Good movie had very nice animation, but I found the story a little lacking. One thing I found interesting was that they kept advertising it as being a Tim Burton movie, which he did work on, but I think he had less impact on the movie than we were led to believe. Movie's ok, could have been better. It may have been a little too scary or violent for some kids, but I think it depends on the child as much as on the movie in this case.
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Visually stunning but scary fantasy for older tweens and up.
Themes in this movie include: loss, revenge
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About 9
Parents need to know that this dark, futuristic Tim Burton-produced fantasy may be animated, but it's not meant for younger kids. Violence and scary scenes are prevalent throughout the film, with the main characters frequently battling killer robotic machines -- which are merciless as they pursue (and, in several cases, kill) their ragdoll-like prey in frightening ways. The robots also make alarming noises and often pop up out of the blue. Dead human bodies are shown briefly, but there's no gore. On the up side, despite the movie's ominous tone and frequent peril and violence, there's no language, drinking, consumerism, or sexual content.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
Ok Movie, Might Want to Learn About Before Watching With Kids
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect for kids 10+ but not good for kids 7- cause of Scary image
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! (I think its a little too violent cause I was watching this late at night) I've never watched this movie during the day though... it would be a good movie to watch at a slumber party.... Thats what I'll do!!!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
its not really appropriate for little kids
I REALLY liked it! I don't mean to spoil the story for anyone who hasn't seen it, but in the end, you'd expect that more of them would survive. It really was action packed, and a real thriller! They should really have a new movie for it, called, "9: A New Beginning," to say how the ones who were left decided to make of the world. For example, they may have thoght that they destroyed all of the robots, and there was still a lot more. Maybe there was one more human left. And maybe the ones that were destroyed would come back and help them defeat the rest of them, and just stay with them like they should have in the first place.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Perfect for 11 year old if they are ready for it.
This is pretty violent movie even though it's not gory it's is still iffy for 11 year olds but I love it.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
perfect for 10 year olds.
i love the movie it is the most entertaining fun movie ever!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Not just for little kids.
Great movie! Sucks to what Common Sense says (visuals are nice but lacks plot), I enjoyed this movie quite a lot! I went to see it on the same day as District 9, and this was no disappointment. After I saw it, I stood there sipping coffee in the cold and thought about all the symbolism of it. Oh, yes, the plot digs deeper than what you might expect it to go. The violence is pretty cool, (no blood, but hey). It was an interesting idea for a movie, not perfect but very good. 20 times better than Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince that's for sure. Give it a try.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
A good movie for 10+, it' not actually that bad.
I thought the movie was very good, some scary and intense scenes/images came up but nothing too bad.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
great movie, good mesages, low violence, churchy?
I have no idea what previous reviewers are talking about - I took my 13 year olds and we thought this was one of the best movies in a very long time. Good messages about loyalty and persistence and level of effort. There is some death, and my children didn't like the beginning scenes where a dead parent is clutching her child in a car (sorry), but other than that, it's not very disturbing at all. My only complaint is there seemed to be some spiritual/religious overtones in the movie - setting souls free, going to 'where the answers are' - church. But, a fabulous story.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
great movie but to scary for little kids
this movie is great for kids 10 - 15. Too scary for little kids . It is also rather dark. also contains frightening images. other than that it is an awesome movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
More Children Then Just Teens
This movie isn't as bad as some people are making it seem. It did have a weird plot and at times I had trouble understanding what was going on, but all together I think it was a pretty good movie, worth watching.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Not what you would expect...awful
I hated this movie. I watched it last-second with some friends, it was horrible. I expected it to be a cute movie or interesting, it was just awful. It has a horrible beginning and the ending is unexpected and unsatisfying. There was one good part... The characters found a record player and played Somewhere Over The Rainbow for about two minutes... Then one of the beastly monsters came and killed a few more of them. This movie is NOT for kids and NOT worth watching, trust me.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
9-
Honestly this movie was just weird. nothing really good about it, no plot, anything. also, I have NO CLUE why it is pg13, it could even be G.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Other than violence I loved it!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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9: Animated but Spooky
I thought this movie was really cool. I am a girl and I usually don't watch a lot of violence movies but I thought this was really creative and a little spooky. Even though it was animated it was great movie about working together to save the world.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Not your little brother's animated movie.
Tim Burton fans will love this, but I certainly wouldn't take a toddler to see it. The visual effects were stunning, and it was just a joy to watch. The characters were just great. They all had well thought personalities and were the most adorable little things I'd ever seen. I didn't have a problem with the violence at all, but younger viewers might. Notice my concerns? I bet you're all confused, but I honestly was a little weirded out in the scene where 8 had a magnet over his head. I think that's not sending a great message, but whatever.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
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| 64% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 64% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 27% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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