Family Life | Wholesome Movies To Watch With Your Family
Sources to find good movies:
The following are websites that our readers have recommended to check out the decency of movies you may be interested in watching.
http://christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies
You can click on “excellent” or “good” and a list in alphabetical order will appear. You can then click on any title and see the review and get information on the movie. Hit the back arrow at the top left of the screen to return to the list. This website gives full details and moral rating on everything from what is out at the theater to movie rentals.
www.ldsnuggets.com/showcase/Family_Focus_Films.html (movies edited for family viewing; great prices)
www.ignatius.com Ignatius Press, PO Box 1339, Ft. Collins, CO 80522 1-800-651-1531
www.familytv.com Feature Films for Families (They have LOTS of movies made specifically for families. Contact number: 1-800-FAMILYTV. PO BOX 572401, MURARY, UT 84157
www.visionvideo.comVision Forum Movies, 1-800-523-0226
One Reader mentions SKY ANGEL, a Christian satellite service which is much better than cable or other satellite services (and cheaper—$14.99/mo.) It shows all the Creation Science programming! You can get more information at www.skyangel.com
**CLEARPLAY**:
You can purchase a censoring device at Target called “ClearPlay.” http://www.clearplay.com/ You can then pay a small subscription fee to “clean up” any questionable movies. Another lady writes about ClearPlay: “You can research it on the internet, it’s a DVD player, now available at Target for $50. It uses specialized software and movie specific filters to remove objectionable material from pre-selected movies. The filter id unlike anything you’ve seen before and removes the material in an almost seamless fashion. As with all things, this is no substitute for attentive parenting and doesn’t necessarily make all the filtered movies acceptable, but it is a beneficial option for our family. It is not funded by any type of Christian organization, it’s simply a family friendly alternative to the excessive language, violence, etc. in modern movies.”
Recommended Movies:
To find the following movies, do an Internet search for the title. Many can also be rented from your local library.
I will put an asterisk beside the movies that were recommended most frequently. I will also include comments from readers when they gave them. The only comments I have made throughout the list are in italics.
Nearly every person who emailed recommended the following four DVDs. They were the most popular recommendations.
Amazing Grace*
The true story of William Wilberforce and his fight to end the slave trade in the late 1700s in England. John Newton, who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace,” was a friend of his and together they worked to have the laws changed. There is some cleavage which I really wish they didn’t put in there we black those parts out and just listen to the words. The book that prompted the writing of the film, The Wilberforce Connection. I would highly recommend the book and also the autobiography of John Newton.
Flywheel*
Time Changer*
The year is 1890and Bible professor Russell Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled “The Changing Times.” His book is about to receive a unanimous endorsement from the board members of the Grace Bible Seminary until his colleague, Dr. Norris Anderson raises an objection. Dr. Anderson believes that what Carlisle has written could greatly affect the future of coming generations. Using a secret time machine, Anderson sends Carlisle over 100 years into the future, offering him a glimpse of where his beliefs will lead.www.TimeChangerMovie.com
Other Recommended Movies:
A Far Off Place (teens have to escape poachers and cross a great desert)
A Girl of the Limberlost
A Grand Opening
A Journey Home*
A Little Princess*
A Man Called Peter
A Stranger in My Forest
A Tale of Two Cities
A Vow to Cherish* (a husband’s vow to care for his wife with Alzheimer’s)
A Walk to Remember (family edited version with Mandy Moor and Shane West)
Absent-Minded Professor, The
Adventures of Ociee Nash, The
African Safari
Agent Abbey
Akeelah and the Bee* (This is the favorite movie of my Liberian daughters)
Alamo, The
Albert and Victoria (BBC), 2001 (AR reader: “It is one of my all-time favorites because of the high priority of marriage and family in a time of declining morals during the mid-1800s. The love story is so deep and meaningful. Albert (Victoria’s first cousin) really marries her more out of duty than anything. But over the course of the years, their vow and commitment to one another and Victoria learning to submit to her husband’s leadership is beautifully orchestrated.)
All Creatures Great and Small (BBC Series, following James Herriot’s veterinary life before and after WWII.
