Seeking recs for an awesome superhero or sci-fi movie to watch with almost 8yo
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Anonymous
| Kid absolutely loved Into the Spiderverse, and also has enjoyed several Star Wars movies. Any suggestions for movie night? |
Anonymous
| ET |
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Harry Potter & Sorcerer's Stone
Superman and Superman II (the Christopher Reeve ones) Big Hero 6 The Incredibles WALL-E Jimmy Neutron Astro Boy Howl's Moving Castle (more of a fairy tale, but my boys loved it, and all the Miyazaki films) Close Encounters of the Third Kind ET |
Anonymous
| Running into the same issue with my 8 year old girl - I found the Marvel cartoons on Disney Now and some of the Netflix shows are catering to this age bracket. |
Anonymous
| 5th element |
Anonymous
| Try Dr Who- it’s quicker than a movie but fantastic (the new who- start with David tennant version) |
Anonymous
| Back to the Future |
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Shazam!
X-Men |
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Sky High
The Incredibles Condorman Galaxy Quest Superman movies with Christopher Reeve Flash Gordon https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/flash-gordon-1980 The Mask (PG-13) https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-mask Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home Percy Jackson Spy Kids Sorcerer's Apprentice - 2010 The Black Hole Flight of the Navigator Tron - 1982 Avatar (PG-13) https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/avatar ET Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Short Circuit Princess Bride Jumanji Escape to Witch Mountain - 1975 Night at the Museum |
Anonymous
| Marvel cinematic universe movies |
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OP here--thanks for the suggestions so far. Will have to check out Marvel cartoons, and more Miyazaki movies (we've watched a few). A couple of questions:
For the 80s movies like ET and Short Circuit--have people found that their kids actually got into those, if they viewed them more recently? As for Marvel movies, do folks have any specific recs? We've watched most of them (and I used to read the comics myself), but I'm having trouble thinking of which might be good "starter" Marvel movies for younger kids, i.e., without too much violence and language. I know I can look on Common Sense, but any recs would also be appreciated. |
Anonymous
| Captain America. |
Anonymous
Yep. |