Varieties of the Best

KIDS
Wide Awake 1998 Vivid depiction of juvenile grief and a few crude words.(A-II) (PG)

The Parent Trap 1998 Some unamusing pranks and a scene of amateur ear-piercing. (A-II) (PG) ( 1998 )

First Love
Little Manhattan 2005 Some minor thematic elements, schoolyard fisticuffs, mild rude language and an instance of vomit humor. A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG) 
Flipped 2010 A handful of profane and crass expressions and scenes of family discord. A-III -- adults.

Series
A Christmas Story 1983 A few vulgar syllables. (A-II)
My Summer Story 1994

Sandlot 1993 Some fantasy menace, occasional coarse language and a few mild sexual references. (A-II) (PG)
Sandlot 2 2005
Sandlot: Heading Home 2007

Home Alone 1990 Minor violence and robbery played for laughs. (A-II) (PG)
Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York 1992 Much slapstick violence and some menace to a child. (A-II) (PG)
Home Alone 3 1997 Much slapstick violence. (A-II) (PG)

Kid's Adventure
Buggsy Malone 1976 (A-I)(G)
Cloak and Dagger 1984 (A-II) (PG)
The Goonies 1985 (A-II) (PG)
Secondhand Lions 2003 Some thematic elements, sporadic mildly crude language and some action violence. A-II --  (PG)
Son of Rambow 2007 Shoplifting, underage smoking, a painful accident, and occasional crude and profane and some crass language. A-III -- adults.

Musical
• High School Musical

• High School Musical 2
• High School Musical 3 A-I -- general patronage. (G)


GROWING UP
Stand by Me 1986 Rated R Some harsh language, uncharacteristic of the times, and brief violence but it is an experience some parents might wish to share with their youngsters. (A-III) (R)
Radio Flyer 1992 Continual menace to children and momentary graphic violence. (A-II) (PG-13)
The War 1994 Flashbacks of battlefield violence, escalating juvenile violence and menace as well as minimal profanity.(A-II) (PG-13)
Now and Then 1995 Fleeting nudity and some sexual references. (A-III) (PG-13)
Simon Birch 1998 Scene of extreme menace to children, sexual references, a few rude expressions and minimal profanity. (A-II) (PG)
My Dog Skip 2000 Brief mild violence. AII (PG)
Akeelah and the Bee 2006  A-I -- general patronage. (PG)
August Rush 2007 An implied premarital sexual encounter, one use of profanity, one use of the s-word and one crass expression. A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG)
The Secret Life of Bees  2008 Some profanity and crude language, racial epithets and violence, nonsexual child abuse, light underage sensuality, murder and suicide; acceptable for older teens.
A-III -- adults. (PG-13)

SCHOOLDead Poets Society 1989 Mild locker room language and an unsettling, unresolved teen suicide. (A-III) (PG)
The Emperor's Club 2002 Mild sexual innuendo, fleeting topless photos and a few instances of profanity. A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG-13)

MUPPETS
The Muppet Movie 1979 (A-I) (G) 
The Great Muppet Caper 1981 (A-I) (G)
The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 (A-I)

BEST ACTION
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) (A-I) (G) 
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 (A-III) (PG-13)
Shoot to Kill 1988 Rated R (A-III) 
Die Hard 1988 Rated R
Speed 1994 Rated R Intermittent violence, intense explosions and frequent rough language. (A-III) (R)
Executive Decision 1996 Rated R Some violence, recurring profanity and an instance of rough language. (A-III) 
U-571 2000 Because of recurring war violence and fleeting crass language, (A-II) -- adults and adolescents. ( PG-13)
Vertical Limit 2000 Much intense peril, fleeting implied drug abuse, brief sex references and minimal rough language and profanity.  (A-III) -- adults. ( PG-13) 
Transporter STORYBLAZER REVIEW  2002 Rated R Excessive violence, an implied sexual encounter and a few instances of profanity. O -- morally offensive. 
Apocalypto 2006 Rated R Intense and graphic violence, including scenes of slaughter, human sacrifice, beheadings and a man being mauled by a jaguar, disturbing images, some sexual humor and innuendo, a suggested marital encounter, partial nudity, an instance of rough language and a few crude expressions. L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. 
Hot Fuzz 2007  Rated R
Vantage Point 2007 Much action violence which, though intense, is not gruesome, frequent uses of the s-word uttered under duress, some mild profanity. A-III -- adults (though acceptable for older teens). (PG-13) 

Kung Fu Kick Butt Action
Jackie Chan Movies
Iron Monkey 1993 Intermittent martial arts violence, fleeting sexual references and a few instances of crass language. A-III -- adults. (PG-13)
Dynamite Warrior 2006

Funny Comedy/Great Action Need to Rewatch

Popeye 1980 Need to ReWatch (A-II) (PG
High School USA 1983 
Raising Arizona 1987 Need to ReWatch A-III) (PG-13)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 Need to ReWatch Mild sexual innuendo and bathroom humor. A-III -- adults. (PG) 
How I Got Into College 1989 Mild rough language and sexual innuendoes. (A-II) (PG-13)
Joe VS the Volcano 1990 Some minor sexual innuendoes. A-II (PG)

Sneakers 1992 Need To ReWatch Light-hearted attitude toward computer crime, brief violence, a sexual reference and minimal rough language. (A-III) (PG-13) 

The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 Need to ReWatch Comic treatment of suicide and fleeting violence. (A-II) (PG) 

Larger than Life - 1996 Need to ReWatch Fleeting profanity and brief menace. (A-II) (PG) 

Daylight 1996 Need To ReWatch Some charred corpses, accident-related fatalities and occasional profanity. (A-III) (PG-13)
Extreme Days 2001 Need To ReWatch

