Over on Facebook, Allen Thornburgh has posted a request for movie suggestions for his 10- and 12-year-old sons. The criteria: They should be age-appropriate (so no "Braveheart" or "Gladiator"), exciting enough to hold the boys' attention, and able to help "facilitate a discussion about manhood."
Films mentioned by the commenters so far include "Frequency," "Master and Commander" (we've been trying to recall whether that one is age-appropriate), "Red Tails," "October Sky," "Over the Top," "The Pursuit of Happyness" (though with a caution about the PG-13 rating), "Rocky" (again, trying to figure out age-appropriateness), "The Patriot" (ditto), "Apollo 13," "War Horse," "The Alamo," "Men of Honor," "High Noon," "Radio," "The Lord of the Rings," the "Horatio Hornblower" movies, "Rudy," "Cinderella Man," "The Power of One," "Up," and assorted John Wayne films.
Anyone have anything to add?
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"Flyboys" should probably wait a few years, or at least be vetted first.
Maybe "The Man from Snowy River", but probably not its tragically sappy sequel.
"Remember the Titans", "Second Hand Lions","Zathura" and "Miracle" (about the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team that beat Russia. Check the ratings on those though- just going from memory.
Third Man on the Mountain: another Disney about mountain climbing in Switzerland
Both should be age appropriate and have enough excitment to please a junior high boy.
The boys might be a tad old for it, but with proper introduction, maybe they would still appreciate this film.
You can get kids to appreciate older films, but it might take work...and maybe a bit of preparation...
When the kids are a little older On the Waterfront" isa great 50s movie where people have to make tough choices...
Slightly younger boys might appreciate...most of the 1930s Freddy Bartholomew films with proper intro...Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) with its A list cast; Captains Courageous (1937) and an earlier Dickens movie that Bartholomew did. (I think David Copperfield)