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Aquamarine

(2006, Rated PG, Comedy, Starring Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Girls and a mermaid learn about love. Charming.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Excellent "message" at film's end: Girls' friendship and love are more intimate, trusting, and lasting than romance.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Some stormy imagery (indicating mermaid's father's anger).
  • Sex :

    Minor kissing, flirting, worries about a date for the big party; mermaid wants to discover "true love" with human boy.
  • Language:

    Occasional use of mild language ("bitch").
  • Consumerism:

    Morton salt, teen dating magazines.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Aquamarine

Parents need to know that the film concerns a mermaid's search for "love" among humans, and the comedy involves teenaged flirting, sexual tensions, and giddy girl behavior. Mermaid wears tight outfits, audacious girls appear in bikinis, and the "good girls" dress like tomboys. Girls read teen magazines about how to attract boys, the favorite boy is objectified in slow motion (reference to typical objectification of girls). Characters discuss sex and bodies (breasts, implants) and use mild profanity. Tense family situations include discussion of a girl's parents' drowning, another girl's parents' divorce, and an upcoming move, threatening to split up the girls' friendship. Very brief scare scene during a rainstorm.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the girls' friendship. How do Claire and Hailey help each other cope with extraordinary trauma and ordinary "growing pains"? How does their relationship change as they compete for boys' attention? How do they deal with Hailey's imminent move to Australia?
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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

      • My highlights are:
      • Positive messages
      • Good role models

      Five Year-olds can watch this!

      Totally appropriate except for one swear and all the role models were good except Cecile and her clique. Awesome!

    • Kid Reviewer
      Age 9
      Lives in New York
      I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0

      Great movie!

      This a good movie and there is NOTHING i repet nothing bad! Its also a great movie! So just get it and watch it i would of rated it G not PG!

    • Kid Reviewer
      Age 11
      Lives in California
      I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0
      My concerns are:
      • Inappropriate sexual content
      • Inappropriate language

      Not for kids under 10, but a great tween movie!

      This is my favorite movie to watch with my friends because it celebrates friendship. It's just a beautiful story. As far as content, there is some mild language and one use of the b-word, (which is pretty quiet and nonchalantly used so it is likely to go over young kid's heads) a lot of flirting and frequent use of the word "hot" and there are a few references to female body parts (particulary boobs) and girls try to get a guy to like another girl, and a french kiss at the end, and some girls wear revealing clothes. But IT IS PERFECT for tween girls!

    • Teen Reviewer
      Age 13
      Lives in New York
      I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
      My concerns are:
      • Inappropriate sexual content
      • Inappropriate language

      Mermaid rater

      This movie i loved, but kids under ten shouldn't see it some kids in the movie use words like bi***, and there is alot of flirtting.

    • Teen Reviewer
      Age 13
      Lives in Florida
      I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

      Absolutly amazing!!!

      this movie is so well done. all the actors and actresses did really well (especially Sara and Arielle)

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