Becomes pretty creepy towards the middle to the end. Adult women perform in next to nothing clothing wise. Even though they are cartoons the clothing leaves little to the imagination.
Coraline
(2009, Rated PG, Fantasy, Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman)Ratings at a Glance
| 60% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 40% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
Too creepy for younger kids
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Far From The Novel.
Initially, be aware this movie does not follow Gaiman's novel closely. This was a very well animated movie, but very dark and haunting. While the book is more appropriate for ages 9-12, the movie may be more appropriate for ages 12-14.
- I rate this title off for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Sugar-coated pill for promoting spiritualism and divination.
Our grandchildren, aged 5 and 7 were very keen to hand out the 3D glasses and tell us to beware of the needle. We were at daddies house and they had seen the film before. I became suspicious when the 7 year old did not want to watch all of the movie again. It was very skilfully made, but I didn't like the overall message. The preoccupation was with spiritualism, divination and dowsing, all wrapped up in the sugar coating of such clever special effects and pitched at very young children. That is what is so unsettling. Shouldn't we be protecting our kids young minds from such subjects?
I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
- I rate this title off for age 5 and give it
Use common sense
I knew it was going to be too scary or my daughter, but she was determined to see it. So I told her we would watch it together and I would answer all her questions and if she got scared we could turn it off. That is exactly what happened. I would never let my daughter (5) endure anything that made her upset. It's not worth it. So my advice is let your kid take te lead and maybe you'll be spared some bad dreams and tough questions. BTW, my daughter could have cared less about the old ladies. She just asked why the one playing Venus had long hair.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
many of my friends (who are 11) thought this movie was very creepy. One of them thought it should be rated PG-13 sense it was so creepy. But even though it was creepy it was a very good movie any kid 10 or over should try watching it. Younger kids on the other hand will have nightmares.
- I rate this title off for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Not for young ones.
Somewhat of a dark movie. Message is good, but there's a scene, although animated, where an older overweight actress performs in bikini panties and pasties on her extremely large breast!!?
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
Great for older kids, but could be scary for more sensitive kids below 9.
My kids loved this movie. They had read the book and felt the book was scarier, but that the movie was entertaining. Having said that, a 10 year old friend of my daughter saw it and it gave her nightmares. It's quite creepy and dark, but i feel it relays positive messages about being grateful for what you have, appreciating your parents, etc. There is a scene when two older ladies are dressed very skimpily. A good movie overall - though the underlying messages and concepts are probably hard to grasp for younger children (under 8 , for example).
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Not a great film.
I was shocked when I took my kids to see this. This movie is filled with bad stuff you don't want your kids to see, if you're a good parent. 1. Coraline isn't respectful towards her parents. 2. When Coraline goes into the other world, her other parents start to say grace, when the other father makes up a silly rhyme, and the other mother chuckles. Indicating that they don't take saying grace seriously. 3. Mrs. Forcible is shown wearing stripper-like pasties, and a skimpy bikini bottom. 4. There are many violent and scary scenes with the other mother. Do you really want your kids to see this?
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Give me a break....it was a great movie!
I saw this movie 3 times with my 5 yr old and 11 year old. We loved it and just laughed at the two old ladies. It was FUNNY! Yes, the story is dark and creepy, but you should have been able to figure that out from the trailer. I don't see any reason not to see this movie if you know going into it that it a little bit scary.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
I rented it for the kids and they watched it, then I watched it later with them. I was in total shock at the might-as-well-be-nude scene with the lady with the exaggerated chest. What is wrong with the people who make these things? I don't think it was appropriate for ANY age, least of all, kids. I'm still angry about it. Why do people keep saying, "It was OK EXCEPT for the taking the Lord's name in vain and the naked ladies?" Those things,among others, make it NOT OK in any sense. It was pornographic and disgusting. I'm still angry.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Not worth the time
From my 10 yr. old daughter: This movie was very scary. I hated it! It had many scary parts. It made me feel bad inside. Just a few parts were good. It was mostly about kids not being happy with what they have, and who think their parents aren't good enough. It gave me nightmares, and it was the most disturbing movie I had ever seen. It DEFINITELY wasn't worth seeing. Very dark throughout the movie. The advertisements made it look like a good movie, but it was not. I thought the fat old ladies' performance was very disturbing and disgusting! From my 7 yr. old son: Worst movie ever! Very scary! Do not watch! The bad people gave Coraline everything she wanted, but it was a trap. My opinion: My kids really wanted to see this, and I thought it would be similar to the Nightmare before Christmas, which they liked. They were deeply disturbed and regretted watching it... I was relieved that the last 10 min. of the disturbing 100 min. ended with a good message, that you should be happy with what you have, and to appreciate those who love you. The parents and Coraline seemed to both learn this lesson. Overall, it was not worth watching.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
In one scene with the elderly actress, they are dressed like young, hot girls, and preforming what looks at first to be a strip dance, then at one point it looks as if the lady is actually naked! But the joke turns out to be that they aren't actually hot girls, but old women in costumes. How that makes it appropriate, I'm not sure.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
VERY scary story...NOT for children.
