Sure, I'm not saying they're not good to watch for adults, but we're talking about a kid with a declared aversion to media targeted at children. The aesthetics of both shows scream "kid's show" regardless of the textual content.
I cannot for the life of me understand the love for this movie. But the love for it spans generations so assume I'm the one in the wrong, but I just don't see it.
Alright, that may be fair. I didn't see it till I was in my mid 30s. And I will fight to the death with sticks, anybody who doesn't like hook. So, I get it, but I don't get it.
I like Hook too. I think I was 8 or 9 when it came out and it was amazing to me. My friend who is just a couple of years older didn't like it because his younger siblings fucked that up for him by playing it on repeat.
Watched that for the first time while really high in college, and the horse sinking in the swamp really fucked me up lol. I've had no desire to revisit it, personally :/
Rowan Atkinson is imo the only actor that mastered comedic face and acting, no word needed, just his facial reaction and action is enough to bring laughter. It breach age, language, and cultural barrier. I remember watching the series as early as age 5 in the 90s and enjoy it. Holiday is good too.
Any of the Studio Ghibli anime. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke are two of my favorites. If you’re not into anime, just trust me and give them a try; the writing and drama is on par with any Grammy-winning blockbuster from the past 50 years.
Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle are some of the best media I have ever come across. Oh, Kiki's Delivery Service is an amazing story about having faith in yourself.
*My Neighbor Totoro* is magic for children. I have four kids and each one of them, starting at around 2, would go silent and sit for the entirety of that film any time I put it on.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might be good too (at least the six episode TV series that just feels like a long film). I also think it's a little more appropriate.
Maybe they'd like some of the kids cartoons I enjoy as an adult or when I was in high school?
Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd and Eddy, Power Puff Girls, 2 Stupid Dogs, Home Movies, Dr. Katz., Invader Zim, Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Phineas and Ferb, Daria, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Regular Show, and Adventure Time.
My father got into serious trouble with my mom when my little brother was two because of Blazing Saddles. My mom had taken me somewhere, and my brother was in the playroom playing with blocks. Dad figured it was safe to watch Blazing Saddles, as little bro wasn't able to see the TV, and he could see little bro.
A few days later, little bro walks up to my mother and casually called her a "tonic bitch," and wandered off.
Needless to say Mel Brooks was banned in our house for a few years, but we all loved it when we were allowed to watch it. Spaceballs as well.
Lots of Spielberg directed stuff fits here I think like close encounters, Indiana Jones, Jaws
The blues brothers I remember was a lot of fun & don't recall anything that stands out as too adult. tons of music, violence is not very serious
mst3k/rifftrax take a lot of old cheap movies and have comedians joke over the movie's audio, I think most of it is pretty pg-13 stuff but not pandering to kids
Some Coen brothers/Ethan Coen movies like O brother where art thou and raising Arizona, true grit, add a bit more complexity to stories over kids movies, but keep the violence not too scary
It's vague if they are okay with animated films intended for adults, so....
Titan AE,
Iron Giant,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,
The Rocketeer,
Indiana Jones,
Star Wars IV thru VI, Forever Young, The Incredible Journey (original, not the voiceover remake).
I played my youngest (11) the Pickle Rick episode but told them a lot of the other episodes had adult themes that night go over their head so maybe when they're older.
So that's how the family ended up running through all the seasons over about 3 weeks. Some stuff they didn't pick up on but got raised eyebrows from the older sibling (13) but all in all they loved it. Rick's even trying to improve as a person in the latter seasons so it's not totally niahlistic.
Family friendly / older fare. Labyrinth, goonies, princess bride, frighteners, galaxy quest, original clash of the titans, fifth element, back to the future etc etc.
Excuse, me, what the fuck!? Galaxy quest managed to be one of the best Star Trek flicks out there while not even being in the same universe. By Grabthar’s Hammer, YOU…SHALL…BE…APOLOGETIC!
Not knowing their age, I still go with anything PG13 or your local equivalent is likely to be fine for most kids depending on what they like and how they react to different situations. My kiddo liked Jurrasic World at 10, but couldn't handle Jurrasic Park because JP did a better job at making scary scenes scary.
I enjoyed a lot of Rated R movies as a kid, especially when the rating was from language. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles wasn't any more adult than Uncle Buck except for the F bomb laden rental scene. Both are completely appropriate for kids around 10 years old with parental guidance if needed.
We never hid cursing from our kiddo and she didn't repeat it elsewhere, so it really came down to what held her attention and what seemed like something we felt might need some explaining.
Depending on the age, but if they are still not truly able to follow complex storylines and conversations, you could really get away with anything that isn't scary, sexual or violent.
My parents watched Friends all the time, I didn't understand half of it but it was fun to watch as kid.
they aren't movies, but Doctor Who is a fantastic show for the whole family. maybe start at Matt Smith episodes unless they don't mind cheesier effects and costumes.
The only thing my mind could come up with that isn't animated would be The Ring. I personally have the original Japanese version, so I have no clue how good or bad the western version is, though.
