“Generally Free of Offensive Material”

Chris Hicks, in the December 10, 2010 Deseret News, offered a list of films made in the past 20 years that “qualify as watchable for those who prefer not to be offended or insulted.” Hicks selected his list from PG movies, leaving out animation and PG-13 movies. These movies, Hicks cautioned, may have some “mild violence or a few profane words, but for the most part are generally free of offensive material.” All of the movies he listed are available on DVD:

1. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale

2. While You Were Sleeping

3. Only You

4. One Fine Day

5. Return to Me

6. I.Q.

7. It Could Happen to You

8. The Rookie

9. Miracle

10. Forever Strong

11. The Greatest Game Ever Played

12. Pride

13. We Are Marshall
14. Remember the Titans

15. Glory Road
16. Millions

17. Widow’s Peak

18. Where Angels Fear to Tread

19. Shadowlands

20. Waking Ned Divine

21. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

22. Akeelah and the Bee

23. Princess Caraboo

24. Avalon

25. What About Bob?

26. That Thing You Do

27. The Secret of Raon Inish

28. Amazing Grace

29. The Straight Story

30. Awakenings

31. Unstrung Heros

32. My Dog Skip

Of this list, I have personally seen about 12 of them (so far), and can agree that those twelve, at least, are generally decent and unoffensive. Some are more edifying than others; some are just entertainment. But, without any equivocation whatsoever, I would highly recommend “Amazing Grace,” an excellent, inspiring historical drama based on a true story.