I think we set a record for the amount of movies we watched as a family last year. After Googling “family movies,” searching Pinterest and asking friends for recommendations, we found so many great movies the whole family loved.
However, the best movies we watched this year weren’t new to the adults in the house — they were some of our go-to movies from back in the day. There’s nothing better than watching one of your old favorites with your kid…and they love it too!
Disclaimer: Before I share these movie picks, my kids are 9 and 11 years old, so while I’ve deemed these appropriate for my kids, you may not find them appropriate for yours. These are not all PG — there are definitely parts in some of these movies where I hit the fast-forward button (and was glad I knew the movie so well that I was ready). My advice is to look each movie up on Common Sense Media and decide if it’s right for your family.
Our Old-School Family Movie List
Here are 15 movies we pulled out of the vault to watch with our kids this year:
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Father of the Bride
- Princess Bride
- Clueless
- Legally Blonde
- BIG
- Sleepless in Seattle
- 13 Going on 30
- You’ve Got Mail
- School of Rock
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- The Karate Kid
- The Cutting Edge
- The Devil Wears Prada
- A League of Their Own
Next Up
I’ve started keeping a list on my phone of the family movies we want to watch next because when Saturday night hits we inevitably can’t think of anything!
- Big Business
- Baby Boom
- Goonies
- My Best Friend’s Wedding
- Footloose
Help us add to our family movie list — what did you love watching with your family this past year? Here’s a list of books we’ve also read/watched together.
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