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Bless the Child

(2002, Rated R, Horror, Starring Kim Basinger, Rufus Sewell, Jimmy Smits)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.

  • Is it any good?

    1.0

  • Common Sense says

    No way if your kids get nightmares.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

  • Violence:

    Stabbings and gunfire seem tame in comparison to knitting needles being thrust into a good guy's eyes, and one character getting decapitated. The villain pours gasoline on and burns a homeless man. Creepy images abound: flying satanic creatures, swarming

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Harsh but infrequent.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The lead's sister is a junkie; the villain injects her with heroin. Another character's infected track marks are shown.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Bless the Child

Parents need to know that grisly images and the portrayal of a drug addict make this inappropriate for many younger teens. Parents should know that creepy images abound: flying satanic creatures, swarming rats, child corpses scarred with symbols of evil, etc. A 6-year-old is repeatedly threatened, at one time she's dangled from a rooftop. Good and evil spirits often appear.

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