When my dad and aunt were visiting for Thanksgiving, they wanted to watch a movie. So, I racked my brain for a fun movie without intense sex scenes or excessive swearing. (My dad’s a stickler.) We finally settled on Good Will Hunting, and it was perfect. So! In case you’ll be hanging out with relatives for the holidays, here’s a list of 30 crowd-pleasing, non-awkward movies…
Oscar Winners:
Shakespeare in Love
Good Will Hunting (These behind-the-scenes facts are awesome.)
Slumdog Millionaire
Argo
Dramas:
The Shawshank Redemption
Silver Linings Playbook
The Devil Wears Prada
The Firm
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Oldies But Goodies:
Stand by Me
Princess Bride
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Footloose
Big
Comedies:
High Fidelity
Burn After Reading
Clueless
Coming to America
Best in Show
Romance:
Jerry Maguire
Hitch
Something’s Gotta Give
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Enough Said (I saw this the other day, and it was really good.)
The Whole Family:
Matilda
Back to the Future
The Karate Kid
E.T.
Shrek, always and forever :)
Thoughts? Any others to add to the list?
P.S. 30 more movies to watch with your relatives…
(Photos from Good Will Hunting and The Grand Budapest Hotel.)