Films you can watch with kids/teens
by oriente385 | created - 16 Oct 2018 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicYou can watch not only animated films with your kids but also real films: sci-fi, thrillers, adventure, fantasy, even some horror. The list is small but growing. Some you can watch with little ones, some just with teens but you won't have awkward moments watching these. And some of these films provide a lesson to learn.
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1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
Votes: 445,231 | Gross: $404.52M
2. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 376,776 | Gross: $100.48M
3. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,514 | Gross: $137.86M
A marvellous adaptation! Sometimes pretty scary, especially in the beginning, so IMHO not for the very young kids, but teens could appreciate it. Being an adult I loved it immensely!! 10 out of 10!
4. Galaxy Quest (1999)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 178,152 | Gross: $71.58M
5.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
Nosedive
(2016)
TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman desperate to boost her social media score hits the jackpot when she's invited to a swanky wedding, but the trip doesn't go as planned.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Alice Eve, Cherry Jones, James Norton
Votes: 64,163
An interesting topic for teens because everyone is crazy about instagram (grabs their attention) but be careful, there are some swear words. It's good to discuss the film later as it shows the negative sides of social media and how we have to be careful. And you don't have to push them, kids are happy to share their opinion.
6. Hocus Pocus (1993)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz
Votes: 155,916 | Gross: $44.34M
7. Babe (1995)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 134,108 | Gross: $66.60M
Be prepared for some uncomfortable questions at the next dinner if you serve pork, hehe. Well, the babe itself forgives the owner for eating pigs so maybe you'll be OK. Anyway , the film is great. 9/10
8. Speed (1994)
R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton
Votes: 391,895 | Gross: $121.25M
Action.. some people die and there is a bit of bad language - for teens, not younger.
9. Enter Nowhere (2011)
R | 90 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Three strangers arrive one by one at a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere only to learn they've been brought together for a reason.
Director: Jack Heller | Stars: Katherine Waterston, Scott Eastwood, Sara Paxton, Shaun Sipos
Votes: 12,634
A thriller with almost completely no blood and with the moral. Nothing sexual either. There are only two kisses in the film. A little bit of smoking but with a negative attitude towards it. One occasion of wine drinking. Well,.. there are swear words.
10. Corrina, Corrina (1994)
PG | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1959, a widower hires a kindly housekeeper/nanny to care for his seven-year-old daughter.
Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Ray Liotta, Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Majorino, Noreen Hennessey
Votes: 14,167 | Gross: $20.16M
Incredibly kind, heart-warming film which touches a very sensitive topic - the little girl in the film is dealing with her mother's death. The only minus is too much of cigarettes, but during the depicted period of time they were super popular and when I watched this film as a kid (12) I didn't notice them, I was concentrating on the characters.
11. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
Director: Clay Kaytis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Oliver Hudson
Votes: 83,482
12. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins
Votes: 115,263 | Gross: $29.26M
6-7 stars out of ten. Not the greatest but pretty good with a positive message: don't hate your brother:) Could be a little bit boring for adults but engaging for kids. No alcohol, no cigarettes, no sex, no kissing. Pure and simple, you can watch it with your youngest kids.
13. Labyrinth (1986)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson
Votes: 149,565 | Gross: $12.73M
A safe fantasy for little ones and also David Bowie fans :)
14. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 63,899 | Gross: $139.24M
15. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Santa, a.k.a. Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 42,657 | Gross: $84.50M
16. Johnny English (2003)
PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos
Votes: 174,189 | Gross: $28.08M
17. Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.
Director: David Kerr | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson
Votes: 83,224 | Gross: $4.41M
18. Stargate (1994)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 205,054 | Gross: $71.57M
Good for teens, not for little ones 'cause there are some intense moments that could scare them. No sex, no alcohol, there is smoking in couple of scenes but then it's called stupid, no blood, almost no blood.. there is one person sliced in two parts at the end of the film, but yeah, almost no blood. Interesting story and decent special effects.
19. Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The newly formed team SG-1, led by Colonel Jack O'Neill, goes on a rescue mission to the planet Chulak.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 7,255
Continues the story of the original Stargate. This updated version doesn't have nude scenes. It neither has anything super violent, they shoot there but you can't see any blood. The only scene that is maybe intense is where an alien comes out of one person's stomach. They didn't have the same budget as the original film hence the costumes that aren't so good but the story is interesting.
