Curricula and Learning Links - Movies for Education
Wholesome Movies
Wholesome movies can open the door for discussion about family values, decision making, and handling situations. They can also be lots of fun! Grab some popcorn and rent one of these using HomeschoolChristian.com's Netflix link. While these movies were deemed wholesome by our message board participants, parents should always check content to make sure that the movie is in line with their standards.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Yours, Mine, and Ours (Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda)
Hold that Ghost (with Abbot and Costello)
Chitty Chitty Bang, Bang
Pippi Longstocking
Split Infinity
The Butter Cream Gang
Mircle at Moreaux
Danny
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Little Women
Tales of Avonlea
Five Mile Creek
Sarah Plain and Tall (and sequel)
Sound of Music
The Princess Bride
Skylark
Winter's End
Second-Hand Lions
ITA
Friendship's Field
The Hunt for Red Oktober
The Great Escape
Silverado
Anne of Green Gables
Babe
The Black Stallion
Charlotte's Web
Chicken Run
Finding Nemo
Homeward Bound
The Incredible Journey
Ice Age
Iron Will
Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (live version)
Little Secrets
Miracle on 34th Street
National Velvet
Old Yeller
The Rookie
Spy Kids (I)
Stuart Little 2
Swiss Family Robinson
Tarzan (Disney)
Treasure Planet
Time Changer
China Cry
Gone With the Wind
Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn
Frankenstein
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
To Sir With Love
Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne
The Quiet Man
Happily Ever After
Friendly Persuasion (Gary Cooper)
The Shop Around the Corner (Jimmy Stewart)
The Thin Man (William Powell)
Along Came Jones (Gary Cooper)
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart)
High Noon (Gary Cooper)
The Rainmaker (Burt Lancaster)
Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House (Cary Grant)
Grapes of Wrath (Henry Fonda)
How Green Was My Valley (Maureen O'Hara)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Jimmy Stewart/John Wayne)
McClintock
Life with Father
Ben-Hur
Cheaper By The Dozen
The King and I (Debra Karr)
The Court Jester
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Long Long Trailer
Toy Story I and II
The Guns of Navarone
American in Paris
Finding Nemo
Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Ratatouille
Meet the Robinsons
Cars
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Incredible Mr. Limpett
How to Frame a Figg
Brigadoon
What's Up Doc?
Parent Trap with Brian Keith
The Trouble with Angels
Most movies with John Wayne, Jimmy Stuart, Lucille Ball, Abbott and Costello, Shirley Temple, Bob Hope, or Jerry Lewis in them.