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Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:00 AM

The ultimate family DVD list

We asked; you answered. Here's the most-awesome-ever summertime list of offbeat, kid-friendly movies available on DVD -- as chosen (mostly) by Salon readers.
Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Saturday, July 12, 2008 09:31 PM

    suggestions for poor, black, inner-city kids in New Orleans

    I loved the list, but I can think of a few films that I would think poor minorities would enjoy.

    1. Meteor Man - a comedy about a black superhero, with a very positive message and a great cast.

    2. Remember the Titans - Denzel Washington and is about racial tolerance without being sappy.

    3. Jackie Robinson Story - corny but my four year old loves it.

    4. Bingo Long - Fictionalized comedy of the Negro leagues with Richard Pryor, Billy Dee Williams, and James Earl Jones

    5. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - I remember liking this as a kid.

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