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Dumbo

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    1941 classic still makes us cry!

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A theme of the movie, but...
  • Violence & scariness :

    Younger children may be scared when Mrs. Jumbo is locked up, or when Dumbo has to jump in the clown act.
  • Sexy stuff :

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Dumbo and his friend Timothy accidentally become drunk and have "Pink Elephants on Parade" hallucinations.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Dumbo

Parents need to know that while respecting individual differences is a theme of the movie, the crows who sing "When I See an Elephant Fly" would be considered racist by today's standards. One of them is named "Jim Crow" and they speak with "Amos & Andy"-style accents, but clearly they are not intended to be insulting.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about empathy by asking kids how they would feel if everyone laughed at them the way the animals laugh at Dumbo, and how important it is to Dumbo to have a friend like Timothy. Why does Timothy tell Dumbo he needs the feather to fly? How does he learn that he does not need it? Why do the other elephants laugh at Dumbo's ears? How does that make him feel?
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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    Touching

    Dumbo was created to get money back to Disney Studios after the box-office bombs Pinocchio and Fantasia.

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    Touching

    Dumbo was created to get money back to Disney Studios after the box-office bombs Pinocchio and Fantasia.

  3. Kid Reviewer
    Age 11
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    it made me cry

    the movie is just telling about how if someone looks diffrent dont judge cause there just the same

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    i like it butit's probably old now.

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

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