Antz. An awesome allegory about the power of the masses to stand up against tyrants.

Dragon Heart

The sandlot probs finding Forrester when he's a little older

Off the cuff for a mature 8-yr-old: Buckaroo Banzai Adventures Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) (Weller, Goldblum, Lithgow) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968) Fonda, Ball) Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines (1965) (Morley, Skelton, Hill, Whitman, Miles, Terry-Thomas) 20,000 Leagues ...

Back to the Future. I think I saw that first at around 8 years old.

Willy Wonka (Gene) Jumanji (Robin) Maybe, The Abyss.

Rocky 1 and 2. A crash course on courage.

“Finding Nemo” of course. If you need help getting any movie let me know.

Star Wars Goonies The Never Ending Story Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Toys, with Robin Williams. honestly, anything with Robin.

Wizard of Oz. An oldie but goodie

Hits with my son: The Sea Beast The Monkey King Orion and the Dark Max Steel Ice Age(s)

Short Circuit (1986)

Indiana Jones Dark Crystal Time Bandits Studio Ghibli 70s animated version of the lord of the rings;) nostr:nevent1qqsw8mpffzujg05jflkgfv3xj95djaml0edat2wdyce7y9khx9hkf9qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygy7cpuwl89rrcdahwt3whw7rjcqh70hyf0x7c3vejxnvuczugsyjupsgqqqqqqsreejj9

• The Goonies • The Karate Kid • Back to the Future • The Wizard of Oz

All the older studio ghibli movies... Howl's moving castle spirited away Nausicaa and the valley of the wind etc. They are rich and deep

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Prince Caspian (2008) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Hugo (2011) The Secret Garden (1993) The BFG (2016) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Rango (2011) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Nanny McPhee (2005) Nanny McPhee and the Bi...

The goonies

The Last Temptation Of Christ

*batteries not included - 1987

if he loves anime try one piece

Alf

Howard the Duck

War Games

Honey I Shrunk The Kids The Godfather

Not a movie but a great series! Dutch stories, Japanese 90s anime, deals with a lot of world issues. One for the dreamers! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqSaUrah-p_nqNYjF3iM7CUFQKMoruDUV

Oh how about Blair Witch Project! There’s a fun family movie…! https://media.tenor.com/DItkoZtE7dkAAAAC/abell46s.gif

Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Classic. And all the Pippy Longstocking movies.

The Iron Giant