All Mine to Give * (older, tear-jerker movie, hard to find)
All the King’s Horses
Angels in the Outfield (1990s version)
Anna and the King (real life version of “King and I”; PG-13)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Avonlea
Anne of Green Gables, the Sequel
Annie
Apple Dumpling Gang 1,2
Appointment, The
Arctic Tale
Around the World in 80 Days
Astronaut Farmer, The
Atlantic
Avengers, The
Babe 1,2
Babes in Toyland (with Annette Funicello)
Babies
Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The
Backstairs at the White House (Acorn Media Productions; amazing history of all the presidents. No bad words of any kind. Super clean and informative.Got it from the library.An intimate look at life in the White House through eight administrations as remembered by a mother and daughter who, between them, served as White House maids for 52 years.
Bamboo in Winter
Barn Red
Beautiful People (This is a load of fun to watch—the whole family will enjoy watching it)
Because of Winn-Dixie*
Behind the Sun* (story of Christian missionary man in Muslim country)
Believe in Me
Bella
Bells of St. Mary’s (with Bing Crosby)
Ben-Hur*
Beowulf
BibleMan:
Big Big Book
Back to School
Six Lies of the Fibbler, The
Silencing the Gossip Queen
Defeating the Shadow of Doubt
Incredible Force of Joy, The
Fiendish Works of Doctor Fear, The
Conquering the Wrath of Rage
Shattering the Prince of Pride
Breaking the Bonds of Disobedience
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Jesus, Our Savior-Part 1
Jesus, Our Savior-Part 2
A Light in the Darkness
Divided We Fall
A Fight for Faith
Bible Stories:
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Jesus
Joseph
Moses
Paul the Emissary
Big Red
Black Beauty* (Warner Bros., 1999)
Black Stallion*
Blackbeard’s Ghost* (A “bad” pirate has to redeem himself by helping some little old ladies save his home from the “bad guys”)
Blood on the Mountain
Blue Bird, The
Blue Butterfly, The (a true—story very beautifully filmed)
Born Free/Live Free*—truestory of Elsa the lioness
Borrowed Hearts (available only on Ebay, Amazon, or by telephone)
Borrowers, The
Boys Town
Brave Little Toaster
Brian’s Song
Bringing Up Bobby
ButterCream Gang, The
Cabin in the Sky
Call of the Wild
Candle in the Dark (story of William Carey) –available through www.visionvideo.com)
Candleshoe (Disney)
Captains Courageous* (a spoiled teenager’s journey to learn to work hard and face life’s challenges)
Castaway
Champion, The
Charade
Charlotte’s Web (real life)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1949 version ONLY)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2: Belles on Their Toes
Children of Heaven
Children of the New Forest
China Cry* (true story)
Christina (Pilgrim’s Progress Part 2—available through www.visionvideo.com)
Christy
Cinderella (TV version from the 60s with Leslie Ann Warren is good.)
Climb, The* (a Christian movie about mountain climbing and teaches great Christian values)
Coach
Come Away Home
Come What May
Cool Runnings
Count of Monte Cristo, The* (Jim Caviezel)
Captain Courageous
Courageous
Cowgirls and Angels
Crocodile Hunter (Steve Irwin)
Cross and the Switchblade, The (Story of Nicki Cruz from David Wilkerson’s view. I wouldn’t recommend it for the kids, though; it shows violence and people on drug trips. Nicki was the leader of a street gang NYC. It is great story of God’s mercy and redemption! Amazing!–Bethany)
Crossing, The
Curly Top
Darby O’Gill and the Little People
David Copperfield
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
Day After Tomorrow, The (PG-13- watch with discretion)
Deceived
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger
Donut Man, The
On Tour
Celebration House, The
Best Present of All, The
Barnyard Fun
At the Zoo
At Camp Harmony
Donut All-Stars, The
Resurrection Celebration, The
Donut Repair Shop, The
After School
On the Air
Dreamer* (inspired by a true story)
Driving Miss Daisy
Duma
Eastern Bride, The
Eden Strings Quartet: A Bountiful Blessing
Eight Below
End of Harvest
End of the Year
Eragon
Ever After (two swear words)
Explorers
Extreme Days
Facing the Giants*
Faith Like Potatoes
Fanny Crosby
Fantasia 2000
Father Goose
Felicity
Fighting Temptations, The
Fireproof*
First Emperor of China
Five Children and It
Flicka
Flicka2
Fly Away Home
Follow Me, Boys* (with Fred McMurray)
Follow the Stars Home
Fort Apache (1948)
Fourth Wise Man, The
Freaky Friday* (old Disney version only, not Lindsey Lohan—mother and daughter have to see each other’s points of view before they can change back into their own skin)
Friendly Persuasion (Civil War time and a Quaker family with Gary Cooper)
Friendship in Vienna (friendship between a Protestant and Jewish girl during WWII)
Friendship’s Fields* (a review can be seen at: http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2000/friendshipsfield.html
Future Tense
Game Plan, The
Gaslight
Ghandi
Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The (classic Disney movie)
GiGi
Gloomy Sunday
Gnome Mobile, The
God Grew Tired of Us
Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1 and 2)*--very funny movies set in Africa
Gold Through the Fire
Goodbye, Miss Fourth of July (Greek immigrant family in American experiences prejudice in 1917)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Gospel of John, The (2003)
Gospel, The
Grace Unplugged
Great Expectations (NOT the new version)
Great Gatsby, The (NOT the new version)
Greatest Story Ever Told, The Grizzly Adams
Happiest Millionaire, The
Harvest of Fire
Harvey (1950)—an excellent movie!
