I love introducing my kids to my favorite movies. I love watching movies with my kids. Cinema history and appreciation is super important.
There is such delight when they get the jokes in classic film (gasp – the 80s are classic now!). Sometimes, I explain a pop culture reference that is now obsolete.
Sometimes, I am shocked by innuendo, language, or scenes that I never picked up on these movies, most of which were filmed before the PG-13 rating existed.
But mostly, these films are educational as they commemorate my childhood and youth.
We especially love films about aliens, space, time travel, dinosaurs, history…pretty much all sci-fi and fantasy. We love Star Wars and Star Trek. I used to love horror films and my girls are getting into it, but some of the modern stuff is still too much. They keep asking about some great horror movies and I keep putting them off until they’re in their later teenage years.
Favorite Movies to Watch with My Kids
My kids are 10, 13, 14, and 20 this year. My son is the youngest and very sensitive. He doesn’t like horror films yet and that’s just fine.
John Hughes Films
These are just classic teen films.
John Carpenter Films
My girls really appreciate good horror and his music scores!
Fun Nostalgic Films
These films built my youth.
Jim Henson Movies
This is an epic part of my childhood.
Mel Brooks Movies
I think he created comedy.
Monty Python
My kids really get British humor. We quote these all the time!
Ernest Movies
I used to watch these with my dad. Yes, they’re sometimes crass and ridiculous.
The Addams Family
These are timeless tales about a loving unique family. I really love the new cartoon!
Tim Burton
These films are unique.
DC Universe
For the love of Batman.
Marvel Universe
There are too many to choose! I love comics.
I love that my kids are growing up in a time when we can find almost any film or show online to stream for free or cheap!
We have movie night every weekend with homemade pizza.
What’s your family’s favorite film?
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What fun. When mine were younger I enjoyed introducing them to Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. It’s hard though, what if you show them a film you LOVED and they just don’t get it?! I had that with The Breakfast Club, our daughter loved it but one of our sons was spectacularly unimpressed!!
That is heartbreaking! Yes, I have some picky viewers and sometimes moody ones.
You have some great ones on here! I’m not sure I could pick just one family favorite movie. We have so many that we’ve enjoyed watching together.
We’ve watched some of these together with our kids. It’s fun now that they’re teens. Although, we did watch Clueless (which I loved as a teen) and I wondered what made me love it so much!
Fun movies are one of my favorites. I had to start laughing when I read “The Ernest Movies.” Reading your list was like a walk down memory lane. Good memories.
Thanks for this great, extensive list of movies for the kiddos, Jennifer!
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I’m always on the look out for good recommendations!
You definitely have some great picks. My husband just introduced my kids to Monty Python and they love it. Mel Brook’s films are a must in our house. We love all of them and quote them all the time. I have always loved family movie night.
I’m with your son, not much for horror movies. I’ve always loved introducing my kids, both adults now, to movies I loved as a kid and now. Classics like: The Wizard of Oz, Pride and Prejudice, ET, Sleepless in Seattle, the first Star Wars, and many more!
Great selection of family movies and a good share at the #trafficjamweekend
We’ve been watching old Bible movies this holy week. Last night we finished the four-part, Jesus of Nazareth from 1977. It was just as good as I remembered.