20. D'artagnan and Three Musketeers (1979)
220 min | Adventure, History, Musical
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.
Stars: Mikhail Boyarskiy, Venyamin Smekhov, Igor Starygin, Valentin Smirnitskiy
Votes: 3,812
A three-part musical miniseries about musketeers. No blood, no sex, main topic is the friendship.
21. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,449,439 | Gross: $322.74M
7/10 For kids/teens and for fans :) Everything is black or white in this film and the dialogue is not the best but yeah, it's classic.. And I loved it when I was a teen! May the force be with you!
22. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,379,571 | Gross: $290.48M
This one not for kids but for teens I think (+12). And fans, obviously :) A bit darker, with some shades of grey and wise words from Yoda.
23. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,121,301 | Gross: $309.13M
This one is the best of three first films I think.
24. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Votes: 856,348 | Gross: $474.54M
25. Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise
Votes: 315,541 | Gross: $173.84M
26. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok
Votes: 475,989 | Gross: $186.74M
27. I, Robot (2004)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk
Votes: 575,302 | Gross: $144.80M
28.
R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010–2014)
Episode:
Alien Candy
(2011)
TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A sixth-grader who believes in extraterrestrials is approached by two eighth-graders who invite him to join a special club.
Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Grayson Russell, Bal Nagra, Jess McLeod, Matthew Knight
Votes: 160
Not for little ones, from 10-ish probably. One scene is pretty scary.
29.
The Nightmare Room (2001–2002)
Episode:
Tangled Web
(2001)
TV-Y7 | Drama, Family, Fantasy
When Josh tells the substitute math teacher unfamiliar with his excuses that his homework was stolen by unique robbers along with his entertainment system, Mr. Farber seems to believe him. ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Justin Berfield, David Naughton, David Carradine, Steve Borden
Votes: 72
About a boy who gets swallowed up by his lies.
30.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Flypaper
(1980)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. Young Sylvia is on a bus on the way home from school when a friendly old man begins to talk to her.
Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Roald Dahl, Alfred Burke, Pat Keen, Lorna Yabsley
Votes: 499
A comment from youtube by wearecity:
This should be shown to all children between 11-15. Perhaps a bit too scary for young children, but certainly a valuable lesson in life. The sweetness that attracts them, but the stickiness that prevents them from getting away, is a very clever line.
Moral of the episode: don't go anywhere with strangers, and don't talk to them either.
31. No One Would Tell (1996 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.
Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Fred Savage, Gregory Alan Williams, Heather McComb
Votes: 2,985
Another pretty scary lesson for teens on abuse in relationships. After the film it's good to have a conversation on different types of abuse and that the abusers and the abused can be different: female and male, kids and adults.
32. Men Don't Tell (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Peter Strauss, Judith Light, James Gammon, Noble Willingham
Votes: 401
This is another difficult film on abuse. It's the only one I have seen about the man being abused. On importance of talking and seeking help.. and actually listening and seeing signs when something is wrong. Not for kids, for mature teens, definitely followed up by a conversation.
33. Perfect Body (1997 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A teenage gymnast is accepted to an elite training center in Seattle to train for the Olympics. After being criticized for her weight, she begins vomiting up her food and excessively starving herself.
Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, Brett Cullen, Wendie Malick, Ray Baker
Votes: 1,321
This one on anorexia/bulimia topic.. How it starts and how dangerous it is.
34. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei
Votes: 719,311 | Gross: $334.20M
35. Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 556,631 | Gross: $390.53M
36. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.
Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter
Votes: 159,250 | Gross: $148.97M
37. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.
Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Zoe Renee, Mackenzie Graham, Andrea Anders
Votes: 5,426
38. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, David Forman
Votes: 104,822 | Gross: $135.27M
39. Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
G | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. A crook finds out about it, and plans to steal it for himself.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus
Votes: 2,291
40. Turtles Forever (2009 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet their match -- Literally! The modern, gritty Ninja Turtles must team up with their classic cartoon counterparts to stop two Shredders and their plans of multi-dimensional scale.
Directors: Roy Burdine, Lloyd Goldfine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey
Votes: 4,506
41. Shazam! (2019)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer
Votes: 384,883 | Gross: $140.37M
42. Night at the Museum (2006)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 377,268 | Gross: $250.86M
43. Willow (1988)
PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh
Votes: 129,852 | Gross: $57.27M
For teens. For the little ones too dark IMHO, some gruesome effects, a lot of fight scenes.
