I really thought this movie was going to be better than it was. While I liked the fact that the main male lead was willing to risk it all for his one true love, the movie other than that just didn't do it for me. The plot really isn't that good, although there's not any bad language or sex in the movie which makes up for it a tiny bit.
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10,000 B.C.
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Violent, poorly conceived prehistoric action.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About 10,000 B.C.
Parents need to know that this special effects-heavy action-adventure features lots of violent scenes that pit prehistoric tribesmen against large fierce animals and each other (sometimes in massive armies). Action scenes include hunts, chases, and fights; weapons include mallets, spears, nets, and huge knives (sometimes used to bloody effect). Several key characters are killed. There's also some minor cleavage and some questionable stereotyping.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can discuss the film's accuracy. How much do we know about prehistoric life? How do you think the filmmakers decided on their version of the past? What parts do you think were sensationalized or fictionalized for impact? How could you find out more about the facts about this time in history if you wanted to? Families can also discuss whether they think the film plays on racial stereotypes. What parts of the movie might back up that theory? Does the movie rely on any other clichés? If so, what?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Not good, but not absolutely terrible
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Awful movie about cavemen???
WORST MOVIE. The violence is mild and a pointless reason to rate it PG-13. Really dumb.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Decent
Nothing spectacular, the movie is entertaining but no where near perfect. There is no language, no sex, and some violence. It has a poor plot.The beginning of the story is very exceting but the longer it goes on the more exhausting it becomes.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Not inapropriate. Just bad.
This movie was awful and no one of any age should waste money on it. It looked like some sort of prehistoric Lord of the Rings, but the story sucked, the acting sucked, and had little to nothing to do with prehistoric times (adding prehistoric animals < making up everything else.) Just stupid, avoid it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
10,000 B.C. is a bore but there is nothing inappropriate for kids.
10,000 B.C. is a very mild film. The violence isn't a big issue but it's still concerning. There is no blood nor gore but there is a lot of intense action here. The language is extremely mild and there's hardly any here considering this is PG-13. There is no drugs/smoking in the film. There is no nudity, no sex, no sexual innuendo, no sexual references. Basically no sexual content. Overall don't worry about 10,000 B.C. being PG-13. It's very mild.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
awesome
very good! violent but not gorey! i loved it!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Boring!
There is a great deal of fighting, but the movie is boring! I watched it with my 3 year old and he was talking about elephants-mammoths. I was only worried he's be scared that the animals would be killed, not the people.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
really stupid
this looked like a good movie at first but then i saw it and hated it. i loved day after tommorow and independece day but this was really dumb. im actually being kind of generous about my one star rating because of the great special effects.sorry. for once i agree with common sense media
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Enjoyable
I will agree that this movie is not historically relevant, but that doesn't mean it's bad. First of all, how many people would you think would go see this movie if it was in some ancient Aztec language? I think the movie directors had them speak English for a reason. Anyway, I thought this was a pretty enjoyable movie. It was fun to watch, and I loved seeing all of the places and costumes. I don't see why everyone hated it so much... but I would give this movie 3 1/2 stars, dispite it being historically incorrect.
I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itDifferent movie than the trailer made it look, but still a decent film...
Well, it was a much different movie than the trailer made it look, but it was still an enjoyable movie. The violence was too much for a PG-13, I thought, but nowhere near an R. I reccomend this movie for teens 13 and up
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
10,000 B.C.
Great movie More for teen agers
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
I enjoyed this.
I know this has gotten really terrible reviews, but honestly, this movie is exactly what the previews promised that it would be. If you were expecting anything else, then you didn't really watch the previews.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I was suprised....
I read some reviews about this movie on IMDb.com before the movie came out. They said that the movie was bad and "sadly, the special effects were the highlights of the movie." Since usually when critics say a movie is bad, the movie ends up being really good, I thought the movie would be good. This is probably the only time I will agree with Common Sense's rating. This movie was BAD. I was anticipating it to be well-made because the director of this movie directed two of the greatest movies of all time: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY. I was surprised that this film was so below my expectations. The stroy, bad guies kidnap the main character's true love and, conviently, an army of people trtavels with him to save he, even though he has no influence on their tribe. It was pretty violent and there was a little bit of blood, but now sex or language. One of the cool parts of the movie, though, was at the end when they launch the final attack to save his girlfriend, the hide some spears in the sand. They free some slaves and then they attack. There are a couple funny-action parts, too. I would only recommend this movie for those going into graphic designing or special effects because the special effects were AMAZING. You caould have mistaken the saber-toothed tiger for real!!!!!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
this movie was just alright. i was expecting all this amazing action. it was so obvious when the sabertooth tiger came it was extremely obvious it was animated. there is some graphic sequences of violence. the whole movie is a love story. the man is on a hunt for his girlfriend. they share a passionate kiss at the end of the movie. the also hug alot. no language or drugs at all in this movie. don't spend your money on this movie just go to blockbuster and rent a better movie for less money.
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
Complete Rip-off
Was expecting some insight into characters adapting in a historical context, instead we got not-very-well-done soap opera with sappy special effects, no character development and unlikely storyline. If it had been titled something like, " Mark of the Hunter", then it would have been consistent and reasonable. Really, really disappointing.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
i lost lots of brain cells watching this movie
This movie was so boring and so confusing i didny get it niether did anyone i went with so we just made fun of it!! Ha Ha
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