40 VHS Movies Every Nerdy Millennial Child Watched At Least 10 Times

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Sep 12, 2023 11:00 PM EDT

If you were one of those nerdy kids that pretended they could do magic spells in their backyard, this post is for you. We created magical fantasies with evil wizards, big boss battles, and tales of epic adventure in our brains thanks to the creative and colorful movies that inspired us when we were kids. They taught us about responsibilities, the power of reading, and to think outside the box. Needless to say, we wouldn't be the creative, geeky people we are today without these iconic films.

We watched a lot of movies when we were kids, and some of these we've seen at least ten times. The mystical worlds they showed us got us into card games, reading fantasy novels, and to use our creativity to solve problems. They bring back all our millennial nostalgia and it feels like home. Scroll down and see if you recognize all of them, you might even find a few you forgot about!

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    Nature - THE NEVERENDING STORY RCASARO
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    This movie was revolutionary - blending the lines between reality and fantasy, showing the power of storytelling and imagination. This movie helped us create games in our heads to keep ourselves occupied when we played alone, or even better yet, with friends!

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    World - G GENERAL AUDIENCES x Pichon MACAULAY CULKIN ے اسے Hagemaster TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TURNER PICTURES, INC. A DAVID KIRSCHNER PRODUCTION MACAULAY CULKIN CHRISTOPHER LLOYD THE PAGEMASTER' FEATURING THE VONCES OF WHOOPI GOLDBERG PATRICK STEWART LEONARD NIMOY FRANK WELKER ALSO STARRING ED BEGLEY JR. MEL HARRIS JAMES HORNER DAVID KIRSCHNER DAVID CASCI DAVID CASCI DAVID KIRSCHNER ERNIE CONTRERAS MICHAEL R. JOYCE DAVID KIRSCHNER AND PAUL GERTZ JOE JOHNSTON MAURICE HU
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    The Pagemaster has similar motifs to The Neverending Story, but because it was animated it was all a bit more childlike. We must have watched this movie twenty times, and every time we opened a book we secretly hoped we would get sucked in!

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    Arm - E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
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    Organism - THE PRINCESS ADD THE GOBLIN lly animated feature film ))))) G GENERAL AUDIENCES Ages A An Enchanting Princess, An Outrageous Goblin, A Magical Adventure For The Entire Family! composed by JOHN DALYA DEREK GIBSON for HEMDALE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. "The Princess & The Goblin" A Siriol Productions/Pannonia Film Company Production S4C Wales NHK Enterprises George MacDonald Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom, Roy Kinnear, Sally Ann Marsh, Rik Mayall, Peggy Mount, Peter Murray, Victor Spinetti, Molli
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    Bird - PRESENTS THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER "An Adorable Adventure That Kids Will Treasure!" Choogo Sun-Times Bay (205)
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    Hair - JIM HENSON, GEORGE LUCAS AND DAVID BOWIE TAKE YOU INTO A DAZZLING WORLD OF FANTASY AND ADVENTURE. Al 11-3 LABYRINTH Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. Producer HENSON ASSOCIATES, INC. AND LUCASFILM LTD. PRESENT A JIM HENSON FILM DAVID BOWIE JENNIFER CONNELLY "LABYRINTH" Executive GEORGE LUCAS Executive Spin DAVID LAZER ERIC RATTRAY KAREN PRELL Design by Directed JIM HENSON BRIAN FROUD DENNIS LEE and JIM HENSONS TERRY JONES TREVOR JONES Director d ALEX THOMSON, B
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    Movie - BASED ON THE BELOVED CHILDREN'S NOVEL THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD A Magical Present Leads To An Adventure Beyond His Wildest Dreams DVD VIDEO
