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51 Best Throwback Family Movies

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51 (why stop at 50) Best Throwback Family Movies

We love family movie nights! Cuddling up on the couch with popcorn, lights off and snuggled under blankets. My oldest son is my biggest movie buff. He is constantly looking for something new to watch. So lately I have been digging deep for some of those oldies but goodies that I grew up watching! These are the movies that, even now when they come on TV, I get totally sucked into! Depending on the age of your kids, you may want to edit the list and make sure they are age appropriate, but for the most part, they are all pretty family friendly (this coming from someone whose 3 year-old knew every word to every Star Wars – you have been warned!)

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  2. Mari says

    I have seen every single one of those movies, some more than three times. My favorites are: Adventures in Babysitting, Flight of the Navigator, and my husband just loves Princess Bride. Those movies were amazing. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

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  3. Jill says

    Great list! And very helpful when we are trying to come up with something new that we haven’t seen a million times. Thanks!

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  5. Cindy Eikenberg says

    Hi Jen – This is such a great list and you have so many of my all-time favorites on here – love! Thanks so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend – pinned and sharing on Twitter and FB this week. Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day and happy Tuesday!

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    • Jennifer Fishkind says

      Good additions! Those are actually two of our favorites – can’t believe I left them off!!

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  8. Tash says

    Great suggestions – planning to try a few next movie night. Some for you: The Dark Crystal, E.T. and the Beethoven series?

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  9. Giuls says

    These are some awesome suggestions! I love Grease, Billy Elliot, and Footloose. My favourite has to be The Sound of Music though.

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  10. Jen Pack says

    We are like you guys, we really love family movie night! We do it at least once a week, if not more! I appreciate the list you provided! I think our kids will really love some of these. Thanks for the help!

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  16. Alicia Vega says

    Thank you for this list. However, Toy is a racist film; many believed Pryor’s role was modern-day slavery, and degrading on all counts.

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