Having a throwback movie night with my nephew, any suggestions?

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

I’ve just finished watching the trilogy with my nine and 11 year old over the last three weekends.

Doesn’t hurt that it’s basically my favorite movie

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naptimepro@reddit

Zaphod, my man! I've awarded you for your user name... DONT PANIC!

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Oh hey thanks but I’m just a guy, ya know

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Shhutthefrontdoor@reddit

Just wanna say I like your username, my fellow hoopy frood!

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jmusits@reddit

We’re on #2 tonight with my 10 and 12 year olds.

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I tried watching BTTF with my under ten year old in a plane ride. Not what I remember because back in the day I watched the edited version on network television. It’s rated PG, but unedited there’s a high amount of cursing, and of course Doc gets shot with a machine gun, the mother is downing vodka at dinner, Michael J wanting to buy a truck to get busy with his gf. Ended it early.

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sunnyclyde@reddit

1000% this is it.

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

hell yea!

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ToRootToGrow@reddit

This is what I came to say and it's the top comment. You guys are the best

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InvestmentMain8414@reddit

This is the answer.

I have adult kids, they come home for this trilogy. Also have a 8 and 6 year old nephews I watch a few nights a week. They also love it, and have been a part of our binge watch for 2 years.

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Dare2BeU420@reddit

Back to the Future, Labrynth, Princess Bride

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jenjen32175@reddit

Goonies, Never Ending Story, or Labyrinth

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LH99@reddit

Princess bride

Willow

Wayne’s world

The great outdoors

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AppleAtrocity@reddit

We watched that daily for a while on VHS as kids. It made me fully fall in love with John Candy.

It's a great choice, especially if you have a cabin or somewhere similar where you vacation with your kids.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

I loved Summer Rental as a kid and no one seems to remember it. It’s one of the movies I dubbed to a blank VHS tape and had in rotation with Spaceballs and The Wizard. Those were my movies. I hadn’t even seen Star Wars yet still loved Spaceballs. (I blame my parents.)

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AppleAtrocity@reddit

Spaceballs is awesome. Obviously it's better if you've seen Star Wars, but it's still funny as hell. I just watched it again a couple months ago.

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moonpiezzzz@reddit

Princess Bride 🙌🏻

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LH99@reddit

Gotta be the number one recommendation for a 9 year old right?!

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Geebeeskee@reddit

Wayne’s World is the greatest comedy of our generation and one of my top three favorite movies of all time.

“I’ll have the cream of sum yun gai!”

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Rivas-al-Yehuda@reddit

I completely agree. I quote it regularly and think of it as a comedic masterpiece.

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Rivas-al-Yehuda@reddit

Good to see some love for 'The Great Outdoors'!

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ConstantDismal4220@reddit

My kids thought the great outdoors was hysterical.

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fighthouse@reddit

Si si si si si si si six six six six sixty sixty sixty six times in na na na na na head!

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CrouchingDomo@reddit

Who wouldn’t be riveted by the tale of The Bald-Headed Killer Bear of Clare County?!

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IAteAnotherVegan@reddit

and bare(bear) assed!

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Crowedsource@reddit

I came here to recommend this, my 13-year old thought it was hilarious as well. I had never seen it. It was great.

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squarebodynewb@reddit

Big bear. Big bear chase me.

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CorgiMonsoon@reddit

Go find yourself a spin cycle!

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RushBubbly6955@reddit

I watch it every so often. It is regularly quoted in my family lol

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LH99@reddit

It was our family movie growing up. My dad thought the bear jumping on John candy with him crying uncle was the height of comedy

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flamingknifepenis@reddit

The other day I called my little (both in terms of age and stature) sister a “peck,” and she let out an audible gasp.

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that_bish_Crystal@reddit

We say "outa the way peck!" all the time to our dogs.

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H3lls_B3ll3@reddit

Hahaha! I wish I could afford an award for this. 🥇

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

You would be surprised how non family friendly old movies are.

Back to the future

Land before time

Furn gully

Brave little toaster

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Pretend-Menu-8660@reddit

Hahah this is so true! Like I think the teens in ET are smoking and drinking beer I think at the kitchen table when the mom was out! LOL

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

I think they edited that out in the latest release.

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Pretend-Menu-8660@reddit

No way!!!! I mean changing a classic like that is wild!

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/steven-spielberg-regrets-editing-guns-et-censorship-1235594163/

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se-dc@reddit

And Elliot being secondhand drunk at school

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MarduckRulez@reddit

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Or a great way to cause the kid trauma for years

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

That would be the never ending story.

