Tweens at the Movies
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Posted by Heidi Shelton-Jenck Nov 18, 2006 |
I checked some film reviews at The Family Style Film Guide. This site gives parents a nifty graph and specific details about profanity, nudity, sex, violence, drugs and alcohol in movies. Instead of one quote or rating, they list a number of ratings so you can get a bigger view of how many critics rate movies. Also important to families, the site gives a summary of movies.
A family trip to the movies is expensive. I hate it when I spend money on a movie none of us likes much, so I listen to what friends are saying and read online reviews.
This year, I am looking for a movie my tweens will enjoy along with their younger siblings. A quick check of the review sites gives me an overview of the basic content. From there I’ll read the movie synopsis and decide which movie sounds most interesting for a family of six. Here’s what I found :
- Flicka, rated PG: This movie was reviewed for having mild profanity, very little nudity and violence, brief sex play, and no drugs or violence.
- Flushed Away, rated PG: This movie was reviewed for having no profanity, very little cleavage, no sex, some violence, and very little drug and alcohol use.
- Open Season, rated PG : This movie was reviewed for having mild profanity, no nudity, drugs or alcohol, brief conversation about sex, and some violence.
- Deck the Halls, rated PG: This movie wasn’t reviewed yet on the two family ratings sites I checked. It opens Nov 22nd . The movie review site Rotten Tomatoes hasn’t rated it yet, but does give a good synopsis of the film.
- Happy Feet, rated PG. This film wasn’t listed at the Family Film Style Guide, so I checked Kids in Mind. They gave it 3 out of 10 for discussions of sex/nudity, 4 out of 10 for violence and gore, and 1 out of 10 for profanity. You can read details about the movie on their website.
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, rated G: This movie was reviewed for having mild profanity, no nudity, sex or drugs and alcohol, and some violence.
If you want more specific details about what your tween might actually see in movies, check out these sites:
To find out what the ratings mean check out the film ratings guide.
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