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I, Robot

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Will Smith + great special effects = a winner.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 13 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Diverse characters.
  • Violence:

    Intense action violence, characters killed.
  • Sex:

    Very brief shot of naked backside.
  • Language:

    Some harsh language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About I, Robot

Parents need to know that this movie has strong language for a PG-13 and intense action violence with gunshots, crashes, and explosions. Characters are injured and killed.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how our lives have changed over the past 20 years due to the development of computers and how they are likely to change over the next 20 years. What will we gain and what will we lose? Why was Spooner the only one who did not trust the robots? If you could create a robot, what would you make sure it could do and what would you make sure it could not do? When we can create machines that do so many things better than we can, what is it that makes us human? Will machines ever have feelings?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    This was a great movie with amazing special effects. It has constant violence with some blood. Parents be aware there is one car crash scene with a bunch of blood. Language wasn't that bad. Overall I loved it one i never get tired of!

  2. I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0

    great movie a real classic

    very good will smith movie you could call it classic lots of action and drama mild violence worth watching and buying 12 and over for the drama

  3. I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    A MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    a very good and entertaining movie. A MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. I rate this title off for age 8 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I EVER SAW

    this movie was great!but its very violent do not take kids 8 and under to see

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    One of my top 10!!!

    This movie is veeeerrrrrry violent, not nessecarily to people, but to robots that look very humanlike. They get stuck in wheels, heads chopped off, crushed under cars, and more disturbing stuff.It was fairly disturbing, but not one of those Holocaust-bawl-your-eyes-out-disturbing-movies. (You all know what I mean!)Also, SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!, {the idea of robots that are living in our homes and are taking care of our children are going to take over the world can be very harsh to little ones!} Also, there is some very strong language used very poorly by Shia LaBouf. ( An f-word is said, and Will Smith is constantly spewing curse words. I do have to say, though, nobody swears as good as Will Smith!!!) Finally, Will Smith's side profile is shown, though nothing sensitive is snown, it can be a little awkward to watch with your parents!!!! ;-) Other than that, it is a great movie for teens. One of my top 10, definately!!!!

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    A great movie for teens and up. There is a very large amount of language though. Nearly everything but the f-word is said.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 4.0

    Entertaining, Will Smith Action Movie

    I, Robot is very different than the book. If you go to this movie expecting a paper-to-screen transformation, you'll be disappointed in that aspect. However, that is probably the only aspect of this movie you could be disappointed by. Will Smith is a superb actor and the director creates a realistic future world. The plot develops through the movie and builds up to a satisfying finale. If you're in the mood for a PG-13, Sci-fi, action movie, this one of the best. Parents should know that I, Robot has a lot of action violence, mostly involving robots v.s. humans where robots are torn to bits and humans are thrown about, however it is almost all bloodless though. There is PG-13 swearing (s**ts, a*shole, jacka*s) and a side profile of a naked will smith (nothing visible).

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    perfect for 9 and up

    kind of violent but its mostly just the robots and a little bit of strong language but very good

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    best movie ever!!!

    I have to say this is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is kind of violent, and maybe scary for younger kids but other then that it is absolutly amazing.

  10. I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

    It's OK for preteens, really.

    It had a lot of product placements, but I didn't care. But they may concern others. The film was more suspenseful/scary than violent

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    GOOD!

    I did love this movie the only thing that concerned me was at the beginning when will smith was in the shower and they show his backside wich was really not needed.

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

  13. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    An Engaging and Thoughtful Thriller!

    I, ROBOT is well worth seeing. It promotes much thought and discussion and has an intriguing plot, plus great acting and special effects. But can your kids see it? Sex is minor, with one very mild innuendo and two three-second scenes where you see Will Smith and his girlfriend in the shower (seperately). His backside is barely visible and steam covers everything but her shoulders and head. Language is constant "s**t" is used at least a dozen times and there are heavy uses of "d**n", "a*s" and "SOBs" too. There are big bangs, clashes, explosions, and gunfights, but the only gore is some bloody scrapes on Will Smith (once he briefly spits out blood). There is a very tense scene where a young girl and Will Smith are seen in a car sinking in a lake, and a robot saves Will Smith instead of her (setting into motion his hatred of robots). This is a great film, and fine fare for teenagers and adults.

  14. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    I really enjoyed this movie...

    This movie really was a winner. All-Star acting, great special effects, sweet story, and thrilling action made this movie an instant hit. There is a fairly high amount of violence, but for them ost part it's nothing a 12 year old couldn't handle. In my oppinion, the language is the big issue. While there are no f***, thre is stil strong language, and frequent at that. I believe that this movie is for them ost part appropriate for teens 13 and up

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great Movie!

    This is one of Will Smith's greatest movies ever made. but i CANT BELIEVE common sense gave this an on for 13 and up...i think it should a know your kid for 13 and up...but whatever. there is language, not to much, but there is language. theres at least on dick, i think 3 shits, and i believe there are 2 damns, and if you count hell as a cuss word, (i dont) theres about 5. violence can get pretty intense, with a really bad car wreck, then a seemingly defenseless Will getting knocked around by a robot that reminds me of the Terminator mixed with Spiderman. in a scene where robots are assaulting allot of people, you see a man get his head crushed, people are thrown all over the place, robots are shot, and we see a 12 year old girl screaming for help while drowning. so there is plenty of violence. as far as sexual content goes, you see Will in the shower with his leg covering his crotch, we also see a female protagonist in the shower with mist overing everything but her neck/face and her legs. for the first time in my life i dont think common sense was hard enough on this movie. know your kid, 13 and up.

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

  17. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

  18. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    ROCKS MY SOCKS

    Two Words: Will Smith

  19. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 3.0

    it rocks my socks!!!!

    this movie is tied for my favorite movie which the other is i am legend will smith rocks he is my favorite actor and one of my favorite song artists this movie has lots of action it has some causing but i still think 8+ can watch

  20. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Good Movie, Bad Language

    To start off, I very much enjoyed this movie. I watched most of it, and from what I saw I would say noone younger than thirteen should watch this. It had a few intense scenes, but for the most part it wasn't "scary". The most recent Will Smith movie I'd watched was "I Am Legend", which was disturbing in many ways. Naturally I was worried that this movie would freak me out, and compared to "I Am Legend" this movie could easily be rated PG. However, ratings are not a comparison, and this movie could most certainly not have gotten a rating any lower than a PG-13. The violence was PG-13 level, but as far as the violence or intensity of this movie goes any average-less than average eleven year old could see this. The big thing with this movie is the language. They swear so often. From what I saw there were no F words, but as far as I'm concerned, a swear word is a swear word. The thing that got me was how often they used God's name in vain. How many times, I'm not sure. But definitelly more than any child should be hearing

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