THE ULTIMATE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT LIST
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Looking to start a family movie night tradition?
Or just after a tv series to watch as a family? Watching movies and TV shows with our kids is a great springboard for important conversations. (Also an excellent excuse to eat popcorn).
My readers shared with me the movies and TV shows they’ve LOVED watching with their kids this year. Please check out the ratings as some movies and shows may be suited to older teens whilst others are suitable for all ages.
ANIMATED
ONWARD FROZEN MOANA THE FANTASTIC BRAVE (brothers go on 1&2 MR FOX a quest together)
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BIG HERO 6 RATATOUILLE THE LION INSIDE OUT HOWL’S MOVING KING (1994) CASTLE
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CINDERELLA BEAUTY & THE (2015) BEAST (2017)
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ACTION / ADVENTURE
THE PERSONAL THE SECRET SOCIETY ENOLA BRIDGE TO THE SECRET HISTORY OF DAVID OF SECOND-BORN HOLMES TERABITHIA GARDEN COPPERFIELD ROYALS (comedy & adventure)
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THE LORD OF THE STAR WARS HARRY POTTER FANTASTIC FANTASTIC BEASTS: RINGS TRILOGY TRILOGY MOVIES (1-8) BEASTS AND THE CRIMES OF (episode 4, 5 & 6) (be warned these movies get WHERE TO GRINDLEWALD darker as they go on) FIND THEM
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SPIDERMAN: SPIDERMAN: GUARDIANS OF JUMANJI GREMLINS HOMECOMING FAR FROM HOME THE GALAXY TRILOGY (Tom Holland)
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM THE THE PRINCESS BLACK TRILOGY GOONIES BRIDE PANTHER
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THOR WONDER CAPTAIN MALEFICENT MALEFICENT: WOMAN MARVEL MISTRESS OF EVIL
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THE PRINCESS DUMPLIN SIERRA BURGESS TALL GIRL TO ALL THE DIARIES (1&2) IS A LOSER BOYS I’VE LOVED (Age 8 and Up) BEFORE
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P.S. I STILL LEGALLY MEAN GIRLS LOVE YOU BLONDE
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MUSICALS
HIGH SCHOOL HAMILTON THE GREATEST THE MARY POPPINS MUSICAL TRILOGY SHOWMAN DESCENDANTS TRILOGY
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ULTIMATE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT LIST 5 REBECCASPARROW.COM MARY POPPINS WILLY WONKA & THE WIZARD THE SOUND OF GREASE RETURNS THE CHOCOLATE OF OZ MUSIC FACTORY
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INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS
LION RABBIT PROOF SOUL SURFER RIDE LIKE A QUEEN OF FENCE (the story of Bethany GIRL KATWE Hamilton)
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COOL RUNNINGS THE BLIND THE BOY WHO HIDDEN ON THE BASIS SIDE HARNESSED THE FIGURES OF SEX WIND
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WONDER LITTLE WOMEN A DOG’S TROOP ZERO PADDINGTON (2019) PURPOSE BEAR 1&2
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CAST AWAY NANNY NANNY MCPHEE THE BLUES PETER MCPHEE RETURNS BROTHERS RABBIT
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HOME ALONE NOTTING LADY AND THE THE WATER MRS DOUBTFIRE HILL TRAMP (2019) HORSE
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FORREST E.T. CHARLOTTE’S PAPER NOW (AND MY GIRL GUMP WEB PLANES THEN)
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ULTIMATE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT LIST 7 REBECCASPARROW.COM INSPIRATIONAL WITH A CHRISTIAN MESSAGE
OVERCOMER I CAN ONLY BREAKTHROUGH I STILL BELIEVE HEAVEN IS MIRACLES FROM IMAGINE FOR REAL HEAVEN
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DOCUMENTARIES
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: SPEED CUBERS HE NAMED ME MISS I AM ELEVEN A LIFE ON OUR PLANET (kids competing in a Rubix MALALA REPRESENTATION Cube competition) (the story of Malala (representation of women in Yousafzai) the media)
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KINDESS IS BULLY THE FINAL FREEMAN THE SOCIAL CONTAGIOUS QUARTER (about Olympian and DILEMMA (the amazing power of indigenous legend Cathy good deeds) Freeman)
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ULTIMATE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT LIST 8 REBECCASPARROW.COM THE FINAL BECOMING SPELLBOUND RBG MY OCTOPUS YEAR MICHELLE (about a spelling bee (the story of Supreme Court TEACHER (Barack Obama) OBAMA competition) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
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MARCH OF THE EMBRACE PENGUINS
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• Julie and the Phantoms • Fuller House (stars of Full House in a sequel) • Mallory Towers (Pre-teen) • Grace Beside Me • Never Have I Ever (13+ ) • Itch • A Series of Unfortunate Events (pre-teen) • Mustangs FC • Babysitter’s Club (pre-teen) • The Worst Witch (pre-teen) • Kobra Kai (Pre-teen - new spin on The Karate Kid films) • StarGirl (pre-teen) • High School Musical: The Musical, The Series • Emily In Paris (13+) • The Mandalorian (Star Wars TV series on Disney Plus) • Alexa and Katie (pre-teen) • Operation Ouch • Stranger Things • Anne with an E (new take on Anne of Green Gables) • Just Add Magic (pre-teen) • Horrible Histories • Amazing Grace (pre-teen) • Bake Off CLASSIC TV SHOWS
• Friends • McLeod’s Daughters • Big Bang Theory • Friends • Full House • Little Lunch • Once Upon A Time • Round the Twist series • The Good Witch • The Office • When Calls The Heart • Bewitched • Itch • Anne of Green Gables (80s mini-series) • Malcolm In The Middle • Gilmore Girls
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• The World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji • Emily’s Wonder Lab (science) • Deadly 360 • Survivor US or Aus • Pick of the Litter (guide dogs) • Back In Time For Dinner • Bondi Rescue (life-saving at Bondi Beach, Sydney) • The Living Room • America’s Got Talent • Glow Up (male-up) • Masterchef (cooking) • Escape To The Chateau • Junior MasterChef (cooking) • The Home Edit (de-cluttering and organising) • Nailed It (cooking) • Win The Wilderness • Sugar Rush (cooking) • Ahn Do’s Brush With Fame • The Floor Is Lava (game/challenge) • Lego Masters • Brain Child • Masked Singer • Brain Games • Ninja Warrior
OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS... Rebecca Sparrow has been a travel writer, a magazine editor, a newspaper columnist, a TV scriptwriter and a novelist. She About Rebecca is perhaps best-known as the author of three best-selling non- fiction books for teenage girls designed to help them navigate those tricky high school years. Those books include Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I’d known in high school); Find Your Feet (The 8 things I Wish I’d Known Before I Left High School) and the best-selling Ask Me Anything (heartfelt answers to 65 anonymous questions from teenage girls).
Aside from writing books Rebecca writes for Mamamia, plays agony aunt to teenage girls on the Ask Me Anything podcast and runs an online course called The Lighthouse Plan to help parents build deeper bonds with their daughters. Bec talks to thousands of high school students every year about friendship, resilience, giving back and life online. Rebecca is an ambassador for The Pyjama Foundation, ReachOut Parents and #TeamGirls a joint initiative by Suncorp and Netball Australia. In 2018 she was invited to be a member of the Queensland Government’s Anti-Cyber Bullying Taskforce. She is a mother to three kids (including one tween girl!). www.rebeccasparrow.com Want to learn more? CHECK OUT BEC’S WEBINARS
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