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A Bug's Life

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 3, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5.
  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    Pixar's hoppin' delight is full of fun characters.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence & scariness:

    The bad-guy grasshoppers will be scary to very young kids.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About A Bug's Life

Parents need to know that this movie has a few scary bad guys -- grasshoppers -- who may scare small and sensitive kids. Some action sequences put the main characters in danger.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the bug world. How many bugs can you name? How do bugs communicate in real life? Why do you think ants and bees live in such big colonies? How do they benefit the earth? Families can also discuss bullies, and how to deal with them (note Hopper's view that their power depends more on the ants' perception than on reality), what makes a leader, the obligations of responsibility, and responding to challenges -- including failure.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Not my favourite pixar movie, but good nevertheless. Good morals and good role models, another creative movie.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Negative role models

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

    it's good I'm 14 and I loved it

    I watched it all the time when I was little. It was my favorite pixar movie and still is. It's kind of violent or scary though, I really think it should be PG. There is blood when there is a picture of the caterpillar cute in half and it made me wince. The queen says it's suicide to go away from the island and the bird catches on fire, and the grasshoppers can scare little kids. Thumper scared me a little when I was little, and I wasn't easily scared. But it's a really good movie, you cant miss it. It's good for adults, too, not just kids. You have to get past the fact that they're bugs and be open with it.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    This had me think

    I should probably be nicer to insects. This film is awesomely well done, with creative characters, brilliant animation, realistic sequences, and a fantastic climactic ending. Your kids (and teens) probably have seen it thousands of times already.

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    Suicide?!?!

    If your child is curious about language, brace yourself to explain this line... "Oh, because it's suicide" - Queen ( A Bug's Life) Perhaps it's just me, but I don't think the word suicide should be in a child's vocabulary.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Nothing bad

    There is nothing that parents should find offensive in this movie other then the grasshoppers who might frighten young children.

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Astonishing! Pixar follows up 'Toy Story' with another HIT!

    Parents should know that the grasshoppers can be quite scary for young, particularly one of them. There are also moments of peril, including getting chased by a bird. There is talk of "Sqishing" the queen ant. Aside from that, I highly reccomend this film to anyone and EVERYONE 6 and older.

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    are you serious?

    If you think that this movie is inappropriate for kids, uh......... its not. I saw it in science class at the end of 7th grade, and it was a fun way to spend class time (it was a bio class). It was fun, but a little cheesy at points. good for any kid with any amount of humor.

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    it was...

    a good movie but for by age it really doesn't work for me any more. i recommend bugs life for kids 2-9

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 2.0

  10. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    weird movie i didnt like it

    When I first saw this toddler flick i thought it was awsome but now that I'm 10 years old, it just does not do it for me.

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 4.0

    Cute movie, some iffy language

    We have a two daughters - a 5 year old and a 2 year old. Obviously there are certain words & phrases that we do not use in our house - two of them are "stupid" and "shut up", both of which were used quite a bit in this movie. The movie is very cute - our girls loved it, but they, especially the 5 year old, caught every "bad" word and pointed them out to us each time they were mentioned. I probably wouldn't have let them watch this movie if I known ahead of time that these words would be used.

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  14. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0

  15. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  16. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Boring and unimaginative

    Rent Spirited Away for your child instead.

  17. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0

    Good Kids Movie

    This is a good kids movie. I did not care for some of the humor, but by no means offensive.

  18. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    An really nice movie that was a lot of fun

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