what I've watched with him that you're talking about:

8-Bit Christmas
A Bug’s Life
A Hard Day’s Night
Aladdin
Alvin and the Chipmunks (live action)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (show)
Apollo 13
Baby Shark’s Big Show
Back to the Future
Back to the Future 2
Back to the Future 3
Batman (1989)
Beethoven
Beethoven’s 2nd
Big Hero 6
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Bluey
Bubble Guppies
Cars
Cars 2
Cars 3 (sort of)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Charlotte’s Web (original)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
Coco
Cool Runnings
Crocodile Hunter (episodes)
Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Dino Ranch
Disney animated shorts
DuckTales
E.T.
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Scared Stupid
Explorers
Field of Dreams
Finding Nemo
Flight of the Navigator
Frankenweenie
Free Willy
Frog Dreaming (The Quest)
Frozen
Frozen 2 (sort of)
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry Potter: Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter: Prisoner of Askaban
Heavyweights
Help!
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Honey I Blew Up the Kid
Hoosiers
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (live action)
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon TV show (NF)
Howdy Doody (old show)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
IJ and the Kingdom of the Crustal Skull
Inside Out
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Jumanji (1995)
Jurassic Park (2/25/24 – Aimee was mad, ha)
Jurassic Park 3
Jurassic World
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Dominion
King Kong (2005)
Lightyear
Little Giants
Little Rascals
Looney Tunes
Luca
Major Payne
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University
Muppet Babies (OG and new series)
Muppet Treasure Island
Old Yeller
Onward
Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol Movie (2021)
Paw Patrol Movie (2023)
Peppa Pig
Peter Pan
Peter Rabbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of Black Pearl
PJ Masks
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ratatouille
Robin Hood (1973 Disney)
Rookie of the Year
Rubble and Crew
Scooby Doo, Where Are You (scares him a little)
Snoopy Come Home
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2
Spidey and his Amazing Friends
Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (sort of)
Swiss Family Robinson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (animated series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles in Time
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Brave Little Toaster
The Chipmunk Adventure
The Dog Who Saved ______ movies
The Good Dinosaur
The Goonies (LOVES IT)
The Grinch (animated)
The Incredibles
The Incredibles 2
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book (2016)
The Lion Guard
The Lion King
The Lion King (2019 remake)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2
The Mask
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks 2
The Neverending Story
The Sandlot
The Super Mario Brothers Movie (2023)
The Sword in the Stone (Disney)
The World’s Greatest Athlete
Tom and Jerry Willy Wonka movie
Top Gun (minus the language and one scene)
Top Gun: Maverick (he LOVES jets)
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 4
Toy Story of Terror
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Transformers (original animated series)
Transformers – The Movie (1986)
Up
Veggie Tales (sort of)
WALL-E
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
The Wizard of Oz
Wreck-It-Ralph.



He goes back and forth on which are his favorites. So we'll be on a Jurassic Park/World kick and watch those a good bit, and then I picot him to something else and he'll get on a Ghostbusters kick. He also is scared of some shite, so when I first did Ghostbusters I had to FFWD a part of two (like the library ghost at the beginning and Ray getting a fricking blowjob from a ghost ). But all in all he loves them.

His latest thing that I've got him hooked on is old Michael Jackson videos. I was worried he would be scared of Thriller, but he LOVED it (and thought it was hilarious). Smooth Criminal. Black or White, Bad. Billie Jean. Etc. He loves them
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 10:04 pm
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
49890 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:03 am to
Monster Squad
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
28323 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:05 am to
quote:

1. Sandlot


My 6 year old boy absolutely loves this movie, much to the disapproval of his mother. She just doesn't get it. I guess it's a boy thing. I loved it back then and love it now.
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
3531 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 11:23 am to
Land before Time
Toy Story
Lion Kind
Robin Hood
Jumanji
Addams Family
Where the red fern grows.
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 11:25 am
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
Member since Feb 2009
54796 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:14 pm to
Heavyweights
Posted by DrrTiger
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2023
1391 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:18 pm to
E.T. Is an obvious one.

Harry and the Hendersons is an underrated kids movie.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
21915 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:24 pm to
Red Dawn (1984 version)

I showed it to my son for the first time when he was eight years old. Now, he is 21 and based as frick.
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 12:28 pm
Posted by DrrTiger
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2023
1391 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

Red Dawn


Should be followed up with Rocky IV for the full anti-commie effect.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
30589 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 12:57 pm to
Terminator 2
Predator
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
17341 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:00 pm to
quote:

Calling you Coco.


