Year: 1997
Ages it's appropriate for: 13 and up (rated PG-13)
Reasons they need to see it: This is the ultimate love story and proves that you can't help who you fall for and that love conquers all. Though it's a fictional story, there are a lot of historical references that will teach your children about the early 1900s and what life looked like before you could hop on a plane with WiFi and be anywhere in the world before dinner time.
What to look out for: This one's definitely for your teens (*calls mom to ask what she was thinking when she took me to the theater at age 7*). Some of the scenes in this movie are terrifying (think giant sinking ship), Rose considers suicide (though that may not be clear to younger children), and there is a fair amount of violence in the end of the film. Following the Titanic sinking, there are hundreds of bodies frozen in the water around Rose, which can be a lot to handle emotionally. And not to mention the (literally) steamy sex-scene in the car, which comes off the tails of the "Draw me like one of your French girls" bit.
Also, your child might hold an actual grudge against Rose for the rest of her life — there was room on that door.
Stream Titanic on Starz here!
