Debbie Moon at 2011-09-19 15:42:05:
Got to be The Princess Bride! Not only because it's fantastic, but because of the way it uses and subverts fairy tale tropes...
Robert Pilkington at 2011-09-19 16:01:55:
How about a family film about family: The Incredibles. (Can also serve as sci/fi option?)
Jason at 2011-09-19 17:56:58:
1.) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 2.) Toy Story 3 3.) Home Alone 4.) Big
-ing- at 2011-09-19 22:41:27:
The Little Mermaid - back when the villains were truly villainous and stakes were high.
Scott at 2011-09-20 01:19:46:
Not much of a response. I'll re-post tomorrow to see if we get any more traction. While the family genre may not be everyone's cup of tea, it's amazing how many great family movies there are with classic characters and narrative structure. Great learning opportunity...
Laura Deerfield at 2011-09-20 06:28:23:
This is tough, because there is a distinct lack of Family films om myPDFscripts. I must have looked up a dozen or more and only a handful are there. Just so no one wastes their time looking, they don't have Whale Rider, Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Paper Moon and it seems nothing Disney.) I love Princess Bride, but I also know it backwards and forwards. I'd rather look at something I am a little less familiar wit...though to its credit it and Wizard of Oz are the only Family films on the WGA top 100. My suggestion is Coraline. (partly because there aren't scripts for my childhood faves - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins or Charlotte's Web -available.) Others that come to mind which are on myPDFscripts include - Who Framed Roger Rabbit or any of the Toy Story movies PS -ing-, you make me feel old when you say "back when" about the Little Mermaid!
Nich at 2011-09-20 09:55:21:
I would love to take a closer look at the Toy Story series, and probably the third film specifically. When it comes to universal, adult themes in a family film, I can't think of one that has more stuffed into it - the idea of what it means to be part of a family/community and the responsibilities involved, facing your own irrelvance/mortality, the loss of innocence, the importance of friendship and love, betrayal, darkness, goes on and on. I feel inspired just thinking about it.
Saint McSaint at 2011-09-20 11:26:47:
First Vote: The Sandlot. Second: Ratatouille or The Incredibles. Third: Princess Bride Here are some more options. Family movies as defined by IMDB: It’s A Wonderful Life Wizard of OZ Nightmare Before Christmas — Great for October Jurassic Park — There’s a lot of buzz on this series right now Fantastic Mr. Fox
Laura Deerfield at 2011-09-20 18:00:41:
The Sandlot is a great one, too. (Looks like Fantastic Mr. Fox is available, too.)