Nerd Indoctrination: 10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On

Amber Robinson

I tease my husband a lot for being a geek (he speaks fluent Linux and only reads sci-fi) but the fact is I’m kind of a geek too. I’m permanently glued to my laptop and have seen all six Star Wars films. So obviously, we want our child to be nerdy like us.

If you also have a hankering for a geeky kid, Wired has published a list of the top 10 geeky movies to indoctrinate them with. Here is a short selection:

The Dark Crystal: The best pure-fantasy movie out there for younger kids, period. There are no human characters in the film at all (yes, I know, they’re all puppets), but we still get attached to them and sucked into their world. An also-ran here would be Neverending Story, but I’d put Labyrinth in the tweens list for next time.
Goonies: The perfect geek-gang adventure story with home-made gadgets, pirates, treasure and all, this movie also helps reinforce finding and sticking to friendships. The talk about a sequel for this movie, with most or all of the original cast, really gets me excited (just like the Tr2n footage).
Back to the Future: The best way to initiate your kids into the joys of time-travel stories, and the joys of all things Christopher Lloyd. This is one of those cases where the whole series is enjoyable and family-friendly, and the great geeky repeatable dialog will keep you amused for a long time. Hello, McFly?!?!

See the full list here.