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Napoleon

age 16+

Historical epic has nonstop, gory battlefield violence.

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Wish

age 6+

Celebration of Disney animation is fun - but only just fine.

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Family Switch

age 10+

Body-swap comedy has peril, mild language, drinking.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

age 13+

Monsters and mankind clash in semi-scary Godzilla series.

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Family Switch

age 10+

Body-swap comedy has peril, mild language, drinking.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

age 13+

Monsters and mankind clash in semi-scary Godzilla series.

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