44. Garfield in Disguise (1985 TV Short)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When Garfield and Odie are out trick-or-treating, they end up at a haunted house.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, C. Lindsay Workman
Votes: 2,302
45. Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
In a small Southern town, four vigilantes wrongfully execute a mentally-challenged man, but after the court sets them free mysterious "accidents" begin to kill them off one by one.
Director: Frank De Felitta | Stars: Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith
Votes: 8,209
Starting with teens. It's a horror after all. But it's without gore, no nudity, no bad language. The safest a horror can be, and it's a good quality film, although it's made for TV. Great acting, all-in-all a good flick.
46. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,006,827 | Gross: $315.54M
Starting with 11/12-year-olds. There are scary things and heroes die.. Even grown-ups will shed a tear,.. not one, not two.. XD
47. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,783,569 | Gross: $342.55M
48. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,978,931 | Gross: $377.85M
49. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Votes: 1,210,270 | Gross: $305.41M
50. The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Family, Fantasy
When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia, and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help. But the Foxes are a ... See full summary »
Director: James Orr | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Rick Roberts, R.D. Reid, Jordan Prentice
Votes: 732
51. Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014 TV Movie)
G | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Grumpy Cat is an Internet meme sensation with over 6 million Facebook friends, who has graced the cover of New York Magazine, is the spokescat for Friskies, appeared on American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Grumpy Cat, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Roebuck, Russell Peters
Votes: 2,665
52. ParaNorman (2012)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi
Votes: 109,925 | Gross: $56.00M
Topics: death, being different from the others, loneliness. A fun film nevertheless with a very good message for kids:) I laughed and I cried. But it's definitely not for little ones. Maybe starting with the age of 10 or so.
53. Hangman's Curse (2003)
PG-13 | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Bullying students are becoming deathly ill after screaming the name of a legendary ghost. What's to blame? An exotic illness? An illicit drug? Or is it the supernatural? The clues are few ... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: David Keith, Mel Harris, Leighton Meester, Douglas Smith
Votes: 2,720 | Gross: $0.17M
This one isn't horror, it's a mistery story with spy teens. Reminded me of the books The Hardy Boys. Not the best film, 6ish something, but it has some nice morals and it is pretty entertaining with ocasional cheesiness. It's based on a cristian novel but there is nothing religious, only in the end they say some prayers.
54. Gong fu yong chun (2010)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy about the origins of the Wing Chun fighting style.
Director: Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung | Stars: Jing Bai, Shaoqun Yu, Collin Chou, Tak-Wah Chow
Votes: 406
No nudity, no swearing, good morals. But there a few scenes with people dying and getting hurt as it is a fight film (but not even close to nowadays horror and action films and videogames, so you decide from what age, maybe 12/13).
55. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,349 | Gross: $67.13M
56. Come Play with Me (2021)
80 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Sofía, an insecure young nanny who starts her new job taking care of two problematic kids. When their parents leave her alone with the children, they become victims of a demonic entity obsessed with playing children's games.
Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano | Stars: Liz Dieppa, Emilio Beltrán, Santiago Beltrán, Erick Israel Consuelo
Votes: 409
I don't think kids should watch horror films, not until they are at least 12.. This one could be a good choice if you want to watch something scary. There is no nudity, no swearing, no blood. Just a ghost story that teaches kids to behave XD But again, decide if the child is ready for scary stuff.. There are some moments that could be really scary.
57. Scared Shrekless (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Shrek gets in the Halloween spirit by challenging his fairytale friends to come up with scary stories for a contest. But the gang learn that they'll have to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle before the winner is named.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Kristen Schaal
Votes: 6,139
58. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,288 | Gross: $183.37M
59. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this origin story of Father Christmas, an ordinary boy--with a loyal pet mouse and a reindeer at his side--sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of Elfhelm.
Director: Gil Kenan | Stars: Maggie Smith, Isabella O'Sullivan, Joel Fry, Eden Lawrence
Votes: 27,255
60. A New Year's Resolution (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
When a morning show producer makes a New Year's resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.