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naptimepro@reddit

This was my favorite movie! It explains a lot about me now tbh. 😂

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TheStusha@reddit

I’m here to second Land Before Time… how gd cute is Petrie?

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TrixieBastard@reddit

Petrie was always my favorite!

Him, and the little baby pterodacyl that tried to give Littlefoot his prized berry to cheer him up 🥹😭🥹😭 I cried over his kindness every damn time as a kid, and tbh I'm welling up a bit just writing about it now

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TheStusha@reddit

Ducky?! Omg yes! 😭🥰

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TrixieBastard@reddit

No, the little unnamed bird-like baby that saw Littlefoot when LF had given up and was just laying on the ground alone. It didn't even speak, just tried to make Littlefoot happy by sharing his treat 🥹😭

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Evanthedude1@reddit

Oh boy, have I got some bad news for you.

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TheStusha@reddit

I knooooooowwww 😭😭😭 but it doesn’t take away from how adorable he is.

Fun aside- my friends named their Subaru Petrie because it bings and dings and squawks over everything.

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Primary-Move243@reddit

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moonpiezzzz@reddit

Never ending Story

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moonpiezzzz@reddit

Honey I Shrunk the Kids

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artfully_dejected@reddit

Aladdin!

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West-Purchase6639@reddit

GOOD ONE

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

one of my faves!

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Abpoe77@reddit

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West-Purchase6639@reddit

"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious."

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

Have you heard the time loop theory?

That's how he has everything timed to the second

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bedheaderbug@reddit

The sandlot, troop Beverly Hills, don’t tell mom the babysitters dead, adventures in babysitting…

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magster823@reddit

Beverly Hills, what a thrill!

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West-Purchase6639@reddit

Cigars, cigarettes, cookies!

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CallidoraBlack@reddit

Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxJiBOpu60

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bedheaderbug@reddit

Haha I get this song stuck in my head at least twice a year 😂

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bedheaderbug@reddit

My parents are in Monte Carlo!

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West-Purchase6639@reddit

Back to the Future, Adventures in Babysitting, Clueless, The Matrix

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MeaganJ1111@reddit

The Labyrinth and the Wedding Singer

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jackfaire@reddit

The Flight of Dragons is a big hit.

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TwistedBlister@reddit

E. T.

Time Bandits

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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Salty-but-right@reddit

Does anyone else remember the company that you could buy like 8 DVDs for $.01 as an intro deal? Basically all the ones my family got through that would be my throwback list (fully appreciating that I likely should not have been watching Pretty Woman at 9 either lol)

The Sandlot Mrs. Doubtfire Father of the Bride Sister Act Ferngully Pretty Woman Practical Magic Miss Congeniality

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InventionExchange@reddit

Legend! 🦄

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el_piablo@reddit

Yes

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hisgirl2455@reddit

Is this Gargoyles? It scared the shit out of me as a kid!

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hisgirl2455@reddit

Original Karate Kid, Ghostbusters

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CSILalaAnn@reddit

Labyrinth!!

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Juevolitos@reddit

Flight of the Navigator The Iron Giant School of Rock

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CharlieMoonMan@reddit

Only one that I haven't seen anyone mention: Hook

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IAteAnotherVegan@reddit

Rufio!

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plantverdant@reddit

Ru-FI-ooooooooooh!

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bikeonychus@reddit

If you can only watch one movie, let it be Hook!

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Roguebantha42@reddit

Bangarang!

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ArnaudCZ@reddit

Great choice

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Tricky-Machine7046@reddit

Goonies!

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Horse_Fly24@reddit

Camp Nowhere

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porqueboomer@reddit

The Princess Bride.

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dancingmama4u@reddit

Princess Bride

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aukinon@reddit

Currently watching The Goonies with my little grandson. It’s a favourite of mine

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Separate-Relative-83@reddit

Karate Kid

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Kobeer01@reddit

The great outdoors Ghostbusters The never ending story Willow Ferngully

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Willow!! What’s that line? We stole the baby while you were taking a pee pee! It’s been years. Great movie

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Hans_Wermhat666@reddit

I am a hardcore ghostbusters fan, I don't remember that line at all. Which movie was that?

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Willow!!

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Hans_Wermhat666@reddit

Oh, ok hahaha

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sunnyclyde@reddit

Ghostbusters, definitely.

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More-Bug6393@reddit

caddyshack. it’s hysterical

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jackof47trades@reddit

Ghostbusters

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jackof47trades@reddit

Princess Bride

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jackof47trades@reddit

Hook

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DBPanterA@reddit

You could go with either of these 2 Fred Savage movies…

The Wizard OR Little Monsters.

