Updated January 1, 2012
Julie asked me a few years back what DVDs she should take on vacation with her kids, then aged 9 and 11. Here is a selection of netflix movies to which I've given 5 stars (I've left out the obvious animated ones, her kids have probably seen them):
the big musicals: Sound of Music, Gigi, My Fair Lady, Music Man, etc. are all rated G
Sorry, the rest are PG unless noted
African Cats G
Babies
Back to the Future - the first one is best, then III
A Better Life PG-13
Big
Bran Nue Dae PG-13
Bruce Almighty
Buck documentary about a horseman
Cocoon might be too sad
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - has good slapstick
Driving Miss Daisy - maybe too sad, too
Duma
Earth G
Enchanted
Evan Almighty
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Hairspray - only the remake (2007)
The Help PG-13
Hugo
The Illusionist (2010) the animated one
Karate Kid (any)
Larry Crowne PG-13
Little Man Tate
Mad Hot Ballroom
Martian Child
Mao's Last Dancer
Michael
Millions
Moneyball for baseball fans
The Muppets (2011) as well as the old ones
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
No Reservations
Oceans G
Ondine (2009)
Parent Trap - either one
Parenthood
Ratatouille
Roxanne
Selena
Sleepless in Seattle
Some Like It Hot
Splash
Super 8 PG-13
Three Men & a Baby
Tootsie
The Triplets of Belleville (animated) PG-13
The Truman Show
Up
Waking Ned Devine
Wall-E
We Bought a Zoo
these should get you started!
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