Director: Lesley Demetriades | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Michael Rady, Elise Bauman, Patricia Isaac
Votes: 1,400
61. Free Guy (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Guy, a bank teller, learns that he is a non-player character in a bloodthirsty, open-world video game, he goes on to become the hero of the story and takes the responsibility of saving the world.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery
Votes: 425,526 | Gross: $121.63M
62. The Pacifier (2005)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Having recovered from wounds received in a failed rescue operation, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Vin Diesel, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Brad Garrett
Votes: 100,921 | Gross: $113.09M
63. Moana (I) (2016)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 378,092 | Gross: $248.76M
64. Goosebumps (2015)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young-adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Director: Rob Letterman | Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee
Votes: 95,372 | Gross: $80.08M
65. The Secret of Kells (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Directors: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey | Stars: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Christen Mooney
Votes: 38,281 | Gross: $0.69M
66. Lisa (1990)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A flirtatious teenager with an eye for older men gets more than she bargained for when the handsome stranger she's pursuing turns out to be a serial killer.
Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Staci Keanan, Cheryl Ladd, D.W. Moffett, Tanya Fenmore
Votes: 2,324 | Gross: $4.35M
This is a horror/thriller movie rated PG13. I think nowadays many kids watch films with so many killings, that this one will be super tame although there are some pretty heavy scenes *but without details). The most part of the film is about a 14-year-old girl wanting to rebel against her mom and falling for a wrong guy. A very wrong guy. From this point of view the film can be very educational. You know, like a stranger-danger lesson.
67. Secret Headquarters (2022)
PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world's most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams
Votes: 7,779
68. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.
Directors: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val | Stars: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson
Votes: 85,417 | Gross: $369.70M
69. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak
Votes: 52,732
70. The School for Good and Evil (2022)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kit Young, Sophia Anne Caruso, Cate Blanchett, Liam Woon
Votes: 36,104
71. Enchanted (2007)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 217,296 | Gross: $127.81M
72.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986)
Episode:
Brain Child
(1981)
60 min | Drama
Seventeen-year-old Dr. Elliot Schweitzer is a new intern at SFMH. He takes his work very seriously, pushing himself to the limit. Trapper tries to help him remember that there is more to medicine than science and books.
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Madge Sinclair, Charles Siebert
Votes: 25
An episode with Michael J. Fox that teaches the importance of humanity and compassion, shows that just knowing things isn't enough and that everyone makes mistakes. Also, the importance of childhood :) For teens.
And it's fun to see the world in 1981, the gynormous computers in particular XD
73. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,386,302 | Gross: $760.51M
74. The Fair Barbara (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A Czar who attempts to trick a creature that demands tribute from him into taking a fisherman's baby instead of his newborn heir. Complications arise when the daughter of the creature, Barbara, requests a human suitor to find true love.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Mikhail Pugovkin, Georgiy Millyar, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Lidiya Korolyova
Votes: 1,089
75. Gusarskaya ballada (1962)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, War
A young girl decides to join a Husar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man she has a hard time adjusting to the rude Husar life styles.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Larisa Golubkina, Yuriy Yakovlev, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolay Kryuchkov
Votes: 1,746
76. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler
Votes: 124,732
77. Radius (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man wakes up with no memory of who he is, and finds that everyone who comes within a certain distance of him suddenly dies.
Directors: Caroline Labrèche, Steeve Léonard | Stars: Diego Klattenhoff, Charlotte Sullivan, Brett Donahue, Bradley Sawatzky
Votes: 19,649
No sex, no nudity, some blood(not much) and a pretty shocking ending. If you're not afraid of MAJOR spoilers, check the parental guidence on imdb page for this film. In comparison to other horror films it's very tame. It is an interesting thriller/drama, more than a horror. However, there's a lot of profanity.
78. Daylight (1996)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya
Votes: 76,724 | Gross: $33.02M
79. Heatstroke (2013)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Thriller
An accidental detour during a vacation in the African desert pits a research scientist and his family against a group of dangerous arms dealers.
Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Svetlana Metkina, Maisie Williams, Peter Stormare
Votes: 3,362
About a relationship between a stepmother and stepdaughter who have to survive harsh climate and some crminals. There is a scene in bed but it stops before anything serious and there is some violence.. It is a thriller after all. Not the best movie but still pretty interesting. I gave it 6 stars. There's not much stuff about stepmothers and stepdaughters out there.. Especially where they work out their problems.
80. The Odyssey (1997)
PG-13 | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 16,096
An amazing movie. For older teens though, because there is a scary scene with a monster, some bloody scenes and some implied sex but you don't see anything directly. Probably the best adaptation of The Odyssey there is so far. I've seen it several times.
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