For a long time now, Little Satis and I (little … he’s nearly thirteen!) have had a tradition of watching a movie on Friday or Saturday night, something we like to call Movie Night. There was a time when I would write up reviews of what we watched, and I’d like to start doing this again. However, I need some help. After years of superhero and action/adventure movies, I’m looking to expand his horizons by introducing him to some other varieties—classics, thrillers, horror, etc. I’ve come up with a few categories that I’d like to expose him to: I’ll list these below with some example films from each. If you feel so inclined, I would love to know what film recommendations you have for a thirteen-year-old to watch with his dad.

Classics

• Rear Window (1954)
• It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Westerns

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
• The Outlaw Jose Wales (1976)

(Yes, they’re all Clint Eastwood)

Thrillers

• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• Psycho (1960)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)

Horror

• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Gangster

• The Godfather (1972)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

War

• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Schindler’s List (1993)
• Gallipoli (1981)

Epics

• Spartacus (1960)
• Doctor Zhivago (1965)
• Titanic (1997)

Comedy

• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Tremors (1990)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Science Fiction

• Alien (1980)
• Starship Troopers (1997)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Action

• Total Recall (1990)
• Robocop (1987)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)

Period

• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Dances with Wolves (1990)

What do you think? Are there any genres I’ve missed? Any great movies that we really ought to watch? Let me know in the comments!