<p>Hoping to tap into our broad base of knowledge here,
My parents (78 and 80) are spending the winter in a warmer climate than Seattle. They have rented a nice condo in Orange County and like the area. However, the transition has left them with one problem - a new Netflix account and no idea what to put in their queue.
Any ideas? They are typical 75+ folks. Nothing funny in a very vulgar way (Something about Mary, for example) Mom loves PBS, history, romance, Dad likes history and action/western/spy stuff. Both like more “high-brow” stuff than silly. (Put on the 3 stooges, and they are both out the door.)
If you know any titles, what did your parents watch or like in the last few years?</p>
<p>I watched this, not my parents, but I’ll bet they will like it. It’s a TV series, not a movie, but each episode is more than an hour. </p>
<p>[Masterpiece</a> | Foyle’s War | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/foyleswar/]Masterpiece”>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/foyleswar/)</p>
<p>Ooh, ooh, I’ve got one! For people of all ages.
After years of not being available on DVD, a <em>beautifully</em> restored version of “The African Queen” is now available. (released some time in the past year) It’s gorgeous, and it’s one of the best movies ever!</p>
<p>Wish I could help but my 83 year old mom went to see Borat with her 16 year old grandson (my nephew, not my son) when it came out and loved it. I don’t even want to see that movie!</p>
<p>The movie that my mom and dad loved was Saving Private Ryan- it depicted their era. They also loved Forrest Gump and The Notebook. My dad would be 85 if still alive and my mom is 80. </p>
<p>They also loved musicals- like Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music.</p>
<p>Also- all the Shirley Temple movies.</p>
<p>Apollo 13? Mr. Holland’s Opus?</p>
<p>I love the BBC/ Masterpiece Theater pieces. We just watched Wives and Daughters. I would look to rent The 6 wives of Henry VIII, Upstairs Downstairs, Danger UXB are a few. The nice thing about Netflix is that they recommend things based on one’s rental history and how you rate the movies. I have found some great but overlooked movies that way. I don’t follow current movies very much, so my husband and I will be surprised when we find a movie that we haven’t heard of. Oh, thy could even get old television shows. My father always loved to see the reruns of The Beverly Hillbillies. Old Saturday Night Live episodes are available.</p>
<p>My Mom loved “Julie and Julia”. Also, “The Kings Speech” when it is released. My parents (and I ) loved it!</p>
<p>Look up some of their favorite actors & actresses on IMDB and find some oldies but goodies. My mom’s the same age and Kathryn Hephhurn would be at top of her list. I might also look up Tom Hanks & Dustin Hoffman. If they like history or westerns, how about John Wayne?</p>
<p>I and my husband are loving Downton Abbey, a Masterpiece Classic and it is out on DVD. If they don’t mind some racy scenes- The Tudors and Rome. The BBC also has many DVDs of the classics that are very well done.</p>
<p>My mother (77) just finished watching the “I Claudius” series on DVD. </p>
<p>Some of my favs - Hunt for Red October, Remember the Titans, and Twister (kinda “fluff” -but entertaining)</p>
<p>Depending on their taste in music - and their sensitivity to drug/sex/alcohol references - DH and I recently watched “Pirate Radio”…worth watching just for the great soundtrack (60s rock)!!!</p>
<p>If they like action thrillers, I would suggest the Bourne trilogy, “No Way Out”, “Minority Report”, and “Mission Impossible”. My mom enjoyed both the story & the annimation of “Wall-E”.</p>
<p>Empire of the Sun
Fat Man and Little Boy
Blaze
Local Hero
The Last Station
Warm Springs
The Lives of Others
Himalaya
Baran
The Day of the Jackal
October Sky
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Topsy-Turvy
Frost/Nixon
Educating Rita
The Dish
Dave
Leap of Faith
The Queen
Out of Africa
Murphy’s Romance
House of Cards Trilogy
The Jewel in the Crown</p>
<p>Amazing Grace (the story of William Wilberforce who fought tirelessly to end the slave trade) was brilliant.</p>
<p>Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day was charming and sweet. One flash of a male bum but it’s funny. </p>
<p>Pride and Prejudice (either the Kira Knightly version or the Colin Firth version…not a movie but splendid. My uncle who is about your folks’ age has an annual viewing!) </p>
<p>Mrs. Brown (with Judy Dench) had great performances.</p>
<p>Victoria and Albert (Emily Blunt) looked terrific even if the history was a little pumped up for effect on Albert’s end of things, and ignored a vital piece on Victoria’s side. </p>
<p>Am I an Anglophile? Why, what makes you think so?</p>
<p>Do they like foreign subtitled films? Lots to choose from there. How about</p>
<p>Italian for Beginners
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Fanny and Alexander</p>
<p>My mom was about the same age, she loved Rupert Everett in Oscar Wilde.
[An</a> Ideal Husband](<a href=“http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122541/]An”>An Ideal Husband (1999) - IMDb) and [The</a> Importance of Being Earnest](<a href=“http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278500/]The”>The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) - IMDb)</p>
<p>I have no advice. My mother disapproved of “Chariots of Fire” because of the nudity.</p>
<p>Millions.
Sense and Sensibility.</p>
<p>ROFL, Hunt. I disapprove of “chariots of Fire” because of the boring-ness.</p>
<p>Enchanted April (and everything on Novelisto’s list)</p>
<p>Big Fish
Room with a View
Mumford
Lawrence of Arabia
Thomas Crown Affair
Howard’s End
Mansfield Park
Truman Show
Peggy Sue Got Married
Back to the Future-all of them
Amelie
The Long Engagement
Erin Brockovich
Runaway Bride
Moonstruck
Lonesome Dove miniseries-your Dad will enjoy
All Indiana Jones
All Star Wars
Dances with Wolves
Master and Commander
The Big Night
Babette’s Feast
Eat, Drink, Man, Woman
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Seabiscuit
Castaway
Big
Joe and the Volcano
Splash
Roxanne
Plane, Trains, Automobiles
Home Alone
Kramer v.Kramer
Devil wears Prada
I won’t bore cc but I got plenty more</p>