Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 7 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 21 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title on for age 6 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 23 reviews

Ratings at a Glance

29% of parents say it gives kids positive messages
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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism

    Mild violence, language, and rude humor(not mild)

    excellent! it was really funny, and action packed. it is OK for kids, but if they are younger than 7 you should fast forward through a few parts. there is no blood and the violence is pretty mild, but there are a few parts that are rude. consumerism is evrywhere, for DS, volvo, Xbox, Halo, coke, diet coke, and apple. a couple of mild bad words, but most 7 year olds probably have heard them sometime

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 1.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Negative role models

    To many hits to the groin.

    Way way way to many hits to the groin. I don't know why you'd want your kids to see that, but it's in there.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 3.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Aliens in the Attic

    My family LOVE this movie! It's just has a mild language and Mild violence (alot of other movies do too) but it was ok for my 4 and 6 year-old brothers. It was so funny! This would be a fun family movie. And about the sexual stuff, it was just a boyfriend/ girlfriend talk (it will go over the younger kids head) and they are both in there swim-suit. I wish that they didn't have to put it in the movie but it was ok.

  4. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 3.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Better than I expected

    This movie doesn't have anything too bad in it. Basically, it has mild everything. Mild violence, mild language, very very very mild sexual content (some references and boyfriend/ girlfriend talk). I rated the movie for age 6 + 3 stars because like I said, it is mild stuff, and the movie is cute, but not quite 5 star quality. Watch with your family, it's worth a see.

  5. I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 4.0

    Surprisingly cute, creative, funny, and clean

    I was very surprised at how clean and funny this movie is. It proves that creativity can replace mature content. The only mature elemens are the girl in a bikini (telling the boy to slow down the relationship), quite a few injuries to the testicles (unnecessary in my opinion), and a few wedgies. Really cute and funny movie for our whole familly.

  6. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    Kids ages: 3
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    probably to scary for smaller children.

    it was pretty violent. lots of fighting, but a cute movie, probably to scary for smaller children.

  7. I rate this title off for age 3 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This is a very funny movie. Espescially when they remote-control people. The aliens might be scary for people 3 and up.

  8. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 6, 7, 10, 12
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages

    For once "my" kids got along

    Laugh out loud funny! This movie had a strange effect on my boys even; they all wanted to see it, got along whilr watching it, and were in a good mood when we left! Aliens in the Attic, for my family, was a movie we all could agree on and enjoy as a family...

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational

    this movie is like the best movie in the hole wide world... i absolutly think its a thriller movie for everyone in the family... its so funny and i could watch it a million times over again...

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 3.0

    this is a kids movie

    Sterotypical roles, but will enough special effects to make it interesting for kids under 16.

  11. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 3.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    A movie to agree on

    Pretty good animated movie for kids. Not as boring as I though it would be. Good for kids and parents alike.

  12. I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Don't miss it

    Ok, so some of the stuff may be a little cheesy, but this movie you must see. It has action, but in a funny way. Even parents will enjoy this awesome comedy. So watch it, or you are missing out!

  13. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 10, 12
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0

    Silly, fun, kids beat the aliens!

    This was just a silly and fun movie where the kids are the heroes. There wasn't any bad language used (Oh Crud was the worst!!) and the kids have to learn to trust themselves and work as a team. There is a good lesson to be learned about not fitting in with the crowd. I also picked up on some jokes the kids didn't get but we all had a good time!

  14. I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    SO HILARIOUS!!! GOT GO SEE IT!!!!

    This movie is REALLY funny. There were some parts that made me laugh so hard that I couldn't stop laughing.I gave this movie 3 1/2 stars ( out of four stars.) I think kids ages 7+ will love it and I also think that parents might have a pretty good time seeing this movie with their kids. Mostly the violence is comical, (there is a kung fu fight), but the scene is very funny .I think you should go see it and have good time. You will probably laugh a lot if you like this sort of stuff . I recommend this movie to kids and families who like family comedies like this one.

  15. I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 1.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Negative role models
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    YOUR 4 YEAR OLDS WOULD BE BETTER OFF SEEING DISTRICT 9.

    DO NOT SEE IT!

  16. I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    Overall, good movie

    The reason I put violence is because of the whole alien invasion thing. There's always some violence in those stories. For sexual stuff, Bethany wears a bikini while rubbing Ricky's bear back. There's no cursing, but this movie includes a lot of name-calling.

  17. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0

    Good for both young and older siblings

    Although the uncle is a little disreputable, the movie overall is a lot of fun. I didn't notice any "bad" language. Any rudeness was by the "bad guys" and funny anyway. My oldest is 11 yo and youngest is 6. It was perfect for both of them and I laughed a lot too.

  18. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    Kids ages: 5, 8, 9
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    fine for 8 and up

    Good team work between kids, just wish it didn't have the "bathing suit" scene. The oldest sister gets "hot and bothered" when the boyfriend takes off his shirt. Other than this scene, it was great for the kids, they really enjoyed it.

  19. I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    great for everyone

    amazing alot of critics say it is lame but it is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 9
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 3.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Harmless fun here folks. :) No more "slapstick" violence then what you'd see on some of the cartoons these days. parts of it I even laughed at. the "main" character learns that being "smart" isnt something to hide and the cousins learn to get along and work together.

  21. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 7, 9
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 3.0

    Fun and harmless...in my opinion.

    The movie is better than some I've sat through lately. The story line is what you would expect. But my boys laughed out loud and were quoting lines when we left the show. Yes, some "sexy" stuff, but it was subtle in my opinion and my boys didn't pick up on it. (The line about separate bedrooms..."no funny business" was said in the background and while not necessary, not a big deal, either.) I think it was fun and harmless.

  22. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 10, 12
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Entertaining for Tweens

    I always wonder why film makers find it necessary to include any remotely sexual content in movies marketed to young children. Although it may fly right over the heads of younger kids or older, desensitized children -- there are scenes involving the older sister and her boyfriend (who, it is revealed in the movie, has lied about his age in order to date a younger girl) which seem a bit naughty. There are public displays of affection, a scene near a pool where the girl sits in a revealing bikini and inferences that the boyfriend has lied about his car breaking down in order to spend the night in the same house with the girl(some might even infer that he wishes to sleep with her.) As is usually the case, the adults are portrayed as clueless and unresponsive to the concerns of their younger children. As for the alien activity, I didn't find it at all scary and there is one friendly alien who is downright adorable. There is some slapstick-type violence and a few explosions. Overall, the movie is entertaining for older children and adults. My 12-year-old son enjoyed it.

  23. I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Cute...

    Good family flick - some comic violence like 3 Stooges with aliens.

  24. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Fun family show for ages 6+.

    Kids and parents alike will laugh and have fun. Might scare preschoolers - take them to an animated movie instead. If you object to fake violence, give the kids a talk to prepare them for the movie so they won't emmulate the behavior that is over the top.

  25. I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    I guess I would have thought it was the best movi in the world if I was like seven, but the story was really cheesy and predictable. There were some funny parts, but I think some parents may find the interaction between Bethany and her boyfriend. There is also a little bit of inneudo- Bethany's dad says the boyfriend can stay at their house, and tells Bethany he has to sleep in another room, and then she groans andher dad says, "no fooling around". Also there is a LOT of violence, which you can probably tell from the preview. But the figth between the grandma and the boyfriend is hilarious, and so is when the boyfriend is controlled. Would reccomend for ages 6-8.

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