[ashambeda]

I'm always recommending movies by Studio Ghibli for anyone, families or college students or single marrieds or anyone. Those written and/or directed by Miyazaki are the best. They are in Japanese BUT when you get the dvd's you can select the English dubs. The dvds of most of the movies are available in stores or at video rental places because Disney distributes the movies in the States.

Some of Miyazaki's films probably wouldn't interest your boys: Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro; they'd be more for younger children or girls, I think.

With boys at those ages I would recommend Spirited Away. It's the most popular film in the States; it even won the best animated film Oscar. Other ones your boys might like are Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Sky. Your thirteen year old might also enjoy Princess Mononoke or Nausicaa.

Of course anything by Pixar is also fantastic. But Miyazaki is really underappreciated so I love to recommend him.