Movies Similar to Table Manners for Kids: Tots to Teens

Let's Talk Turkey(1939)

It's Thanksgiving. Newlywed husband Abner Poodlebean faces the turkey his wife has prepared: she wants him to carve it at the table in front of her scowling family, and Abner has no idea how to proceed. The film's narrator has us cut away to the kitchen of chef M.O. Cullen who demonstrates the proper way to carve the bird, spoon out the stuffing, and lay out the platter. Back to Abner, who's missed Cullen's lesson, so he makes a fine mess. Can this marriage survive?

Slipjacht(2023)

A dive into the world of a theatrical tradition with riders in classical costumes, hunting horns and bloodhounds. The drag hunt is a hunt without guns, where you do not hunt an animal, but a piece of cloth. It seems to be something of this time, but drag hunting is still under pressure. Can this age-old tradition survive in modern society? How do the riders view this spectacle full of etiquette?

Phone(1974)

A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

The Importance of Being Earnest(1952)

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Emma(1996)

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

Pygmalion(1938)

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School(2006)

Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck, who was on his way to a fateful reunion.

Jak se chovati?(1960)

Good Table Manners(1951)

Chuck, a young loner, is invited by a neighbor to a dinner party, but turns it down. He finds himself visited by "Chuck of the future"--himself at age 21. "Chuck of the future" knows the reason the current Chuck doesn't want to go to the party--he's embarrassed over his poor table manners. "Chuck of the future" decides to give "Chuck of the present" some tips on proper table etiquette.

Slack Bay(2016)

Summer, 1910. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where a strange community of fishermen lives.

Those Awful Hats(1909)

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.

Taro's Toy Train(1929)

A train conductor goes about his duty. All the characters are animals in human form. Hippo ladies in dresses try to jam into cars and other passengers pull jokes and cause havoc.

Les Scandales de « La Religieuse »(2023)

Released in 1796 posthumously, The Nun, a novel that Diderot did not dream of publishing during his lifetime, as he knew it to be revolutionary, caused the same explosion in the 19th century France as in that of the 1960s, when Jacques Rivette decided to adapt it, with Anna Karina in the title role. “This film is banned and it will remain so!” said the General de Gaulle. Exploration of an indictment of incredible modernity which, through the tragedy of the young Suzanne, locked up in the convent against her will, denounces the inequity of a society denying women all moral, political and sexual freedom.

Brexit(2016)

A look at the streets of London in 2016 with Churchill's speech on the importance of a unified Europe.

Gordon Ramsay’s American Road Trip(2021)

Gordon Ramsay hits the road with Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix, traveling across the U.S. by RV.

Taxi Driver Stories(2007)

Interviews taking a look at New Your City of the 1970's through the eyes and experiences of actual taxi drivers of the era

Cesta za snem a bezvědomím(2023)

Your vote(1991)

Educational film convincing kids to vote, hosted by Frank Zappa.

Raising Your Dog with the Monks of New Skete: Obedience - Working With Your Adult Dog(1996)

Obedience training requires a faithful commitment, precise knowledge, and daily exercise. In the face of such a challenge, keep yourself inspired and encouraged by the vision of the fruits of all the efforts of both you and and your dog -- a happy, responsive, and well-trained dog capable of a wonderful relationship with you and the world around it.

The Grand Swim

The documentary chronicling Oly Rush's world record attempt to swim non-stop around Grand Cayman. All in the name of raising awareness for plastic pollution.