What is he into?

Battlestar Galactica

Lost

The Bourne Identity (and sequels)

Cobra Kai
Modern family

Hot Fuzz
Fifth Element
The Prestige
Knives Out/Glass Onion (you don't need to have watched one to understand the other)
teenage DS thought Miss Congeniality was funny

Hot Ones is such a good idea!

Ted Lasso!

Anonymous wrote:My teen is in a funk after a series of disappointments and socializing or rapidly fixing it isn't going to work this weekend. So my plan is to just have foods he likes and maybe a nice thing to watch together. And recommendations for an engaging movie for your average 15 yo boy? I am out of ideas and he'll say no to everything so I was planning to just sit near him and start the movie tonight.

Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. Violence but no sex scenes.

If he likes cars - Gran Turismo, Fast and the Furious series, Gone in 60 seconds, Top Gear episodes, The Grand Tour episodes

If he likes baseball, major league is a classic and still gets quoted regularly by baseball commentators.

I was married to a man who never grew out of the movie tastes of a 15 year old boy. Based mostly on his preferences, here are some suggestions your son might like (which doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll like them too - a few of these I avoid). If you are at all concerned about content, please check the IMDB Parent’s Guide and/or Common Sense Media.

Monty Python
Mel Brooks
Airplane
Field of Dreams
anything with superheroes
Beverly Hills Cop
Lethal Weapon
Die Hard
The Fast and the Furious
James Bond
Police Academy
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Terminator
True Lies
Paycheck
Minority Report
I Robot
Men in Black
Independence Day
The A Team
Rocky
Demolition Man
Apollo 13
The Mask
Beetlejuice
Sneakers
Spy Game
War Games
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Dead Again
Inception
The Illusionist
Lucy
About Time
Top Gun
Godzilla
Blade
Ready Player One
Jaws
Blade Runner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Alien
Galaxy Quest
The Green Mile
A Few Good Men
Rock of Ages
The Mummy

For a movie, Baby Driver is fun to watch. (A little violent, though.)

For TV, Hot Ones or Nathan For You.

On my watch list with my 15 year old son is—
The one piece Netflix series
The new avatar series on Netflix
Shogun (but that’s definitely a MA show and maybe not a pick me up)
Loki season 2

Any Mission Impossible
Spider-Man
Any Marvel

I loved the Bourne movies. And the first one really gets you hooked.

Another great suggestion for any age is Bad News Bears. I've watched them both and liked them both. While they are underdogs, it's more just funny.