And by etc, OP means Princess Bride.
My kids don’t like to watch cartoons or movie explicitly made for kids. What are some good movies targeted toward adults that kids can watch?
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TexasDrunk 6 points 2 years ago
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.
P00ptart 6 points 2 years ago
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.
iheartneopets 3 points 2 years ago
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
ace_garp 4 points 2 years ago
It's OK, Artax the horse survived.
SnotFlickerman 74 points 2 years ago
All the films in the following list are PG-13, PG, or older and unrated, and I went light on sexual themes in the PG-13 part (except for Austin Powers, because... it's Austin Powers). This is just me quickly going through my own movie collection.
PG-13:
- Arachnophobia (1990)
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Cabin Boy (1994)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
- Life is Beautiful (1997)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Director's Cut, if you can
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
- The Mummy (1999)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Pirates of the Carribean (2006)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Raising Arizona (1987)
- Sneakers (1992)
- UHF (1989)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
PG:
- *batteries not included (1987)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
- Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
- The Dark Crystal (1982)
- Dreams by Akira Kurosawa (1990)
- Flow (2024)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Ghostbusters II (1985)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
- Jewel of the Nile (1985)
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Porco Rosso (1992)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- The Producers (1967)
- Indiana Jones original trilogy (1981-1989)
- Real Genius (1985)
- Shaolin Soccer (2001)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Strange Brew (1983)
- Three Amigos! (1986)
- Time Bandits (1981)
- Twins (1988)
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- War Games (1983)
- The Wizard (1989)
- Wizards (1977)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
Unrated:
- The Great Escape (1963)
- Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- Nova Seed (2016)
- Rashomon (1950)
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Stalker (1979)
Also, special mention to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) which would be otherwise PG except for the scene where Steve Martin says "fuck" 18 times, which alone earned it it's R rating.
Drusas 35 points 2 years ago
You might want to switch Gremlins to the PG-13 category. The PG-13 rating was invented as a response to Gremlins being PG.
NielsBohron 9 points 2 years ago
Really? I always heard/read that it was as a response to Alien getting an R rating.
And actually, Alien is not a bad answer to this question. It was my 9yo and 7yo's first R rated movie and they absolutely loved it. Plus, it sets them up for more good sci-fi down the road. My kids just watched Interstellar at 11 and 9 and really enjoyed themselves
FrChazzz 3 points 2 years ago
Showed my 10 and 9 year old boys Alien a few months back. Followed by Aliens (and then AVP). 9 year old was way more scared by Aliens and AVP than the first Alien. But I tested the water on them with Prey, which they really dug.
NielsBohron 1 point 2 years ago
I thought Prey would be great for pre-teens, but my wife hasn't seen it and was super skeptical (and she didn't want to watch it, which was probably more of the issue), so... shrug. Next time she's having a night out, we'll probably do it.
Tangentially related (since this is our go to when the wife is out of town), all 3 of my kids have loved kaiju movies since the oldest was in diapers, so if you haven't watched Pacific Rim and the modern "kaiju-verse" (or whatever it's called), I highly recommend it, ideally from a pillow fort on the couch so you can play act being kaiju and knocking over your own city if it gets slow.
SnotFlickerman 8 points 2 years ago
Done, it was showing as PG in my collection, thanks for the tip.
AndyMFK 5 points 2 years ago
FYI PG-13 seems to only be a rating in a handful of countries, such as america, Iraq, Lebanon, Singapore and Qatar (I hadn't heard of it so did a quick search).
In Canada and Australia for example, Gremlins is rated PG
Postmortal_Pop 16 points 2 years ago
I came here to offer suggestions, but damn my dude, blockbuster never would have died if they had you in charge!
SnotFlickerman 13 points 2 years ago
Kung Fu Hustle is rated R, which was outside of the general range of ratings I went for. It's been a while since I watched it and I couldn't remember specifically what got it that rating.