I won’t recommend our generation’s standards.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Omg. I commented with The Wizard because I truly believed no one else remembers that movie! Yes!! Jenny Lewis too!! I own the movie online and watch it every year.

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DBPanterA@reddit

Ha!

The Wizard is essentially a 90 minute infomercial for Nintendo. Also, Christian Slater!

As a Xennial I was of the right age to be immersed in video game culture. The Wizard was released several months BEFORE the release of Super Mario Bros. 3, which was the final game they play in Video Game Armageddon. We all knew the secret location of the first warp whistle because of that movie.

Oh, want to know why else that movie is important? It was Tobey McGuire’s first movie credit (near the end, he is in Lucas’ goon squad and has some dialogue).

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

lol all of this. And it’s only recently that I learned about Tobey McGuire

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

Wiilow!

SpaceBalls, Flight of the Navigator, Van Helsing or The Mummy

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Live_Discipline_7771@reddit

I found Spaceballs scary and confusing. 🫤

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

was it the comb? or the Jam?

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Live_Discipline_7771@reddit

I know you’re kidding, but it was definitely the alien coming out of the guy’s chest, “What did he have? I’ll have the soup.” And beyond that, I just didn’t understand why my brother, at 2.5 years older than me, was laughing. Now I think it’s funny, of course!

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

i was told that was famous Alien movie! The tap dancing number really sold me on it!

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Live_Discipline_7771@reddit

I forgot about the tap dancing! 😆

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

The tap dancing & singing has lived rent free in my head my whole life! Sometimes i youtube just that! It should be my ringer lol

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

lol Spaceballs was my favorite!! I hadn’t even seen Star Wars. I was also a little weirdo as a kid.

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the_ballmer_peak@reddit

Holy shit, I remember watching Rad.

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Lost-Wanderer-405@reddit

The NeverEnding Story

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Hot-Parsley-6193@reddit

Short Circuit!

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japhia_aurantia@reddit

No disassemble Johnny 5!

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sandglider@reddit

Los Lobos kick your ass. Los Lobos kick your face. Los Lobos kick you balls, into outer space!

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carryon4threedays@reddit

Always thought it was Los Locos

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sandglider@reddit

It was. I was being an idiot

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carryon4threedays@reddit

I thought my life had been a lie

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sandglider@reddit

Even as I typed it, I was thinking "why was it the same name as the band from La Bamba?" Big duh moment

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Talisman80@reddit

Hey laser lips, your mama was a snowblower!!

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magster823@reddit

Johnny Five is alive!

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nakedcellist@reddit

Grave of the fireflies

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nikki815@reddit

I introduced a young one to the original jaws. Some people thought I was awful for doing it and that he would get nightmares but he honestly laughed more than anything. We had fun laughing together.

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Aurochbull@reddit

My favorite movie of all time. Same for several friends at work. When we do something stupid or crazy, we tell each other: "Your certifiable 'name'!!" and always respond: "YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!".

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MajesticEmergency@reddit

Some Jaws ride at Universal Studios scared TF out of me when I was a kid

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Exact_Bluebird_5761@reddit

Galaxy Quest is the only answer.

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SixAlarmFire@reddit

Jurassic park. I'm disappointed no one else has suggested it.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

The music is beautiful, I played it in orchestra class. But that glass of water and the young girl’s face still gives me nightmares (note I am a complete wimp). Some kids are made of tougher stuff.

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SixAlarmFire@reddit

I used to watch it all the time with my nephew when he was really little and he was okay. I did scare the shit out of him with the Neverending Story, though.

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Striking-Cup767@reddit

The Goonies!!

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Do_it_My_Way-79@reddit

I have a 10 year old. He loves The Goonies, Short Circuit, The Sandlot, The Dark Crystal to name a few.

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Primary-Strawberry-5@reddit

My 21 year old’s favorite movie has been Kill Bill since the age of 3 so I’m not sure my input would helpful

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

Labyrinth

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YourOwnPunkyBrewster@reddit

My favorite movie of all time, all my kids have seen it since they were small, and it now gives them nostalgia, and they’re only in their early 20s😂

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bedheaderbug@reddit

Dance magic dance!

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Unlucky-Monk-8045@reddit

I think of, “You can’t go that way” and “Smells Bad”. 😂

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olhado47@reddit

If your nephew might be a nerd, Real Genius.

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C1sko@reddit

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SandpaperPeople@reddit

Space balls

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ConstantDismal4220@reddit

Just watched the mighty ducks with my 9yo and he was STOKED. Also three ninjas, and back to the future.

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icarustakesflight@reddit

My 8yo thought The Mighty Ducks was the best movie he’d ever seen.

