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Kindergarten Cop

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    The Terminator meets Mother Goose.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Aside from the bad guys, the film features several positive role models. An aggressive, socially inept cop learns to work with others, care for children, and love. His partner is portrayed as a strong, intelligent female police officer.
  • Violence:

    The film begins with a murder and includes additional killings (of villainous family members). A child is put in jeopardy.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Some profanity.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Wine with dinner.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Kindergarten Cop

Parents need to know that this film includes some violence and a very small amount of cursing. The villains are evil drug lords that commit murder. Both a woman and a child are put in physical danger, but are saved in the end by the main character. The fight between separated parents for custody of the child may be disturbing for some kids, especially those of divorce.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about nonviolent conflict-resolution with younger children. How do John's skills as a police officer help him maintain order in his classroom? Parents may want to reassure their children of their safety.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Good movie.

    For a supposedly family film, this has a number of intense action scenes and some sexual content (Arnie walks in on walks in on two people having sex. We briefly see thrusting. The man surprises the two, and they both fall out of bed. Part of the woman's bare breasts and the mans buttocks can be seen.) A man asks young kids to tell him what their fathers do. Two young girls stand up a say that there mom calls their dad a real sex machine. A young boy then stands up and says that his dad looks at vaginas all day. The same boy later states that boys have a penis and girls have a vagina.

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

    Good movie

    i used to watch the movie when i was really little but of course I didn't understand it but I bought the movie probably when i was 8 and personally the language was mild but they repeated stuff alot and the violence wasn't terible from what i remember except for the end with the big fight sceen in the school but I mean like it happens it's not good but it does happen in life and a child sooner or later will find out.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    You should think twice before taking your kids if they are twelve and younger!!

    This movie rocked but I would suggest not taking your children if they are twelve and younger because there is a lot of violence and some killings of not only one innocent human but the bad guys; there is also some inappropriate language in it that should not be heard by children that are twelve and younger; there is also a scene where Fefe and her fiance are in bed naked together which is not appropriate for kids twelve and under: there is also a scene where the main character and a mother that the main character falls in love with have some alcohol; the bad guys are the only bad role models that are in this movie.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    i think 8 up

    a lot a violence

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    CSM left out some content

    They have drugs/alcohol as 'wine with dinner,' but what about the drugs present at the crack house and the girl dying from a drug overdose?!

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Cool

    Sexual,violent, and profanity but a good movie for once in a while.

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This movie is soooooooo good! It is funny and suspencful!

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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