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Thu Dec-08-05 02:51 PM
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I know this is pedestrian, but help me think of movies about families |
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My friend is a teacher, and she needs a list of CLEAN movies about families.
You know, like My Big Fat Greek Wedding, A Family Thing and dreck like that.
Cute, heartwarming, funny movies about families. :puke:
No sex or violence or foul language. :wtf:
Can you help?
My friend thanks you.
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Thu Dec-08-05 02:52 PM
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1. Yours, Mine and Ours...the original is on DVD. |
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:06 PM
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I'm pretty sure they made us watch in my gradeschool gym. I just kept on wishing it was Freaky Friday or Bedknob and Broomstick!
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:01 PM
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An American Tail? Harry and the Hendersons?
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:07 PM
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:08 PM
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I was just thinking about the "roller coaster" scene this morning.
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:11 PM
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6. The Parent Trap, Cheaper by the Dozen, American Beauty |
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Whoops did I say that? :evilgrin:
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:15 PM
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American Beauty is more like it in my book. Also The Ice Storm. I hear The Squid and The Whale is good as well.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:17 PM
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when I saw that, can you imagine a classroom of little kids watching that? Yikes!
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:17 PM
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A nice little black and white comedy about a father and daughter and their adventures in prohibition era Kansas and Missouri. There is the slightest of profanity but it certainly is a winning "family" movie.
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:28 PM
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Thanks for reminding me. :)
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:18 PM
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9. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. |
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Not all cute though always uplifting. PG. A wonderful movie. 1945. Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, Joan Blondell, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason. Directed by Elia Kazan. Full of grace, sacrifice, loss and redemption.
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:22 PM
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10. The Gods must be Crazy, I & II. nt. |
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Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 03:22 PM by Strong Atheist
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:59 PM
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16. the more i think of it, the fewer good family movies i can think of - |
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this one tops them. tragic loss of mother & sibs. only child lost. father stops at nothing to find him and both make several friends along the way.
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:45 PM
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with that wacky Steve Martin as a Football coach with 12 kids.
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:46 PM
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Did Navin Johnson have a wonderful family or what?
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:10 PM
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18. How Green Was My Valley |
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:11 PM
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As clean as you can possibly get
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:12 PM
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20. Is that different from Throw Mama From the Train? |
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:13 PM
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Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 04:13 PM by barb162
Throw Mama...was a lot funnier
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:14 PM
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22. It's a Wonderful Life |
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(all time schmaltz/sugar champ)
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:20 PM
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That oughta start some dialog about traditional roles. Besides, the kids will go ape over the part when the baby farts.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:25 PM
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25. What was the name of that movie... |
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where the guy taught the geese to fly with an ultra-light airplane? Had a Quaid in it.:shrug:
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:32 PM
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It was with Jeff Daniels and Anna Pacquin before X-Men. That is a great tear jerker movie. Good Family Flick
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Thu Dec-08-05 05:31 PM
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Not a Quaid. It was a good movie, though. :D
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:27 PM
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:)
Try "Tex" it's an adaptation of an S.E. Hinton novel. Good little story.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:29 PM
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starring Dennis Quaid. It's not fully about a family, but it's pretty frickin' heartwarming.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:29 PM
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29. I've heard The Sandlot |
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is a good movie, but I have not seen it. I also vote for The Parent Trap (original) and Free Willy or Andre.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:29 PM
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30. If the kids are older than how about The Straight Story? |
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I believe it's a G rating, yet is a David Lynch movie. Not cute, not heartwarming-more introspective. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/plotsummaryOtherwise, go for one of my families favorites-the original Cheaper by the Dozen w/ Myrna Loy. Great movie, true story. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042327/plotsummary
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:30 PM
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31. Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) |
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Tv, don't know if you can get it on DVD or not but I've seen it on VHS.
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Thu Dec-08-05 04:31 PM
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32. To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Thu Dec-08-05 05:23 PM
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34. "Little Women" is one of my favorites |
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The modern version with Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, and Claire Danes is lovely. As is the older version with Elizabeth Taylor.
"Meet Me In St. Louis" (starring Judy Garland) is also good.
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Thu Dec-08-05 05:32 PM
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I'm not sure if it's 100% curseword free, but it's great and I consider it a family film.
But wait, you said heartwarming. This is more reflective... dramatic. It has a very good message, though.
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