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TrixieBastard@reddit

Rocky loves Emily! Rocky loves Emily!

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signsaysapplesauce@reddit

War Games

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FarmerMom1943@reddit

Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, etc

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ArnaudCZ@reddit

This list has a lot of Movies that I wouldn't recommend for a 9 yo like: Jaws Roger rabbit (sex, acid) Gremlins 1(microwave) Back to the future (sex) Indiana Jones 1 , 2 (heart)

What I recommend

Ghibli catalog (totoro, spirited away, kiki, Porto Russo) Golden age Pixar (toy story till car 3 maybe) Indiana Jones 3 and 4 Harry Potter 1,2 maybe 3 Gremlins 2 (careful with the 1 shredding scene, all the rest is pure looney took) Hook Honey I shrunk the kid (although it wasn't as good as I remembered) Home alone 1 and 2 Short circuit (Careful w swearing)

To be in the clean I d do a quick search for topics your nephew is sensitive to before picking the movie.

Have fun!

Ps : not retro but Mitchells vs the machine is amazing to watch with kids

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

Oh yes! Studio Ghibli!! This is kinda perfect. Thanks!

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Just-Try-2533@reddit

Three Amigos!

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

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kwestepher@reddit

Clue: The Movie

Sandlot

The Little Rascals

Both 80s TMNT movies

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robzilla83@reddit

Hook. Robin Williams is Peter Pan

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EagleEyezzzzz@reddit

Just commented the same thing below! We just watched this tonight with our kids and they loved it. As did I. I think I love it even more now than when I was a kid, which is saying a lot!

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robzilla83@reddit

Your children love you. They want to play with you. How long do you think that lasts? 😭

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EagleEyezzzzz@reddit

Omg man that whole movie hit differently now that I’m a parent! 😭 So good.

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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

Predator Badlands is phenomenal and perfectly fine for kids.

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diamondsnrose@reddit

My kids actually enjoy Neverending Story. They think all our other wonderful movies are ... you guessed it ... cringe.

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mctavi@reddit

Muppet Treasure Island

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fyrefly_faerie@reddit

Yes!

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mdsnbelle@reddit

The original Adventures in Babysitting

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eggs_erroneous@reddit

What do you mean 'the original'? Did they remake this?

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mdsnbelle@reddit

Unfortunately, yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_in_Babysitting_(2016_film)

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webweaver2@reddit

One of my favorites! THOR

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Dboogy2197@reddit

I love that it was Vincent that was one of the first big screen Thor. And now he’s Kingpin. Just awesome.

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CrouchingDomo@reddit

You spreadin’ rumours about me, kid?

^(Thor is Vincent D’Onofrio!)

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DStew713@reddit

The difference in appearance between Thor and pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket is amazing. Both movies were released the same year

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webweaver2@reddit

Whoaaaaa

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DStew713@reddit

One of my favorites. I went to Chicago a few years ago for my cousin’s wedding and this was the only site I was interested in seeing.

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Lcky22@reddit

My son loved little monsters

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crazycatlady331@reddit

Might be too young but I just rewatched Stand By Me. Classic.

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DStew713@reddit

I saw that in the movies last weekend with my kids. 40th anniversary. It’s probably my most watched movie.

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crazycatlady331@reddit

I just saw it at the 40th anniversary in theaters. That's why it was on my mind.

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Ok-Concert-6475@reddit

Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O'Connell were just in town for the 40th anniversary tour. I was really bummed I couldn't go.

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DStew713@reddit

I was bummed they weren’t coming anywhere near me. Last I checked, the closest tour location near me was like 8 hours.

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BoringExperience5345@reddit

A throwback movie night with a nine year-old means literally every film was made before 2022.

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carryon4threedays@reddit

Sandlot

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BodyBagSlam@reddit

Flash Gordon or The Last Dragon?

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LaLa_820@reddit

I took my 9 year old grandson to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze 35th Anniversary showing at our local theater! It was awesome! I let him sneak in to Scream while we were there.

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LaLa_820@reddit

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Dickrubin14094@reddit

Short Circuit

Ghostbusters

Back To The Future

Goonies

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idsingalongwthebirds@reddit

Not a movie… but Are You Afraid of the Dark

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Bitey_the_Squirrel@reddit

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TrixieBastard@reddit

It was me who stole my dad's keys!

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sarcasmo818@reddit

I don't know but now I wanna watch all these suggestions and I don't have a nephew staying over haha

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magster823@reddit

I sat and watched The Sandlot a couple weeks ago all by myself. It's been several years since we watched it with the kid (who is 20 now), and I still found it wildly entertaining.