The only thing I can think of is Midnight Gospel, if your kid doesn’t mind the quick-talking podcast interview going on in the background. But the animation is great. 😃
A lot of Chris Lilley's shows could do the trick. They do have some adult references and some swearing here and there but nothing you wouldn't hear from going out side.
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Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves, Men in Tights, etc.)
V for Vendetta.
Fight Club.
The Patriot
Braveheart
Adventure Time seasons 3-6
Steven Universe
*Puppycat
These both definitely present as "made for children".
And yet I still watch them as a grown-ass adult.
Sure, I'm not saying they're not good to watch for adults, but we're talking about a kid with a declared aversion to media targeted at children. The aesthetics of both shows scream "kid's show" regardless of the textual content.
Tron. Labyrinth. Goonies. Legend. Etc.
And by *etc*, OP means Princess Bride.
I cannot for the life of me understand the love for this movie. But the love for it spans generations so assume I'm the one in the wrong, but I just don't see it.
I love this movie so much, but I get it. I feel like you have to have seen it at a certain age in order to really feel it.
Alright, that may be fair. I didn't see it till I was in my mid 30s. And I will fight to the death with sticks, anybody who doesn't like hook. So, I get it, but I don't get it.
It helps if you watch it over and over, until the tape wears out.
I like Hook too. I think I was 8 or 9 when it came out and it was amazing to me. My friend who is just a couple of years older didn't like it because his younger siblings fucked that up for him by playing it on repeat.
Yes
The Neverending Story
EDIT: Stoopid autocorrect
Yes.
Is that a short movie about a kid finishing reading a book about a hero completing his quest?
Watched that for the first time while really high in college, and the horse sinking in the swamp really fucked me up lol. I've had no desire to revisit it, personally :/
Kids and animals dying really ruin media for me
It's OK, Artax the horse survived.
https://lemmy.ca/post/41712442
HUGE second on all of these
Oh and Willow
Grave of the Fireflies will fix that. They'll yearn for Bluey.
It's one of my favourite movies that i never want to see again
Make it a marathon and put on Come and See immediately after. Hours of fun all night
The Princess Bride. It's got fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...
And it seems like it could be from a ttrpg session. Very amusing!
Mr bean.
The T.V. series got some legitimate laughs out of my step-daughter. I can’t really remember them actually laughing at any other movies or T.V. shows.
Rowan Atkinson is imo the only actor that mastered comedic face and acting, no word needed, just his facial reaction and action is enough to bring laughter. It breach age, language, and cultural barrier. I remember watching the series as early as age 5 in the 90s and enjoy it. Holiday is good too.
Any of the Studio Ghibli anime. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke are two of my favorites. If you’re not into anime, just trust me and give them a try; the writing and drama is on par with any Grammy-winning blockbuster from the past 50 years.
Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle are some of the best media I have ever come across. Oh, Kiki's Delivery Service is an amazing story about having faith in yourself.
*My Neighbor Totoro* is magic for children. I have four kids and each one of them, starting at around 2, would go silent and sit for the entirety of that film any time I put it on.
My kids and I watched a lot of Futurama.
My first thoughts were the naked gun or Monty Python movies.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might be good too (at least the six episode TV series that just feels like a long film). I also think it's a little more appropriate.
Lord of the Rings! Ditto for most of the YA film adoptions from the last twenty years
Maybe they'd like some of the kids cartoons I enjoy as an adult or when I was in high school?
Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd and Eddy, Power Puff Girls, 2 Stupid Dogs, Home Movies, Dr. Katz., Invader Zim, Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Hey Arnold, Rocko's Modern Life, Phineas and Ferb, Daria, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Regular Show, and Adventure Time.
Ooh hey, my teenage cartoons!
*checks year of release
Okay, where's that meme about getting run over by the old age truck?
Edit: I'm gonna add CatDog, Angry Beavers, Jimmy Neutron, and Johnny Bravo from around the same era. Also, how could we forget SpongeBob?
My father got into serious trouble with my mom when my little brother was two because of Blazing Saddles. My mom had taken me somewhere, and my brother was in the playroom playing with blocks. Dad figured it was safe to watch Blazing Saddles, as little bro wasn't able to see the TV, and he could see little bro.
A few days later, little bro walks up to my mother and casually called her a "tonic bitch," and wandered off.
Needless to say Mel Brooks was banned in our house for a few years, but we all loved it when we were allowed to watch it. Spaceballs as well.
Lots of Spielberg directed stuff fits here I think like close encounters, Indiana Jones, Jaws
The blues brothers I remember was a lot of fun & don't recall anything that stands out as too adult. tons of music, violence is not very serious
mst3k/rifftrax take a lot of old cheap movies and have comedians joke over the movie's audio, I think most of it is pretty pg-13 stuff but not pandering to kids
Some Coen brothers/Ethan Coen movies like O brother where art thou and raising Arizona, true grit, add a bit more complexity to stories over kids movies, but keep the violence not too scary
If it wasn't for a few f bombs the Blue Brothers could have been rated PG. And maybe the used condom joke at the very beginning.
When my son first starting getting out of kids movies, he liked Indiana Jones and back to the future a lot. Ghostbusters went over well.
