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Classic family movie recommendations

Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:23 pm
Posted by Who Me
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:23 pm
We just installed a firestick at the house and it has opened a huge window of movies we can stream online.

I immediately found some older classics that the kids have loved and had never seen before.

They just watched Old Yeller and White Fang. I was thinking of Swiss Family Robinsons next.

It doesn't have to be from the 50's. White Fang was from 1991. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted by TigerMonkey
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:24 pm to
The Sandlot was always one of my favorites. I still watch it when I catch it on TV.
Posted by Thurber
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:25 pm to
Fievel
Posted by Peazey
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:26 pm to
A Serbian Film

Caddyshack 2
Posted by Indigold
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:27 pm to
The Goonies, ET, Willy Wonka, The Wizard of Oz, The Sandlot, maybe one of the Muppet movies

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Fievel

Or any other Don Bluth film that they might not have seen since they get overshadowed by Disney: An American Tail, All Dogs go to Heaven, The Land Before Time, Anastasia, etc.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 12:33 pm
Posted by Peazey
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:27 pm to
Seriously though, Swiss Family Robinson was one of my very favorite movies from when I was young. Where did you find it?
Posted by ipodking
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:29 pm to
Flight of the Navigator
*batteries not included
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Hook
The Iron Giant
The Incredible Shrinking Man
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 12:30 pm
Posted by danfraz
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:30 pm to
Just some I remember from a kid, not sure they are even worth a watch:


Shaggy DA
Gus
Apple Dumpling Gang
Benji
Call of the Wild
Herbie movies
The Cat from Outer Space
Posted by MSTiger33
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:30 pm to
Family Vacation
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:35 pm to
Iron Will
Eight Below
Call of the Wild
Where the Red Fern Grows
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:38 pm to
It happened on Fifth Avenue

Operation Petticoat

George of the Jungle

Space Jam

The Princess Bride

Svengoli (goofy old monster movies every saturday night at 10 on MeTV 117 on Cox)
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:41 pm to
Life With Father (William Powell is 100% money, 100% of the time)
Posted by smash williams
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:45 pm to
Finding Neverland
Crooklyn
We bought a zoo
Nanny McPhee
Posted by FootballNostradamus
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:48 pm to
Idk if it's available for streaming anywhere nor do I know if it holds up, but Swiss Family Robinson was our go-to as a family growing up.
Posted by jchamil
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:26 pm to
Summer is a good time to watch The Great Outdoors with the family
Posted by dirtsandwich
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:31 pm to
Savannah Smiles
Posted by BigOrangeVols
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:34 pm to
If you've never seen "War of the Buttons" I highly recommend it.
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:39 pm to
quote:

Or any other Don Bluth film that they might not have seen since they get overshadowed by Disney: An American Tail, All Dogs go to Heaven, The Land Before Time, Anastasia, etc.


The Secret of Nihm is far and away Bluth's best film. His work on the video game Dragon's Lair from the 80s also awesome for a kid who spent a lot of time at the mall arcade during that time. You can tell it's Bluth because all his characters have a very distinctive way they move.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 1:43 pm
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

Savannah Smiles


Thank you for bringing this up.

One of the greatest and most underrated family movies of all-time.
Posted by Arksulli
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 2:46 pm to
Zootopia is a pretty solid family flick. Although its not a movie Avatar: The Last Airbender (not the movie!) is a fairly solid family watch.
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