Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
NAME OF DVD
COURSE
7/8
1776
Abortion
Across Five Aprils
Alive
Amadeus
Amazing Panda Adventure
Amelie
Amistad
And the Band Played On
Andromeda Strain, The
Anne of Green Gables
Angels in the Outfield
Apocalypse Now
Apollo 13
Around the World in 80 Days
Bad Seed, The (1956 version only)
Bat 21
Bear, The
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Beethoven's 2nd
Big Blue, The
Birds, The
Braveheart
Breast Examination
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Caesarian Delivery
Call of the Wild
Camille Claudel
Capote
Captive Heart, The
Casper
Catherine in the Big City
Cats
Civil War Diary
Chariots of Fire
Charly
Columbus
Come See the Paradise
Computer Dreams
Cool Runnings
Courage Mountain
US. History 8
Comprehensive Health
Reading
English
Music
English/World Cultures
French 5/6; AP French
English 11/US History
Health/Social Issues in Film
Science
English 7/8 Book Club
Health
English/Social Science
General Science 8
English
English 8
U.S. History 11
ELD 1/2
English 11
Health
English 10
Reading
English
Health
US History 8
Health
Reading/English
French 5/6; French AP/IB
AP Lang. & Comp.
English/US History
ELD 1/2
Italian 3/4 & 5/6
English 11
English 8 Book Club
English
English
World Cultures
English
Computer
Health
English/Health
x
No
x
No
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
x
No
x
x
x
No
x
No
x
No
x
No
No
x
No
x
No
No
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
1
9-12
CAUSE FOR CONCERN
Mild sexual innuendo
Sexual situation
Violence
x
Serious/adult themes
Sexual situation/language
Language/violence
11, 12 Sexual overtones
x
Violence, nudity
x
Male nudity
RATING COMMENTS
PG
R
NR
R
PG
PG
R
R
NR
PG
NR
Language
PG
x
Violence/language/adult
R
PG
None
NR
None
NR
x
R
PG
x
NR
Sexual situation
PG
x
NR
Violence
PG-13
x
Violence
R
x
Sexual situation
R
Violence; language
TV-14
x
Sexual situation
R
Some adult language
PG-13
11, 12 Some nudity
R
x
Brief violence; brief language R
Violence
NR
PG
10-12 Alcohol use; language; girls kiss
PG-13
x
NR
NR
PG
Mature situations
PG
x
Violence
R
x
Language
R
None
NR
Violence
PG
x
Maturity level
PG
x
To supplement the study of slavery
Historical/social issues surrounding HIV/AIDS research.
Used as background material for The Great Gatsby
Family and how to handle sexual harassment
Recommend using excerpts.
Portions of film used to demonstrate literature
Based on Novel, Across Five Aprils; discussion of Civil War
Teamwork themes
Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
Crucible, The
Dances with Wolves
Dante's Peak
Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Devil's Arithmetic, The
Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Doctor Zhivago
Donner Party
Dying to be Thin
Edward Scissorhands
Elizabeth
El Norte
Endometriosis
ET
ET (Spanish)
Eruopa, Europa
Evita
Evolution Series (PBS)
Excalibur
Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
Fantastic Voyage
Far & Away
Far From Home
Forrest Gump
Freak the Mighty
Glory
Glory - Pepsi Version
Grammar Rock/The Necklace
Great American Dreamer, The
Great Gatsby, The
Great Raid, The
Half Slave, Half Free
Hamlet (1990-91)
Heat Wave
Holocaust, The
Holes
Hurricane, The
I Will Fight No More Forever
Indian in the Cupboard
Into Thin Air
Iron Will
Ivanhoe
Jeremiah Johnson
Jilting of Granny Weatherall, The
Joy Luck Club
2
English 11
US History 8
General Science 8
English/US History 8
Social Science 9
English 8
World Cultures 10
U.S. History 8
Health
ELD 1, 2
English 12
Spanish (HS)
Health
ELD 1/2
Spanish 1/2
German 3, 4
Music
General Science - 7
English
English
General Science I
English
English
Music
English 7/World Cult. 7
US History 11
US History 8
English
English 11
English 11
World History/Cultures 10
US History 8
Drama
English 11
US History 11
English 8
English 9
US History 8
English
English 10
Skills/Health
World Cultures 7
US History 8
English 11
English
No
x
8
x
No
x
No
x
x
x
No
No
No
x
x
No
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
x
x
No
x
x
No
No
No
x
x
x
No
8
No
x
x
No
x
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
9, 10
11
x
x
x
x
x
Sexual situations
Sexual situation
Violence/gore
None
Violence, Holocaust issues
None
Violence
R
PG-13
PG-13
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Shows very thin patients
NR
PG
Some sexual content
R
Language
R
Sexual situation
R
PG
PG
Nudity
R
Language
PG
Sexual reproduction discussedNR
Violence/nudity
R
Sexual overtones
NR
None
PG
Violence/language
PG-13
Maturity level
PG
Adult situations/language
PG-13
Battle scenes
PG-13
Violence/language
R
None
NR
None
NR
NR
NR
R
NR
Violence
PG
Language/Racism/Violence R
Violence/sexual situation
R
Violence/mild language