My six year old couldn't wait to see this movie. Usually, I research reviews and check movies out very carefully but this time, I just didn't get to it before we went. What a mistake! He was terrified and like another reviewer's child, he kept asking how to "get Coraline out of his head." For at least a month after seeing it, he would tell me that he couldn't stop thinking about it. Parents need to know that there are ghost children in this story who were lured into the "other world" and murdered. Definitely not for little ones --- I actually thought it was pretty scary, too.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Beware: Coraline is SCARY!
I wish I had read some of the reviews before renting Coraline last night. While the movie was in true Tim Burton fashion (think Nightmare Before Christmas), Coraline had a much darker and scarier tone. We watched the movie as a family. There were several times when I looked at my husband and signaled that maybe this movie was too much, but we watched the entire movie. Both of my kids, ages 9 & 6, were scared to go to bed last night. My 6-year-old kept saying, "How can I get Coraline out of my head?" We had to talk to them about what is real and what is imaginary. We also talked about the good lessons that were learned through watching the movie. Coraline is a cool movie, but the story line is much too intense for kids under 10.
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
WARNING! NOT suitable for ANY age!
This movie was a great example of the TRASH people will market to children. The lengthy scene in which a VERY buxom character is wearing pasties and a thong are totally inappropriate and sick. All the characters are wayyyyy too creepy, even the "good" characters are creepy. This is not suitible for children of any age if you care about what's going inot your childs mind. PURE TRASH!
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
I wouldn't show to my little ones...
The scene where the two older ladies are on stage and the one with the really large chest has something like pasties on her breasts and private area and everything else is exposed was waaaaay to much for me and my little girl. I was in shock when that happened. I thought it was supposed to be a children's movie. This is not something I would choose to show my child.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
fun movie
I took my five year to see this he loved it. I can say its a little dark, but nothing worse then letting them watch the Veggies tales privates who dont do anything. I was more bothered by their songs lyrics then this movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
A "no" for little ones, iffy for 6-8 yr. olds, older kids should be fine
It was an ok movie. There are a couple concerns. the biggest one that stood out where even my 7 yr old said "that was inappropiate" was when the 2 older and larger ladies perform and the one is only wearing pasties over her private parts. It did not need to be in the movie that way and was hard to explain. I give it a no for little ones because it can be scary, for instance they want to sew butoons on the girls eyes and the others already lost their eyes. At one point Coraline is looking for the 3 dead childrens eyes for them. And those children, it implies, were killed by the other mother. Gosh even typing this out makes it seem a lot worse. Make sure your child is not scared by things easy.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
This movie is visually stunning. If you like animation you'll be entralled by this stop action animation. I'm not a big Tim Burton fan and I thought the movie would have been better without his signiture darkness but the story and animation make up for it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
I personally liked the movie. Like the Nightmare Before Christmas it's a little slow getting in but overall an okay movie. I didn't like the nearly nude scene with the two ladies or the frequent use by Coraline of the Lord's name in vain but other then that it's a fine movie. I find the parents to be uncaring towards Coraline and everyone in the movie is unwilling to listen to her. Eventually it all works itself out. The parents finish their project and all is well in the world again. This movie did very well of pointing out some adults workaholic attitude and impatience with young children who are bored easily. Coraline learns that even if it isn't perfect it could always be worse. I wouldn't take anyone who was afraid of horror films or under 8 to see it but if you're 8 or older you should be able to handle it.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
We watched this movie with all 5 of our kids age9 and under. Big mistake! It was dark and scary and inappropriate. They were all too scared to sleep and in tears by the end.
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
I accidentally clicked that I liked it for ages 9 and up. I do not recommend this movie for parents who care about their children. We watched it and I kept thinking it would get better. My 9 year old daughter had a bad dream that night. It is a creepy (yes interesting) horror movie. If you do not want your children to watch horror movies then this one is not for you
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
A horror movie not for children.
The description at the DVD place did not say this was a fantasy horror movie. I did not like the movie and thought it was creepy and not appropriate for any age of child (or adult). I would not recommend it to anyone.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
This movie was overall very entertaining. the special effects were neat, however, the movie could be potentially frightening for young viewers. Usually your parents protect you from the villian, but in this movie, her mother is the villian! the other mother is creepy with the whole "button eyes" concept, and towards the end she turns into a spider thing with fangs and frayed hair (shiver.) It is also implied that she has killed three other children that Coraline meets the ghosts of. The sex is nothing throughout the movie, however, there is one particular scene which some parents may consider to be inappropriate for their children. These two women are performing an opera and they were stars over their top area, and a g-string. One of their outfits is based upon the famous "Birth of Venus" painting. Yikes! Overall an entertaining flick, if your kids are the right age.