Healing, The
Heaven’s Heroes
Heidi
Herbie Goes Bananas
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Rides Again
HerbieThe Love Bug
Heroes of Flight 93, The
Hidalgo
Hidden Places
Holes (a children’s movie that teens and adults will love)
Home Beyond the Sun
Home Safe
Home Run
Homeward Bound 1, 2
Hook (a live action version of Peter Pan returns)
Hoosiers
Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit, The
Horsemasters, The (excellent with A. Funicello)
How Green Was My Valley
How the West Was Won
Hunt for Red October, The (only for older children)
I Am David (the story of a boy who escapes from a war camp and journeys across Europe)
I Remember Mama (a daughter’s tribute to her immigrant mother)
I.Q.
I’d Climb the Highest Mountain (an old movie about a country preacher and his wife)
Ice Princess
In Love and War (make sure it is the Hallmark version!)
Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution 1, 2, 3— http://www.explorationfilms.com/exploration-films-incredible-creatures-1.html
Incredible Journey, The
Indescribable—Louie Giglio speaks on God and the Universe and shows amazing footage of the Universe. www.268generation.com
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (takes the Lord’s name once, is harshly rebuked)
Inheritance, The (1997)
Iron Giant, The
Iron Will*
It’s a Wonderful Life
Jamaica Inn (excellent, with Jane Seymour)
Jan Amos Comenius (available through www.visionvideo.com)
Jane Eyre (only for older children)
Jeremy’s Egg
Jesus Film
John Bunyan Story, The
John Wayne movies
John Wesley* (available through www.visionvideo.com)
Johnny Tremain
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2
Judgement
Jump In
Just Like Dad (Feature Films for Families)
Just Like Heaven (PG-13)
Kandahar (about the situation in the Middle East)
Karate Kid, The (old one only, watch with discretion)
Kate & Leopold
Kathleen (1941)
Kayla—a Cry in the Wilderness
Keeping Mum
Keeping the Promise
Key Largo
Kidnapped
Kit Kitteredge: American Girl Story
Knights of the South Bronx, The
Lake House, The (unique love story)
Lassie (the newer version is excellent)
Last Flight Out*
Last Sin Eater, The*
Late One Night
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
Left Behind series (PG-13)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (not cartoon)
Les Miserables* (watch with discretion)
Letters to Juliet
Life with Father (with William Powell and Irene Dunne)
Light in the Forest
Lightkeepers, The
Little Kidnappers, The
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Men
Little Women
Little Red Wagon
Locket, The
Lord of the Rings trilogy (based on Tolkien’s books rated PG-13) (These are not the kind of movies I like to watch! I haven’t ever watched them, but loads of people love them. Nancy)
Lorna Doone
Lost and Found Family
Lost in the Barrens
Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Love Comes Softly Series*
Love Comes Softly
Love’s Enduring Promise
Love’s Long Journey
Love’s Abiding Joy
Love’s Unending Legacy
Love’s Unfolding Dream
Love Takes Wing
Love Finds a Home
Love’s Christmas Journey
Love Begins
Love’s Everlasting Courage
Love Letter, The
Made for Each Other
Magic of Ordinary Days (Hallmark—very good)
Man From Snowy River, The 1, 2
Man in the Iron Mask, The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
Man Without a Face
Mandie Series:
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure
Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas
March of the Penguins
Martin Luther*
Mary Poppins
Masada
Mask of Zorro, The (only for older children)
Master and Commander
Mayor of Casterbridge, The
Meet Me in St. Louis
Miracle at Midnight
Miracle in the Woods
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Moment After, 1, 2
Moment of Truth
Monkey’s Uncle, The
Monte Carlo
Moon-Spinners, The
Mountain Family Robinson
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Mr. Button videos:
Ambushed
Dudley Dumpling
Hidden Treasure
Hoodwinked
Lost in Silver Canyon
Red Bicycle, The
Telling Kelly
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Holland’s Opus
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington*
Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris* (one of my favorites. Nancy)
Mrs. Miniver
My Best Friend
My Dog Skip
My Friend Flicka
Namu
National Treasure 1, 2 ** (great action movie, might be scary for younger ones. Some swearing)
National Velvet
Never Ashamed
Never Been Kissed
New Adventures of Pippi Long Stockings
Nicholas Nickleby* (the newer one)
Night at the Museum
Night Crossing (two families plan to escape from Communist East Germany to East Germany in balloon in 1979)
Nite Song
No Deposit, No Return (with Don Knotts)
No More Baths!
