All of these movies we love have been linked for you to rent to watch on Amazon! If you scroll down you will also find our favorite movies on Netflix right now.
Movies with amazing colors
Of course we are obsessed with any movie with an unexpected color scheme. The new rendition of Emma was released early for streaming on Amazon since movie theaters are now closed. We live the Gywneth Paltrow version, but this new movie is packed full of color and humor. The shade of yellow above is a prominent color throughout the film and matches Emma’s personality perfectly. We are talking too much, just go! Watch it!
The color in films can be an important part of the story line and experience. Teach your kids to pay attention to how colors change throughout the movie and how it affects their emotions. A great movie to watch as an example of this is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (an all time favorite for some of our team members!) It is subtle, and you may have already watched this one multiple times without noticing, but this time pay attention to how the tones in the film gradually change from blue to red as Ben Stiller’s character progresses.
Here is our full list of movies with stunning colors:
Fantastic Mr Fox
Ponyo
The Help
Emma
La La Land
Coco
The Farewell
Moonrise Kingdom
Alice in Wonderland
Crazy Rich Asians
Movies around the world
Watch all of these films which take place in different countries, and consider today’s homeschool geography and cultures lesson crossed off your to-do list!
Roman Holiday
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Jojo Rabbit
Heidi
Brooklyn
Mary Poppins – the original version | the new version
Classic movies everyone should see
We recently watched the Imagineering Story on Disney+ and it was so interesting to learn more about the original animators of classic Disney movies. Mary Blair was the creator of concept art for Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and more. Her use of bold hues and surprising color combos became the basis of Disney animation style, and lead her to design one of Disney’s most iconic rides – It’s A Small World. Learning about Mary made watching classic Disney movies an entirely new experience! Learning about the artists behind movies makes the watching experience even better, plus then you can call it homeschooling! 😉
Here is some of Mary Blair’s amazing art!
Click here for an online class about Mary Blair and to paint a whimsical castle in her iconic style! And here, and here for fun kids books all about Mary!
Classic Movies
Secret Garden
The Little Princess
Little Women – The new version | the Christian Bale version
Pride & Prejudice – the newest version | The BBC version since you have time!
Ever After
The Tale of Despereaux
Beauty and the Beast
Spirited Away
The Sound of Music
Alice in Wonderland
Life of Pi
August Rush
The Original Parent Trap
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Matilda
Annie
Anne of Green Gables
Movies that will inspire you to learn a new hobby
Julie and Julia
Loving Vincent
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Movies that will make you want to be a better person
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
My Fair Lady
Wonder
Ruby Bridges
Secret World of Arrietty
We Bought a Zoo
Hidden Figures
It’s a Wonderful Life
Pollyanna
Dead Poets Society
Our favorite shows on Netflix right now
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Anne with an E
Julie & Julia
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Hook
Movies based off books we love
Madeline
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
The Help
Secret Garden
The Little Princess
Emma
Little Women
Pride and Prejudice
Anne of Green Gables
Matilda
The Little Prince
Finding Neverland
Sarah, Plain and Tall
We would love to hear more movies you would add to this list! Please comment below any creative movies we could watch!
Paddington and Paddington 2 are both incredibly beautiful aesthetics-wise, but they also make you want to be a better person! They’re classics in our house (and we don’t have kids yet).
The original That Darn Cat! If you like the original Parent Trap you’ll love it! Also the original Swiss Family Robinson! 😂
Under classics, Singin’ in the Rain is my all time favorite film. Though you’ve mentioned so many of my go tos. The Grand Budapest Hotel has exquisite production design (as does most of Wes Anderson’s world). Can’t wait to dive into some of your recommendations, and watch others again. xo
I love The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn with Sydney Poitier. Amazing movie.