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TrixieBastard@reddit

I still love this movie. I watch it in July every five years or so, and I gotta say, those are the summers that feel the most like those of my childhood. Something about that movie, like, supercharges that sense of time displacement, it's weird

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

lolol

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TrixieBastard@reddit

The Sandlot!

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Cute_Bee_6829@reddit

Good Burger

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Katerina_VonCat@reddit

Homeward Bound

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DiamondHandsDarrell@reddit

Short Circuit 🤖

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Creepy_Throat8335@reddit

No disassemble!

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TurtleToast2@reddit

Tremors

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EdwardRoivas@reddit

Great call

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Fragrant-Arm8601@reddit

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howrunowgoodnyou@reddit

Indiana Jones

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Thelichemaster@reddit

Give them 80s nightmare fuel kids movies,

Return to Oz Neverending Story The Dark Crystal The Goonies The Witches (1990s)

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Congregator@reddit

Ernest

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Ok, this thread is giving me hope. I’m not the only super fan of The Wizard. My 6 yr old refuses to watch anything that isn’t black and white (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, etc) so I haven’t gotten to share my favorites with him yet. Until I can make The Wizard B&W. I know he’d love Jenny Lewis as much as I did and do.

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rosemerry77@reddit

The Princess Bride

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Do a Fred Savage Double Feature and include The Wizard.

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Moons_of_Moons@reddit

Better Off Dead

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

I want my two dollars!!

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SunshineofMyLyfetime@reddit

Well, I can’t help. I just got done watching my favorite movie, it’s been my favorite since I was 7 years old, and it’s definitely not child friendly.

Good luck in your search!

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HelicopterIll1905@reddit

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Oh I loved Clue!!!

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BidInteresting8923@reddit

Heavyweights

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Healthy-Resist-5965@reddit

My 8 year old nephew loves Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield and Top Gun.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

Top Gun had that love scene that made me super uncomfortable watching with my parents. And it’s so cringe how she just falls into bed with Tom Cruise that early in the movie.

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Hippadoppaloppa@reddit

Cool Runnings

Indiana Jones, any of them

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No-Seaworthiness-500@reddit

Sandlot.

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Hatecookie@reddit

My daughter (13) did not like how they treated the lifeguard, she turned to her little brother, and was like “never do that, get consent!” Otherwise, it was a hit with both kids.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

You raised your daughter properly.

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Live_Discipline_7771@reddit

Came to say this. My kids loved it.

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JessOTR@reddit

We had to watch this so my kids understood why I always told them they were killing me and called them "Smalls."

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rikafell@reddit

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EBMille4@reddit

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jessendjames@reddit

Honey I shrunk the kids

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webweaver2@reddit

It really aged well too. Saw it a few years ago and still so fun to watch.

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Evanthedude1@reddit

Man, at least until the ant dies.

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TiceriusSGSJ@reddit

I tried to watch that with my 6 and 9 year olds and when the ant died ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. The 9 yo literally fell to her knees and screamed "nooooooooo!" to the heavens in a completely sincere way. They were both inconsolable for the rest of the evening. I had forgotten all about the part with the ant...

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Intelligent-Salt-362@reddit

So Never Ending Story next? Lmfao!!!

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

I was just going to reply with this. I fast forwarded that scene so hard.

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jessendjames@reddit

Mine are similar ages plus 4 yo twins and I don’t remember them reacting too badly. lol

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pickleranger@reddit

I made the same mistake with younger kids. Oh, the trauma….

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garygnu@reddit

That was Artax level.

[See also: Bambi's mother. Old Yeller)

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DStew713@reddit

That scene still makes me cry

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Temporary_Position95@reddit

Mr Mom is cute too

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SemperFudge123@reddit

I watched this with my oldest when she was 9 or 10 and was surprised by how much she really enjoyed it.

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WereFlyingOverTrout@reddit

The Wizard!! Jenny Lewis before she became a cool indie rock artist. Caaalliffooorrrniaaahh iykyk. It had this hilarious Nintendo tie-in to promote a new game. Idk, it’s campy yet the heart warming. And Jenny Lewis.

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Goodriddance182@reddit

Just watched Harry and the Hendersons with my 12 year old last weekend. He loved it!

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el_piablo@reddit

This

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oldishmanlogan@reddit

Princess Bride

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Azuras_Star8@reddit

It, Airplane!, GoodFellas are my all time favs.

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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

INCONCEIVABLE!!

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oldishmanlogan@reddit

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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CallidoraBlack@reddit

The Neverending Story, the first and second one. Legend. The Princess Bride.

