Relatively Clean, Funny Movies to Watch With Elderly, Christian, Conservative Parents
Suggested movies to watch with elderly, Christian conservative parents who want to laugh, but aren't interested in kids films, animated films, or fantasy. Mildly foul language may be present if used only a few times; no extreme foul language. Alcohol/drug use may be minimal or ideally absent; sex may be acknowledged as occurring in married relationships, but not shown on screen; deaths may be present if pertinent to the plot, but not graphic or drawn out. List will lean toward comedy as I want my parents to laugh and enjoy themselves. Some I've seen, but others I haven't; I will remove if I watch them and realize they don't fit the description.
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- DirectorJon AmielStarsBill MurrayJoanne WhalleyPeter GallagherWallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
- DirectorSteve CarrStarsKevin JamesKeir O'DonnellJayma MaysWhen a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
- DirectorJoel ZwickStarsNia VardalosJohn CorbettMichael ConstantineA young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsBryan CranstonAnnette BeningRainn WilsonBased on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.This MIGHT belong on this list. Need to rewatch first to see how much swearing is in it.
- DirectorsMelvin FrankNorman PanamaStarsDanny KayeGlynis JohnsBasil RathboneA hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsDon KnottsJoan StaleyLiam RedmondA timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter--until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.
- DirectorPierre De MoroStarsMark MillerDonovan ScottBridgette AndersenSavannah is the only child of a wealthy politician, Richard Driscoll, who is more concerned with his image and career than with his family.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsBarbara HarrisJodie FosterJohn AstinA mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond MasseyMortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage, risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts Abby and Martha are serial murderers.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter MatthauRomance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.
- DirectorSam WeismanStarsSteve MartinGoldie HawnJohn CleeseThe remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.This MIGHT not be a good choice, but I want to remember it.
- DirectorBen FalconeStarsMelissa McCarthyJames CordenBobby CannavaleWhen an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study average Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it's up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank MorganTwo employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
- DirectorTom HanksStarsTom HanksLiv TylerCharlize TheronA local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsSteve MartinDiane KeatonMartin ShortWith his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsSteve MartinDiane KeatonMartin ShortGeorge Banks must deal not only with his daughter's pregnancy, but also with his wife's.
- DirectorColin HigginsStarsJane FondaLily TomlinDolly PartonEmployees Violet, Judy, and Dora Lee of sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Franklin Hart Junior find a way to turn the tables on him. Dolly Parton's film debut was later a short-lived TV sitcom and a Broadway musical.
- DirectorsPippa EhrlichJames ReedStarsCraig FosterTom FosterA filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