Description from Common Sense Media:
Parents need to know that Kung Fu Hustle is a Hong Kong martial arts comedy starring Stephen Chow. It has lots of stylized and cartoonish violence and blood. Scenes show the aftermath of people dead from ax wounds (axes sticking out from bodies), gunned down by gunfire, and beaten up; bullying (kids beat up a boy and urinate on him); and people dying from fighting. A person is decapitated, and a cat is cut in half, but these are only shown in shadow. People are "comically" stabbed by knives, beaten up, threatened, and chased. One effeminate man is often called a "fairy" and made fun of. The movie also has fat jokes. A married man often flirts with other women, but this is part of an act. Characters range from naive romantics to hard-core hired killers, and the tone is wildly comic, often paying homage to previous martial arts films. The main character shows some positive values in his redemption story, eventually becoming compassionate and showing integrity. Adults drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes and cigars, and one man smokes opium out of a pipe. Strong language includes "f--k," "bulls--t," "a--hole," "ass," "bitch," "fairy," "damn," "hell," and "piss."
Seems definitely a bit more mature than Shaolin Soccer was, at least in my opinion.
SnotFlickerman 3 points 2 years ago
Homophobic insult to an effeminate man
iheartneopets 6 points 2 years ago
Proceed with caution with the Dark Crystal. Idk if I was too young to watch when I did, or what, but it scared the bejeebus outta me; I couldn't even look at the cover until I was an older teen
AngryCommieKender 5 points 2 years ago
Nope. I didn't see that movie till I was 23 and my reaction at the end was, "Your parents showed you this as a kid and thought that was ok, but TMNT was 'too violent'‽" This was said to my girlfriend at the time. That movie was DARK. I haven't seen it since then, so about 20 years, and IIRC genocide, slavery, and the apocalypse all feature heavily in the main plot, and almost the only redeeming character in the movie was named Fizzgig. He was a mutant Pomeranian.
gothic_lemons 3 points 2 years ago
If the adventures of Baron Munchausen is the movie I think it is, Uma Thurman's nipple is on screen for a minute. Just the one nipple I believe.
StThicket 3 points 2 years ago
I watched Gremlins 2 when I was 13, and it scarred me for life. I did not find it funny at all, and it gave me nightmares for days. I have not seen it as an adult, and currently being 40+ years old, I probably never will.
orbitz 2 points 2 years ago
Huh, I was only 11ish watching it, I think I thought the first one was scarier or had a darker tone, the pool scene was a bit scary for one, maybe it was the music? Also they seemed much more menacing in 1 but it could have been due to the slapstick comedy it was sandwiched with in part 2 that made it feel less frightening.
All that said, I ended up watching Nightmare on Elm Street too young so that may have skewed my interpretation of scary. Yes younger than Gremlins 2, but I also quite enjoyed Nightmare on Elm Street and watched them all (well not 2 as much), so maybe just my experience.
If you're a Star Trek fan the Voyager doctor is there for some comedy, if you're a Smallville fan Lyonel Luthor is there...has a decent cast for the movie it is. Oh and forgot Christopher Lee too heh.
Haven't watched it in years still.
dominiquec 54 points 2 years ago
The Princess Bride. It's got fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...
slaneesh_is_right 11 points 2 years ago
It's one of my favourite movies that i never want to see again
Glitterbomb 2 points 2 years ago
Make it a marathon and put on Come and See immediately after. Hours of fun all night
General_Shenanigans 10 points 2 years ago
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.
psx_crab 7 points 2 years ago
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.
PolydoreSmith 33 points 2 years ago
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.
Zorsith 29 points 2 years ago
Star Wars: Clone wars, Bad Batch, and Rebels.
All animated, very much not cutesy little kid stuff. War, trauma, death, PTSD for soldiers, all of it. Its also something special to watch a sith lord murder their way out of a ship using nothing but the force.
Edit: oh, movies, my bad. Hmm, thats a little trickier for me.
hoshikarakitaridia 26 points 2 years ago
My first thoughts were the naked gun or Monty Python movies.
SnotFlickerman 8 points 2 years ago
Naked Gun has some pretty sexual themes, Monty Python less so if you're only talking Holy Grail. Life of Brian and Meaning of Life have loads of sexual themes and nudity.
SnotFlickerman 3 points 2 years ago
I keep forgetting there's a modern version, I'll add the year on my list to make clear that's the one I mean!
blackbrook 3 points 2 years ago
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Ziglin 3 points 2 years ago
I did think of that scene fist which is why I was surprised that it was considered the one with the least sexual themes. That's how I first found out spanking could be a sexual thing.
