If you don’t know what to watch…have a scroll through this list. Some will make you laugh and some will make you cry, whatever you choose from the list I hope you enjoy it as I did.
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Drama! Drama!
Family movie night
Emotional tear jerkers
Survival of the fittest films
Essential war films
Drama! Drama!
The most inspiring movie with the best three actors: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci. Drama and fashion all in one.
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
This film is both funny and emotional, great and one of my favourites of all time.
The Intern (2015)
A great film for girls night as you watch 4 friends live their lives in New York city with shopping, dating and cocktails. It’s drama at every corner and each character has relatable and loveable qualities.
Sex and the City (2008)
Family movie night
Shark tale was always one of my favourite films as a kid and I still love it now. The characters had very distinct personalities and the songs are very catchy. It has a unique storyline.
Shark Tale (2004)
This is a great film that encourages uniqueness and creativity in children. It is a funny film with great animation.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
This is a great film where a family try to escape the robot takeover, they travel across the country trying to find a way to end the robots rampage. Definitely worth a watch.
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Emotional tear jerkers
This is a great film making you both laugh and cry. Forrest is a kind optimistic guy who powers through all of his struggles to be reunited with his true love Jenny.
Forrest Gump (1994)
This is one of my favourite films, we watch Liesel a german girl live through WW2, this gets emotional very fast as her world is turned upside down.
The Book Thief (2013)
This film throws your emotions all over as a family faces a horrific natural disaster on holiday that pulls them apart.
The Impossible (2012)
Survival of the fittest films
A great follow up to the previous 2 films and was great to see it was filmed in Northumberland!
28 Years Later (2025)
An interesting watch as Robert’s plane crashes on an deserted island and he has to learn to survive. Themes of adventure and resilience
Cast Away (2000)
Brad pitt stars as the main character in a zombie apocalypse trying to survive the brain eating monsters.
World War Z (2013)
Essential war films
Watching a battalion of women do something others couldn’t do in years. It was a great watch for war film fanatics and women empowerment.
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
This is a great film based on a true story where a man manipulates his power to try to save the Jewish community from being sent to concentration camps during WW2.
Schindler's List (1993)
This is a great portrayal of the reality of war, many soldiers were convinced to join the army to boost their pride and serve their country, when they get there they have to face the reality of what war is really like.