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aarvarkitechture@reddit

UHF is so underrated! Clean humor and totally off the wall—perfect choice. (One of my favorites so I might be biased 😝)

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FormidableMistress@reddit

Earnest Scared Stupid. Any of the Earnest movies really.

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Kyogsa@reddit

My daughter and nephew (him in short bursts) liked the Adam's Family, Beetlejuice, any Gibili studios film. She also likes the Last Unicorn, the Raggey Ann and Andy movie (you can still find this on YouTube as of last December), the Muppet movies and Muppet show, and the old ninja turtle movies.

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greenerbeansheen@reddit

Goonies, Big Trouble in Little China

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ElderScarletBlossom@reddit

The Neverending Story, The Last Unicorn, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth!

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Kyogsa@reddit

My daughter loved the Last Unicorn, and My Neighbor Totoroh. She's too empathetic for Spirited Away and Howl's Magic Castle, and unfortunately not into the Muppets as much as her father and I. I would even attempt the Neverending Story on her at 11. The trauma she'd get from the swamp horse death scene... nope. Now my nephew wouldn't care at all about that but he also isn't into anything longer that 7 minutes and definitely nothing fantasy. Depends on the kid.

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Hatecookie@reddit

My son, who is 9, loves Labyrinth. His favorite character is Ludo. “Rocks friends!”

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Familiar-Appeal6384@reddit

Adding Flight of Dragons to the list of classic Rankin/Bass movies.

I would also add anything by Hayao Miyazaki.

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Putrid_Form_9223@reddit

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Monster squad

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cloudshaper@reddit

Spaceballs and Princess Bride

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SnowLovesSummer@reddit

This was close to my son’s age for Flight of the Navigator. He was also into both Tremors and Ghost Rider

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Elegant-Expert7575@reddit

Me and my nephew watched You’ve Got Mail and he loved it! He was about your nephews age when we watched it together.

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MotoDog805@reddit

Congo

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SuzyQ4416@reddit

Iron Giant.

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Dogrel@reddit

If they haven’t watched it already, the OG Star Wars Trilogy (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi)

Great place to drop them into the story, everything’s pretty self-contained and the stoytelling is on point.

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_Vanilla148@reddit

Labyrinth

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SomeButterscotch9021@reddit

Cloak and Dagger 1985 Dabney Coleman and Henry Thomas. Amazing.

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Material_Survey126@reddit

The Monster Squad!!!!!! I was shown this movie when it came out ( i was 8) and when my daughter was the same age as me when i saw it, i showed it to her and she LOVES it..to this day, whenever she comes up to visit, she will look at me and ask, is it monster time, pop? Lol...shes about to be 28 in a few months now, time flies man!! But thats a burnt in memory that turned into a tradition, who knows, maybe 1 day she will have a kid or 2 and do the same with them 🤷🏽‍♂️.

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lovemypennydog@reddit

Labrynth is always a classic

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TrustAffectionate966@reddit

You can’t go wrong with Action and Sci-Fi films:

Alien

Rambo 2

Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back

Robocop

Predator

Die Hard

Bloodsport

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Matrix

🍿🦄👍🏽

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drkittymow@reddit

Star Wars

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jez2k1@reddit

I showed my 9 year old grandson "Back to the Future" when he visited for Thanksgiving, and when it was over he was super excited to find out there were 2 more movies which we also watched.

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Active_Yellow_1573@reddit

Wait until he finds out about the cartoons! I watched the cartoons with my kids after the movies, they loved it.

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jez2k1@reddit

I somehow didn't know there are cartoons, and it was my favorite movie when I was a kid. I will watch them with him next visit. Thanks!

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nguy9@reddit

Pee wees big adventure

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bhdrums@reddit

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Previous_Recover9682@reddit

Encino Man

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Lornesto@reddit

Dark Crystal

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Salty-Tea6815@reddit

Can’t go wrong with Clue, it’s a fun movie for any age

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SheepherderHopeful55@reddit

Monster Squad

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GramercyPlace@reddit

Just watched Coneheads for the first time since the 90’s and had a blast.

My go to would be Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead.

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Junior-Salad-2372@reddit

Hook! Or the original Jumanji

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dkoehn78@reddit

Goonies. My 10 & 8 year old (boy & girl) both loved it.

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Indiana Jones.

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dkoehn78@reddit

Raiders is my personal all time favorite, but if the kid is squeamish at all the ending can be a little much.

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Sorry I didn’t mean to comment that to your reply, I thought I was making a top level comment and have been bamboozled

Sorry for the misplaced comment

Alexa move comment. Alexa off

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Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit

But it actually works because Ke Huy Quan plays Data in the Goonies and Short Round in IJ Temple of Doom!

