We used Family Movie Nights at our K-8 school (Catholic) and always held a double feature. The first one was a rated G movie--the second was a PG movie. Here is the verbage from our First Movie Night:
Catholic Schools Week Celebration
Family Night at the Movies!
Showing Thursday, January 29, 2004
All OLPH families are invited to attend. Bring blankets and pillows and a snack if you’d like. The eighth graders will also have the snack bar open with hot dogs, drinks and lots of treats for sale.
The movie is free, but we ask that you please not drop your child(ren) off without supervision. We’ll have enough to manage without worrying about which children have escaped from the gym!
If you are attending the second feature, please meet in advance of 7:30 in the cafeteria to give families leaving from the first feature enough time to depart. A description of these movies is listed below. If you find any of the material unsuitable for your family, please join us for other Catholic Schools Week activities.
Alice in Wonderland
rated (G)
movie time: 6:00 pm sharp!
Disney’s rendition of Lewis Carroll’s famous book appears for the first time on DVD.
On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice's journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards!
Radio
rated (PG) for mild language and thematic elements
movie time: 7:30 pm
Starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris
This is the decades-long story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach (Harris) in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio (Gooding) whom he mentors, who before that had always been the target of jokes and teasing by the community. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk, from 1976 when he first starts helping the Hanna Yellow Jackets football team, through a 27+ career with the school that continues today (2003), including tenures as the head cheerleader, assistant coach and team manager.
These movie descriptions and further information can be found on the web at
www.imdb.com
I took the descriptions directly from the movies database and made it clear why the movie Radio got the PG rating. Most parents these days do have some understanding and tolerance for PG movies, but you can never be too careful with the warnings.