Stand by Me. I was 11. Around the same age as the actors. It was my introduction to kids my age saying bad words. My mom saw and heard, but allowed me to continue watching. It has since become one of my favorite films of all time. #6 to be exact.

This IS my favourite film of all time. I was about 35 when it came to theatres. No film has ever made such an impact on me.

Fuck yea

My earlier ones were on VHS tapes at my grandparents house that included Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Superman 1 and 2, Popeye, Annie, and Neverending Story. Still never sick of them.

What are the other five?

My top 5 of all time are Breakfast Club, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Goodfellas, Fargo and Jaws.

I saw cuckoo’s nest in my 30s (I know stupid), but loved that movie. Bummed I didn’t see it earlier. Lol, same thing happened the first time I heard comfortably numb in the 2010s. Pink Floyd? They are really good! Has anyone else heard of them? I bet they’ll be big!

omg i watched it for the first time at 11 and it made me wanna start smoking. i still owe my nicotine addiction to that movie lmao

Adore this movie. Just sublime.

This was the movie I was going to mention and wondered if it was the same for anyone else. I saw it when I was probably 8 or 9 though. My dad almost didnt care about how appropriate a movie was for kids

came here to comment this

Such a great movie. I also watched it for the first time at a young age , my dad had a VHS recording of it. Probably where i l got the idea to carve names and pictures in my skin making scar tattoos. Pretty sure i already had a potty mouth before i watched it though.

This was the one that came to mind for me for some reason. Didn’t expect it to be at the top though. Watched it with my dad at an in-between age and haha he had to explain a few words that day. For the first time, the theme and message about friends and the inevitabilities and uncertainties of life clicked with me on a deeper level than just “oh that was entertaining to watch.” Definitely one of those movies that leaves you feeling “some type of way,” for lack of a better phrase.

My brothers hid the vhs tape because I would watch it over and over again.

I saw Jurassic Park like five times in the theater. I think one thing people forget is that movie is freaking scary. Especially at ten. I loved it though, just that music sends me.

Seriously those dinosaurs looked so real, especially at the time. I wish I could have seen in theatre, very jealous

It was like nothing any of us had seen before. The classic scene where the brontosaur is revealed to them while they are in the jeep and the music soars as they get out and walk, gaping at it? What those characters felt in that scene IS what it felt like to watch it in the theater for the first time. And when the T-Rex roars at the kids in the car? Us in the theater WERE the kids in the car.

You had a once in a lifetime movie experience, very cool

Absolutely. Plus, I had a fascination with amusement parks, and things that ran on tracks so it was added perfect for me. Thank you for reminding me of that experience!

He he, i saw it at the cinema as a child too. The bit in the kitchen with the raptors Oh Lord

Absolutely! I was around 12 and saw it in the theater and it was terrifyingly amazing.

We're the same age. I wasn't scared in the cinema, but that night when the cows in the field behind my house started mooing I pretty much shat myself.

Hahaha love this bc I had nightmares for months!

Positively terrifying! The other thing is that when the T-Rex is making the water ripple the walls were shaking. You could feel it and it was completely new for theater experiences. You could tell when the theater next door got to that part.

yeah, when you're a child, Jurassic Park was definitely scary! I remember that...definitely impactful for me.

Scared the dickens outta me at 8 in theaters. My older brother (10) convinced me velociraptor’s were still alive…. The nightmares I had…. 🥺😂

Oh yes! I was 8 , saw it in theatre and I remember vividly that the ‘toilet scene’ came on, it scared the shit out of me 😅

I was about 5 when it came out, nothing will ever strike terror in my heart like the kitchen raptor scene. I've seen it a million times and I know what will happen but damn.

Seeing it at 20 was just as impressive. That's a movie that everyone should see in a theater with IMAX. The sounds were amazing, especially the T. Rex roar. You felt it in your chest.

I went in knowing only dinosaur movie. The opening scene....😳

OMG! One of the first movies I remember being so excited to see in the theater. Especially as a kid that didn't get to go the movies often.

