I really like this movie. The only really bad thing in it is when a lady takes of her dress while a guy is watching but you just see her back. Great movie!!!
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Seabiscuit
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13. -
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An inspiring story for teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Seabiscuit
Parents need to know that Red's parents are forced by their reduced circumstances to give him to someone who owns a stable and who offers to put Red up as a jockey. His parents' unexpected abandonment scars him and might frighten younger viewers who, like Red, do not understand why his parents would leave him. There is an off-screen car crash which takes the life of Charles' young son, followed by shock and mourning. Also, Red tries to make some money by amateur boxing -- Red sustains significant injuries and the crowd watching the fight seems quite menacing. There is another sports-related injury which features Red resulting in a mangled leg. In addition, there are references to drinking during the Prohibition, and the radio announcer drinks quite a bit. The jockeys frequent a brothel in Mexico, where there is a scene of implied sexuality between Red and one of the ladies there.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the way each of the characters react to loss -- Charles with isolation and reflection, Tom with pragmatism, and Red with anger -- and how these reactions might be strengths or weaknesses or both. they should also talk about how each of the characters (including Seabiscuit) transforms the others. Each member of the family should ask, "Whose life can I change?" Families should also talk about what Charles means when he says that someone who does not know he is small can sometimes do something big.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
A Moving and Well-Casted Telling of a Great Historical Tale...
Anyway, SEABISCUIT is a great movie. It is chock full of positive messages and is, in itself, an inspiring story of hope and courage. The story starts by telling the stories of three men: Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, and Tobey Maguire. By a twenty minutes into the film, their lives have intersected and one "person" (okay, maybe not a person) has connected them all. That person is Seabiscuit. Always small and full of attitude, Seabiscuit, though bred well, has never been a racing horse. All that changes as these three men come together to train him, jockey him, and own him, and somehow, each man comes out of his lonliness and sorrow to hop again. The only violence is when Maguire is pulled by a horse through all sorts of materials, resulting in a shattered leg, rendering him cripple for the rest of his life. Language is constant, with over 40 profanities, most of them "g*dd**n" or "s**t". There is a brief sexual situation to, where it is said that Maguire has payed a woman for sex. We see them in bed, both clothed, until we see the woman disrobe from the back. We then see a (due to the character's blindness in one eye) an intensely blurred front. Seabiscuit is a very good movie. If you can get past the one iffy sex scene and the language, it is bursting with lessons and morals worth hearing. And it's fun to watch. Horses really are amazing animals. Highly recommended. For more horse racing for young kids, check out DREAMER (PG).
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Beautiful film
This is a beautiful film that is loyal to the book. Our children were 10 and 13 when they saw it with us and both were entranced by the movie. Even the film's rougher side presents great opportunities for positive lessons. More than anything, it's a story about loyalty, hard work, compassion and the beauty of a symbiotic friendship that helps three men overcome loneliness and the darkness in their lives.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Great for the kids
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Lots of teaching opportunities for the whole family
Note to the follks who are concerned about alcohol and cirgarette consumption: You have lost sight of the historic significance of the subject. With our children we used this as an opportunity to explain that cigarettes were not revealed to tthe public to be dangerous until 1963 and that cigarette consumption was much more common then than now. Also, alcohol and Prohibition played a large and important part in our nation's history during the Depression. This movie will give you a chance to talk to your kids about those important themes and others such as perserverance, kindness, struggle, and self-reliance. We took intelligent 8 & 11 year old children and they never squirmed once during the 2 hour 20 minute film and they engaged in a lively and meaningful discussion about the film afterwards. Plus, it was beautifully shot and well-acted, even though some of the themes were somewhat overstated (something else we also talked about with our kids.) See it and TALK ABOUT IT!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Starts off slow, but ultimately rewarding
This is a great movie for teens and adults -- there's action, drama, and even some well-placed humor. Some of the scenes are too intense for kids -- some bloody fighting, a horse almost being shot, a child dying, etc. There's a lot of cursing and WAY too much smoking. Because the movie is almost two and a half hours long, some kids may get antsy and bored at times. The beginning is especially slow, especially for people who have not read the book on which it is based. Overall, though, the story is inspiring and leaves you smiling--with all the shoot-em-up movies out there, it's refreshing to see something that makes you feel like the world isn't always such a bad place.
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