11 Kids Movies You Won’t Hate

EXPLORERS (1985)
We’ve all dreamed of MacGyvering a spaceship out of household appliances, naming it after a Bruce Springsteen song, and traveling to space in order to hang out with intergalactic teenagers. Well, that’s exactly what Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix do in their film debut. (There’s a third guy too, but he didn’t marry Uma Thurman or die young.) The film delivers several adult-sized laughs while also managing to entertain kiddos. The special effects even hold up … uh, sorta.