TPiB: 2014 Summer Reading Movies
Note: I’ve put the rating after the title, and the science themes it would generally fit in parenthesis afterwards to work with a tie-in if you’re doing themed weeks as specialists often do. If you work with others in your system, definitely think about working out a rotation schedule so that you have the same movies playing at each location but on different days- that way, a teen who is on vacation on week 1 would have another chance to see the movie on another week, and you and your partners would only have to come up with half (or less) as many crafts!
- Iron Man
- The Incredible Hulk
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Captain America
- Marvel’s The Avengers
- Iron Man 3
- Thor The Dark World
The Amazing Spider-Man PG-13 (bioengineering, physics, chemistry)
Weird Science PG-13 (computer science, bioengineering)
Jurassic Park PG-13 (paleontology, genetics)
October Sky PG (aeronautics and aerospace)
Apollo 13 PG-13 (aeronautics and aerospace)
Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows PG-13 (criminology)
Arachnophobia PG-13 (entomology)
Contagion PG-13 (virology)
World War X R (virology)
Back to the Future Trilogy PG (time travel)
James Bond Series PG-13 (criminology, espionage)
Despicable Me & Despicable Me 2 PG (espionage)
Megamind PG (alien, superheroes)
Serenity PG-13 (aliens, space travel, mutants)
Harry Potter series PG & PG-13 (magic)
Man of Steel PG-13 (superheroes)
Mission to Mars PG (space travel)
Gravity PG-13 (space travel)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers PG (but with nudity) (alien tech)
What other movies can you think of? Share in the comments!
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Filed under: Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Summer 2014, TPIB
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Anonymous says
I'll probably be showing A. I., PG-13 (robotics/artificial intelligence) since we're doing a robotics program.
Christie says
Very cool, and one I didn't think about! I'll have to add it to the list! Also, I, Robot (robotics, androids), and I am Legend (pathogens) …
Bridget R. Wilson says
Young Sherlock Holmes is good, too.