Now that all the kids are in elementary school, we can phase out of watching 100% cartoon movies (except the good ones of course). With the youngest in kindergarten, there is still some challenge with scary movies, extra long, or those requiring play-by-play explanation. Thus, the "not ready" list. Feel free to comment your recommended additions!
Great Family Movies for Elementary-Aged Kids
- The Sandlot
- Back to the Future series
- The Night at the Museum series
- Adventures in Babysitting
- Home Alone series
- American Girl movies (for girls)
- * Harry Potter series
- Ghostbusters
- Annie
- Pete's Dragon
- The Neverending Story
- * Holes
- Wizard of Oz
- Muppet movies
- Swiss Family Robinson
- A Dolphin Tale
- * Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
- Blank Check
- The Parent Trap
- The Love Bug
- RV
- Flubber
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Escape to Witch Mountain
- The Apple Dumpling Gang series
- * How to Eat Fried Worms
- Jumanji
- Maleficient
- Mr Popper's Penguins
- Nanny McPhee
- Spy Kids series
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Not Ready Yet:
- Goonies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark series
- Gremlins
- Pirates of the Caribbean series
- * Narnia
- Karate Kid
- ET
- Beetle Juice
- National Treasure
- School of Rock
RED - The movies we have already seen and enjoyed
* movies that come from great books.
Updated 1/22/2016
