Films by Genre

Before watching any of these films, please check the rating and discuss it with your family.

Action

  • The General - 1926
  • King Kong – 1933​
  • Shane - 1953
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1957
  • North by Northwest - 1959
  • The French Connection - 1971 - R
  • Rocky – 1976 - PG​
  • Star Wars – 1977 - PG
  • Apocalypse Now - 1979
  • Raging Bull – 1980
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1981 - PG​
  • Top Gun - 1985 - PG
  • Batman - 1989 - PG-13
  • The Dark Knight - 2008 - PG13
  • ​Inception - 2010 - PG-13
  • Black Panther - 2018 - PG13

Adventure

  • King Kong – 1933
  • The Treasure of Sierra Madre - 1948
  • The Searchers - 1956
  • Lawrence of Arabia - 1962
  • ​2001: A Space Odyssey – 1968 - G​
  • Jaws – 1975 - PG
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind – 1977 - PG
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark – 1981 - PG
  • Top Gun - 1985 - PG
  • Batman - 1989 - PG-13
  • Jurassic Park - 1993 - PG-13
  • Titanic – 1997 – PG-13
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – 2001 – PG-13

Animation

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 1937 - G
  • ​Lion King - 1994 - G
  • Toy Story - 1995 - G
  • Wall-E – 2008 - G​
  • Moana - 2016 - PG
  • Soul - 2020 - PG

ComeDy

  • The Gold Rush – 1925​
  • The General - 1926​
  • City Lights - 1931​
  • It Happened One Night - 1934
  • Modern Times - 1936 - G
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939​
  • The Philadelphia Story - 1940
  • All About Eve - 1950
  • Sunset Blvd. - 1950
  • Singin’ in the Rain – 1952​​
  • Some Like It Hot - 1959
  • Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 1964
  • The Graduate - 1967​
  • Blazing Saddles - 1974 - R
  • Annie Hall - 1977 - PG
  • ​Breaking Away - 1979 - PG
  • Tootsie  - 1982 – PG
  • Ghostbusters - 1984 - PG
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 1986 - PG13
  • Dead Poet’s Society – 1989 - PG
  • Do the Right Thing - 1989​ - R
  • Forrest Gump – 1994 – PG-13
  • Toy Story - 1995 - G​

Crime

  • The Maltese Falcon - 1941
  • Double Indemnity - 1944
  • On the Waterfront - 1954
  • Bonnie and Clyde - 1967
  • The French Connection - 1971 - R
  • The Godfather  – 1972​ - R
  • Goodfellas - 1990 - R
  • Silence of the Lambs - 1991 - R
  • Pulp Fiction - 1994 - R
  • ​Chicago - 2002 - PG13
  • The Dark Knight - 2008 - PG13

Drama

  • Intolerance - 1916
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939​​
  • The Grapes of Wrath - 1940
  • All About Eve - 1950
  • A Streetcar Named Desire - 1951
  • To Kill a Mockingbird – 1962​​
  • Midnight Cowboy - 1969
  • Cabaret - 1972 - PG
  • ​One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest - 1975 - R
  • All the President’s Men -  1976 - PG​
  • The Color Purple – 1985 – PG-13
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 1986 - PG13
  • Dead Poet’s Society – 1989 - PG
  • Do the Right Thing - 1989​ - R
  • Ray – 2004 – PG-13​
  • Schindler's List – 1993 - R
  • ​Remember the Titans - 2000 - PG

Family

  • The Gold Rush – 1925​
  • Modern Times - 1936 - G
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 1937 - G​
  • The Wizard of Oz – 1939 - G​​
  • The Grapes of Wrath - 1940
  • It’s a Wonderful Life – 1946​
  • E.T. – 1982 - PG
  • ​Hoosiers - 1986 - PG
  • Field of Dreams – 1989 – PG
  • ​Lion King - 1994 - G
  • Toy Story - 1995 - G
  • Wall-E – 2008 - G

FanTasy

  • A Trip to the Moon - 1902
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 1937 - G​
  • It’s a Wonderful Life – 1946
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – 2001 – PG-13

Horror

  • Frankenstein – 1931​​
  • ​Psycho - 1960​
  • Ghostbusters - 1984 - PG​
  • Silence of the Lambs - 1991 - R
  • The Sixth Sense – 1999 – PG-13

Musical

  • The Wizard of Oz – 1939 - G​
  • Singin’ in the Rain – 1952​​
  • Some Like It Hot - 1959
  • West Side Story - 1961
  • ​The Sound of Music – 1965
  • Cabaret - 1972 - PG
  • ​Lion King - 1994 - G
  • ​Chicago - 2002 - PG13
  • La La Land - 2013 - PG13

Mystery

  • Citizen Kane – 1941​​
  • Vertigo - 1958
  • ​Psycho - 1960
  • Chinatown  - 1974 - R
  • The Sixth Sense – 1999 – PG-13

Noir

  • The Maltese Falcon - 1941​
  • Double Indemnity - 1944
  • Sunset Blvd. - 1950
  • Touch of Evil – 1958

Romance

  • City Lights - 1931​
  • It Happened One Night - 1934
  • Gone with the Wind – 1939 - G​
  • The Philadelphia Story - 1940
  • Casablanca - 1942​​
  • The Best Years of Our Life - 1946
  • West Side Story - 1961​
  • The Sound of Music – 1965
  • Bonnie and Clyde - 1967
  • The Graduate - 1967
  • Annie Hall - 1977 - PG
  • Tootsie  - 1982 – PG
  • Forrest Gump – 1994 – PG-13
  • Titanic – 1997 – PG-13
  • La La Land - 2013 - PG13

Sci-Fi

  • A Trip to the Moon - 1902
  • Frankenstein – 1931
  • ​2001: A Space Odyssey – 1968 - G
  • Star Wars – 1977 - PG
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind – 1977 - PG
  • E.T. – 1982 - PG
  • Jurassic Park - 1993 - PG-13​
  • Wall-E – 2008 - G
  • ​Inception - 2010 - PG-13
  • Black Panther - 2018 - PG13

SPORTS

  • The Hustler - 1961
  • Rocky – 1976 - PG
  • ​Breaking Away - 1979 - PG
  • Caddyshack - 1980 - R
  • Raging Bull – 1980 - R
  • Chariots of Fire - 1981 - PG
  • ​Hoosiers - 1986 - PG
  • Field of Dreams – 1989 – PG
  • ​Remember the Titans - 2000 - PG
  • Seabiscuit – 2003 – PG-13

Thriller

  • High Noon – 1952​​
  • On the Waterfront - 1954
  • Rear Window - 1954​
  • Touch of Evil – 1958​​
  • Vertigo - 1958
  • North by Northwest - 1959​
  • To Kill a Mockingbird – 1962​​
  • Chinatown  - 1974 - R
  • Jaws – 1975 - PG
  • All the President’s Men -  1976 - PG
  • Goodfellas - 1990
  • Pulp Fiction - 1994 - R

WAR

  • Gone with the Wind – 1939 - G​
  • Casablanca - 1942​
  • The Best Years of Our Life - 1946
  • High Noon – 1952​​
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1957
  • Lawrence of Arabia - 1962
  • Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 1964
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales - 1966
  • Apocalypse Now - 1979 - R
  • Schindler's List – 1993 - R

Western

  • The Treasure of Sierra Madre - 1948
  • High Noon – 1952​​
  • Shane - 1953
  • The Searchers - 1956
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales - 1966
  • Blazing Saddles - 1974 - R
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