Good Films for American Girls and Boys

Distribution Sources | September 2004 | Self

[Monterrosa-24]

But I would rather watch it with my wife than with my husband because I'm not that kind of a boy. Arrrrrrh!

[Monterrosa-24]

Yes, I should have included APOLLO 13 by all means.

[The Great Yazoo]

Correction: Charade concerns an ordinary woman placed in an extraordinary situation.

Shane get my vote as well.

[Varda]

Don't forget -
Captains Courageous
October Sky
The Black Stallion &
National Velvet

[ishabibble]

Old Yeller is one of the best movies for kids because it teaches the core American values that have been shunted aside by Hollywood. Doesn't seem like the term, "glitz" mattered too much back then!

[Alex Murphy]

The episode was their first arc - "Jet Fuel Formula" - and Googling the quote coughs up the twelfth episode specifically. The book was titled Sex on Planet X.

I caught that myself about 15 years ago. Right about the same time I figured out where "The Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam" came from.

[Monterrosa-24]

You made good suggestions but as to the partial nudity in Zulu, I would argue that nudity can be benign while typical TV propaganda is more of a malignancy.

[sierrahome]

Has anyone added Anne of Green Gables to the list?

[Dubh_Ghlase]

Quo Vidas (sp?)

[Alberta's Child]

I think seventh or eighth grade would be an appropriate age group for Breaker Morant -- one of the very best movies ever made, in my opinion.

It would be particularly good in the context of learning history.

I would add Chariots of Fire, too -- probably for the same age group.

[Alberta's Child]

Ping for your input.

[Proverbs 3-5]

I could have sworn I saw 300 Spartans last week at wally-world

[MAWG]

To Kill a Mockingbird

Searching For Bobby Fisher

Great Expectations

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

Thanks for listing them. I would like to recommend.

Anne of Avenlea
Anne of Green Gables

[FierceKulak]

The Seven Samurai is a real masterpiece if you ask me.

[Charlotte Corday]

All the guys in our house cried when Gus died in "Lonesome Dove". Another classic in my book, with two heroes anyone would be proud to have her sons emulate and a strong woman who isn't afraid to face them both down.

[uncitizen]

My daughter loves "The Coal Miner's Daughter".

[Euro-American Scum]

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, 1975 Give this '75 version a chance.

It was one of the best versions ever produced.

THE SEARCHERS, 1956. . . Girls will love the young, determined, and headstrong heroine playing opposite John Wayne.

Not just girls either. In an interview shortly before his death, Wayne indicated that, of all his pictures, this film was his personal favorite. It was also one of his best.

[unlearner]

I don't know if I'm being too obvious, but one of the best movies ever is "It's A Wonderful Life".

There are a few minor things parents might want to explain or edit out, but over all it is excellent.