I know this is pedestrian, but help me think of movies about families

[eeyore]

My friend is a teacher, and she needs a list of CLEAN movies about families.

You know, like My Big Fat Greek Wedding, A Family Thing and dreck like that.

Cute, heartwarming, funny movies about families. :puke:

No sex or violence or foul language. :wtf:

Can you help?

My friend thanks you.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Yours, Mine and Ours...the original is on DVD.

[eeyore]

3. Oh, man...

I'm pretty sure they made us watch in my gradeschool gym. I just kept on wishing it was Freaky Friday or Bedknob and Broomstick!

[hfojvt]

2. The sound of Music

An American Tail?
Harry and the Hendersons?

[eeyore]

4. Great!

Thanks.

[Jokerman]

5. Parenthood

I was just thinking about the "roller coaster" scene this morning.

[Taverner]

6. The Parent Trap, Cheaper by the Dozen, American Beauty

Whoops did I say that? :evilgrin:

[eeyore]

7. LOL!

American Beauty is more like it in my book. Also The Ice Storm. I hear The Squid and The Whale is good as well.

:toast:

[barb162]

23. Yeah, bwahaha

when I saw that, can you imagine a classroom of little kids watching that? Yikes!

[BOSSHOG]

8. Paper Moon

A nice little black and white comedy about a father and daughter and their adventures in prohibition era Kansas and Missouri. There is the slightest of profanity but it certainly is a winning "family" movie.

[eeyore]

11. I loved that movie!

Thanks for reminding me. :)

[Metta]

9. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Not all cute though always uplifting. PG. A wonderful movie. 1945. Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn, Joan Blondell, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason. Directed by Elia Kazan. Full of grace, sacrifice, loss and redemption.

[Strong Atheist]

10. The Gods must be Crazy, I & II. nt.

[bertha katzenengel]

12. Finding Nemo.

:shrug:

[eeyore]

13. good idea...

thanks!

[bertha katzenengel]

16. the more i think of it, the fewer good family movies i can think of -

this one tops them. tragic loss of mother & sibs. only child lost. father stops at nothing to find him and both make several friends along the way.

[BOSSHOG]

14. Cheaper by the Dozen

with that wacky Steve Martin as a Football coach with 12 kids.

[BOSSHOG]

15. The Jerk

Did Navin Johnson have a wonderful family or what?

[barb162]

17. A Christmas Story

1983

[barb162]

18. How Green Was My Valley

[barb162]

19. I Remember Mama

As clean as you can possibly get

[eeyore]

20. Is that different from Throw Mama From the Train?

:shrug:

[barb162]

21. just a teeny bit

Throw Mama...was a lot funnier

[barb162]

22. It's a Wonderful Life

(all time schmaltz/sugar champ)

[VaYallaDawg]

24. Mr. Mom.

That oughta start some dialog about traditional roles. Besides, the kids will go ape over the part when the baby farts.

[Lars39]

25. What was the name of that movie...

where the guy taught the geese to fly with an ultra-light airplane? Had a Quaid in it.:shrug:

[RockaFowler]

33. Fly Away Home

It was with Jeff Daniels and Anna Pacquin before X-Men. That is a great tear jerker movie. Good Family Flick

[Lars39]

35. oops!

Not a Quaid. It was a good movie, though. :D

[SharonRB]

26. Mrs. Doubtfire

[Wetzelbill]

27. The Buttercream Gang

:)

Try "Tex" it's an adaptation of an S.E. Hinton novel. Good little story.

[Wetzelbill]

28. The Rookie

starring Dennis Quaid. It's not fully about a family, but it's pretty frickin' heartwarming.

[Divameow77]

29. I've heard The Sandlot

is a good movie, but I have not seen it.
I also vote for The Parent Trap (original) and Free Willy or Andre.

[xmas74]

30. If the kids are older than how about The Straight Story?

I believe it's a G rating, yet is a David Lynch movie. Not cute, not heartwarming-more introspective.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/plotsummary

Otherwise, go for one of my families favorites-the original Cheaper by the Dozen w/ Myrna Loy. Great movie, true story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042327/plotsummary

[StaggerLee]

31. Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)

Tv, don't know if you can get it on DVD or not but I've seen it on VHS.

[satireV]

32. To Kill a Mockingbird

[cedahlia]

34. "Little Women" is one of my favorites

The modern version with Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, and Claire Danes is lovely. As is the older version with Elizabeth Taylor.

"Meet Me In St. Louis" (starring Judy Garland) is also good.

[redqueen]

36. Avalon

I'm not sure if it's 100% curseword free, but it's great and I consider it a family film.

But wait, you said heartwarming. This is more reflective... dramatic. It has a very good message, though.