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The Cave

(2005, Rated PG-13, Horror, Starring Cole Hauser, Lena Headey, Piper Perabo)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Hectic slasher movie too scary for little ones.

Why We Rated This off for Ages 14 and Under

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Monsters are mean, some ambition and competition at the start; survivors pull together by end.
  • Violence:

    Monsters attack, bloody bodies left in their wake, some explosions.
  • Sex:

    Very brief flirting, a man cuts open a woman's wet suit to give her mouth to mouth, a woman climber wears shorts and a sports bra.
  • Language:

    Brief.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Cave

Parents need to know that the movie, short on plot, soon seems like a prolonged jump scene: characters crawl, trudge, and fight their way through dark tunnels, some filled with skulls. The monsters are initially unreadable shapes that eventually show themselves as flying-swimming-spelunking creatures. Violence can be graphic, including bloody penetrations, explosions, and draggings. Characters avoid cursing outright, but do call each other names ("jackass," for example). The film includes tense scenes -- creatures lurking in the dark, close quarters and characters screaming -- that might trouble younger viewers.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the characters' choices. (As they are largely undistinguishable, their choices seem functions of the group, even when they're arguing.) Some act out of ambition, others fear or anger, but all make typically bad horror-action movie choices: they go off on their own, distrust one another, head directly to the darkest corner of the screen space. How do their actions create tension? Do they have alternative choices?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Pretty awful

    It's a pretty awful film, so don't go watch it expecting anything good. The violence isn't too bad.

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

    greeeT

    I LOVED IT IT ROCKED

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Horrible

    This movie was a stupid copy cat of Alien vs Predator. I would not recommand anyone to see it, unless you like cheezy horror movies

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    It's not scary

    This movie tries to be scary but really its not,it tries to be like "Alien". I dont even think that it was very bloody,there was almost no cursing.

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