What family-OK DVD film to rent? Blanking on ideas

[sonicD]

Originally Posted by In Absentia

Not Kick-Ass.... The main character is a chronic masturbator, his girlfriend wishes she could f*ck his brains out, and there is a lot of excessive violence, including a very uncomfortable scene where Nick Cage burns alive

Yeah, not for 11 and 13. Wait until 16 or so. By then, they know about all that crap anyway. Fantastic movie, btw. Hit Girl's awesome. She steals the entire movie.

Originally Posted by Ultron

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (great soundtrack)

I got dragged to this by my horse loving junior high daughter, and guess what? Great movie! Tons of action and not a cuss word anywhere in it. I've seen it about 20 times since then. Really. You can't go wrong with that one.

How about Amadeus? I don't remember anything too bad in that. Tom Hulce plays Mozart as a kind of farting merry prankster, it's got masks and coffins and cool stuff like that, it looks great on a big screen, and the music will blow them away (don't be afraid to crank it loud!)!

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[oldschoolguy]

The last film I saw that fits the bill is "Hugo". If you haven't seen it, perhaps you'll like it just as much as the teens. Academy Award stuff i there.

[oldhousescott]

Tangled (seriously!)
Percy Jackson, the Lightning Thief
I Am Number Four
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Megamind
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Prince of Persia
Night at the Museum
Alice in Wonderland

[jdps150]

Gnomeo & Juliet

[Pietro]

If they have a long attention span, The Lord of the Rings movies are my 9-year-old's favorites... that and anything Pixar and The Chronicles of Narnia (all three are very good imho).

[abadiemet]

Movies I loved as a kid and still love:

-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

-Swiss Family Robinson

-The Absent-Minded Professor

-Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

-The Ugly Dachshund

-The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

-Snowball Express

-The Apple Dumpling Gang

-Candleshoe

[Stardrake]

One to show the kids how they used to make 'em:

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) with Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, and Basil Rathbone. The restoration done for the DVD release absolutely sparkles, and that old-school Technicolor® will give your TV a workout. And Errol Flynn as Robin Hood--what's not to like?

[Go Cat Go!!]

Originally Posted by Stardrake

One to show the kids how they used to make 'em:

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) with Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, and Basil Rathbone. The restoration done for the DVD release absolutely sparkles, and that old-school Technicolor® will give your TV a workout. And Errol Flynn as Robin Hood--what's not to like?

My favourite movie of all time. I am 48 and I still remember watching this for the first time. Great pick and I can't believe i forgotten it.

[Blueswede]

Another vote for "Courageous" and also for "Facing the Giants".

[voorhiessa]

Swiss family robinson