Movies for teenagers....ideas please

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We have 4 DC, 12, 13, 14 & 16. Every week we watch a movie all together and take it in turns to chose. I always like to chose one with positive messages about values etc... But given the spread of their ages it's at balancing act between too twee and too inappropriate! Would welcome suggestions please!

Karate kid .... grit and determination and standing up to bullies
Great series on Amazon Prime about discovery of electricity

Perhaps the Peanut Butter Falcon

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Karate kid was my dd's choice recently but just looked up shock and awe...looks good, will defo give that a go. Peanut butter falcon- what a fantastic film...my dh's choice last week, beautiful

I haven't seen all of these, but this is a list I compiled and we are working our way through it. (Except my Dd11 & Dd14 have just declared they don't want to see any more films made in the 90's or earlier!!) However they might be a bit 'young' for your older children.

The fault in our stars 7.7imdb
Your name
Weathering with you
Snowpiercer ✅
Interstellar ✅
Little women
Independence Day✅
Clueless
Just mercy
The hate you give
Jo jo rabbit
A beautiful day in the neighbourhood
Paper towns
Stardust (Neil Gaiman) 7.7 IMDB
Drop dead Fred (I love, but Dh doesn't!)
Back to the future 1, 2 , 3
Uncle buck
ET
The Goonies ✅
Ferris Bueller’s day off
Stand by me. ✅
Indiana Jones ✅
Ghost busters
Maze runner ✅
My girl
The Burbs
The Trueman show
Liar liar
St Trinians
Dead poets society
Enders game ✅
Ready player one ✅
The Mummy ✅
Isle of dogs
Ghibli - spirited away ✅
My neighbour Totoro ✅
Howls moving castle ✅
Castle in the sky
Hachi: a dogs tale 8.1 IMDB
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 8.1 IMDB
Dead poets society 8.1 IMDB
Lemony Snicket
Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, 3 ✅
Men in black ✅
The Hunger Games R12 not 15 (2 versions) ✅
Enola Holmes just out on Netflix was fun.

And have you seen "Hamilton' the film of the musical on Disney? My kids and I absolutely love it, listen to the soundtrack, sing along :-)

Handsome Devil.

DS13 and DD16
Enola Holmes really well done, all enjoyed
Hamilton is amazing
Inception
Hidden Figures
Pretty much all the ghibli films, totoro is fav
Your name

In lockdown did all 9 star wars films (inserting solo and rouge 1)
Series but they love mandolorian, Derry girls, taskmaster, ghosts, Star Trek discovery

The Great Escape.

The Italian Job ( the original 1969 version with Michael Caine , not the remake ).

@Dairyfine

The Italian Job ( the original 1969 version with Michael Caine , not the remake ).

That was a favourite of my son; he inherited his love for that film from his dad who saw it umpteen times.

I'd have thought most youngsters would choose what they want to watch. Going back in time, mine liked Bill and Ted and Wayne's World but that was many years back.

Hunt for the wilder people

Chariots of Fire

Me, Earl & The Dying Girl: positive msg but tear jerker!!
the Martian
The Untouchables (? Intouchables?)
Billy Elliott
Great list here.

... www.amostbeautifulthing.com/

Oh wow... so many recommendations! Thank you all so much, this will keep us going for several years!! 🙏

Galaxy quest

Hocus pocus. Harry Potter. Mission impossible.

Hidden Figures
Jurassic Park/World series
Green Book
First Man
42
Father of the Bride & FotB part 2
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Tomorrowland (George Clooney)

Wonder
Little miss sunshine

^ ^ Really Daisyannemaye?

You recommend an R18 film that's 'erotic drama' and only gets 3.3/10 on IMDB for teens?

Squirrel Mountain 'Iggy To The Rescue'

suitable for everyone.

So many great suggestions... I absolutely love Little Miss Sunshine (strong swearing though) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Stardust also popped into my mind when I read your OP.

I will add in (sorry if I missed them being said):

Napoleon Dynamite
The Scarlet Pimpernel (classic, slightly cheesy but awesome 😂)
Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources
Pretty in Pink
Breakfast Club
The Full Monty
Dante's Peak

Brassed Off (Deals with mining issues in the 90's)
Life is Beautiful - about the holocaust but so original and different
The Bourne Identity
Meet the Fockers
Ferris Bueller is one of our all time favourites
Very dark and depressing but how about Kes - a Kestral for a Knave?
Signs
Walk the LIne

Another vote for Hunt for the Wilderpeople. I'd also add Fighting with my Family.

I managed to please dp and teen dd with both of those.

another vote for Fighting with my Family, and if you like the Rock San Andreas is fun, and the Jumanji remake not the complete car crash I feared it might be.

Back to the Future (film 1, then 3, I'd skip straight past 2)

Pride is excellent

My lot (boys obviously) are / were big LOTR and Hobbit fans. Not my cup of tea, but I did find myself strangely drawn to some of the marvel films, especially their two Spiderman efforts.