No Time for Sergeants
North by Northwest
North to Alaska
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (Disney)
October Baby
Old Yeller*
On A Clear Day
On Holiday
On Our Own
One Knight with the King
Other Side of Heaven, The
Out of Africa
Pacifier, The
Pamela’s Prayer* (my most recommended movie—the story of a godly courtship, Nancy)
Paper Clips
Parent Trap, The (Hayley Mills version—NOT new one)
Passion of the Christ, The
Patriot, The
Paul the Apostle
Paycheck (2003)
Penny Promise, The
Penny Serenade
Perfect Family (Future Films for Families)
Perfect Game, The
Perfect Stranger, The
Peter Pan (live version)
Pistol, The
Polar Express*
Pollyanna*
Portrait of Courage
Pot o’ Gold
Pretender, The
Pride and Prejudice* (with Kiera Knightley)
Pride of the Yankees, The (Gary Cooper)
Princess Bride, The
Princess of Thieves, The (about Robin Hood’s daughter)
Pursuit of Happiness, The (with Will Smith; PG-13, use discretion)
Question 7* (how believers stood strong under Communist pressure)
Quiet Man, The (with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara) Takes place in Ireland in the 1930s and deals with his courtship of Maureen O’Hara’s character and the cultural differences between Ireland and America. (The courtship is in the tradition of being chaperoned by the matchmaker and having familial permission before a relationship can be established.) It was a good vehicle for family discussions about what behavior is acceptable and what we expect from our children and why.
Rabbit Proof Fence
Racing Stripes
Radio* (PG for language)
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The (watch with discretion)
Railway Children
Railway Children, The (honor and love for father)
Ramona and Beezus
Rare Breed, The
Rear Window
Red Fury
Resurrection, The
Retrievers, The
Return of the Daughters
Ride, The (a Billy Graham movie)
Rigoletto
Ring of Bright Water—story about an otter
Ring of Fire
Rin-Tin-Tin
Rise of the Guardians
Road Home, The
Road to Redemption (a Billy Graham movie)
Robe, The
Robinson Crusoe
Roseanna McCoy
Running Wild
Rust
Samantha—an American Girl Story
Sammy
San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival 2004-2007
Sarah Plain and Tall*
Skylark
Winter’s End
Savage Sam (sequel to Old Yeller)
Saving Sarah Cain
Scarlet Pimpernel, The
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Seasons of the Heart*
Second Chance* (stars Michael W. Smith)
Second Chances
Secondhand Lions
Secret Gardens, The
Secret of Roan Irish, The
Sense and Sensibility*
Sergeant York
Seven Alone
Shadowlands (C.S. Lewis)
Shaggy D.A., The
Shaggy Dog, The* (NOT the new version)
Shenandoah
Shepherd, The
Shiloh 1, 2
Shiralee, The
Shirley Temple movies
Simon Birch
Sister Act 2
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky High
Snow Dogs
Something to Sing About (a Billy Graham movie)
Son of Flubber
Sounder
Spartacus (old version only, for older children)
Spy Kids movies
St. John in Exile**
Step Over the Edge
Stephen’s Test of Faith
Sting (with Robert Redford)
Story Keepers, The (see “Cartoons” for full list of titles)
Story Lady, The (this gave us opportunity to discuss many important topics such as not giving into peer pressure, always reading contracts and seeking advice before signing them, not letting flattery make us do something we shouldn’t, etc.)