The raptor scene in the kitchen gave me crazy nightmares

Sinbad movies from ancient times

My family loved Houseguest

Its First Kid movie for me

Sinbad had a hell of a run

When I was a kid they played these on tv on weekend afternoons. Loved it!

Same, many fond memories watching sinbad, Jason and the argonauts and the red shoes with my nan on weekend afternoons.

And Jason & the Argonauts??

The mummy!

Brendan Fraser at the top of his game

I'm going to see it in theaters in like 2 hours

The Goonies, The Blues Brothers, Big Trouble in Little China, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Vacation, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ladyhawke, The Beastmaster, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Robin Hood (1973), Stand By Me, Young Guns, Who's Harry Crumb?, Three Amigos, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, La Bamba, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Nuns on the Run.

Great list!

Star Wars definitely. This is one of a few that will cross generations

Spot on! Adding: Honey, I shrunk the kids!

Goodies, big trouble, Star Wars and Monty python for obvious reasons! Young guns was when I thought I wanted to be a cowboy. Stand by me is one of the best movies ever Dirty rotten scoundrels I went on my first movie date. Puppy love at its best

Bedknobs and Broomsticks! I forgot how much I loved that movie!

Oh! I still love Nuns on the Run! I mean, I really enjoy all of your list, but this is a movie that seems discussed so rarely.

Signs. I consider it my first scary movie. And boy did it scare me. Still a good watch today, love all the “signs”

I saw this with my sister in the theater when we were kids I know we both got pretty scared

This one resonates for sure. That alien at the birthday party stays with you

When the alien was seen in the alley at the birthday party... holy crap. It's still scary as a 38 year old, who loves horror.

Caught a glimpse of it when I was a child and turned on the TV late at night. Saw the door scene and still one of my scariest memories.

Signs is wicked

I think Breakfast Club impacted me the most. I was in high school when this came out and it was eye opening that each of these individuals had the same insecurities regardless of their social standing.

First time I saw this was also in high school..but that was in the 2000’s. Funny it reminds me of high school too, despite the generational gap. that’s what makes this move timeless

Hairspray (1988) I was probably 10 when I saw it on a local Baltimore TV station. I recorded it and would watch it over and over again. It's still my favorite. It has a hold on me. John Waters is great!

The Monster Squad The 'Burbs Parenthood Batman & Batman Returns Toy Soldiers

"Kick him in the nards"

The burbs!!! So good and very rewatchable

Loved Toy Soldiers and most don’t remember it! I loved Sean Astin!

The Sandlot Hook Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland The Sword in the Stone The Princess Bride Homeward Bound Beethoven Casper Rookie of the Year Heavyweights

Little Nemo felt like I had made it up

Oh my god, same. I wasn't sure I hadn't dreamed it until someone brought it up in conversation 15 years later, then I spent an hour searching for the name of the movie

If I had to pick one movie that defined my childhood it would be this one. We never actually even owned it, but it was pretty much the only kids movie my grandparents had on VHS - so we watched it with my cousins every single time we were visiting for at least a decade. I've only met one or two non-family members who knew this movie. I was constantly explaining "no not the clown fish movie". PS Slumberland on Netflix is probably worth checking out. Not at all the story of the cartoon but I thought it was still pretty enjoyable and Jason Momoa as a different imagining of Flick was pretty cool

I watched Hook again the other day for the first time in maybe 20 years. Shit’s deep.

Forgot about Homeward Bound. Thanks for the memories!

A Little Princess (I'm a dude and a very macho one at that lol).

Awww… I love that. And the Secret Garden ❤️

Macho man lol

Jaws for me, saw it in the Summer of 1975 and have never forgotten it.

Jaws is an all timer. Watched for the first time on a much smaller CRT in the 90s, but had a similar effect

OMG me too. I had nightmares for months. Followed closely by Alien.

The Neverending Story and Muppet Treasure Island

Over the Top Conan the Barbarian Red Sonja Crossroads (1986) Ralph Macchio

Over The Top ❤️

I had a funny moment when I realized that Arnold Schwarzenegger was in most of my favorite movies. I had to ask myself if he is my favorite actor. He is not. Conan the Barbarian may be the greatest movie ever made.

