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| 9 to 5 | |
| A Christmas Story | |
| Adventures in Babysitting | |
| Airplane! | |
| An American Tail | |
| Babe | |
| Babe 2: Pig in the City | |
| Back to the Future 1, 2, 3 | |
| Batteries Not Included | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | |
| Beetlejuice | |
| Benji | |
| Big | |
| Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure | |
| Caddyshack | |
| Candleshoe | |
| City of Lost Children | |
| Clash of the Titians | |
| Cloak & Dagger | |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | |
| Clue | |
| Cocoon | |
| Dark Crystal | |
| E.T. | |
| Escape To Witch Mountain | |
| Explorers | |
| Fern Gully | |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off | |
| Fletch | |
| Flight of the Navigator | |
| Footloose | |
| Fox and the Hound | |
| Freaky Friday (1976) | |
| Ghostbusters | |
| Gleaming the Cube | |
| Goonies | |
| Gotcha! | |
| Gremlins | |
| Harry and the Hendersons | |
| Home Alone | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | |
| Iron Giant | |
| Jabberwocky | |
| Karate Kid | |
| Karate Kid 2 | |
| Kelly's Heroes | |
| Labyrinth | |
| Ladyhawke | |
| Last Star Fighter | |
| Legend | |
| Little Mermaid | |
| Meatballs | |
| Murder by Death | |
| My Science Project | |
| Never Ending Story | |
| Pee-wee's Big Adventure | |
| Pete's Dragon | |
| Pippi Longstocking | |
| Planet of the Apes | |
| Princess Bride | |
| Rad (BMX movie) | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | |
| Real Genius | |
| Robin Hood (Disney animated) | |
| Secret of My Success | |
| Short Circuit 2 | |
| Smokey & The Bandit | |
| Spaceballs | |
| Space Camp | |
| Superman 1, 2, 3 | |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | |
| The Bad News Bears | |
| The Barefoot Executive | |
| The Brave Little Toaster | |
| The Breakfast Club | |
| The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | |
| The Indian in the Cupboard | |
| The Jerk | |
| The Last Mimzy | |
| The Last Unicorn | |
| The Love Bug | |
| The Man Who Would Be King | |
| The Sandlot | |
| The Secret of NIMH | |
| They Live | |
| Time Bandits | |
| Top Secret | |
| Tron | |
| Vacation | |
| WarGames | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | |
| Willow | |
| Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | |
| Young Frankenstein |
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Not sure what your parameters for "family friendly" are. Some of those have a scene or two that might be awkward to watch with your kid. Also, "They Live" doesn't seem any kind of friendly.
@gwhilts Agreed, I'm pretty sure my daughter would crap her pants with They Live. But it'll be fun when she's older. And I'm willing to accept a little awkwardness! But that said, I either screen before hand or watch with my finger on the pause button.
How 'bout The Bad News Bears (Some parents don't like this one, but I really dug it as a kid)
Also for younger kids:
- The Secret of NIMH
- Robin Hood
- Iron Giant
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Benji
- The Love Bug
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
- The Barefoot Executive
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Maybe a bit older:
Oh man, I forgot about Benji.
Time Bandits. I re-watched that a few years ago. I remember seeing it when I was about 9 and I spaced out at the wrong time and then had no idea what was going on for the rest of the movie! :)
Noting some other suggestions which I haven't put on the list yet but may.
- Bad News Bears
- Zardoz (can't tell if Stephen is kidding w/ this one or not)
- Forrest Gump
- Watership Down
- Cornbread, Earl and Me - This one may wait until Emily's a little older. Sounds rough, like The Outsiders.
- Cooley High
NOTE: Some of these are better for older kids, so parents must still use their heads. For example, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Indiana Jones series all contain some brutal violence and are very scary in parts.
Just to clarify, these movies don't strictly have to be from the 70s or 80s, just have that basic quality shared by many of these movies. Also this is a collection of suggestions and nothing here has been vetted or endorsed so view at your own risk! :)