I LOVE THIS MOVE!!!!!!!! I saw it for the first time in North Carolina and I love it!!! just know your kid!
Across the Universe
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Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Beatles musical hits strong notes amid sex, drugs.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 14–15
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Across the Universe
Parents need to know that although there's much to like about this Beatles-inspired musical -- it's visionary, it introduces young audiences to iconic songs, and it addresses important social issues -- some of the content is iffy for teens. Characters drink and take drugs without any negative consequences, and there are a few nude scenes (though they're artfully staged and echo the deep love between main characters Lucy and Jude). Still, teens are likely to relate to the film's powerful messages about the importance of friendships and the need to question authority when lives are at stake.
Read our full review by S. Jhoanna Robledo
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how the Beatles' music defined a generation. Are the songs as relevant today as when they first became famous? What about their music makes it so universal? Families can also discuss the counter-culture movement of the 1960s and '70s. Are young people as involved with politics today as they were then? Or does that kind of passion only happen in movies anymore? Do you think that era tends to get idealized today? Why or why not?
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Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
beatles covers + 60s setting = (:
amazing film. great story. epic music. realistic story/scenery, yada yada yada. the movie had some sex stuff but mostly it would go over kids' heads. the drugs are in almost every scene from about half of the way through til about 20 minutes from the end. just watch it. you wont regret it! (:
Lives in WashingtonI rate this title on for age 12 and give itGood job Julie Taymor.
This movie is very well done in every aspect.Go rent it if you want a good musical.
Lives in New JerseyI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
This movie ahd me in the sky with diamonds, and I but everyone "across the universe" feel's so.
One of my fav movies this is. Across the Universe is the story of two lovers during the viatimese war. It is told through the Beatles song's in a creativ e way. I can't even right how beautiful and awesome this movie is. There is some kinda sorta hevay talk of sex and a scene of french kissing. Two scenes show bare breats , one scene in which there are 6 naked painted in grey girls fALLIGN INTO THE WATER. Also the main character draws his girlfriend naked, only right breast is shown. Other than that it is, well pretty iffy but EXCELLENT
Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use


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