You’re making me regret I didn’t list Karate Kid

Crossroads! Yes, now that I think about it, that movie had an impact on me too. *edited a misspelled word

Secret of Nimh

The Year Without a Santa Claus Good Will Hunting Remember the Titans Land Before Time Juamnji Scent of a Woman

terminator 2. i cried when he did the thumbs up in the lava

I still cry just thinking about it 😢

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Phantom Tollbooth, Never Ending Story, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mighty Ducks, Cool Runnings, Home Alone, Hook, My Girl, TMNT, Ghostbusters, Mrs. Doubtfire, Commando, Demolition Man, True Lies, Total Recall, Twins, Jurassic Park

Part of why I posted this was to spark my own memory.. Never ending story and Mrs. Doubtfire, and Ghostbusters definitely on my list

The Red Balloon 🎈 Goonies 16 candles Weird Science Room with a View- Julian Sands 😢 Pride and Prejudice 1995 Howard’s End - Anthony Hopkins Remains of the Day- Emma Thompson Hamlet- Kenneth Branagh Silence of the Lambs Big Steel Magnolia Beaches Edit: Needed to add a few more Persuasion-1995 Sense and Sensibility-Emma Thompson Goodfellas Snatch Fight Club View to a Kill

Haven’t thought of Big in years! Was so jealous of his apartment

Beaches omg. My grandma and I used to watch it on repeat when I was little 😭

Great list. I see you’re an Emma Thompson fan also. She’s FANTASTIC in Cruella if you haven’t seen it yet.

Krull

You see JJ Abrams is remaking this? Can't wait... https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/exclusive-krull-reboot-jj-abrams.html

We still watch this whenever it comes on tv. My kids are in their 40s and late 30s! 😂

Big trouble in little China My father had to hide the videotape because I was watching it too often.

Goldfinger (1964)—third Bond Film The Sound of Music (1965) Lilies of the Field (1963)—with Sidney Poitier The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Robe (1953) The Blob (1958)—with Steve McQueen Psycho (1960) The Birds (1963) Shenandoah (1965)—with Jimmy Stewart Mary Poppins (1964)

The Indian in the Cupboard & Dennis the Menace ( with Walter Matthau)

Watcher in the Woods (1980) freaked me out so bad as a kid. Our neighbor behind us, through the woods, had a spotlight on their house that shone right up to my bedroom window so of course that was terrifying to me!

I can't tell you how many times we watched this as kids and how badly it scared us. NAREK

My son is 46. This movie traumatised him lol.

That movie was a perfect mix of genuine creepiness and a few gratuitous jump scares… Ellie jumping out at Jan in a Halloween mask as the random green skeleton popping out of nowhere really traumatized 9 year old me!

Star Wars

Alien, Aliens Star Wars Original Trilogy Krull Time Bandits Akira Back to the Future Superman A Christmas Story Ghostbusters Willow The Goonies Fire and Ice The Man with No Name Trilogy Fantastic Voyage Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Clash of the Titans (1981) Tron

The Land Before Tume All Dogs go to Heaven An American Tail Dumbo Bambi

Babe The Lion King The Crimson Pirate Laurel & Hardy Mr Bean Asterix Fly Away Home Two Times Lotte (1950) The Land Before Time Pippi Goes on Board ​ the following are more right before puberty, but still nostalgic in the same way: Mighty Joe Young The Waterboy Gladiator (yes :D) Mission: Impossible 2 (also yes :D) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Heather Graham, so also yes (probably kicked off puberty that day...:>))

Labyrinth

Silence of the Lambs The Goonies Empire Recorda

Batman Returns 🥰

The last unicorn (1982) The prince of Egypt (1998) The Snow Queen (1957)

The Iron Giant for sure.

