my daughter seems to like scifi. We watched enders game, lost in space series (the new version), arrival, I am mother, and she liked them all. Can I get some more suggestions?
The original Twilight Zone is a rapid fire smorgasbord of the greatest Sci-Fi writers of the 60s. When I was around 12 or 13 I couldn’t get enough Twilight Zone. I always looked out for marathons on the SyFy channel on Holidays.
And since it’s from the 60s it doesn’t have any swearing or gore or anything inappropriate for kids but there’s a lot of irony and death that a kid a little older will be able to appreciate that a younger kid wouldn’t.
Short List of my Favorites: I Shot an Arrow into the Air To Serve Man The Monsters are Due on Maple Street It’s A Good Life Eye of the Beholder Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Star Trek Strange New Worlds is very good.
This. SNW is truly amazing.
- Moon
- Event Horizon
- Alien and Aliens
- District 9
- Solaris
- The 5th Element
- The Valerian
- Blade Runner (both)
- Back to the Future 1, 2 and 3
- 2001: A Space Oddity
- Silent Running
- Fire in the Sky
- A Scanner Darkly
- Total Recall
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Planet of the Apes (all of them)
- John Carter (more the books than the movie IMO)
Some of these may be for when she’s a bit older, but I had seen most of these before I was 13 and nothing traumatized me. The genre has quite a bit of horror in it, just FYI.
I’ll anti-suggest Event Horizon for a young teen. It’s got themes of torture, suicide, and mutilation and is a horror movie in a sci-fi setting.
Half the movies on that list are rated R anddecivesly not for young adults lol
I just left the moderation up to the parent to decide what is appropriate for their kid. If I stuck to just PG/PG13 movies, it’d be a small list.
How about Big Hero 6?
Not bad!
Hey mom or dad,
Just wanted to let you, I use the Parental Guide on Imdb before I watch content with my dad. Helps to get a feel for what I’m about to see.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Blade%2520Runner%25202049
Just above the “Did you know” section, you’ll see the parent’s guide.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
Check out some Star Trek like Strange New Worlds or Deep Space Nine, you don’t have to understand much about Star Trek to enjoy it
I can’t believe no one has suggested “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
You’ll both be crying and hugging each other at the end of it.
Not sure how old she is, but if she’s 14+ I would recommend The Expanse
Star trek Strange new worlds. Foundation. Pantheon. Any of the new starwars series.
The Thing 1982
Annihilation
I haven’t seen anyone else recommend Prospect (2918).
I think your daughter might really enjoy it because the lead role is a young female, played by Sophie Thatcher, and it has a terrific far-future, hard SF vibe and great production values for an indie feature. Also the ubiquitous Pedro Pascal is very good in it as well. Killer sound track too.
Titan A.E.
Battle Beyond the Stars
The Last Starfighter
Disney’s Treasure Island!