I actually preferred The Book of Life to Coco, but both were really good. It's just unfortunate that they came out so close together with such similar themes.
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
17341 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:02 pm to
quote:

Mine is 5, and admittedly I've let him watch shite he shouldn't (to his mom's dismay) But that being said, here is a list of mostly what I've watched with him that you're talking about:

8-Bit Christmas
A Bug’s Life
A Hard Day’s Night
Aladdin
Alvin and the Chipmunks (live action)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (show)
Apollo 13
Baby Shark’s Big Show
Back to the Future
Back to the Future 2
Back to the Future 3
Batman (1989)
Beethoven
Beethoven’s 2nd
Big Hero 6
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Bluey
Bubble Guppies
Cars
Cars 2
Cars 3 (sort of)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Charlotte’s Web (original)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
Coco
Cool Runnings
Crocodile Hunter (episodes)
Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Dino Ranch
Disney animated shorts
DuckTales
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Scared Stupid
Field of Dreams
Finding Nemo
Flight of the Navigator
Frankenweenie
Free Willy
Frog Dreaming (The Quest)
Frozen
Frozen 2 (sort of)
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry Potter: Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter: Prisoner of Askaban
Heavyweights
Help!
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Honey I Blew Up the Kid
Hoosiers
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (live action)
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon TV show (NF)
Howdy Doody (old show)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
IJ and the Kingdom of the Crustal Skull
Inside Out
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Jumanji (1995)
Jurassic Park (2/25/24 – Aimee was mad, ha)
Jurassic Park 3
Jurassic World
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Dominion
King Kong (2005)
Lightyear
Little Giants
Little Rascals
Looney Tunes
Luca
Major Payne
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University
Muppet Babies (OG and new series)
Muppet Treasure Island
Old Yeller
Onward
Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol Movie (2021)
Paw Patrol Movie (2023)
Peppa Pig
Peter Pan
Peter Rabbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of Black Pearl
PJ Masks
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ratatouille
Robin Hood (1973 Disney)
Rookie of the Year
Rubble and Crew
Scooby Doo, Where Are You (scares him a little)
Snoopy Come Home
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2
Spidey and his Amazing Friends
Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (sort of)
Swiss Family Robinson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (animated series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles in Time
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Boy Who Could Fly
The Brave Little Toaster
The Chipmunk Adventure
The Dog Who Saved ______ movies
The Good Dinosaur
The Goonies (LOVES IT)
The Grinch (animated)
The Incredibles
The Incredibles 2
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book (2016)
The Lion Guard
The Lion King
The Lion King (2019 remake)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2
The Mask
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks 2
The Neverending Story
The Sandlot
The Super Mario Brothers Movie (2023)
The Sword in the Stone (Disney)
The World’s Greatest Athlete
Tom and Jerry Willy Wonka movie
Top Gun (minus the language and one scene)
Top Gun: Maverick (he LOVES jets)
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 4
Toy Story of Terror
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Transformers (original animated series)
Transformers – The Movie (1986)
Up
Veggie Tales (sort of)
WALL-E
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
The Wizard of Oz
Wreck-It-Ralph.



He goes back and forth on which are his favorites. So we'll be on a Jurassic Park/World kick and watch those a good bit, and then I picot him to something else and he'll get on a Ghostbusters kick. He also is scared of some shite, so when I first did Ghostbusters I had to FFWD a part of two (like the library ghost at the beginning and Ray getting a fricking blowjob from a ghost ). But all in all he loves them,

His latest thing that I've got him hooked on is old Michael Jackson videos. I was worried he would be scared of Thriller, but he LOVED it (and thought it was hilarious). Smooth Criminal. Black or White, Bad. Billie Jean. Etc. He loves them


You typed out all that shite and left off:

The Great Outdoors
Spaceballs
The entirety of Studio Ghibli
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
17341 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:03 pm to
quote:

Monster Squad


Particularly for Baton Rouge kids. Then you can take a field trip to the corner of 3rd and Main to see Nardfit.
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
70043 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 1:25 pm to
The Last Starfighter
Explorers
The Dark Crystal
Cloak and Dagger
Flight of the Navigator
Bringing Up Baby
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
31758 posts
Posted on 1/24/25 at 2:17 pm to
Some fun ones I saw as a kid.

The Incredible Journey (1963)
On Disney+


The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
on MAX

The African Queen ((1951)
On Fubo

The Jungle Book (1967)
On Disney

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
On Hoopla
on Pluto
This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 2:51 pm
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