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The Final Season
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Heartwarming-but-trite drama for baseball fans.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8–10
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Final Season
Parents need to know that even though this is rated PG, there's some inappropriate content for the movie's target market -- 8-10-year-olds. One of the movie's central characters, high school student Mitch, acts out because of his mother's recent death. He smokes cigarettes, tries to get some pot, and steals his grandfather's truck. But baseball eventually helps set him back on the right path. There are some intense moments when the team's bus goes off the road in an accident, kids get injured by baseballs, and there's some fighting among the boys. Language includes some fairly strong terms for the PG rating, including "s--t."
Read our full review by Heather Boerner
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the fact that this particular tale was based on a true story -- how much of what you see on screen do you think actually happened the way it's portrayed? They can also talk about Mitch's reaction to his mother's death. Do your kids know anyone whose parents have died? How did they respond? You can use this as an opportunity to allay their fears.
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Lives in MississippiI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it- Lives in TexasI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
The kids in the theater cheered
There were several children in the theater when I saw the movie. They loved it. There is some strong language but not much and probably a lot less than they hear on television every day. It is a good story about small-town values which may not be understood or appreciated by the more cynical urban types.
- Lives in IowaI rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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