Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say Anything

Everything Everywhere All at Once (if elders like quirky stuff)

Historical documentaries

E.T.

Star Wars: A New Hope (OG Star Wars)

Into The Woods (movie musical)

I disagree about EEAAO, too modern and to some even too woke

How is it woke. It has a parent who accepts their gay child?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Say Anything

Everything Everywhere All at Once (if elders like quirky stuff)

Historical documentaries

E.T.

Star Wars: A New Hope (OG Star Wars)

Into The Woods (movie musical)

I cannot imagine 80 year olds being into this.

If they liked Monty Python I can see it. That's why I put it down. It's a movie about family relationships.

It did well with the Academy - aren't those people mostly crusty old men?

I like Monty Python and I was completely baffled by Everything Everywhere. My 75 year old mother came out of the theater completely confused. Not saying it’s a bad movie, just a very, very specific kind of weird that’s not going to appeal to a lot of old folks (or teens, for that matter.)

It's an absurdist movie crossed with an action movie. There's nothing weirder about biting off a chapstick, hot dog fingers, and a woman with an "everything bagel" headress than yelling about Knights of Ni and a shrubbery and arms being off.

Compare:

The Middle! It’s a show not a movie but I found it so relevant to my life even though I am not in that place and time. Helps teens understand us, and hopefully some food for thought for the elders (annoying elders are tolerated surprisingly well by younger people in these series). It’s heartwarming but also decent enough in terms of quality.

Anonymous wrote:We (48) just re-watched Back to the Future with my teens (13 & 15) and my parents (70 & 73) and everyone enjoyed it.

I second this!!!!

Anonymous wrote:Say Anything

Everything Everywhere All at Once (if elders like quirky stuff)

Historical documentaries

E.T.

Star Wars: A New Hope (OG Star Wars)

Into The Woods (movie musical)

I disagree about EEAAO, too modern and to some even too woke

The Variety’s list of 100 best comedies of all time is a great list.

https://variety.com/lists/best-comedy-movies-all-time/bridget-joness-diary/

Elf

Meet the Parents

Oh brother where art thou
Hunt for red October
Witness

The Bird Cage. My elderly parents and my tweens both loved it, and it’s the kind of movie you can watch over and over again.

Father of the Bride 1 and 2 are great. Sticking with Steve Martin/Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (with Selena Gomez) is an excellent series for any age.

Here’s a movie a lot of people missed but it’s a fun watch: Club Paradise, starring a young Robin Williams, Eugene Levy, and Rick Moranis (among others). I don’t think there are any embarrassing sex scenes.

Any John Candy film should fit the bill.

Princess Bride is a classic. Pirates of the Caribbean (the original) perhaps?

This is a stretch for many families, but my kids really enjoyed/were moved by the Florida Project (or whatever the film is called about the poor families living in motels in Orlando). It’s obviously a very serious topic (homelessness/poverty), but kudos to the director for telling a very compelling story that left all of us feeling things/thinking things. It definitely fosters gratitude if that’s what you are going for.

Weapons on HBO is great.

Defending Your Life (Albert Brooks movie)

One Battle after Another is fantastic. Now streaming.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

The Holdovers

When my parents come over, we watch Mission Impossible. It's particularly appreciated by my father, my husband and my son. I kind of like it too. My daughter spends that time poking fun at Tom Cruise. My mother doesn't really mind what we watch.

Anonymous wrote:Any recommendations for movies for my teens and 80 year old parents to watch together? DH and I will be there too but we’ll muddle through anything. Streaming (over theaters) preferred.

ICK!

As far as movies, try some indie flicks. Or stick to older movies. Hollywood makes only garbage in the last decade.

Anonymous wrote:If streaming, here are some oldies but goodies:

Love Actually
Napoleon Dynamite
Gods Must be Crazy
My Life as a Dog (a brief nude scene in art studio)
Moonstruck
Impromptu
Mamma Mia

Don't forget the porn storyline in Love Actually! That surprised me.