The violent content in this movie is about as tame as most PG movies. There isn't much except for a few ghoulish special effects, no worse then the action scenes in a Ghostbusters movie. And with the exception of one rather strong expletive in the first half of the film, there is hardly any language. There is one part of the story that kids might be disturbed by. At the beginning of the movie a woman dies right after the main character asks her to marry him. He's so hurt by the loss that movie takes on a pretty depressing atmosphere. But that's the worst of it.
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The Time Machine
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
A good movie based on H.G. Wells' classic novel.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Time Machine
Parents need to know that this movie has some graphic violence, including tense peril. Some characters die.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about where they would go if they had a time machine. Would you travel to the past or the future? What would they change if they could? Characters in this story make choices about what to accept and what to fight ? choices that turn out to be wrong. How do you decide? How do you decide what problems to talk about, and what to ignore?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Good for most of the family
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Excellent remake - too intense for sensitive viewers
I really liked this movie. It was well done and seemed very believable. My 10 year old daughter was very upset by the too scary monsters. I recommend it though for older kids that are not on the sensitive side.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Fun movie
Time Machine seen it about 15 times just keep watching... Very well done from the original, stays within the original framework, with just better effects. If you havent seen this re-make its worth the hour and 1/2 of your time.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Decent Sci-Fi Action Movie
The Original Movie was better
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