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Good film or documentary to watch with boys 17 and 10?

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Perfectlystill · 27/10/2022 08:51

Can anyone recommend a good film or documentary or TV show to watch with my boys tonight? They have very short attention spans thanks to bloody YouTube.

Things we have loved include Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Into Thin Air (climbing doc) and Hot Fuzz. Also Friday Night Dinners and Parks and Rec.

Sex embarrasses then so ideally not much of that!

Thank you

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Sago1 · 27/10/2022 08:59

Ferris Buellers day off.
My AC still watch it on DVD.
Its a coming of age classic.

Skeldale · 27/10/2022 09:02

How about the documentary of how they rescued the Thai footballing boys from the Cave - I think it's called The Rescue.

triplechoc · 27/10/2022 09:03

Fighting with My Family is faaaaaar better than I thought it would be - based on the true story of a girl from Norfolk becoming a WWE wrestler.

coodawoodashooda · 27/10/2022 09:03

Cool Runnings

Xiaoxiong · 27/10/2022 09:09

DS1 (nearly 11) is glued to (I don't want to say enjoying) the 3 part documentary on Netflix with us about the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that triggered an avalanche at Everest base camp. We also watched a good one about the making of Lord of the Rings with all the special effects, models, behind the scenes (watched the films first).

FuckabethFuckor · 27/10/2022 09:10

Tiger King (the first series) maybe.
Superstore?
Ugly Betty, if you can find it (I think it might still be knocking around on Netflix)
Murder in Successville might be worth a go. I think the full episodes are on YouTube. It's utterly, utterly daft but might appeal. It's full of silly lines such as 'like a broken-down fairground, there wasn't much to go on'.

If it was just you and the 17-year-old I'd suggest Always Sunny in Philadelphia or The Boys but those are absolutely, conclusively, definitively not for a 10-year-old.

HotelBloedel · 27/10/2022 09:15

Days of the Bagnold Summer

Rollingdownland · 27/10/2022 11:03

Ferris Bueller is a good shout, also The Meg is so bad it is truly hilarious.

Singleandproud · 27/10/2022 11:06

Do you have Disney+ and like Jeff Goldblum? He has a series of short documentaries on various topics DD enjoyed.

sleepwhenidie · 27/10/2022 11:08

Hidden Figures
Selma
Eddie the Eagle

sleepwhenidie · 27/10/2022 11:10

Moneyball also good

Newuser82 · 27/10/2022 11:21

Top gun and maverick? Marvel films? My son also likes history so he is enjoying watching history the interesting bits.

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