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    Poster - TED HUGHES "Gripping... like no other story in the world. And once you know it, you never forget it." -Philip Pullman TSJESSEIL THE IRON GIANT The "Brilliant. ... Iron Giant speaks to all ages." -Madeleine L'Engle
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    Poster - ROBIN WILLIAMS JUMANJI JUMANJI |||| L TRIS TRISTAR PICTURES PRESENTS AN INTERSCOPE COMMUNICATIONS/TEITLER FILM PRODUCTION A JOE JOHNSTON FILM JUMANJI KIRSTEN DUNST STAR DAVID ALAN GRIER BONNIE HUNT JONATHAN HYDE BEBE NEUWIRTH JAMES SHORNERTED FIELD, LARRY J.FRANCO AND ROBERT W.CORT CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG GREC TAYLOR & JIM STRAIN AND CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG JONATHAN HENSLEIGH AND GREG TAYLOR & JIM STRAIN SCOTT KROOPF AND WILLIAM TEITLER JOE JOHNSTON SONY PICTURES
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    Poster - THE They call themselves "The Goonies!" The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And Sloth... Join the adventure. STEVEN SPIELBERG Presents GOONIES A RICHARD DONNER Film Produced "THE GOONIES" CHRIS COLUMBUS STEVEN SPIELBERG KATHLEEN KENNEDY HARVEY BERNHARD Dvoded RICHARD DONNER STEVEN SPIELBERG DAVE GRUSIN FRANK MARSHALL RICHARD DONNER CANERES Sed Lan DOC AVERINANCARIO FRON WONER BROS Conor W PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED GED
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    Poster - HARALELE, MEN DUSTIN HOFFMAN Corena.com Ell ROBIN WILLIAMS un Hook STEVEN SPIELBERG ou la revanche du Capitaine Crochet ASUN EDELBUNSEN DE SETET SPELDEN DAN PERAN DASK MALLAS ELLAGERS AN ERGENS OF DOKTER WORE INNGAN ADELINQUANG BANYA INDEL, ALL LA LLENAS - KALOR COLLNEA CONST DE 33999 Soy PENG JULIA ROBERTS GALER byw orax TRI BOB HOSKINS Ma hodopiber SALAM SHOW ya
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    Food - Ja ALLIED FILMMAKERS WALT DISNEY presents and the ames Giant PEACH WALT DISNEY PICTURES RANDY NEWMANLANE SMITH Pictures ALUED FILMMAKERS "JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH" HENRY SELUICKBRIAN ROSENRANDY NEWMAN PETE KOZACHIK HIRO NARITA JAKE EBERTSOALD DAHLKARKEY KIRKPATRICK JONATHAN ROBERTS & STEVE BLOOM DENISE DI NOVITIM BURTON HENRY SELICK ASE hakat Dom Wher Disney Pictures
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    Organism - STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS. A DINOSAUR ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. Wish for a dinosaur and watch all your dreams come true, BEOs WE'RE BACK! A DINOSAURS STORY STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS "WE'RE BACK! A DINOSAUR'S STORYJAMES HORNER ALONG JAMES HORNER AND THOMAS DOLBY BASED HUDSON TALBOTT SEN JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY STEVEN SPIELBERG FRANK MARSHALL KATHLEEN KENNEDY PRSTEPHEN HICKNER DICK ZONDAG RALPH ZONDAG PHIL NIBBELINK SIMON WELLS A UNIVERSAL PICTURE N TENTION GIGENERAL AUDIENCES
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    Organism - The Last UNICORN LORD GRADE PRESENTS THE LAST UNICORN RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH ITC FILMS. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MARTIN STARGER. PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY ARTHUR RANKIN JR. AND JULES BASS. SCREENPLAY BY PETER S. BEAGLE, BASED ON HIS NOVEL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JIMMY WEBB. STARRING THE TALENTS OF: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) ALAN ARKIN JEFF BRIDGES MIA FARROW TAMMY GRIMES ROBERT KLEIN ANGELA LANSBURY CHRISTOPHER LEE KEENAN WYNN WITH PAUL FREES AND RENE AUBERJONOIS FJE G GENERAL
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    Organism - 20 CENTURY BOX FAMILY FEATURE ONCE UPON A FOREST DVD VipTo
