Here's a fun one that's great for the whole family...
The Story:
It's the annual Pinewood Derby, and a bunch of dads take the competition that should be for their kids and take it to an unhealthy level of competition to settle old scores from when they were young.
It's an enjoyable family film, no language, nothing that isn't suitable for children of any age, so that's a plus right off the bat.
The only "names" in the film are Lauren Holly and the late, great, Pat Morita. Otherwise, some familiar faces sprinkled throughout.
Nothing ground-breaking in the art of film-making or story-telling, but sometimes you just want to kick back for 90 minutes and watch a film that makes you smile while you're hanging out with the kids watching a movie.
This will fit the bill quite nicely.
3 1/2 out of 5 on the Netflix scale.
Available for streaming on Netflix as of this writing:
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70027112?strkid=1145191696_0_0&trkid=222336&movieid=70027112
http://www.amazon.com/Down-Derby-Robert-Costanzo/dp/B000CSTKIS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358095077&sr=8-1&keywords=down+and+derby
2 bucks on Amazon to rent, 7 bucks to buy.
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