'90s Movies to Show Your Kids
These Are the 15 Movies From the '90s That You Need to Watch With Your Kids
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Year: 1994
Tagline: "Life is like a box of chocolates . . . you never know what you’re gonna get."
Reasons they need to see it: In what is arguably Tom Hanks’s best role (IMHO), the concepts of being different, finding your place in life, following your heart, and learning to play ping-pong are present throughout this film. Exploring everything from getting bullied for being different as a kid to growing up and dealing with love, loss, and parenthood, Forrest finds a way to overcome all of his struggles. And baby Haley Joel Osment’s five minutes of fame as Forrest Junior are worth every second.
What to look out for: Forrest’s mom and the doctor’s little rendezvous in the beginning is a bit risqué, and the Vietnam scenes are pretty graphic and should probably either be skipped and briefly explained or kept to 13-and-up eyes only.