• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 12.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Demonic fun, but scarier than prior installment.

Why We Rated This for Ages 12–14

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Hellboy's organization functions much like a military unit. The characters tend to follow their orders, though often with a certain amount of griping. Though Hellboy sometimes prefers to follow his hunches instead of his orders, he reveres the group's leader, Dr. Broom, who's both a mentor and father-figure. The big, red demon's obvious compassion for the frail old man is touching.
• Violence:

  Hellboy and his colleagues are on a mission to destroy the undead, who don't tend to go quietly into the night. There's plenty of fighting, ranging from simple bashing and crashing to more subtle combat involving spiritual incantations. Though much of the violence is cartoonish, there's a lot of blood, and many of these bloody images can be pretty frightening.
• Sex:

  Some female demons appear nude, but there's no sex.
• Language:

  Not an issue.
• Consumerism:

  One of the characters is overjoyed to hear that his house is haunted because he plans to make it into a tourist destination (though he ultimately regrets that bad idea). His crass commercial instincts are made to seem ludicrous.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Hellboy loves a good cigar, but otherwise there's little drinking or drug use.

What Parents Need to Know

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