Essential Classic Movies to Watch With The Kids

[SuburbanFarmer]

Besides the obvious - Star Wars, Rocky, and Neverending Story, what do you feel are essential movies to pass on to the younger generation?

Just watched Commando with the 10yo, and it’s probably his favorite movie ever. The cheese is rich enough for him to appreciate it, and the finale is just a parade of absurdity. We laughed our asses off.

Eventually, we’ll get to Predator, Alien, and Star Trek, but for now, trying to keep it light.

[Speaker to Animals]

With a ten year old??

Go with Bells of Saint Mary, Miracle on 34th Street, To Kill a Mockingbird..

At most, maybe something like High Noon or Rio Bravo.

[C-Mag]

I'll let you decide at what age to watch these with your kids, mostly my list is good for kids through young adult

Westerns
The Searchers - John Waynes Best
Silverado - just good fun
The Good, the Bad, The Ugly - Perfect Eastwood

War
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
Zulu

Spy
OSS - Classic story of the origins of the CIA
Early Bond films - Dr No is a must
True Lies - just for fun

Sci-Fi
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Starship Troopers
Aliens

Drama
A River Runs Through It
Forest Gump
Legends of the Fall

Comedy
Blazing Saddles
Airplane
Groundhog Day

Action
The Road Warrior
Commando -
Die Hard

Historical
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Ten Commandments
Patton

Prison
The Great Escape
The Fugitive
Shawshank Redemption

Holiday
It's a Wonderful Life
Elf
Family Vacation Christmas


List of Films that should be watched
Lord of the Rings
Gladiator
Jaws
LA Confidential
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Last of the Mohicans
Casablanca
King Kong - pick your genre, '33 Fay Wray, '76 Bo Bridges, 2000 Jack Black
Terminator
Goodfellas
Ghostbusters
Evil Dead 2
Back to the Future Series
Princess Bride
Schindlers List
Die Hard
John Wick
The Great Escape
Robocop
Any Leslie Nielsen - Airplane, Naked Gun, etc
John Hughes - Great for kids in Jr High to High School
Lethal Weapon
Missing in Action - any Classic Chuck Norris, gotta have a reference for the jokes
The Newton Boys - underestimated film on Netflix about the most successful gang in history
Heartbreak Ridge
Dirty Harry
Dumb and Dumber

[Fife]

Pink Flamingos

[Smitty-48]

If he likes Commando, then you got to hit him with First Blood next.

[Montegriffo]

Jungle book -original

Bambi

A hundred and one Dalmatians

[SuburbanFarmer]

If he likes Commando, then you got to hit him with First Blood next.

I was thinking that, but it’s a lot darker. Commando was more slapstick.

[heydaralon]

Caligula

[Fife]

I was just kidding about John Waters earlier. Your kids shouldn't get anything like that or RHPS until they are about 17.

These may have already been mentioned in the thread, but when it comes to things that kids absolutely need, here goes:

[Fife]

Here are some more, off the top of my head and in no particular order, that I've enjoyed with my daughter (at appropriate ages) from back in the day. Who doesn't love old trailers?