Recommended Movies

Below are a number of lists for several broad genres of movies containing the titles of films that I consider to be anywhere from "decent" to "great." Although all of these movies have their faults, each of them present viewers with unique concepts, intriguing plots, or interesting characters that can become the foundation for profitable discussion for families or friends watching these movies together.

Please be aware that every family is different and every child and adult has their own standards for what makes a movie acceptable. Therefore, be sure to check out reviews of these films before choosing to watch them.

Family Movies: 
  • Amazing Grace (2006)
  • The Blind Side (2009) PG-13 
  • Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
  • City of Ember (2008)
  • Earth to Echo (2014)
  • Enchanted (2007)
  • Hook (1991)
  • How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 
  • Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
  • The Lion King (1994)
  • The Lion King 1½ (2004)
  • Maleficent (2014)
  • Nanny McPhee (2005)
  • Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
  • National Treasure (2004)
  • National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007)
  • Night at the Museum (2006)
  • Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
  • October Sky (1999)
  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
  • Peter Pan (2003)
  • The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)
  • Pollyanna (1960)
  • The Princess Bride (1987)
  • The Secret Garden (1993)
  • The Sound of Music (1965)
  • Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
  • Tangled (2010)
  • We Bought A Zoo (2011)

Action/Adventure (PG-13):
  • 10,000 BC (2008)
  • The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
  • The Amazing Spiderman (2012) 
  • The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014)
  • The Avengers (2012)
  • Batman Begins (2005) 
  • The Bourne Identity (2002)
  • The Bourne Legacy (2012)
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
  • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
  • Captain America (2011)
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
  • The Eagle (2011) 
  • Ender's Game (2013) 
  • The Giver (2014)
  • Hidalgo (2004)
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
  • The Hunger Games (2012)
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)  
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1) (2014)
  • I, Robot (2004)
  • The Incredible Hulk (2008)
  • Independence Day (1996)
  • John Carter (2012)
  • Knight and Day (2010)
  • A Knight's Tale (2001)
  • The Last Legion (2007)
  • The Legend of Zorro (2005)
  • The Lone Ranger (2013)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998)
  • Master and Commander (2003)
  • Mission: Impossible III (2006)
  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
  • The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
  • The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
  • The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
  • The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
  • Red Dawn (2012)
  • Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
  • Source Code (2011)
  • Spider-Man (2002)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Spider-Man 3 (2007)
  • Star Trek (2009)
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
  • Super 8 (2011)
  • Thor (2011)
  • Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  • Valkyrie (2008)
  • Vantage Point (2008)

Romance/Drama Movies and Miniseries: 
  • Anne of Green Gables (1985)
  • Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
  • Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
  • Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Parts 1 and 2 (2000, 2002)
  • The Book Thief (2013) PG-13
  • Cranford (2007)
  • Emma (1996)
  • Emma (2009)
  • The Help (2011) PG-13
  • Leap Year (2010) 
  • Little Dorrit (2008)
  • Little House on the Prairie (Disney, 2005) 
  • A Little Princess (1995)
  • Little Women (1994)
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
  • North & South (2004)
  • Northanger Abbey (2007)
  • One Night With the King (2006)
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  • Pride and Prejudice (1995)
  • Romeo & Juliet (2013) PG-13
  • Sense & Sensibility (2008)
  • Sense and Sensibility (1995)
  • Soul Surfer (2011) 
  • While You Were Sleeping (1995)
  • Wives and Daughters (1999)
  • The Young Victoria (2009)

TV Shows:
  • Agents of Shield (2013-)
  • Downton Abbey (2010-)
  • Sherlock (2010-)

Documentaries:
  • 180
  • Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
  • Indoctrination: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America (2012)
  • March of the Penguins (2005) 
  • Monumental (2012)
  • The Narnia Code

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