FUNNIEST COMEDY
Gods must Be Crazy 1980 Some violence. (A-II) (PG)
God’s Must Be Crazy 2 1988 Bare-bottomed Bushmen and several gags involving a woman's undergarments. (A-II) (PG) 

Shaolin Soccer 2001
Three Amigos! 1986 Stylized violence and some rough language. (A-II) (PG) 
Napoleon Dynamite 2004 Some comic violence, and a few instances of mildly crude language and sexual humor. A-III -- adults. (PG)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2009 STORYBLAZER REVIEW Some comic violence, and a few instances of mildly crude language and sexual humor. A-III -- adults. (PG)

GREAT COMEDY w/ A Few Problems
Silent Movie 1976 Adult humor. (A-III) (PG)
Airplane 1980 A-III) (PG)
Clue 1985 (A-II) (PG)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure 1985 (A-II) (PG)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 Rated R Some very rough language and sexual references. (A-III) (R)
Brain Donors 1992 Mild sexual innuendo. (A-II)(PG)
Dave 1993 Brief bedroom scene, fleeting shadowed nudity and an instance of profanity. (A-III) (PG-13)
Meet the Parents 2000 Comically intended minor violence, reference to a live-in relationship, brief drug references and some crass language with much profanity. (A-III) -- adults. (PG-13)
Mr. Accedent 2000
Balls of Fury 2007 Much crude language, one instance of profanity, suggestive gestures, gross and scatological jokes, and mild gay-themed humor. A-III -- adults (though it's acceptable for older adolescents). (PG-13)
Be kind rewind 2008 Some vulgar humor, brief sexual references and mild comic violence. A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG-13)

Teen Centered
Better Off Dead 1985
One Crazy Summer 1986
Ferris Bulers Day Off 1986
Adventures in Babysitting 1987
Three O'Clock High 1987
License to Drive 1988
Juno 2007

Comedic Action
The Blue’s Brothers 1980 Rated R
Spies Like Us 1985
Real Genius 1985
Kung Pow: Legend of the Fist 2002
Get Smart 2008
Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control 2008

Caring For the Kids and the House
Mr. Mom  1983
The Money Pit 1986

Mrs. Doubtfire 1993

DRAMA

VERY BEST DRAMA
Witness 1985 Rated R Some graphic violence and brief nudity are handled as restrained but essential plot devices.(A-IV) (R)
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Awakinings 1990 Minimal rough language. (A-II) (PG-13)
Little Women 1994  (A-I) (PG)
Fried Green Tomatoes 1994 Very brief violence and a few sexual references. (A-II) (PG-13)
Oleanna 1994
The Spanish Prisoner 1997 Brief violence and fleeting sexual innuendo. (A-III) (PG)
Memento Rated R 2000
Insomnia Rated R  2002 Some violence, fleeting corpse nudity, much rough language and brief profanity. A-III - adults. (R)
The Terminal 2004 Brief crude language and some drug references. A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG-13)
Collateral Rated R 2004 Recurring intense violence, autopsy gore and much rough language. L  (R)
Doubt  2008 STORYBLAZER REVIEW Discreetly handled sexual abuse theme. A-III -- adults. (PG-13)
The Karate Kid series (old and new) (A-II) (PG) /(A-I) (PG) /(A-III) (PG)

HISTORICAL DRAMA
The Dish 2000 instance of rough language, some crass words and fleeting profanity  (A-II)  (PG-13)
Hotel Rwanda 2005 Disturbing violence and images of mass slaughter, fleeting shadowy background nudity and some brief rough language. A-III   adults. (PG-13)
The Great Debators 2007 Scenes of violence, including a lynched corpse; brief nongraphic, nonmarital sexual activity; and four uses of the s-word and two profanities. Possibly acceptable for older teens. A-III -- adults. (PG-13)

Dramatic Biographies
Rudy 1993 (A-II) (PG)
The Blind Side 2009 Brief nongraphic marital lovemaking, at least one profanity, a few sexual and drug references, a half-dozen crass terms.  A-III -- adults. (PG-13)
John Adams 2008
The Soloist 2008 Drug use, a few rough and crude words, a couple of uses of profanity and occasional sexual references. A-III -- adults. (PG-13)
Temple Grandin 2010

OVERCOMING HARDSHIPS
Forrest Gump 1994 A few discreet bedroom scenes, some intense battlefield violence, fleeting drug use and an instance of rough language. (A-III) (PG-13)
Life Is Beautiful 1997 Theme of genocide. (A-II) (PG-13)
Patch Adams 1998 An offscreen violent tragedy, fleeting nudity and a few coarse words as well as double entendres. (A-III) (PG-13)
Cast Away 2000 A violent accident and an instance of profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is (A-II) -- adults and adolescents.  PG-13
A Beautiful Mind 2001 Intense, mature theme dealing with mental illness, a few sexual references, a scene of violence and minimal crass language and profanity. A-III -- adults. (PG-13)
The Other Side of Heaven  2001
Amazing Grace 2006 A-II


WARTIME
Beyond Rangoon 1994 Rated R
The Island on Bird Street 1997
Everything is Illuminated 2005
Joyeux Noël 2005
Valkyrie 2008
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas 2008

SELF –DISCOVERY
Jet Li's Fearless 2006


ROMANTIC COMEDY
It Could Happen to You 1994
While you Were Sleeping 1995
Return to Me 2000
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton 2004
Ezibethtown 2005
Hitch 2005
Leap Year 2009

New in Town  2009

Dog Gone Movies STORYBLAZER REVIEW
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2008
Marley and  Me 2008
Hotel for Dogs 2009

Documenties
America’s Heart and Soul 2004
Supersize Me 2004
Lord Save us From Your Followers 2008
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed 2008