What iconic movies should I add to my list for watching with my 8 year old? ET was a hit last night. He’s quite mature for his age if that helps. #asknostr
Discussion
Neverending story
What about flight of the navigator? I remember watching that as a little kid and I mean, I don’t remember a lot about it but the part where the main characters younger brother who, aged on earth while the older brother did not age traveling through space goes “wow it’s weird to be the older younger brother” has stuck with me.
Yeah that's a good one.
Goonies, Back to the Future, Star Wars, The Princess Bride
Princess Mononoke
Hugo is wonderful. I think he's old enough?
Neverending story?
Added to the list! Not sure I’m ready for that with him lol but excited for it!
We watched The Sandlot with the kids recently and they all loved it
I suggested Hugo, but maybe he is too young. If you haven't seen it, it's a great movie.
I’ll add!
goonies
Secondhand Lions
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the first one). Gremlins. Explorers. Goonies. Stand By Me
I had stand by me on already from me. Love it
Dragon Heart
The sandlot probs finding Forrester when he's a little older
Off the cuff for a mature 8-yr-old:
Buckaroo Banzai Adventures Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) (Weller, Goldblum, Lithgow)
Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968) Fonda, Ball)
Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines (1965) (Morley, Skelton, Hill, Whitman, Miles, Terry-Thomas)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney, 1954) (Mason, Lorre, Grodin)
Mary Poppins (Disney, 1964) , (Andrews, Van Dyke, Tomlinson, Johns)
Swiss Family Robinson (Disney, 1960) (Mills, MacArthur, McGuire)
The Absent Minded Professor (Disney, 1961) (MacMurray, Olson, Wynn)
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (Disney, 1959) (Sean Connery - his first film EVER!, Munro, Sharpe)
Flight of the Navigator (Disney, 1986) (Cramer, Reubens, De Young)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Disney, 1989) (Moranis, Frewer, Strassman)
Cool Runnings (Disney, 1993) (Candy, Leon, Doug)
The Santa Clause (Disney, 1994) (Allen, Reinhold, Lloyd, Krumholz, Crewson, Boyle)
The Kid (an 8-year old is a featured character) (Disney, 2000) (Willis, Breslin, Mortimer)
Up (Disney, 2009) (Asner, Nagai, Ratzenberger)
This is an impressive list thank you!
Back to the Future.
I think I saw that first at around 8 years old.
One of my most rewatched movies 😁😁
Rocky 1 and 2. A crash course on courage.
“Finding Nemo” of course. If you need help getting any movie let me know.
Star Wars
Goonies
The Never Ending Story
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Toys, with Robin Williams.
honestly, anything with Robin.
Wizard of Oz. An oldie but goodie
Hits with my son:
The Sea Beast
The Monkey King
Orion and the Dark
Max Steel
Ice Age(s)
Short Circuit (1986)
• The Goonies
• The Karate Kid
• Back to the Future
• The Wizard of Oz
All the older studio ghibli movies...
Howl's moving castle
spirited away
Nausicaa and the valley of the wind
etc.
They are rich and deep
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Prince Caspian (2008)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Hugo (2011)
The Secret Garden (1993)
The BFG (2016)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Rango (2011)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
From Time to Time (2009)
House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
The Witches (1990)
Matilda: The Musical (2022)
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Drop Dead Fred (1991)
The Polar Express (2004)
Up (2009)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
So many, I know. I could go on and on and on! :) Enjoy the movies with your son. 
great list
The goonies
The Last Temptation Of Christ
*batteries not included - 1987
if he loves anime try one piece
Howard the Duck
Honey I Shrunk The Kids
The Godfather
Not a movie but a great series! Dutch stories, Japanese 90s anime, deals with a lot of world issues. One for the dreamers! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqSaUrah-p_nqNYjF3iM7CUFQKMoruDUV
Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Classic.
And all the Pippy Longstocking movies.
The Iron Giant
dungeons and dragons honor among thieves. very funny, heartwarming dad daughter relationship, great action and based on a game.