PG
Language/Racism
R
NR
None
PG
None
PG
Violence
PG
Violence
NR
Mature situations
PG
NR
Sexual issues/adult themes R
11th grade only
Volcanoes
For use in Holocaust unit
Torture of "heretics"; no explicit nudity
History and Social Issues
English version only
Spanish version only
Story told through music
Brief recreational sexual scenes among primates
12th grade only
Related to learning objective
U.S. History 8 themes; immigration
Music is reflective of times
Edited version - only at grades 7 & 8
Biographical information to literature
Used in conjunction with novel
To be viewed prior to 12th grade
For use w/research project requiring analysis of historical records
The True Story of Ruben Carter
Book by same title
Jousting/sword fighting
Based on a short story
Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
Jumanji
Jumanji (Spanish)
Karate Kid 2
Kid in King Arthur's Court, A
Killing Fields, The
Kingdom of Heaven
La Bamba
La Reine Margot
Lantern Hill
Last of the Mohicans
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Le Hussard Sur le Toit
Le Veuve de Saint Pierre
Les Visiteurs
Like Water for Chocolate
Lone Star
Long Walk Home
Looking for Miracles
Lord of the Flies (1989)
Loretta Claiborne Story, The
Losing Isaha
Lost in Yonkers
Macbeth
Marianela
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
"Master Harold" and the Boys…
Mighty, The
Milagro Beanfield War, The
Miracle on 54th Street
Miracle of Birth
Most Amazing Moments (Nat'l. Geog.)
Mr. Holland's Opus
Multiple Personalities
My Left Foot
Nightcrossing
Nightjohn
Nightmare Before Christmas
October Sky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Oregon Rape Trial
Oregon Trail/The Pony Express
Othello
Outbreak
Outsiders, The
Ordinary People
3
ELD 1/2
Spanish 1/2
English
English/World Cultures
Eng. 10/World Cult.
AP World History
Music
French 8; AP/IB French Lit.
Health
English
World Cultures 10
AP/IB French 7/8
French 7/8 or AP French
French 7/8; IB/AP French
AP Spanish Language, 9-12
Eng.12/AP Eng. Lang/R&W
US History
Health
English
PE/Health
Parenting Class
Drama
English
Spanish 3,4
English 12
English 12
English 7
Spanish (HS)
ELD 1, 2
Health
English 7
Music
Health
English 10 Pre IB
English 8/US History 8
Rdg/English/US Hist.
Art
General Science
AP Psychology 11-12
Health
US History 8
AP English Lang & Comp
Life Science/Biology
English
English
x
x
x
x
No
No
x
No
x
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
x
x
No
x
No
x
No
x
No
No
x
No
x
No
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
x
No
No
x
No
No
x
No
PG
PHG
Violence
PG
PG
x
Violence
R
10
Language/violence/alcohol useR
x
Adult situations/language
PG-13
12
Graphic violence/sexual overtones
R
None
NR
x
Violence
R
x
Sexual situation/violence
NR
11, 12 Brief nudity scene. Dead corpses
R
12
Brief sexual and violent scenesR
11, 12 Language
R
x
R
x
Adult themes/sexual scene
R
Violence
PG
None
NR
x
Violence
R
None
PG
x
Language; drug use
R
PG
x
Violence/nudity
R
x
Language
NR
x
Brief nudity
R
x
Strong language/brief nudity NR
None
PG-13
x
Violence/Language
R
PG
x
Sexual situation
R
Some animal attacks
NR
x
Strong language
PG-13
x
Sexual situation
R
x
Language
R
None
NR
Violence
PG-13
PG
Language
PG
x
R
x
Sexual situation
R
None
NR
x
Sexual Scene
R
x
Violence
R
Violence
PG
x
Adult themes/language
R
English version only
Spanish version only
Middle Ages Interdisciplinary Unit
Enhanced study of Southeast Asia conflict
Life as a musician
Only for mature 12th grade viewing
Poor parenting skills; abandonment
Promethean theme
Parent permission required due to subject matter/language
Main character is a struggling student
Culture
Adult situations
Biographical essay unit
Interdisciplinary
Teacher sensitivity/awareness of Halloween/Christmas ref.
U.S. History themes
Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
Osmosis Jones
Our Town
Patriot, The
Pianist, The
Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)
Preacher's Wife
Princess Bride, The
Promise, The
Race to Freedom
Radio
Raisin in the Sun, A
Red Balloon, The
Remember the Titans
Rikki-tikki-tavi
Roots Part I - VI
Rosewood
Rudy
Run Lola Run
Running Brave
Sandlot
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Second Life of Walter Mitty, The
Secret Life of 118 Main Street
Selena
Separate Peace, A
Shadow of Hate
Shakespeare in Love
Shane
Sidekicks
Silverado
Simon Birch
Simple Plan, A
Slaughter House Five
Space Camp
Space Jam
Space Jam (Spanish)
Spirit Rider
Stand and Deliver
Star Wars
Sunday in the Park with George
Super Size Me
Taming of the Shrew, The
Tell-Tale Heart, The
4
General Science I
English 11
U.S. History 11
World History/Cultures 10
General Science 8
Music
English
German 1, 2
Rdg/English/US Hist.