SnotFlickerman 1 point 2 years ago
Still a lot more tame than the other films.
iheartneopets 2 points 2 years ago
Being a lot more tame ≠ appropriate for children 😂
iheartneopets 2 points 2 years ago
I mean, Holy Grail has that whole nunnery sequence where they're trying to get Galahad to fuck them
spiderhamster 19 points 2 years ago
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.
GreenMartian 11 points 2 years ago
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?
AngryCommieKender 16 points 2 years ago
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.
My_IFAKs___gone 14 points 2 years ago
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).
SnotFlickerman 3 points 2 years ago
The Rocketeer is a solid suggestion.
whotookkarl 14 points 2 years ago
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
My_IFAKs___gone 4 points 2 years ago
Second this one. Excellent series.
stsquad 1 point 2 years ago
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.
TheBananaKing 12 points 2 years ago
How old are your kids?
hakunawazo 10 points 2 years ago
Police Academy: sex and voyeur jokes
Mask of Zorro: suicide of brother, head in jar:
Don't know. Depends on age of kids.
Rhynoplaz 12 points 2 years ago
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!
FartsWithAnAccent 11 points 2 years ago
Young kids: The Iron Giant, Princess Bride, and if shows count, Adventure Time and Avatar
Teenagers: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
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cyberpunk007 10 points 2 years ago
The princess bride
TheBananaKing 9 points 2 years ago
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.
SnotFlickerman 5 points 2 years ago
All right lemme tell you the good news...
I'm gonna second the Spiderverse films.
mostNONheinous 8 points 2 years ago
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!
Professorozone 2 points 2 years ago
Yeah, what he said. Not a great movie? Are you nuts. I just can't....
Twinklebreeze 6 points 2 years ago
My son love Rocky horror picture show. We skip the big sex scene in the middle.
AngryCommieKender 2 points 2 years ago
I hope you eventually teach him about the audience script. I wouldn't take him to a live showing till highschool though.
UntitledQuitting 6 points 2 years ago
is everybody making suggestions in here a millennial? or is there really no examples of family-friendly films from the last 10-20 years?
SnotFlickerman 14 points 2 years ago
Suggestions already in this thread from the last 10-20 years:
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
- Flow (2024)
- Hundreds of Beavers (2024)
- Nova Seed (2016)
- Interstellar (2014)
- The Martian (2015)
- Into the Spiderverse (2018)
- Across the Spiderverse (2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
spankmonkey 5 points 2 years ago
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.
PunkRockSportsFan 4 points 2 years ago
My kids like horror movies since they were little.
FunnyUsername 4 points 2 years ago
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.
Gradually_Adjusting 4 points 2 years ago
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.
SnotFlickerman 2 points 2 years ago
Uma Thurman as Venus, no less.
MTK 4 points 2 years ago
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.
phoenixarise 3 points 2 years ago
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!
My_IFAKs___gone 1 point 2 years ago
For being a jerkface, you have great taste.
desktop_user 3 points 2 years ago
I would recommend polterghast as a nice PG* horror movie.
*it came out before pg-13 existed.
843563115848z 3 points 2 years ago
The Rocky Horror Picture Show springs to mind.
Appleseuss 3 points 2 years ago
The human centipede
Catoblepas 2 points 2 years ago
Since its 25th anniversary of its western release just passed and it’s on my mind, Princess Mononoke is a good one. It’s bloody but tasteful.
blackbeards_bounty 2 points 2 years ago
Edward scissor hands! And other Tim Burton
SnotFlickerman 2 points 2 years ago
That's one hell of a birthday party.
Justathroughdaway 1 point a year ago
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.
jabathekek 1 point 2 years ago
Adventure Time seasons 3-6
Steven Universe
*Puppycat
jabathekek 1 point 2 years ago
And yet I still watch them as a grown-ass adult.
verdigris 4 points 2 years ago
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.
AceFuzzLord 1 point 2 years ago
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.
quediuspayu 1 point 2 years ago
The movie I had on tape when I was a kid and I watched over and over again is Young Frankenstein.
Rivalarrival 0 points 2 years ago
Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves, Men in Tights, etc.)
V for Vendetta.
Fight Club.
The Patriot
Braveheart
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