Schedule Family Movie Night every week and stick to it. Who knows? Maybe your eye-rolling teenagers will even start looking forward to it.

So many movies--so little time. If you have trouble deciding what to watch, write your choices on slips of paper and put them in a jar. Pull out one or two titles, and give yourself plenty of time to rent movies if necessary.

Are you doing dinner and a movie? Have a little fun and pull together a menu around the theme of the film. Keep things simple so you won't have to face a big cleanup when the lights come on.

Double features are a good way to see a kid-friendly movie with the children, and a grownup movie when the little ones go to bed. Plan an intermission between films so you can get up and stretch your legs.

Pick a favorite from our list below, or choose one from your favorite rental store or out of your own collection.

  • Beauty and the Beast (G)
  • Cars (G)
  • Finding Nemo (G)
  • Happy Feet (PG)
  • The Incredibles (PG)
  • The Lion King (G)
  • Monsters, Inc. (G) 
  • Shrek and Shrek 2 (PG)
  • Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (G)
  • Ella Enchanted (PG)
  • Mary Poppins (G)
  • The Wizard of Oz (G)
  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (G)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (PG)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (PG)
  • Harry Potter (3 films rated PG; Goblet of Fire rated PG-13)
  • Star Wars (5 films rated PG; Revenge of the Sith rated PG-13)