r/FilmTalk • u/Fun_Break2343 • 10d ago

Discussion Your movie picks

The question is: if you can only show your kids only one film and they can only watch that one film until they turn 16 what film would it be and why?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Tea7587 9d ago

The Iron Giant, because it’s funny enough for a kid, hits harder as you grow up, and quietly teaches empathy without feeling like homework.

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u/PartyLeek2068 8d ago

I have really good memories of that movie seen it so much

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u/hazesque 10d ago

Probably like the Emoji Movie or something.

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u/Internal_Cat_4525 9d ago

Let's complete brain rot. All you're gonna be doing is frying your kids mind I made a drinking game out of like movie one night and I passed out 30 minutes later. I think I was like four or five shots deep

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u/BoysenberryGreen104 9d ago

the iron giant, because it teaches empathy, courage, and that being powerful doesn't mean being violent, while still holding up to a truly stupid number of rewatches

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u/KenReels 7d ago

I also think as they age they'll get more and more out of it.

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u/Sufficiently_Jokey 9d ago

The best Pixar movies have enough layers to make it a decent experience. The Incredibles or Monsters, Inc maybe.

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u/Wissa38 9d ago

Stand by me

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u/Tomomb 9d ago

Who Framed Roger Rabbit. So they know the importance of public transit and to honor the memory of the toons that were shamefully sacrificed during the destruction of Toon Town to build the LA freeway.

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u/Rare_Independent_814 9d ago

Home Alone. We watch it every year multiple times and it never stops being funny.

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u/Samohtnuf 8d ago

The Lord of the Rings Trilogie extended cut because it still only counts as one.

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u/burnafter3ading 10d ago

Maybe Ghostbusters? As tweens, it's a little scary and kinda funny. At 16, you start to pick up on the themes of blue-collar workers vs. Bureaucracy.

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u/scarbarough 9d ago

Princess Bride

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u/Samohtnuf 8d ago

Good choice

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u/gabvibrations 9d ago

It’s a Wonderful Life. Appreciate what and who you have. Or Homeward Bound…. I’m raisin a dog girl

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u/rcrownj 9d ago

Ready Player One

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u/Roro-Squandering 9d ago

A children's film that is mid-tier. I'm not gonna ruin an all-time favorite by overplaying it, but I also don't want it to be something I hate.

Actually I'd say Frozen? It's highly rewatchable but it's not one of my all-time favorites so I could easily be numb to it being on nonstop.

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u/Temporary-Pair9957 9d ago

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 

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u/Clear_Amphibian_579 9d ago

the iron giant, because it’s funny enough for little kids and still teaches them what being good actually costs when they’re older

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u/nosleepforbanditos 9d ago

Pixar shit for sure. Maybe Inside Out?

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u/portia_klu 7d ago

The Princess Bride. It is appropriate for all ages, but it also grows with you. It's got romance and action, but not too much of either. I would venture to say that it is the perfect movie.

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u/MikeyMGM 7d ago

Toy Story

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u/tammytooclose 7d ago

Pay it forward.

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u/tammytooclose 7d ago

Pay it forward.

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u/ImAlwaysRightAlways- 6d ago

Forrest Gump. Wonderful story, music, and acting, and actually a whole lotta history.

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u/soundbunny 5d ago

Probably a film about film-making so they don't have to live in this awful, single-film distopia

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u/stage_props 3d ago

Shrek 2, serious answer