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
This movie was overall very entertaining. the special effects were neat, however, the movie could be potentially frightening for young viewers. Usually your parents protect you from the villian, but in this movie, her mother is the villian! the other mother is creepy with the whole "button eyes" concept, and towards the end she turns into a spider thing with fangs and frayed hair (shiver.) It is also implied that she has killed three other children that Coraline meets the ghosts of. The sex is nothing throughout the movie, however, there is one particular scene which some parents may consider to be inappropriate for their children. These two women are performing an opera and they were stars over their top area, and a g-string. One of their outfits is based upon the famous "Birth of Venus" painting. Yikes! Overall an entertaining flick, if your kids are the right age.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
Awesomely Creepy!
I love this movie personally, but there was reading tea leaves and things like that, which I try to avoid. It was very creepy and kind of gothic, but it's perfect for older kids who like horror films. Don't be fooled by the animation parents, this movie is absoulutly scary! My best friend was rather disturbed.
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Creepy Fun
Creepy fun! Coraline is a great character, and the animation is out of this world!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Not really a "kid's" movie
The movie has a good message and was enjoyable, but it is too scary(and weird!) for kids.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
AWSOME MOVIE....VERY COOL
When i watched this movie in theaters i thought it was AWSOME!!!!! It was pritty creepy and spoky. A great movie for no kids 7 and under, only mature viwers at the age of 8, and age apprpreat for age 9 and UP!!
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
best movie
this was a really good movie it had really cool effects
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
AWFUL!!!!!!!!!
This movie is awful. It is extremely frightening and wild and not GOOD AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good
This is a good movie for kids about the age of 7 who like movies like this!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
luv it!!!!! but it's too scary for young kids
i love this movie it's very creepy. it's also very close to be rated PG-13. to scary for young kids but perfect for older kids ages 9 and up.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
great
a great animated adventure. i will rate thing on a scale from 1-10 so u can see how much u should be consenered about that content or how serouse and extreme the content is. HOW EXTREME: VILONCE: 5.2 SEX: 3.9 LANGUAGE: 2 CONSUMERISM: 1 DRINKING,SMOKING AND DRUGS:1.3 HOW MUCH U SHOULD BE CONSERNED ABOUT IT: VILONCE: 8.8 SEX:5 LANGUAGE: 2.1 CONSUMERISM:1 DRINKING,SMOKING,AND DRUGS: 1.5
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
A good movie for tweens.
This was a little good. I didn't get what it was about. It was a very scary movie. Tim Burton does a good job.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
b
its pretty scary but its also realy good!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
this movie is awsome!!!!!!!! but it is way to scary and creepy for kids under the age of 9. and the play bit with the old ladies was really gross and inapropreat.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
so cute!!!! =^D
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
"Started weird, got better, ended great."
An admirable addition to the wall of Tim Burton films
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Great message
This movie can be scary for little kids I think it depends on how mature your kids are if they get scared easily don't show them this movie. This movie does have a great message don't be greedy and enjoy what you have
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Great message
This movie can be scary for little kids I think it depends on how mature your kids are if they get scared easily don't show them this movie. This movie does have a great message don't be greedy and enjoy what you have
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
bad movie
I thought coraline was a terrible movie i knew everything that was gonna happen before it happened and i had never seen it before!!! I think no one should waste their money on getting the movie!!
- I rate this title off for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
WHAT A GEEK!
UHHHH! What happened too Tim Burton?!!??? My friend had nightmares about this for WEEKS! I was never a huge tim burton fan anyways.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
If you've read my review The Nightmare Before Christmas, you'll remember I said it was one of the best. If you love The Nightmare Before Christmas like I did, you're going to totally eat up Coraline.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Dark and Creepy but it wasn't terrible
I saw this movie with my best friend i liked it and all but it was creepy.The violence wasn't bad at first but when Coraline disobeys "the other mother" things get dark. She turns into a spider like creature and tries to 'get' Coraline and the cat and nearly attacks her.Then when Coraline finds and tries to help the ghost children it's VERY creepy. I could handle everything but my little brother came out crying saying he hated it.There were boys with me and my friend too and when the old women on stage one dressed as a mermaid and the other was nearly naked. The boys thought that was awesome but i was disgusted. This movie was ok but now were about to see Tim Burton's new movie 9 and who knows how that could end
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Creepy
This movie was creepy, to say the least. At a couple parts, I was very creeped out. I am a teen, and it was a great "Philosophication starter". Me and my friend were talking about it all the way home. That's why I say that this movie is best for kids who will understand the underlaying messages in this movie!
- I rate this title off for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
ONE OF THE BEST FILMS I HAVE EVER SEEN
9 and up would love this but its very creepy so dont bring little ones
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good for older children.
I thought this was a very engaging movie, but it was much creepier than anticipated. Dolls portayed as evil.
