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Movies to watch with your parents
Nothing awkward, and something for both generations to talk about.
For the evening when grown-up children and their parents end up in front of the same screen. The rule here is simple: no awkward scenes, and a story both generations care about — families, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, and how all of that changes once everyone is an adult. The IMDb floor is 7.
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Frequently asked
- What is a good movie to watch with your parents?
- Family dramas and gentle comedies about parents and adult children are the safest choice: rarely anything explicit, and a subject everyone on the sofa knows first-hand. Still, glance at the synopsis first — the search matches meaning, not age ratings.
- How is this different from family movies?
- Family movies are made with children in mind. Here the audience is adult: the films are more serious, the characters older, and the stories often about the distance between generations.
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