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    Cartoon - TAKE OFF ON A WONDROUS ADVENTURE WITH "LITTLE NEMO"... Who Must Save the Life of a Noble King... Outmatch the Power of a Mighty Monster... and Win the Heart of a Lovely Princess! LITTLE NEMO Adventures In Slumberland JOHN DALY DEREK GIBSON HEMDALE PICTURES CORPORATION Dance LITTLE NEMO: Adventures In Slumberland Based On The Comic Strip By WINSOR MCCAY MICKEY ROONEY, RENE AUBERJONOIS. GABRIEL DAMON THOMAS CHASE. STEVE RUCKER RICHARD M. SHERMAN ROBERT B. SHERMAN MELISSA MANCHESTER TOKYO
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    Cartoon - dts S The The adventure of a lifetime begins with one small pebble. Pebble and the penguin Detent's Kedves AN MGM/UA FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTATION OF A DON BLUTH LIMITED FILM THE PEBBLE AND THE PENGUIN MARTIN SHORT JAMES BELUSHI TIM CURRY ANNIE GOLDEN BARRY MANILOW AND BRUCE SUSSMAN BARRY MANILOW MARK WATTERS JAMES BUTTERWORTH RACHEL KORETSKY & STEVE WHITESTONE RUSSELL BOLAND ADON BLUTH IRELAND LIMITED PRODUCTION DIS STEREO
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    Cartoon - Right before your eyes and beyond your wildest dreams. A DON BLUTH PRODUCTION THE SECRET NIMH
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    Bird - che Swan princess NEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS A RICHARD RICH Film "THE SWAN PRINCESS" Featuring the Voices of JACK PALANCE JOHN CLEESE STEVEN WRIGHT and SANDY DUNCAN Executive Producers JARED BROWN and SELDON YOUNG Co-Executive Producer MATT MAZER Songs by DAVID ZIPPEL and LEX de AZEVEDO Music by LEX de AZEVEDO Story by RICHARD RICH and BRIAN NISSEN SCREEN PLAY BY BRIAN NISSEN Co-Producers TERRY NOSS and TOM TOBIN Produced by RICHARD RICH and JARED BROWN Directed by RICHARD RICH A NEW LIN
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    World - A Troll Central Park
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    Publication - THE DIRECTOR OF "AN AMERICAN TAIL" BRINGS You THE MUSICAL, MAGICAL, ADVENTURE OF... DON BLUTH HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S Thumbelina FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. DON BLUTH HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S THUMBEUNA" BARRY MANLOW, JACK FELDMAN BRUCE SUSSMAN WILLIAM ROSS BARRY MANILOW DON BLUTH DON BLUTH GARY GOLDMAN JOHN POMEROY DON BLUTHGARY GOLDMAN XX GENERAL AUTOKOS B AWARING
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    Smile - WILLOW METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENTS A LUCASFILM LTD. PRODUCTION Of A Film by RON HOWARD WILLOW Starring VAL KILMER JOANNE WHALLEY WARWICK DAVIS BILLY BARTY JEAN MARSH Music Composed by JAMES HORNER Story By GEORGE LUCAS Screenplay by BOB DOLMAN Executive Producer GEORGE LUCAS Produced by NIGEL WOOLL Direced by RON HOWARD In association with IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT TUCASFILM Ltd DO DOLBY DIGITAL PG| PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN * Metro Mager
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    Cartoon - FERNGULLY THE LAST RAINFORESTâ„¢
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    World - CASPER YV
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    Cartoon - ANASTASIA LOO 2017
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    Organism - Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Grimm Masterpiece Theatre
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    World - Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world. Matilda From the author of "James and the Giant Peach" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" JERSEY FILMS Danny DeVito Rhea Perlman Embeth Davidtz Pam Ferris and Mara Wilson OO TRISTAR PICTURES PRESENTS & JERSEY FIERIS PREDICTION A DANNY OFVITO FUM DANNY DENIO MATILDA RHEA PERLMAN EMBETH DAVIDTZ AND MARA WILSON AS MATILDA: MUSEF DAVID NEWMAN PRODUCERS ROBIN SWICORD NICHOLAS KAZAN DIRECTOR OF EDITORS LYNZEE KLINGMAN, A.C.E
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    Hat - David L. Wolper presents MILLY WONKEL CHOCOLATE FACTORY
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    Green - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES THE ORIGINAL MOVIE
