I loved this movie! I saw this movie when I was 10 and did not get scared. It might be bad for some kids if they get scared easily. But if you like thrillers and screaming movies you will love this movie. It doesn't make you scream you just hear a lot of screaming ;)
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Cloverfield
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Tense monster movie is loud, hectic -- and scary.
updated 09.28.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Cloverfield
Parents need to know that this monster movie from the creator of Lost rightly comes with a warning for viewers who are sensitive to unsteady camerawork -- the entire movie is filmed from a handheld perspective, and the images are frequently hectic and loud. Violence includes monster attacks, people running and screaming, people bitten by creatures in dark spaces, explosions, ruined buildings and landmarks, fire, bloody bodies, and military strikes. Some of the imagery initially recalls scenes from 9/11. An early scene shows a young woman in bed (presumably after sex), her naked back and side visible (nothing explicit). A party scene shows cleavage and drinking. Language includes repeated uses of "s--t" and some "damns" and "hells."
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether the movie's images remind them of 9/11. Do you think that was intentional? How has that event -- so much of which was captured in the media and shown on television -- affected subsequent horror/action movies?
- Why is New York such an attractive target city in these movies?
- Does the handheld camerawork make the action scarier? Why or why not? What other movies/media have used this approach?
- Is the movie accurate in its depiction of how public events are documented (immediately filmed, commented on, blogged about, etc.) in today's world?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
One of the best movies I ever seen!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Good for teens and mature tweens
I thought that it was a good movie. The early scene shows a women in bed, but nothing is seen. There WAS a lot of violence, but it didn't scare me or my friend. It was not very realistic. I think anyone over the age of 12 can watch it, as the only scary part was the explosions, there was really no suspence or thrill.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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- Good role models
I think it is okay for some kids 10+ and 13+
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Awesome movie!!!
I loved this movie. But not for younger kids.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
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- Good role models
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
I loved the movie! But a lot of violents, and lauguage.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
A rather pointless yet enjoyable movie, yet very disturbing. Not for young ones.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Excellent, but very dark.
This is a dark, dark movie. Not quite horror, but is right between PG-13 and R. I would have rated this PG-3, but it still isn't necessarily appropriate for younger teens and preteens. It's a very good movie, and even my ten year old enjoyed it. What is the monster? Well, it looks like a turtle without a shell!
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
I loved the movie. There are rommor that there is going to be a sequal or a prequel. It was really good and scarry. It was not bloddy or anything. It is like a endge of your seat thriller. I think it was a great movie. Don't let the youngest kids see it. I saw it when I was 12. I think that is the lowest age that should watch it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Frequent use of innapropriate language, some *ual discussion and behaviors, and very terrifying violence.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
A Great Monster Movie!
Loud, violent and scary. Cloverfield combines the first person feel of "The Blair Witch Project" with a monster movie. The result is a entertaing but forgetable movie, which is only another stepping stone for J.J. Abrams.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Good role models
GREAT!
Awesome movie, would like to see more like it (original!).
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
This movie was so good!
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
this movie was a good one. but the whole movie is a home videoish sort of thing and cand make you crazy and annoying beacuse it feels like your not seeing everything but overal a good scary thriller
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Very violent and intense.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
WEIRD!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
worst movie ever
stupid movie... the camera is handheld and is shaky the whole movie...what's the point of watching it.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
HOLY CRAP!
i saw this movie in the theater the second day. before all the intensity happens i was already shaking in my seat. right as the action starts i was shaking and jumping out of my seat. that feeling in the theater will never be the same. i still love the movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
Greatest thriller since See No Evil
I loved this movie. A lot of people complained about the camera shake, but I actually thought that it added to the film's fiction, making it more realistic and actually plausible. You don't hear that about a lot of monster films. There IS a lot of innuendo in the beginning but I think that's a non-issue due to the fact that most 13 year olds have heard all that by then. There is quite a bit of gore in this movie, a bit too much for PG-13. The S-word is dropped a lot, too, but like I said about the innuendo, it's a non-issue. The gore is mostly in one scene inside a makeshift military hospital, where you see a corpse with the chest exploded being pushed on a cart. Later in the same scene, a character begins bleeding from their eyes and mouth, gets pushed behind a curtain, and promptly explodes, splattering blood all over the curtain. I wouldn't recommend taking anyone less than 15 to see this due to the gore and fright factor, but I still thought it was a very good movie.
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| 57% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 43% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 29% | of parents say there are good role models |
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