A great account of 9/11 survivors.In attempts to make it as realistic as possible, they also made the language pretty realistic also. (1.5 f--k,a lot of s--t, b--ch, a--,d--n,h-ll, etc.) There is no sexual content and the violence may bother kids under 13.
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World Trade Center
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
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Inspiring 9/11 account too much for younger kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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About World Trade Center
Parents need to know that this film isn't appropriate for younger kids and may be too much for sensitive teens. It includes explicit images of the World Trade Center Towers collapsing, mostly from inside the buildings (with crashing/exploding sound effects). It also features potentially upsetting television footage and recreations of Ground Zero, the air filled with smoke and dust, with fires burning. Early on, you see a body falling from a tower (and cops' horrified reactions); later, several men are crushed by the falling building; one dies on screen, gurgling blood from his mouth as another observes (again, horrified). At the hospital the victims' injuries are visible (broken limbs, bloody faces). Family members waiting for news are tense and sad, and some argue; a woman cries about her lost son; a pregnant woman vomits; some characters smoke cigarettes and use occasional harsh language.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the relationship that develops between the two survivors, John and Will: How do they keep each other alive by sharing personal stories? How does the community get through the waiting and grieving? How do the kids react to their fathers' unknown status? How do their mothers answer their questions in ways that are honest and also comforting?
Families can also talk about their own recollections of the day and answer any questions kids may have about the tragic events.
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
A movie that causes you to remember...
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
It was AMAZING
Personally, I think this was a BRILLIANT movie, it was VERY disturbing, well I am pretty sensitive but anyway it encourages you to look further into what happened and learn more and those two men where SO brave, again, this is an AMAZING movie!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Good morals, but boring
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Truely Inspiring
A great story makes us all appriciate the brave men and women who went to save others and lost their lives.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I sobbed half-way through.
This was a truly heart-wenching movie. It made me realize what it was like during the tragedy for the families and the victims. Although, no one will ever really feel how they did. Not something for kids under 13.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
Another important movie.
This is pretty intense, and probably would not be good for teens under 17, but older ones would benefit from this personal experience of two firefighters trapped in the World Trade Center on 9-11. I was brought to tears a number of times.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
Predictable, Patriarchal 'Patriotic' Film
Making money off of this tragedy is greatly offensive. It was full of 'American' values, centering the entire plot around the male heroes. When the pregnant wife of the main character shows any sign of being emotional, her father suggests sedating her. Would that father have even considered medication if it had been his son? The only people of color who weren't in a heroic role were either behind a desk, or got very little character development.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Moving
I entirely disagree with purplecatroo's review, and if that means that this won't get on the site it doesn't make a smidge of a difference to me. AMERICA,selfish? For heaven's sake, we were ATTACKED! You're right, it is a reality check, for people like you, who need a touching reminder that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Intense
Intense but great for teens who need a reality check. It made me realize how selfish America can act
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I don't think kids should miss this show just cuz there to young
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A must see movie for ages 12 and up
A graphic intense movie, showing what happened on 9/11. This movie is worth watching. It has a good moral and can show first hand what happended on 9/11
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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