Movies and DVDs
Apollo 13 PG
Band of Brothers Not rated. A 10-episode HBO miniseries based on the book by the same name written by Stephen Ambrose. WWII as seen through the eyes of a company of airborne infantry
A Beautiful Mind PG-13
Big Fish PG-13
Black Beauty G
The Blue Butterfly PG An entomologist and a terminally ill boy search the rain forests of Costa Rica for an elusive butterfly.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PG The Willie Wonka story starring Johnny Depp
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and The Silver Chair
The Color Purple PG-13
CS Lewis: Beyond Narnia Not rated. A dramatized overview of the life of C.S. Lewis, the author of Chronicles of Narnia. It is written from his point of view and includes struggles with questions of faith.
Dances with Wolves PG-13
Dead Poets Society PG
The Dish PG-13 ("The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy, is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that's irresistibly inspiring..." Read more at Amazon.com.
Driving Miss Daisy PG
The Education of Little Tree PG An adaptation of Forrest Carter’s award-winning novel
Faerie Tale Theatre – 26 individual cable TV episodes from the 1980’s; a DVD collection of all
Fiddler on the Roof G
Finding Forrester PG-13
Firefly - The Complete Series Not rated, but probably for mature audiences.
Good Will Hunting R
Hamlet PG-13 Kenneth Branagh and Kate Winslet
Hotel Rwanda R
An Inconvenient Truth PG A documentary on global warming starring Al Gore .
The Incredibles PG
James and the Giant Peach PG based on the novel by Roald Dahl
Linnea in Monet’s Garden Not rated Suitable for very young (2 yrs. old?) and more meaningful to elementary age
A Little Princess Not rated Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Women PG
The Lord of the Rings series PG-13 The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King
Malcolm X PG-13
March of the Penguins G
Mark Twain Tonight Not rated Hal Holbrook’s one-man performance brings Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens to life
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Special Edition DVD PG
Mr. Holland's Opus PG
Much Ado About Nothing PG-13
Music of the Heart PG
Never Cry Wolf PG
October Sky PG Based on Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
The Old Man and the Sea Not rated. Based on Hemingway's classic. Stars Anthony Quinn.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest R
The Phantom of the Opera PG-13
The Polar Express G
Pride and Prejudice PG - 2005 edition (1-disc) starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen or 1996 Special Edition of 2 discs starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle and biography of Jane Austen.
The Princess Bride - PG
Roots – Not rated DVD version of the 6-volume TV miniseries based on Alex Haley’s book of the same title
Schindler’s List R A personal film about the Holocaust and a Nazi war profiteer who saves the lives of many Jews
Searching for Bobby Fischer PG
The Secret Garden G Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sense and Sensibility PG
Spellbound G A documentary about spelling bee contestants
Spirited Away PG - 13 (for anime fans and more)
Princess Mononoke - PG - 13 (for anime fans and more)
To Kill a Mockingbird Not rated
Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition G
Walkabout - Criterion Collection (1971) Previous rating of R for frontal nudity has been changed to a more appropriate Unrated. Two young children stranded in the Australian outback meet an Aborigine and become immersed in another culture.
Watership Down PG, but maybe not suitable for younger children due to realistic animated violence
Whale Rider PG-13 A young Maori girl of New Zealand "fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize."
White Fang PG
The Wizard of Oz - Three-disc Collector's Edition G