Spec. Ed. Critical Skills
English 11
English 7/8 Book Club
AVID/Advisory
English
US History 11
English 9
Business/Careers
German 1, 2
English
Reading
English/US History
World Cultures 10/Eng
English
English 11
General Science
Music/Spanish 1,2
English 10/US History
US History 8
English 9
English/US History
Health
US History
English 8
English 12 only
English
Science 8
ELD 1/2, Photo/Video
Spanish 1/2
Health
Math
Indus. Tech./Lab
Drama 1-8
Middle School Health
English
English 7/8 Book Club
x
No
No
No
x
x
x
No
x
x
No
x
x
x
No
No
x
No
x
x
No
No
x
No
x
x
No
x
No
x
x
x
x
No
No
x
x
x
x
x
x
No
x
No
x
Mild Violence
PG
NR
Violence
R
Violence
R
PG
Adult situation
PG
x
Language/violence
PG
x
Nudity
R
Violence
NR
Mild lang. & thematic elem.
PG
x
NR
NR
Language/Racial Tension
PG
x
None
NR
x
R
x
Violence/Sexual situation
R
PG
x
Brief Violence
R
Violence/language
PG
PG
x
Real-life violence, language R
11, 12 Violent scenes/adult content R
PG
x
NR
NR
Mild Language
PG
x
R
Violence
NR
x
Nudity/Sexual situation
R
None
NR
Violence
PG
Violence
PG-13
Occasional coarse language PG-13
x
Violence/adult language
R
x
Violence/language/sex
R
Minimal language
PG
PG
PG
None
NR
x
Sexual situation/Language
PG
Violence
PG
x
NR
Language and an Interview PG
x
Language
NR
NR
x
x
x
Related to learning objective
Revolutionary War
Holocaust
Range of musical abilities and group work
Danny Glover version
Connection to To Kill A Mockingbird
Direct connection to WWII
11,12 only; 10th grade World Cultures FLAGS
Only a small portion is used to illustrate story
Success and struggles of musician; cultural value
Connection to WWII
Elizabethan Theatre
12th grade only
Grade12 AP only
English version only
Spanish version only
Motivation
Special effects
Disturbing Medical Procedure
Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
Testicle Examination
Texas Cowboys and the Trail
This Boy's Life
Three Sovereighns for Sister Sarah
Tiger and the Snow, The
Town Like Alice, A
Trials of Life
Tubal Ligation
Twelve Angry Men
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Wall Street
Vasectomy
Why Am I Gay
Willow
Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, The
Writing on the Wall
Zoot Suit
Health
US History 8
English
English 11
Italian
Drama/Soc. Sci. 9
General Science
Health
English 11 only
English 8 and U.S. History 8
English 12
Health
Health
English
English
English/US History
Mexican-American Studies
No
x
No
No
No
No
x
No
No
x
No
No
No
x
x
x
No
x
x
x
9-12
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Sexual situation
Simulated sex/language
Suicide hanging
Maturity level; violence
Sexual situation
Language
Violence
Sexual situations/Language
Sexual situation
Sexual situation
Violence
Violence
x
R
NR
R
Grade 12 only
NR
Used in conjunction with the play, "The Crucible"
NR
NR (PBS)
NR
Elephants mating
R
R
New Version, 1998
NR
Interdisciplinary
R
12th grade only; align with MacBeth
R
R
PG
PG
Science Fiction
NR
R
The following DVDs are approved for the "Social Issues in Film" class only:
Brave One, The
No
12
Violence; language
A Few Good Men
Courage Under Fire
Godfather, Parts I-III
Gone, Baby Gone
Heat
Insider, The
Kingdom, The
L. A. Confidential
Last Samurai, The
Legends of the Fall
Michael Clayton
Rainman
Red Corner
Tears of the Sun
Thomas Crown Affiar
Unforgiven
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
R
Strong language
R
Violence; strong language
R
Violence; strong language
R
Language; violence; drugs
R
Violence; strong language
R
Language
R
Violence; language
R
Violence; language; sexuality R
Violence
R
Violence; brief nudity
R
Strong language
R
Language; brief sensuality
R
Violence; language; nudity
R
Violence; language; assault; nudity
R
Language; sexuality
R
Violence; language; sexuality R
The following DVDs for the "Social Issues in Film" class were approved prior to 2008-09.
A Man Apart
A Time to Kill
American Beauty
American History X
Baby Boy
Belly
5
No
No
No
No
No
No
12
12
12
12
12
12
Sweetwater Union High School District Approved DVD List, 2010-11
Birdcage, The
Boys Don't Cry
Boyz in the Hood
Breakfast Club, The
City Hall
Dead Man Walking
Falling down
Fight Club
Girl, Interrupted
Life as a House
Lockdown
Mississippi Burning
Primary Colors
Prince of Tides
Shawshank Redemption, The
Sleeping with the Enemy
Thirteen
Traffic
When a man Loves a Woman
6
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12