How to train your dragon. The main protagonist is the son of the chief and is also generally a good person and is very likable. The supporting cast are also great. Also the subsequent movies and TV shows actually have the characters grow and age through them
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Seconded. I'm a dude in my mid 30s and I love those movies
- Hercules
- Aladdin
- Jungle book
- How to train your dragon
- Sword in the stone
- Robin hood
- Emperor's new groove
- Lion king
- Treasure planet (not a prince but hes pretty cool!)
- Peter Pan (Also Hook - not animated but awesome)
- Tarzan
- Shrek
Princess films do dominate but the male characters can be highlighted too,
- Prince phillip in sleeping beauty is pretty cool and defeats a dragon
- Kristoph from Frozen is funny and smart, resourceful etc.
- Flynn from Tangled is decent, eventually
Titan A.E. When the kiddo gets a bit older too!!
I almost suggested this one too - I'd put it on when my kids were babies, since they seemed to like it well enough, and I loved the movie and soundtrack
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The princess bride is actually a pretty good kids movie for boys that might be up their alley
I came here to post this. It's a brilliantly funny and fantastical film. Definitely focuses on the prince's journey more than the princess'.
Treasure Planet is DELIGHTFUL
Very underrated film!
Not a prince, but with a male protagonist, and overall very awesome story: Avatar the last Airbender
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This is far from a stupid question. I have a girl and a boy and it's surprisingly difficult to find movies/books/ shows with positive male role models. A lot of times they are presented as evil or incompetent as well. I try to find more balanced things for them to watch together.
As far as Disney fare there are Lucca and Tangled. Lucca is meh but Tangled is really funny and the kids like it, and it arguably has two protagonists with one of them being male. Peter pan is fun but definitely not cool in different ways, especially to native Americans.
There's a lot more than Disney though. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen might be a bit scary depending on their age but they both love it. As others mentioned The Dragon Prince is pretty great. If you haven't yet, you should try The Sound of Music, you'd be surprised how much they get into it.
I'll try to think of more examples but thanks for posting this, I think it's an important conversation to have
Luca was adorable
How about Aladdin or The Emperor's New Groove? In the former a beggar becomes a price, and in the latter a king learns to value humility and friendship.
What about The Lion King? (I'd have to recommend the 1994 animated movie, but I haven't seen the newer one)
Purple Rain? That's the only Prince movie I can think of. Not exactly kid fare though.
Would The Lion King (original animated) count? The main character is technically a prince.
Not for long though. He got promoted after an unfortunate waterbuffalo incident.
I don't think it really counts until he has his ascension to the throne after having a cool fight in a rain storm with his uncle.
No, inheritance law is clear, they're on a clear male-only primogeniture system with no election from the peers, Simba was king as soon as his father died, The King is Dead, Long Live the King and such.
Scar was just a pretender to the throne.
But Simba voluntarily went into exile, de facto abdicating the throne to the next heir, which was Scar.
No pretending, Scar had a legitimate claim!
A fair point, if Simba had reached maturity, but as a child King, we must assume that Simba was in regency and decisions vis a vis abdication would have to be approved by the regent in good faith.
I do not know whether Mufasa had declared a regent to supercede the typical rules that would place Scar in the position, but I think even if you take his manipulations as regent approval we can assume that Scar's behavior at the least was not in good faith and, IIRC, his assumption of the throne was based on the lie that Simba was dead, not that he abdicated.
I feel like watching him come of age while rebelling against his lot/role, going on that adventure to find himself is really important, whether he's technically a prince at the time or not.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Road to El Dorado doesn't have princes exactly and they're not exactly on an honorable quest at first, but I think it still fits the bill in a weird way.
Atlantis also weirdly fits
I want to rationalize this. Mulan is a Disney princess because Disney princesses is a franchise, not that all Disney princesses are princesses. Atlantis was an animated Disney movie. I'll allow it.
Big Hero 6?
I'll rationalize even further.
Lilo & Stich is a princess movie where Stitch is the princess.
I mean the ones that come instantly to mind would be The Emperor's New Groove and Aladdin
The Sword in the Stone, perhaps.
Kubo and the Two Strings
The Book of Life
The Prince of Egypt
A bit too biblical for my tastes, haha.
Ahem... "Prince Ali, fabulous he Ali Ababwa Genuflect, show some respect Down on one knee Now, try your best to stay calm Brush up your Sunday salaam Then come and meet his spectacular coterie Prince Ali, mighty is he Ali Ababwa Strong as ten regular men, definitely! He faced the galloping hordes A hundred bad guys with swords Who sent those goons to their lords Why, Prince Ali"
Lol, Aladin is technically a "Prince" movie. For that matter, The Lion King is as well. I'm sure I could think of more, but I'm tired and should have been subsumed by slumber hours ago.
The Princess Bride seems like a decent fit
But the prince is a sniveling snot weasel! Now, the Dread Pirate Roberts is a real kick-ass role model
Absolutely! On both counts! But I feel like it does show that just because someone is a prince and perceived as "important" doesn't mean he's gonna do the right thing. Strive to be a good person, not just a royal.
That's my opinion on the two of those characters, at least. 😋
The Cat Returns, and then Howl's Moving Castle when he's a little older
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Coming to America, the adult jokes flew right over my head when I was a kid but I really enjoyed the story.
Within the first 5 minutes of the film: visibly naked concubines serving the prince. concubine emerges from under the water "The royal penis is now clean", implying she washed his royal jewels or sucked him off underwater.
Yeah, disagreeing on this one. Not suitable for kids AT ALL... I was 9 when I first saw it. None of the adult jokes or scenes flew over my head.
I'll add in a recommendation for Steven Universe, though it's a show, not a movie. Interesting plot, great character development, no character-is-dumb tropes. Soundtrack is very cute, lots of original songs. It has a heavy focus on personal growth & relationships that is super refreshing for a kid's show. It's technically sci-fi, but of the flavor that feels very magic-y.
Purple rain is probably the most famous, but they composed a crazy amount of soundtracks too.
The fresh prince of Bel aire was my favorite as a kid
Shrek. Not prince charming, but Shrek. He marries a princess to become a prince.
Peter Pan, but he's more figuratively a prince.
I agree with the others, Aladdin and emperor's new groove are good. Tarzan is king of the jungle in a way, but I haven't seen the Disney version.
The prince of Egypt.
Doesn't Milo become like supporting emperor or something by the end of Atlantis?
Spaceballs! The protagonist turns out to be an honest to God prince.
closest I can think of are Alladin and the lion king
Nimona kinda fits but maybe not? Idk I might be biased as I love Nimona.
Not a movie, but there is a good anime series called Ranking of kings
I don't have kids and don't normally think if something is age appropriate. So you should probably read this before deciding if it's ok for your child: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13409432/parentalguide
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