So I had a reader ask about a list of movies to watch with their teens. I decided to crowdsource a list from the moms on my Facebook page. The list below is cultivated from that Facebook conversation! (Some of these may be appropriate for younger kids but you’ll need to do the research on that.)
Now I have to enter a disclaimer: This list was curated from mostly Christian moms on Facebook. If extra info was offered, we included it. We have not vetted each movie ourselves plus we know each family has their individual standards. We highly suggest checking movie reviews at https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/ before turning something on to watch with your family. (If you discover a movie that you feel should be removed from this list, please email us at resources@jillsavage.org. Thank you!)
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FYI: I’ve highlighted movies that we have watched and can vouch for. I’ve also included links to any movies available on Amazon. If you have Netflix or any other channels or streaming services, you might check to see if the movie you’re choosing is available there too! If you’d like to print out or save this list on your computer or phone, you can do that here.
Now pop some popcorn and enjoy!
- 5 People You Meet in Heaven
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- A Champion Heart
- Aeronauts
- Agents of Shield
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Aladdin
- Andy Griffith
- Anne of Green Gables (PBS version)
- Apollo 13
- Beautifully Broken
- Breakthrough
- Brian Banks
- Brian’s Song
- Bridge of Spies
- Broadway HD Trial (watching classic Broadway shows)
- Bruce Almighty
- Can’t Buy Me Love
- Cats
- Chef: good, light-hearted. It’s about a guy running a food truck and relationship with his son.
- Chosen (download app, YouTube)
- Cool Runnings
- Courageous
- Dark Waters
- Dick Van Dyke
- Disney Channel “Disney through the ages” section
- Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (Amazon)
- Dr. Who
- Draft Day
- Drum Line
- Duck Dynasty
- Dude Perfect (YouTube channel)
- Eddie the Eagle
- Evan Almighty
- Facing the Giants
- Faith, Hope & Love (Netflix)
- Finding Bigfoot
- Fireproof
- Food Chef
- Forever My Girl
- Forever Strong
- Frozen 1
- Frozen 2
- Full Count (great Christian movie)
- Gifted Hands
- Glory Road
- God’s Not Dead 1
- God’s Not Dead 2
- Greater
- Growing Pains
- Harriet
- Heartland
- Hidden Figures
- Hoosiers
- Hoovey
- I Love Lucy
- I Still Believe
- If You Could See What I Hear
- Invictus
- Joseph
- Just Mercy
- Kindness Diaries
- Les Misérables
- Life of Pi
- Like Arrows
- Little Boy
- Little Women
- Lion
- Lost in Space (language)
- Mandalorian (on Disney)
- McFarland USA
- Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
- Million Dollar Arm
- Miracles from Heaven
- Miracle on Ice
- Monk
- Movies and documentaries about history
- Mr. Holland’s Opus
- North Face
- Northern Rescue (Netflix)
- October Sky
- Oh God
- One Child Nation: a documentary on China’s one child per family policy. It is sometimes difficult just because of the subject but I learned a lot. *Not a feel good
- Onward
- On the Basis of Sex, about the early career of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
- Overcomer
- Parenthood
- Pay it Forward
- Peanut Butter Falcon (does have language)
- Phantom of the Opera
- Pride and Prejudice (starring Kiera Knightly)
- Promised Land (Netflix)
- Psych (Amazon Prime)
- Richard Jewell
- Rudy
- Run the Race (Tim Tebow produced)
- Secondhand Lions
- Seven Days in Utopia
- Soul Surfer: The Bethany Hamilton Story
- Stand by Me
- Studio C channels (YouTube)
- Summer Snow
- Sunrise in Heaven (Netflix)
- Survivor
- The Dust Bowl (documentary)
- The Emperor’s Club
- The Finest Hours
- The Good Lie
- The Hiding Place
- The Impossible
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Miracle Worker
- The National Parks (documentary)
- The Passion of the Christ
- The Perfect Game
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- The Power of One
- The Riot and the Dance: Earth
- The Riot and the Dance: Water
- The Rookie
- The Sandlot
- The Shack
- The Song
- The Ultimate Gift
- The Ultimate Life
- Togo (Netflix)
- Treehouse Master
- Unplanned (rated R due to abortion scenes)
- Up
- Victory
- Virgin River (Netflix)
- Walter Mitty
- War Room
- When Calls the Heart
- When the Game Stands Tall
- Where Hope Grows
- White Fang
- Wonder
- Woodlawn
- pureflix.com
- Back to Normal
- whatdowedoallday.com (Good movies based on books you can watch with your teens)
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- Togo
- Candleshoe
- The Journey of Natty Gahnupfaithandfamily.com (offers 14 day trial)
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A couple to add: Riot and the Dance: Earth; Riot and Dance: Water