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dkoehn78@reddit

No worries!

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postitpad@reddit

We had to live that reality, so can they.

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dkoehn78@reddit

I was far more traumatized seeing Poltergeist at age 8 TBH

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postitpad@reddit

Holy shit me too. That scene with the tree caused me to realize there were trees near all the windows in my house!! I couldn’t sleep for a week.

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Standard-Win5187@reddit

Brokeback Mountain 🏔️

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Salty-Programmer1682@reddit

Never ending Story

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myrdraal2001@reddit

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How about a classic before the remake is released? Masters of the Universe.

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Temporary_Position95@reddit

Oh! Escape to Witch Mountains

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Temporary_Position95@reddit

Neverending Story

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RamenRoy@reddit

My stepson loved the Honey I Shrunk The Kids movies. Also Big was a big hit. It was fun asking him what he would do if he was an adult. Same with Home Alone.

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Intelligent-Invite79@reddit

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I’m a huge fan of karate kid and Cobra Kai

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TheCunningRabbit@reddit

I just showed my ten year old newsies and he loved it.

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phoenixliv@reddit

Maybe I was a weird kid but I LOVED Earth Girls are Easy when I was a tween. Its a little raunchy humor but still pg

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el_duderino619@reddit

Maybe bloodsport

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CrawlingKangaroo@reddit

Harry and the Hendersons

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Raff102@reddit

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ChimmyCharHar@reddit

Dirt bike kid

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Ash12783@reddit

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Altruistic_Bus1988@reddit

Last Action Hero

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soulsteela@reddit

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Iwonder1003@reddit

Love Rookie of the Year!

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ShitPostsRuinReddit@reddit

The. Fifth. Element.

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Euphoric-Pangolin-81@reddit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Neverending Story, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Hook, Jurassic Park, E.T., believe it or not, we started our kids at that age on Back to the Future 3 (which is the most tame and fun of them for kids).

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Stang1776@reddit

Flight of the Navigator

Pee-wee's big adventure

Karate Kid

Ernest goes to Camp

The Naked Gun

Bloodsport

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Familiar-Appeal6384@reddit

Any Ernest movies. Jim Varney was great.

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KittyBombip@reddit

Goonies. Don’t tell mom the babysitter’s dead. Adventures in babysitting. Teen Witch.

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mikeyfireman@reddit

Goonies

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Mega_Dragonzord@reddit

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Key_Hat_5721@reddit

Karate Kid (my fave was part 3), Short Circuit 2, Indiana Jones (any), Ninja Turtles 1 or 2

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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

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IAteAnotherVegan@reddit

that looks so familiar, but I have no clue what it's from...

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correct_eye_is@reddit

Indiana Jones

Police Academy

Stand By Me

Top Gun

The Last Starfighter

Beetlejuice

More scary...

Friday the 13th

Nightmare on Elm St.

Child's Play

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bony-tony@reddit

Can never go wrong with a boy and some Star Wars; that's the one that really hit for my niece and nephew.

I can tell you Goonies didn't work, nor the Xmas classics (Xmas Vacation, Home Alone, Elf (well, Elf was okay), wwhich have bene on the menu because we normally see them at the holidays.

Ghostbusters got a very moderate thumbs up.

I suppose you could always go Toy Story or Iron Giant -- any kid who doesn't respond to those must be kinda broken inside. I never tried them with my niece and nephew because as a Gen X they never really felt like my movies.

Or you could just take a big swing and give him some PG13 like Weekend at Bernie's or should've-been-PG13 like Bill and Ted's. I mean, what's an uncle for if not teaching a too-young nephew to giggle at "69"?

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WoefulKnight@reddit

I remember coming out of Bill and Ted's and my mom being very concerned I would start using 'medieval dickweed' on a regular basis.

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Aggravating-Alarm-16@reddit

Lol..

I was grounded for calling my sister that

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bony-tony@reddit

Well, she was right, wasn't she?

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WoefulKnight@reddit

... No.

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VoteForLubo@reddit

…you medieval dickweed

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

A lot of the early Adam Sandler movies are ok for that age. I’ve watched happy Gilmore and big daddy with my 9 and 11 year old

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bony-tony@reddit

Ooh, good ones. I feel like the worst thing in Billy Madison is "he called the shit poop!", but I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.

We showed the niece and nephew Happy Gilmore last year (they're jr high / high school now), and it was reasonably well received. That said, I think the grade was inflated a bit by the whole dress-like-Adam-Sandler memes going around (my niece had just adopted his current late 50's and fat enormous Hawaiian shirt / basketball shorts look for Halloween; I still don't understand why).