Stranded (updated Hallmark version of Swiss Family Robinson)
Stuart Little 1,2
Summer Magic (with Hayley Mills)
Summer of Ben Tyler (about a man who follows his conscience and the price he pays)
Summer of the Monkeys
Surf’s Up
Survival
Swiss Family Robinson*
Ten Commandments, The* (Charlton Heston)
That Darn Cat
That Thing You Do
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Jensen Project
Theory of Everything, The
Thin Ice
Three Lives of Thomasina, The (excellent)
Three, Two, One Penguins! (BigIdea Productions):
Trouble on Planet Wait Your Turn
Cheating Scales of Bullamanka, The
Amazing Carnival of Complaining, The
Doom Funnel Rescuer!, The
Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie
Thunderhead
Timeline
TinTin
Touching the Veil
Treasure Island
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Humphrey Bogart—a good lesson on the way greed changes a person)
Treasure Seekers
Treasure Seekers
Treasures of the Snow
Twelve Ordinary Men
Twice Given
Two Brothers (a French film about two tigers)
Twelve Angry Men
Tyler, A Real Hero
Ubenjani (about Africa)
Ultimate Gift
Ultimate Gift, The (excellent story about gratefulness and forgiveness, every teen should watch it.) (Our children love this movie. Nancy)
Undaunted- the story of Josh McDowell
Under the Greenwood Tree
Unsinkable Molly Brown
Untold Story of Flight 93, The
Upside
Ushipazin
Valiant
Valley of Light, The (touching)
VeggieTales: (see “Cartoons” for full list of titles)
Walking Across Egypt
Wanted Dead or Alive (Steve McQueen)
Warriors of Honor
Waterproof*
Way of the Master DVD series for teens. These are hosted by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron and are thought-provoking but also humorous and engaging at the same time. (AR reader: “Each episode teaches ways to use the Ten Commandments to bring the sinner knowledge of his standing before God as a sinner and also shows a one-on-one witnessing encounter. We watch an episode every Friday night as a family and we can’t wait to see the next. The Lord is using it to give us a love for the lost!) There are four seasons out on DVD with 15-17 episodes each. www.wayofthemaster.com
Westward Ho the Wagons!
Whales: An Unforgettable Journey
What About Bob?
What If
When Love Walks In (Hallmark)
Where the Red Fern Grows*
White Fang
White Fang (movie and Canadian TV series)
Wild Hogs
Wilderness Family, The
William Tyndale Story, The
Winchester ‘73
Wind at My Back (1, 2)
Winslow Boy, The (full of principle and goodness)
Winter Stallion, The
Woman Who Willed a Miracle, The (the story of an older couple taking in a foster baby)
Wonders of Creation (6 discs)
World Trade Center, The
Wuthering Heights
Yankee Zulu
Yearling, The
You Can’t Take it With You
You’ve Got Mail
Yours, Mine, and Ours (Old one only, one swear word, one improper sentence)
Young Thomas Edison
Musicals:
An American in Paris
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Cinderella (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Fiddler on the Roof*
Going My Way
King and I, The
Music Man, The
My Fair Lady
Oklahoma!
Oliver!
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*
Singing in the Rain
Sound of Music, The**
White Christmas
Cartoons:
A Bug’s Life
Balto (Disney cartoon—good one)
Bambi
Beauty and the Beast
Bellflower Bunnies
Ben Hur: A Tale of Christ
Bolt
Cars 1, 2
Charlotte’s Web
Chip and Dale
Cinderella
Curious George
Davey and Goliath
Despicable Me
Emperor’s New Groove, The
Flintstones
Finding Nemo
Fox and the Hound, The
Frozen
Helen Keller
Hermie and Friends (Max Lucado)
Hoodwinked
How to Train your Dragon (1, 2)
Ice Age (1, 2, 3, 4)
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Joseph: King of Dreams
Lion King
Looney Tunes
Megamind
Miracle Maker, The (clay-mation)—Patty Duke version ONLY!!
Pilgrim’s Progress* (the BridgestoneGroup, 1991)
Prince of Egypt, The
Ratatouille
Robin Hood
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron
Story Keepers, The:
Breakout
Raging Waters
Catacomb Rescue
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Sink or Swim
Starlight Escape
Roar in the Night
Captured
Trapped
Easter
Christmas
Tangled
Hobbit, The
Thomas the Tank Engine
Tom ‘n’ Jerry
Toy Story 1, 2, 3,
Up
VeggieTales:
A Snoodles Tale
Abe and the Amazing Promise
An Easter Carol
Are You My Neighbor?
