Christian Movieguide's Ted Baehr Picks Top 10 Movies for Families 2000 to 2009

Movieguide ^ | December 31, 2009 | Ted Baehr

[HokieMom]

10. March of the Penguins
9. Enchanted
8. The Incredibles
7. Amazing Grace
6. The Nativity Story
5. Ratatouille
4. Wall-e
3. Up
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

[HokieMom]

And Number 1 is...

If you're unfamiliar with the Movieguide website, it's a great source of information for new releases with very detailed content information for taking your family or even just yourself.

[netmilsmom]

Ratatouille was disgusting.
March of the Penguins was lame.

I love that Enchanted made the list.

[HokieMom]

I love Pixar but have to agree with you about Ratatouille. It was full of RATS. Even Pixar couldn’t make that cute. But it’s a nice story. I’m partial to The Incredibles. The Pixar version of James Bond meets Superman.

[mel]

Enchanted was really cute

[mel]

Enchanted was really cute

[libertarian27]

March of the Penguins was lame.

I thought so too, but if you ever run across a free DVD somewhere - check out the bonus features, they were real good and interesting.

I hated Wall-e - that freaking robot just kept saying Waaaalll-eee, drove me nuts.

Up was depressing

Incredibles and Nemo?!! Good Stuff for the whole family.

[HokieMom]

Oh, meant to say that I am surprised there’s no Toy Story. I’m looking forward to number three in June.

[netmilsmom]

I love that Pixar makes movies that appeal to boys.
And I have two girls....

[netmilsmom]

I think both Toy Stories were pre-2000.

[netmilsmom]

Wall-e was cute, but we saw it at a Drive-In in the rain.
I cried at the beginning of Up.

[HokieMom]

I hated Wall-e - that freaking robot just kept saying Waaaalll-eee, drove me nuts.

The best part of Wall-e is how it shows what happens to people when they become dependent on government.

[HokieMom]

I think both Toy Stories were pre-2000.

Wow. Time's flying even faster than I thought.

[luckystarmom]

For older kids (because of language), The Blind Side was an excellent movie with a great message.

[HokieMom]

Yours is the second endorsement I've heard for Blind Side. We'll have to see that one especially since it has a football theme. Here's the review of it at Movieguide, just so people can see how their reviews work: Blind Side

[Proud_texan]

I'd have to include The Ultimate Gift.

Good list to know of, thanks.

[HokieMom]

Thanks! Will add that one to the Netflix list.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Edna Mode votes for The Incredibles

[workerbee]

I TIVO'd The Nativity Story but haven't had a chance to see it yet. I loved Ratatouille & Nemo. Up and Narnia were great but not what I'd really call "kids" movies, personally (well, maybe for 10+). Wall-E was very overrated, IMO.

[Liberty Valance]

4 stars for the 'cone of shame'.

*squirrel*

[aruanan]

Holy crap, Finding Nemo was number one? I think The Incredibles had that beat in almost any category.

[HokieMom]

[HokieMom]

The Nativity Story is well done. I enjoyed it very much and appreciated its quiet beauty.

[HokieMom]

Dug does not like the cone of shame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuJwfCjc628

[HokieMom]

I’ve never seen Nemo uninterrupted from start to finish. Now I’ll have to watch it. I’m surprised the list is so heavily Pixar but considering what else is out there... maybe I shouldn’t be.

[HokieMom]

I cried at the beginning of Up.

Me, too. It's the Pixar version of Bucket List. Michael Medved wrote that he cried, too. He said all of America cried. *sniff* just thinking about it.

[HokieMom]

The Incredibles had that beat in almost any category.

I agree, hands down. Seeing those parents trying to fit back into their super hero costumes was a riot. And it has a clear war-on-terror message with a James Bond flair. No Obama DHS fogginess. It's obvious who the bad guys are.

[HokieMom]

I had another vote of support for Blind Side via Freepmail. Will definitely go see it before it leaves the theaters.

[luckystarmom]

I agree!

[VOA]

bump

[aruanan]

I’ve never seen Nemo uninterrupted from start to finish. Now I’ll have to watch it. I’m surprised the list is so heavily Pixar but considering what else is out there... maybe I shouldn’t be.

I remember reviews of it saying how it showed great family values and portrayed fathers in a good light because of all Nemo's father did to rescue him. But in the film the father does absolutely nothing to rescue Nemo. He tries to track him down, but it's due to the efforts of others, completely unconnected to the father, that Nemo is sprung from the dentist's aquarium.

Also, it was an anthropomorphized fish. The Incredibles were superhumans, but at least they were humans. Monsters, Inc. and Surfs Up were both far better movies than Finding Nemo.