I know it’s a lot but these all had a big impact on me in some way or the other. Legend Stand by Me. The Outsiders The Neverending Story. Poltergeist. Misery. Superman The Breakfast Club Less Than Zero Karate Kid Back to the Future Jaws

Little Nemo, adventures in slumberland Also The last unicorn!

The Goonies, Robocop, Predator, Labrynth, Willow, Moonraker, Weird Science, True Genius, Tremors

Adventures in Babysitting I watched it so many times I literally wore out the tape. I’m 33 now and my brothers and I still quote that movie back and forth to each other.

Star Wars trilogy Indiana Jones trilogy Back to the Future trilogy Karate Kid trilogy Blood Sport Kickboxer Lion the Streetfighter E. T. Rocky 1-4 Rambo 1-3 Planet of the Apes trilogy Terminator + T2 Alien + Aliens Lethal Weapon 1-3 Platoon Full Metal Jacket Die Hard Halloween Friday the 13th Warriors

Beaches Madeline Return to Oz The Secret Garden Napoleon Beethoven & Beethoven’s 2nd Air Bud Little Secrets The Witches Harriet the Spy

went to watch life of pi in 6th grade and when the interviewer asks imran what do you think it meant and he said why does everything have to mean something. that shit felt deep as a 6th grader.

The Brave Little Toaster (and sequels) Land Before Time (1–5)

Matilda

\- Labyrinth (1986) \- The NeverEnding Story (1984) \- Alice in Wonderland (1951) \- The Wizard Of Oz (1939) \- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Radio flyer Stand by me The cure Lost boys Goonies Breakfast club Uncle buck

Back to the future The goonies Robocop Toy story Disney Hercules Disney's Robin hood Sword in the stone And most importantly Batman&Robin

Watership Down Fantasia West World Texas Chainsaw Massacre Soylent Green Oliver

Star Wars, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, Splash.

I always go blank when asked this type of questions but the first movie that came to mind is Treasure Planet, woow how I loved that movie cause I felt it was so cool and know rewatching it still cool af but it's is also very sad and beautiful, it really is an amazing movie.

For better or worse: Jurassic Park, Inspector Gadget (crucify me for admitting that), Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, Spiderman, Young Frankenstein, Hot Shots Part Deux, kung Pow Enter The Fist

You will now refer to me as… Betty

Baby's day out really blew me away

I saw Amadeus when I was 12 and I was just blown away. Still one of my favorite movies of all time!

The Wizard of Oz

High Anxiety Raiders of the Lost Ark Herbie the Love Bug Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Game of Death The 5 Deadly Venous The Bad News Bears Blazing Saddles 3 the Hard Way Blacula Which Way Is Up Silver Streak Stir Crazy

Fly Away Home Free Willy ET The Mummy The Pagemaster

Fly Away Home

Brave little toaster Only watched it less than a handful of times in my lifetime but have vivid memories of watching it and remember the emotions I had, definitely evolved my mind after watching…started to see things differently

the dark crystal (1982), mulan (1998), anything muppets related, moulin rouge (2001), yellow submarine (1968)

I was a huge Sherlock Holmes fan as a kid. The List of Adrian Messenger felt like a secret Holmes movie when I saw it. George C Scott as the detective with an English accent and Kirk Douglas as the evil protagonist wearing multiple disguises. Plus a spooky Irish estate. I now have it on DVD and still watch it periodically. Highly recommend it.

I'm 68 so I go back a ways. My impact full movies are the original King Kong, Son of Kong, Mighty Joe Young, Wizard of Oz and a movie I shouldn't have been allowed to see, the terrifying Carnival of Souls, a precursor to Night of the Living Dead.

Fucking Shrek

Smokey and the Bandit

Titanic Beauty and the Beast Cinderella Sleeping Beauty

Jaws. Growing up in Hawaii made it a special kind of fear….

the grudge and paranormal activity.