Ballad of Little Joe, The
Bellybutton
Dave and the Giant Pickle
End of Silliness? More Really Silly Songs!, The
Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen
Gideon Tuba Warrior
God Make You Special
God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!
It’s a Meaningful Life
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Josh and the Big Wall
King George and the Ducky
Larry Boy and the Bad Apple
Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed
Larry Boy: Leggo My Ego
Larry Boy: the Cartoon Adventures
Larry Boy: The Cartoon Adventures—TheYodelnapper
Larry Boy: The Good, the Bad, and the Eggly
Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!
League of Incredible Vegetables, The
Lessons from the Sock Drawer
Little Drummer Boy, The
Lord of the Beans
Lyle, the Kindly Viking
Madame Blueberry
Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson’s Hairbrush
Moe and the Big Exit
Penniless Princess, The
Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie, The
Princess and the Popstar
Rack, Shack & Benny
Robin Good and His Not So Merry Men
Saint Nicholas—A Story of Joyful Giving
Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler
Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler
Silly Little Thing Called Love
Star of Christmas, The
Sumo of the Opera
Sweetpea Beauty
Tomato Sawyer & Huckleberry Larry’s Big River Rescue
Toy that Saved Christmas, The
‘Twas the Night Before Easter
Ultimate Silly Song Countdown, The
Very Silly Songs
Where is God When I’m S-Scared?
Wonderful Wizard of Ha’s, The
Wonderful World of Autotainment, The
WALL-E
Wreck It Ralph
101 Dalmatians
Documentary:
A Diary of Revival (the story of the 1904 Welsh Awakening)
Beyond the Gates of Splendor (documentary of missionaries to Ecuador, PG-13)
Beyond the Next Mountain* (true missionary story about a Bible translator in India—available through www.visionvideo.com)
Case for a Creator, The
Case for Christ, The
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Forbidden Book, The (the history of the English Bible)
Girl Who Spelled Freedom, The (Cambodian family experiences life in USA)
League of Grateful Sons, The
Nature’s Fury
Spellbound (spelling bees)
Star of Bethlehem, The
VonTrapp Children: Live in Concert
Warriors of Honor (the faithful legacies of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson)
Worth It All, Memoirs of a Missionary
Christmas:
A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott)
A Christmas Memory
All I Want For Christmas
An Avonlea Christmas
Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Christmas Box, The
Christmas Card, The
Christmas Child
Christmas Shoes
Christmas They Never Forgot, The
Christmas with a Capital “C”
It’s A Wonderful Life
Lion and the Lamb, The (Rabbit Ears Productions)
Little Drummer Boy, The
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Miracle on 34th Street—1947 version
Nativity Story, The
Noelle (recommended by the American Family Association)
Shop Around the Corner (b+w with Jimmy Stuart)
White Christmas
TV/Mini Series:
Andy Griffith
Answers In Genesis
Christy (with Kelly Martin)
Cosby Show, The
Cranford
Daniel Boone (1970 TV series)
Davy Crockett (TV series)
Dick Van Dyke Show, The
Doc
Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman
Drive Through History, The
Emma*
Finger Food Café Show, The
Five Mile Creek
Gunsmoke
Here Comes the Bride (early 60s series)
Horatio Hornblower series (some violence and I’ve heard that the last two or three are not completely clean. Definitely not good for children—Bethany)
I Love Lucy
Lark Rise to Candleford
Little Dogs on the Prairie (cartoons made by BigIdea and Focus on the Family. www.startoons.com)
Little Dorrit, The
Little House on the Prairie series
Lorna Doone
Ma and Pa Kettle series
Mark IV Pictures: for all ages
Moody Science Classic videos (Vision Forum)
Moody Science videos (Vision Forum)
North and South (with Richard Armitage)
Ozzie and Harriet series
Pahappahooey Island (Focus on the Family)
Pride and Prejudice (A&E)
Return to Cranford
Road to Avonlea (seasons 1-7)
Shirley Temple series
Sue Thomas FBEye
Waltons, The
Wives and Daughters
Historical:
Gettysburg
Gods and Generals
Red Runs the River (about Stonewall Jackson)
Right Stuff, The (history of the race to space and the birth of astronauts)
Still Standing: the Stonewall Jackson Story
World War II:
30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Back to Batan
Destination Tokyo
Flying Tigers, The
Green Berets, The
Lost Battalion, The
Longest Day, The
Operation Pacific
Run Silent, Run Deep
Sergeant York* (very good)
They Were Expendable
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Japan’s perspective)
Torpedo Run
Twelve O’Clock High
Based on True Stories:
Amish Grace (Amish community learns to forgive—powerful!!)
