Important Movies for Older Kids - Page 2

[DaryLLL]

Wizard of Oz

Cabaret

West Side Story

[kerikadi]

Ooooo - LOVE Edward Scissorhands

Keri

[PumpkinSeeds]

When I was a kid I loved

Jason and the Argonauts


But I don't know if that's the type of movie you're talking about.

[DaryLLL]

Sound of Music

African Queen

Gone with the Wind

[DaryLLL]

Singin' in the Rain

It's a Wonderful Life

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

ET

Some Like It Hot

Psycho

Dr Strangelove

My Fair Lady

Forrest Gump

Duck Soup

[DaryLLL]

Rear Window

Vertigo

the Matrix

Annie Hall

Life of Brian

Groundhog Day

Sling Blade (not for sensitive kids)

All the President's Men

Rain Man

Planet of the Apes

[SummerLover]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

My Man Godfrey

Giant

[DaryLLL]

A Hard Day's Night

Raiders of the Lost Ark

King Kong (1933)

Star Wars

[frowningfrog]

A Beautiful Mind

[bayberry*moon]

Stinkerbell, Edward Scissorhands is a great suggestion! I know many adults who would also benefit from watching many of the movies that people have listed...

[ErikaDP]

Originally Posted by sweetfiend

FWIW, my son (who was very interested in WWII) went to Dachau at age 12 and although he was very distressed, he didn't have nightmares or depressionor any other sign of ongoing stress about it.

Hi Sweetfiend,

I too visited Dachau with one of my sons when he was 12(he is almost 21 now). He was very interested in how a place that was the scene of such great atrocities was being preserved for future generations.
He and I both agreed that the site was very sanitized, but we also found that the photographic displays and the somber feel of the place was appropriate.
He didn't have nightmares, but he was very sad for a time for all of the people who died there and for their families.
We also visited Anne Frank's hiding place when we were in Amsterdam.
It was raining lightly that day and we had to wait in a long line. I asked him if he minded the wait, and he said no because it was nothing compared to what they had to do to try and save themselves from the camps.

Take Care,
Erika :

[numom499]

I second Gahndi and also want to add Exodus...its a film from 1960 with paul newman about the founding of the state of israel.

[DaryLLL]

Maybe 11 is a big too young, but for 12-14 yos, and up:

Rebel Without a Cause

and for the history:

Titanic

[KaraBoo]

Important is so subjective. Find out what your kids are interested in and go from there! IMDB is great for searching movies.

ETA: I read your post more closely and see that you are talking about movies that are classics? Movies that have stood the test of time, perhaps? Google for the top 100 films of our time. Now, not everyone is going to enjoy those films or think they are important. Each person has to decide what they feel has meaning. I'm a cinophile but many of the movies I enjoy are not movies I feel my daughters or stepchildren will like or consider "important."

My eldest daughter, 16, enjoys manga, anime and Japanese horror films. My eldest stepd, 23, won't watch anything remotely "sad." She enjoys campy horror films and action flicks and some comedy. My eldest steps, newly 21, enjoys indies, arthouse films, classics, blockbusters and fratboy comedies. My youngest steps, 19, likes classics, musicals, blockbusters, b&w films and romcoms. My youngest daughter, 7, likes musicals, anime, Disney and "classic" family films.

Sometimes, however, I am surprised by what my children like. Recently, I watched the entire Thin Man collection and my youngest d became fascinated by the dog Asta (and the "fast" talking, as she called the banter). When someone in her future speaks of the dog Asta, she can understand the reference. Is that what you are looking for? Films that may be referenced in the future and you want your children to "get" the reference?

[grisandole]

My ds1 saw "Dances With Wolves" when he was nine-ish, he really enjoyed it. He is 13 now, and we've watched "Running on Empty" and "Pump Up the Volumne" together, because I loved them as a teen/pre-teen, and "Running on Empty" is a great movie IMO. To prep him for high school (I can't believe he's going to be in hs next year!) I'm going to have him watch "Heathers" lol!

[grisandole]

Oh, ds1 tried to watch "The Passion of the Christ" a few weeks ago, and it was too intense for him. He really wanted to see it, and had read some books about the making of it, but couldn't handle it.

[suprgrl]

The Power of One

It is about the apartheid in South Africa...and a boy who made a big difference as he grew up by bringing people together. Very interesting. Watched the movie last night. The book is even better!! My DS is only 2 1/2 months, but I can't wait for him to be old enough to read it/watch it. I think your dc would be old enough for it imo.

Ronna

[KaraBoo]

(The Power of One is a pretty powerful book also)

Two lists worth looking at:
http://www.time.com/time/2005/100mov...lete_list.html
http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

Again, these lists are someone else's idea of what's important. Who knows what your child will remember and feel is important when he/she grows up?

[memory maker]

I dont remember what the language is like, but what about Rudy? Where he must work hard to get on Notre Dames football team. He keeps trying no matter what.

[marta]

movies for young teens

I grew watching old movies from the 40s and 50s, so I don't mind b&w.

Here are some good old ones:

Tarzan (all the series with Johnny Weissmüller)

Robin Hood (with Errol Flynn)

Captain Blood (again, with Errol Flynn, about a pirate)

Gone With the Wind

Young Mr Lincoln (with Henry Fonda, dir. by John Ford)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (dir. by Ford... well, I'm a Ford fan and most of his movies are perfectably watchable by young teens... remember, it was the 40s... no graphic language nor images...)

Marx brothers movies

Charlot movies


The Sound of Music

Singin' in the Rain

The Wizard of Oz

Meet Me in St Louis (dir by Vincent Minelli; though it requires an open-minded boy to like it, as all the children actors are girls...)

Kim (with Peter O'Toole, I guess)

and some modern classics:

all the Raiders of The Lost Ark series

ET

Star Wars