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Have you guys got something against Disney's classic animated films? They seem to be decidedly absent on these lists. A viewing of the Disney classics is mandatory when it comes to animated film. I'm not going to recommend specific ones, because every classic Disney animated full length feature should be seen at least once.

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*Shrug* Probably more a matter of Disney films on home video being such a childhood cliche that nobody felt the need to specifically mention them. Disney movies are a given. Also by age nine many kids have outgrown much of what would be considered "classic" Disney, whose audience sweet-spot seems to fall somewhere between toddlers and kindergarteners or first graders.

We're trying to suggest titles that might not have instantly come to the mind of any parent or step-parent. Disney would have.

Speaking of classics, I hope someone mentioned The Wizard of Oz.

Regards,

Joe

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How about some classic musicals?

Dr. Doolittle
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Sound of Music (or any Rogers & Hammerstein film)

Or a new musical: Hairspray

Also, I'd recommend:

Stardust
Hocus Pocus
Big Business
Marx Brothers comedies
The Muppets! (The Muppet Show & all movies)

Heh, I was going to recommend the Critters series, then recalled at least one of them contains some nudity...but then I see it's already on your list of movies watched anyway.

Some television:

Due South
Eerie, Indiana
Mr. Bean
Invader ZIM

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I will reiterate the Back to the Future trilogy.

And, check out any of the comic book movies of recent years (well, obviously taking rating and content into account). Or even the Adam West Batman movie.

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Well, I can understand the reasoning in the first two lines of your post. As for the next part about toddlers and first graders, all I can say is

I'm going to recommend a few Japanese animated films

METROPOLIS
PORCO ROSSO
NAUSICAA IN THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
THE CAT RETURNS
APPLESEED

KARATE KID!!!

 

Also, the library now has A-Team videos and MacGyver!!  We've also liked introducing him to the Rocky movies.  I came on here looking for "movies to show my 9 year old boy" and saw this link.  I got a lot of great answers from your questions!!  Sorry I'm 2 years late but maybe now  you've run out of movies....  ;)

While the lists are great, so many have titles I'd prefer to wait a bit before I show a kid.. 9 is still in that realm where I want them to be a kid.  And there are so many "kid" movies out there that are great that they will love.  Having a 9 year old myself (and 11) here are some of the ones that are real hits you can enjoy together

 

The Muppet Movie

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Iron Giant

N.I.M.H.

Sword In the Stone (this is one of my kid's favorites, a disney classic)

Jungle Book (Original Animated)

Explorers as mentioned above is a good one.

Matilda

Benji

Snoopy films.. all of them..

 

And maybe it's me, but uh, I steadfast refused to show my kids movies with "real" violence.  I just won't do it.  I have nothing against them watching that later, but under 10?  No way.  No way at all.  I know they will get it elsewhere, through the net or whatever, but I don't care for it and won't do it.    It's why I don't mind things where the gunbattles etc. are ridiculous because that's fine.  But I won't put them in front of anything where the blood/gore factor goes up.I could deal with sex scenes in a film way more then blood/gore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One blind buy I got that my 10 year-old and my 13 year-old absolutely loved: Fantastic Mr. Fox. Both are boys, FYI.