Chariots of Fire* (Eric Liddell)
Elephant Man, the (based on John Merrick)
End of the Spear
Everybody’s Baby—The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Flying Scottsman, The (Eric Liddell)
Gift of Love (a boy who donates a kidney to his grandmother)
Gifted Hands (Ben Carson—Christian surgeon)
Glenn Miller Story, The
God’s Outlaw (William Tyndale)
Greatest Game Ever Played, The
Hanged on a Twisted Tree (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) found at www.visionvideo.com
Hiding Place, The* (Corrie ten Boom)
Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The (Gladys Aylward)
Luther* (Martin Luther with Joseph Finnes)
Miracle at Moreaux (nuns who hide Jewish children)
Miracle of the Cards, The (little boy battling cancer and the stress his parents go through and their faith)
Miracle of the White Stallions (Lipizzaner horses)
Miracle*
Miraculous Mission, The
Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The
Miss Potter* (Beatrix Potter)
Mother Theresa—an inspirational story
October Sky (Homer Hickam, famous NASA scientist)
One Against the Wind(war story)
Printing, The* (a true story about Christians who printed Bibles under severe persecution)
Reach for the Sky (true and inspiring story about Douglas Bader)
Remember the Titans*
Rookie, The (Jim Morris, baseball player)
Rudy*
Run, Baby, Run (Nicki Cruz’s childhood—amazing story of God’s mercy and redemption)
Scarlet and the Black, The
Sheffey* (circuit riding preacher and his journey through life)
Silent Night (with Linda Hamilton)
Spirit Bear (Simon Jackson story)
Spirit of St. Louis (Charles Lindburg)
Story of Seabiscuit, The (with Shirley Temple)
Focus on the Family Radio Theatre: (great on long car rides, very accurate to the stories)
A Christmas Carol
Amazing Grace (very well done)
Anne of Green Gables
At Home in Mitford
At the Back of the North Wind
Ben-Hur
Billy Budd, Sailor
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom
Christmas in Two Acts
Chronicles of Narnia, The (full set)
Father Gilbert Mysteries Series (some may be scary for children)
Hiding Place, The
Last Chance Detectives
Legend of Squanto, The
Les Miserables
Little Women
Oliver Twist
Secret Garden, The
Silas Marner
The Luke Reports (Life of Jesus—very good)
And more, available: www.family.org
Lamplighter Radio Theatre:
A Peep Behind the Scenes
Basket of Flowers
Boy of Mount Rhigi, The
Buried in the Snow
Captive, The
Charlie’s Choice
Hedge of Thorns, The
Robbers’ Cave, The
Sir Knight of the Splendid Way
Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince
Teddy’s Button
Unexpected Return
Wanderer, The
Other Family Friendly Audio Tapes:
Pineapple Man, The
Patch the Pirate
Adventures in Odyssey
Richard “Little Bear” Wheeler series
CAUTION!:
Sandra Idsinga writes: “I think it would be a good idea to put a caution with the ‘movie’ list.’ I am reminded of my husband’s stories of growing up without TV, and then one day they got a TV so that they could watch the odd movie together as a family. Very slowly the standard of what was allowed changed. After several years, around the time when the children were moving out, TV became a part of normal life around the home with each parent having a couple preferences of shows they liked to watch.
We also think that watching movies can become a form of escapism and self-indulgence which can be very difficult for the majority of people to temper. My husband recognizes that he is one of them and we have chosen not to own a TV so that it does not become a problem.
A few years ago, I was turned off of watching movies because it seemed that even the recommendations given by Christians contained some indecent material, whether it was the way it promoted women to act or dress, immorality, swearing, violence or something else. I found that from what was being recommended by some very respectable Christians that having regular movie time can slowly desensitize us to sin. This spiral is often too slow to see and all Christians should be warned to examine their motives before succumbing to regular, recurrent movie nights.
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