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    Cartoon - WALT DISNEY Pictures presents A GOOFY MOVIE It's hard to be cool when your Dad is Goofy. Soundtrack Available on Cassette and Compact Disc From WALT DISNEY Records Diated by BUENA VISTA PICTURES DISTRIBUTION, INC. DO DOLBY STEREO THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY WALT DISNEY PICT PICTURES
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    Purple - FROM THE IMAGINATION OF JIM HENSON AND DIRECTOR NICOLAS ROEG the PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN HELL Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse! Witches It's Fun Only They Could Brew Up! LORIMAR FILM ENTERTAINMENT P From JIM HENSON PRODUCTIONS NICOLAS ROEG FILM ANJELICA HUSTON "THE WITCHES" MAI ZETTERLING PHARVEY HARRISON BSC. M STANLEY MYERS JIM HENSON ROALD DAHL Screen ALLAN SCOTT Produced MARK SHI
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    Smile - ROBIN WILLIAMS Disney's FLUBBER
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    Vertebrate - FROM THE CREATORS OF "AN AMERICAN TAIL" G GENERAL AUDIENCES All Ages Admitted PRINTED IN USA It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. Screenplay by STU KRIEGER Story by JUDY FREUDBERG & TONY GEISS Music by JAMES HORNER Executive Producers STEVEN SPIELBERG GEORGE LUCAS KATHLEEN KENNEDY FRANK MARSHALL Producers DON BLUTH GARY GOLDMAN JOHN POMEROY SOUNDTRACK ON MCA RECORDS, CASSETTES A
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    Hair - JACK GLENN ANNETTE PIERCE DANNY NICHOLSON CLOSE BENING BROSNAN DEVITO MARS ATTACKS! NICE PLANET. WE'LL TAKE IT! 23 VARAOKE
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    Cartoon - Share The Adventure, Laughter and Bong In a Land Where Magic Was Born And Where Wizards, Knights and Dragons Still Live. 426 Warner Bros. Quest FOR Camelot WARNER BROS, ENTS "QUEST FOR CAMELOT" ED ON THE NETHE KINGS DAMOSEL" VERA CHAPMAN DAVID FOSTER CAROLE BAYER SAGER SCORE ONDONED IN PATRICK DOYLE KIRKDAMICOOK WILLIAM SCHIFRIN JACQUELINE FEATHER & DAVID SEIDLER CO DALISA COOPER COHEN FREDERIK DU CHAU GIGINERAL AUDIENCES SAN AY 15 www.quest4comelot.com 75 TENES
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    Bird - TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS TOUCHSTONE PICTURES presents TIM BURTON'S "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS" ABURTON/DINOVI Production Animation Music, Lyrics & Les DANNY ELFMAN TIM BURTON Adapato, MICHAEL MCDOWELL Screenplay by CAROLINE THOMPSON Score and Characters by Soundtrack available on Produced Wer Disney Records PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED SOM MATERIAL NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN PRINTED IN USA oduce TIM BURTON and DENISE DINOVI Directed HENRY SELICK DOO STUD Distri
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    Plant - Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity. Battling Rodents of Unusual Size. Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. True love has never been a snap. PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN A NEW FILM BY ROB REINER THE PRINCESS It's as real as the feelings you feel. ACT III COMMUNICATIONS Presents MAN Production WILLIAM GOLDMAN A REINER/ THE CESS DE CARY ELWES MANDY PATINKIN CHRIS SARANDON CHRISTOPHER GUEST WALLACE SHAWN ANDRE THE GIANT Introducing ROBIN WRIGHT S
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    Horse - FROM ASTRID LINDGREN'S CLASSIC NOVEL OF SWORDS AND SORCERY. They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. In a place called... THE LAND OF FARAWAY DET VARPINY OLDING SUSANSAR YORK TIMOTHY BOTTOMS MIRAMAX FILMS Presents ASTRID LINDGREN'S "THE LAND OF FARAWAY Directed by VLADIMIR GRAMMATIKOV Starring TIMOTHY BOTTOMS SUSANNAN YORK and CHRISTOPHER LEE CHRISTIAN BALE JUM-JUM NICHOLAS PICKARD as 'MIO Produced by INGEMA
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    Poster - BEETLEJUICE HHHH ===
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    Organism - GREMLINS FTW
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