No seriously, it is/was a thing? https://www.reddit.com/r/teenagers/comments/xydkje/my_school_is_doing_spirit_week_and_one_of_the/

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Living_Ad_5386@reddit

ID4!!!

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bentley72@reddit

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se-dc@reddit

Solid. Also, BMX Bandits is more comedic for the kids, since the whole thing is wacky chase scenes where teenage Nicole Kidman and two joke-cracking Aussie boys ride their bikes around the Sydney area to evade colorful bumbling crooks.

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ThunderDungeon02@reddit

Sandlot

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Synthetics_66@reddit

Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Batteries Included, Goonies, Princess Bride, Indiana Jones, The Never Ending Story, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth

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EducatorEducational7@reddit

Problem Child Little Giants

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bascule@reddit

How about D.A.R.Y.L. the Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform

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GrendelDerp@reddit

Spaceballs Critters Predator Commando Indiana Jones trilogy

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MilaVaneela@reddit

Definitely Short Circuit and also… I’m surprised no one has mentioned A Goofy Movie! That was SO good (and Powerline’s music was 🔥).

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GenericRedditor1937@reddit

Three Ninjas

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wiserTyou@reddit

All my favorites are already listed so.... The Mighty Ducks?

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melcheae@reddit

Flight of the Navigator is the correct answer. Goonies is also correct.

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wiserTyou@reddit

I haven't seen either in decades. Probably still have them both on VHS.

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sicksixgamer@reddit

TMNT!!!

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squarebodynewb@reddit

Always goonies or BTF or most anything MJFox.

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IAteAnotherVegan@reddit

Spaceballs or Police Academy. my 2 favorite movies at that age.

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Achelois1@reddit

The Legend of Billie Jean. The new generation needs to learn to fight the power

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SoftRange5136@reddit

Terminator 2

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Lamplight_119@reddit

Didn't read all the comments so sorry if this is a repeat but OG 90s movies still slap. Heavyweights, Mighty Ducks, Cool Runnings...all good!

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iwilldefinitelynot@reddit

BIG

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

PEE WEE! this is a good one!

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johnny_moronic@reddit

The Gate

Child's Play

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

omg 😳😭😭

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KittyPuperMamaPerson@reddit

Bill and Ted both excellent adventure and bogus journey

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Ippus_21@reddit

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Neverending Story

Flight of the Navigator was actually a hit with my kids. I had to explain some 80s things, but they liked the movie, especially the second half.

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bluemagic222@reddit (OP)

GREAT SUGGESTIONS! THANKS EVERYONE!

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jennifer_m13@reddit

BTTF, the Goonies, Hook, ET, Star Wars

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Brendy171@reddit

Uncle Buck for sure

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Alone_Mobile_4974@reddit

Ferris Beuler

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Pizzasaurus-Rex@reddit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

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FinallyKat@reddit

Oof, the melting Dip scared me so bad, I couldn't sleep for a week

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EagleEyezzzzz@reddit

I just watched Hook with my 8 year old and it was sooooo goooooooood !!!!!!

Love this movie and love that it stood the test of time. Kiddo loved it too.

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Rethoughts@reddit

My kids loved The Burbs and Uncle Buck

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mistermatth@reddit

I watch The Burbs at least twice a year, it’s a perfect movie.

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sarcasmo818@reddit

I was going to suggest The Burbs! I just rewatched it and forgot how dumb it is lol

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nate_7667@reddit

Iron Eagle

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sageberrytree@reddit

Goonies? Princess Bride? All of the honey I shrunk movies and Ghostbusters

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Rich-Scholar-8697@reddit

Night at the Museum series

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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit

The dark crystal and labyrinth, back to back

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Electronic_Relation9@reddit

Tron

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101010_1@reddit

Rad

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chrisw9417@reddit

Little Monsters with Howie Mandel is great with kids

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basylica@reddit

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Classic_Aioli_9129@reddit

George of the Jungle.

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ylimeenimsaj@reddit

The 'Burbs. (The ORIGINAL)

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Illustrious-Group-99@reddit

Don't tell mom the babysitter is dead, batman forever, liar liar or ace Ventura

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Moleta1978@reddit

I have a 14 yo and a 10yo. Gotta gauge personality, maturity, and attention span when you’re choosing. Also, awkwardness within the movie. There’s a reason that we have “80’s PG” as a separate rating consideration in our house. Here are my suggestions:

The Sandlot

Jumanji (the original, then spinoffs)

Jurassic Park (again, the original first)

The Mighty Ducks

Back to the Future

Angus

Uncle Buck

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