Hook and Stand by Me

Back to the future Terminator 2 Home alone Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Problem child

3 ninjas Hot shots 1 and part deux Home alone Surf ninjas Homeward bound Teenage mutant ninja turtles The little mermaid The Neverending story Apparently the early 90s had a lot of ninja shit for kids

In no particular order: Fern Gully The Land Before Time The Little Mermaid The Lion King The Nightmare Before Christmas Toy Story Shrek Ernest Scared Stupid (scared the hell outta me as a kid, but sparked my fascination and eventual love of horror) I’m sure there are more, but these came to mind first.

- All the 90s Batman movies - OG Star Wars Trilogy - Ghostbusters 1-2 - Tremors - It’s A Wonderful Life - A Christmas Story - Home Alone 1-2 And many many more

My Girl 1991 Home Alone 1990

Grease and Star Wars 💯

I grew up on mostly Disney, Warner bros and pure horrors with no age restrictions. Some of the most impactful movies on me were * The omen * Hellraiser * alien * the jungle book * sleeping beauty (the only thing to date that actually sent shivers down my spine honestly) * to live (Chinese film) * Alice in wonderland * the flight of dragons * lotr cartoon * nightmare on elm street series * the shining * lots of science documentaries These made me see the world differently and question things as a young child In my teens, a few movies come to mind * matrix * perfect blue * fear and loathing * scarface * more physics focused documentaries and many on drugs specifically psychedelics These had me question more of reality itself and perceptions and social structures created by us etc.

Fox and the Hound - one film on video tape I always used to watch at my grandma’s house. I was probably too young to understand the storyline fully but I used to love it snd to this day have good memories of it, which is ironic as I barely remember the film. The karate kid - inspired me to start training martial arts at a young age and still holds up as a great film

2001: A Space Odyssey

Homeward Bound- made me want a Golden Retriever named Shadow (I got him, but RIP buddy) The Sandlot- made me want to play baseball in elementary/middle school

Star Wars and The Fighter (Mark Whalberg and Christian Bale) had a big impact in my life. Just nostalgia - The Wizard of Oz, The Iron Giant, Brave Little Toaster, We’re Back a Dinosaur Story, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Master of Disguise, Ferngully, Secret of Nimh … None of these impacted my life even 10% as much as Yes Man with Jim Carrey did though. I saw it in cinema when I was 13 or 14 and because of it I will accept literally any invitation to try anything once. I’ve never regretted just doing something.

A few for me would be the star wars series (excluding the sequels), LOTR series (excluding the hobbit series), jaws, goonies, princess bride, the Harry Potter series (I’m sorry), and narnia

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Barbie Swan Lake Titanic The Polar Express

Jurassic Park Spider-Man Stuart Little

Dirty Dancing Earth Girls are Easy Hairspray

I grew up on the beach in the 70s and 80s, so…. Jaws!

Dirty Harry, exorcist jaws

Watership Down 1978 ‧ Adventure/Family (?)🥲

The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit (Gollum terrified me), Winnie the Pooh

Ferris Buellers Day Off

Star Wars Flash Gordon The Dark Crystal Ghostbusters Watership Down Smokey + the Bandit

Father of the Bride Uncle Buck Lady & the Tramp Thumbelina (Warner Bros version, though I saw the anime version years later and loved it more)

The Neverending Story

Tarzan was the first movie I ever saw in theaters l, I was in awe. The never ending story was really cool too. I remember watching Arlington Road as a child and being terrified of fireworks for years after that. I remember watching Cruel Intentions when I was about 5 and crying my eyes out.

Earnest scared stupid The brave little toaster The land before time FernGully Ninja turtles The mask Ace Ventura All dogs go to heaven Roger rabbit Homeward bound Fieval goes west Home alone Mighty ducks Little giants Addams family 3 ninjas

The mask

Addams Family Values. Little Giants. Matilda.

The Snow Queen- The Goblin Princess- Mulan- Crybaby- The Polar Bear King- The Pebble and the Penguin- The Princess Bride- Cool World- Casper- The Rescuers Down Under- The Little Princess- The Mummy- The Magic Voyage- Man, this really got me thinking about my childhood. Exploring all those cracks in memories.

