Great kids flick with a great soundtrack by Ben Folds. Rarely a scary scene (apart from the bear at the beginning). Better than I expected.
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Over the Hedge
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5. -
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Common Sense says
Cute animated tale of animals invading the 'burbs.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Over the Hedge
Parents need to know that this animated movie includes a fair amount of cartoon violence. Characters are crushed, blown up, flattened, banged, burned, and bounced -- all in good, Chuck-Jones-influenced fun. Animal protagonists steal food from each other and from unsympathetic humans. When a raccoon steals a bear's winter stash of food, the bear threatens retaliation and the raccoon fools other "foragers" into stealing food from humans to repay the bear and save himself. A human exterminator brings traps and brutal gizmos (his truck is adorned by a man slamming a bunny with a hammer). This exterminator suffers physical abuses (zapped by his own traps). Younger kids will laugh at the obvious stuff and won't get the edgier humor aimed at older audiences, so this is one that several age groups can enjoy together.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the film's satire of life in the suburbs. They could also talk about the lesson RJ and his friends learn: that supporting each other as a family is more important than their individual desires. They could also use the film and its soundtrack to talk to kids about the greater impact of our actions.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
a very......
a very good movie!
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
8 up
There's a part in this movie where one of the cartoons says when life stinks just roll over and lick your privates! He actually does. I just dont see how thats a good message. Wont see it again.
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I like it
It's awesome!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Family Movie Night!!!!
This was such a cute movie, and beautifully done. No objectionable content to speak of. A family must see.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Hilarious
This movie is awesome!
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
I like da cookie...
Another great Dreamworks movie. I watched it on Dvd with my daughter. It is super cute, filled with original humor and the villians aren't too scary. I recommend this movie to anyone with kids 6 or older.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
Hysterical!!
Best cartoon I've ever watched. Awesome hyper squirrel, evil wild bear, insane exterminator plus a opposoms equals pure AWESOMENESS! A must-see for the whole family! Only rated it as four and up because two year olds wouldn't understand much of the humor, four year olds will find it hysterical.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
GOOD MOVIE
But it may be boring to a few people
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
HYSTERICAL!!
This movie is a must see!! Psycho exterminator, hyper squirel and wise talking racoon:what's not to love??!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
HYSTERICAL!!!!
No tail tingles about this movie, it's flat out hilarious!! This movie has it all: humor,good versus evil, and a moral to cap it all off! It will leae viewers rolling with laughter and praying for a sequel!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Kids 0+
Boy oh boy, it's movies like this that make you want to wish that CSM had started from age 0 and not 2, but this program, the content, would make it so that if u wanted to come to check this reveiw then you are dumb. Its for 0 and up take my word for that. I hope u found this reveiw helpful.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Trust the ratings.... PG are not for 3yo's
Took my 3.5 son (to a free summer theatre viewing). He LOVED it. I laughed too. But for a 3.5 yo, there was too much focus on causing trouble, getting something that isn't yours, and eating all the wrong things. In the future, if the rating is PG, I won't take my 3.5 yo son.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed!
Wonderful animal flick.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
funny
This is great for any kid it is funny not boring at all and all LITTLE kid would love it.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Really quite good
I didn't want my 6yo to see this in the theatre b/c I find many PG movies to have behavior in them that I find objectionable. So when we saw it in the video store the other day, I told him we could rent it but I'd watch it first to make sure it was "ok for little boys". Well, I was pleasantly surprised! Yes, the movie is abt stealing and the lure of junk food but the characters are so believable and the moral so clear that I couldn't see a reason not to let him see it. I wouldn't recommend it for preschool aged kids who you've been able to sheild from anything except PBS and Playhouse Disney but for school agers who are used to watching Tom & Jerry, there's not much here that they haven't already seen. But it's much funnier. Enjoy!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Good movie, some issues
We have 6 kids from 14 to 3, which of course they all liked it. It is a very cute movie. The older one's laughed more than the little one's. The Bear says kill a lot & there is other language like butt & stupid which we don't let the kids say. But they have seen it about 6 times now & have not repeated those words. No swearing at all in this movie which is awesome. Adults will really like this movie as well.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Absolutely excellent
The filmakers could have easily gone over the top with product placement as so much of the movie revolves around food and, especially junk food. But rather than have Doritos and Pringles, the animals eat "the Chip - nacho Cheese flavor" and the imaginary "Spudzies". I love that they didn't fall into the product placement trap and kept their products imaginary. Great social commentary (man's encroachment into nature, our gluttony, and enviromental degredation), yet never preachy or heavy handed. Very fun. First movie my 3 year old wanted to watch multiple times. And her Dad loved watching with her.
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| 33% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
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