Also, Phineas and Ferb is great for every age. Old Simpsons are good too!
It's vague if they are okay with animated films intended for adults, so....
Titan AE, Iron Giant, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Rocketeer, Indiana Jones, Star Wars IV thru VI, Forever Young, The Incredible Journey (original, not the voiceover remake).
Indiana Jones was my first thought. Just have them close their eyes during the arc face-melting part
And the heart ripping scene. I looked away as a kid but I was still disturbed.
Police Academy
The Mask of Zorro (1998, with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones)
The Tenth Kingdom
Police Academy: sex and voyeur jokes
Mask of Zorro: suicide of brother, head in jar:
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Don't know. Depends on age of kids.
How old are your kids?
Young kids: The Iron Giant, Princess Bride, and if shows count, Adventure Time and Avatar
Teenagers: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
It’s a tv cartoon, but Invader Zim covers that gap
Prepare them for life by making them watch Rick and Morty and get them jaded and nihilistic ahead of the game.
I played my youngest (11) the Pickle Rick episode but told them a lot of the other episodes had adult themes that night go over their head so maybe when they're older.
So that's how the family ended up running through all the seasons over about 3 weeks. Some stuff they didn't pick up on but got raised eyebrows from the older sibling (13) but all in all they loved it. Rick's even trying to improve as a person in the latter seasons so it's not totally niahlistic.
Second this one. Excellent series.
The princess bride
The Martian was excellent.
The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was a hell of a lot of fun.
I'm guessing that's (cartoons or movies) (made for kids), not (cartoons) or (movies made for kids) - so the Spiderverse moves were also excellent.
Family friendly / older fare. Labyrinth, goonies, princess bride, frighteners, galaxy quest, original clash of the titans, fifth element, back to the future etc etc.
Galaxy Quest… while not a great movie, it’s a fun movie.
Excuse, me, what the fuck!? Galaxy quest managed to be one of the best Star Trek flicks out there while not even being in the same universe. By Grabthar’s Hammer, YOU…SHALL…BE…APOLOGETIC!
It's not a great movie, it's superb!
Yeah, what he said. Not a great movie? Are you nuts. I just can't....
The human centipede
It's basically a live-action version of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
is everybody making suggestions in here a millennial? or is there really no examples of family-friendly films from the last 10-20 years?
Doctor Who!
The Gods Must Be Crazy had me in stitches as a kid.
Not knowing their age, I still go with anything PG13 or your local equivalent is likely to be fine for most kids depending on what they like and how they react to different situations. My kiddo liked Jurrasic World at 10, but couldn't handle Jurrasic Park because JP did a better job at making scary scenes scary.
I enjoyed a lot of Rated R movies as a kid, especially when the rating was from language. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles wasn't any more adult than Uncle Buck except for the F bomb laden rental scene. Both are completely appropriate for kids around 10 years old with parental guidance if needed.
We never hid cursing from our kiddo and she didn't repeat it elsewhere, so it really came down to what held her attention and what seemed like something we felt might need some explaining.
Depending on the age, but if they are still not truly able to follow complex storylines and conversations, you could really get away with anything that isn't scary, sexual or violent.
My parents watched Friends all the time, I didn't understand half of it but it was fun to watch as kid.
Simpsons, South Park, modern family, futurama, bobs burgers
Interstellar is pg 13. It's kind of a heavy movie but younger kids won't pick up on it.
Could Inception or Matrix work then too?
I think the matrix would be a great one. I have no idea why it's rated r
Two people in trench coats pull a mass shooting in order to help the world “free their minds.”
It also happened to release in the Spring of 1999…
Those are rather violent, with subject matter they wouldn't understand. With interstellar you can just say really high gravity affects time.
I don't remember inception being that violent but I don't remember large parts of it. Matrix I do agree with being rather violent.
My kids like horror movies since they were little.
Connections and The Day The Universe Changed
Edit: Oh, movies. Sorry.
For being a jerkface, you have great taste.
The Aventures of Baron Von Munchausen is fine for kids.
Yes there's some tasteful nudity, but if I'm being real it's less than any of us are comfortable with in the home.
they aren't movies, but Doctor Who is a fantastic show for the whole family. maybe start at Matt Smith episodes unless they don't mind cheesier effects and costumes.
My son love Rocky horror picture show. We skip the big sex scene in the middle.
I hope you eventually teach him about the audience script. I wouldn't take him to a live showing till highschool though.
The only thing my mind could come up with that isn't animated would be The Ring. I personally have the original Japanese version, so I have no clue how good or bad the western version is, though.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show springs to mind.
Remember the Titans. Absolute cinema
The only thing I can think of is Midnight Gospel, if your kid doesn’t mind the quick-talking podcast interview going on in the background. But the animation is great. 😃
ETA: Oops you said no animation. I’m sorry!
A lot of Chris Lilley's shows could do the trick. They do have some adult references and some swearing here and there but nothing you wouldn't hear from going out side.
I watched Robocop at a birthday party when I was 9. Does that count?
The movie I had on tape when I was a kid and I watched over and over again is Young Frankenstein.
Edward scissor hands! And other Tim Burton