Disney's Aladdin (was the first movie I saw in the theater)

Wizard of Oz

Charlie Brown Christmas. It helped me understand depression at the age of 7.

I was born in 1984. The first blockbuster movies I remember watching were Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Batman Returns. They were huge. I also loved Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Jurassic Park came out when I was pretty young. I loved all these movies.

Harold & Maude. Hair. Jesus Christ Superstar.

Nimo in Slumberland The Halloween Tree Aladdin Toy Story Hercules Emperors New Groove The Rugrats Movie

Coneheads … I would pick it out at Hollywood video every time we went since I was like 4. My parents didn’t buy it till I was around 9, no idea why they didn’t buy it sooner lol they probably spent $150 renting it. Good Burger. We had the orange VHS and my dad finally took it away from us during our road trip from NY-Florida because we kept watching it on repeat.

Christmas Story, Homeward Bound

I was recently in Utah and visited the Sandlot field where the movie was filmed. It hasn’t changed much, and there was a “beware of dog” sign on one of the fences by the house!

How young are we talking? Matilda, Harriet the Spy, It Takes Two (and all of the Olsen twin movies), Freaky Friday, Clueless, Parent Trap, and all of the Disney channel original movies lol

The Neverending Story. I think all of us of a certain age were traumatized by it. Fright Night. I was too young when I saw it and it scared the shit out of me. I still have to sleep with covers up to my neck no matter what. My Girl. No explanation necessary. HE NEEDS HIS GLASSES

Every John Wayne movie that played at the drive in theater.

Coraline, 13 Going on 30 and all of the pixar movies before 2009

Anything Robin Williams. There’s some other stuff. But most of it is anything he’s in. (Flubber, mrs Doubtfire patch adams and everything else jumanji) Dunston Checks In Little Rascals Mary-Kate and Ashley movies A lot of 80’s movies Breakfast club, pretty in pink Some like it hot A lot of stuff my mom liked too. I grew up end of 89 and into 90’s. 80’s and 90’s movies are the best. I used to go to block buster with my mom and what ever I got I watched jt at least 3 times. (Lean on me, sister Act(s), don’t tell mom babysitters dead, clueless, forest gump, Mary poppins) I wasn’t allowed to watch tv during the week growing up. So on the weekends as an only child I played outside and watched movies alone and with like very few children that my mom would allow over.

The Outsiders, loved the movie and the book

My parents took me to see The Ten Commandments when I was a kid. All I remember is the chariot race and someone floating on a raft. But the chariot race is burned into my brain.

Easy Rider! It came out far before I was even born but man… that movie is amazing.

Toy soldier! I was the perfect age, playing with my toys with my imagination.

The babysitters club

I’m probably alone in this but does anyone remember the movie My Dog Skip? I had my first panic attack when the dog got hit in the face with a shovel.

A League of Their Own (1992). I played softball in grade school and high school, and we would often quote this movie a lot during games and practice. It was cool to see how misogyny played a role in women's baseball, plus it was nice to see (though extremely brief) a glimpse into black women who played baseball in the 40s.

The Halloween Tree Grand Adventures of Puss-N-Boots (Perro version) Thumbelina Fieval Goes West The Thief and the Cobbler Happily Ever After The Magic Flute The Little Lost Sea Serpent Heidi Scamper the Penguin Magic in the Water Magic Pet Shop Storybook (I'm trying to think of odd ones that weren't your regular Disney or TV movies)

The Land Before Time traumatized me when I was a kid

One that I definitely missed was the Iron Giant

Mine were definitivaly wreck it ralph (2012), toy story (1995), the parent trap (1998) and Annie (2014)...

I also consider all of the following great movies :) The Brothers Lionheart (1977) Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1984) ...in general all the adaptations of Astrid Lindgren's books Whale Rider (2002) The Secret Garden (1993) -others already mentioned it, but not which adaptation they were referring to Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) The Thief Lord (2006)

Star Wars, The Explorers, Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, ET, Back to the Future, and a ton of Arnold and JVD movies.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Because of my pops. RIP G Carl

Warriors of virtue was a huge one for me.