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Valiant
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6. -
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Common Sense says
This animated WWII story may not engage all kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Valiant
Parents need to know that this movie takes place during WWII and a lot of time is spent focusing on possible death in battle -- some of it put in upsetting terms, such as characters being told that their "innards will be spread like jam on toast" when they are killed. Some parents might not be comfortable with the movie's focus on war. The falcons may frighten small children. One character appears to die, and characters are in peril for most of the movie. There are explosions and gunfire during battle, lots of fighting, birds being held hostage in cages, and bones of dead birds shown. We also see dead birds that have been stuffed. A bird is injected with truth serum. There is some toilet humor involving burping and passing gas. Since this is a British production voiced by British actors, kids may have a hard time understanding all of the dialogue. They will also probably miss most of the references to WWII.
Read our full review by Common Sense Media Editors
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about WWII since the reasons for the war are never explained and the movie assumes some knowledge of the events -- many of the jokes revolve around references to the war. Parents with younger kids can focus on the message that "it's not the size of the wingspan that counts, but the size of the spirit". They could also point out to kids that the film was inspired by the fact that pigeons saved thousands of lives during the war, and that 31 of the 53 top honors given to animal heroes went to pigeons.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
not that great
A little over the heads of most children. It is basically a WWII film in animation. The information at the end of the film about how animals aided in the war was interesting, but in my opinion a true documentary would've done their memory better service than this piece. Lots of scary stuff for the little ones, so I would save it for the older kids.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
i laughed
My son & daughter loved it.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
appropriate but, boring to my child
I took my daughter to see this and she got bored. She was able to watch the whole movie but, she asked when it was over, barely halfway through the movie! I thought it was pretty appropriate and entertaining to me. At the end of the movie, my daughter said " I don't want to buy that movie." ( I wanted it! =) )
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
NOT WORTH SPENDING $35 TO GO SEE
This movie was NOT (I repeat: NOT) worth seeing in theaters. It was boring, unrealistic, senseless, a snOre. If you are about 6and younger, you MIGHT (probably not) waste your time renting it. My basic point: Don't waste your time and $ seeing this Snoozer.
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
It's a WWII film spoof lost on kids
It's quite alright. But only if you've already seen a dozen black and white WWII films, preferrably stiff English ones. Otherwise, there isn't enough there for the kids. Mine I think were bored (though the always express gratitude for going to a real movie). It's a spoof really, but parody only works if you know what's being goofed on.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
No thanks!
I don't appreciate war propaganda aimed at preschoolers.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
I rate this title off for age 13 and give itOlder kids or adults perhaps
This seems more like an older child type of movie, if not perhaps an adult oriented mild, sort of cartoon. It has some funny parts, but it is not easy for a young child to catch it all as being funny to them.
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
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