About our rating system
ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
Learning ratings
BEST: Really engaging, great learning approach.
GOOD: Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
FAIR: Somewhat engaging, OK learning approach.
NOT FOR LEARNING: Not recommended for learning.

A safe community is important to us.
Please observe our guidelines.

All parent reviews for The Fox and the Child

Age
5
Average rating based on 5 parent reviews:
  • 40% say violence is an issue
  • 40% say safety or privacy is an issue
Parent of 6 year old
October 9, 2010
 
violence and a disheartening message
Contains very violent scene inappropriate for young children. A young girl tries to engage the natural world but ultimately endangers herself and the animals and landscape she cares about. Beautiful scenery, but very disappointing, disheartening message for a film directly towards children.

Flag as inappropriate 
Parent of 4, 7, 14, and 15 year old
March 31, 2010
 
A wonderful movie with a few fast forward scenes
There are a few spots in the movie that I fast forward (the part where she gets lost in the cave and sleeps outside, and the part where the wolves surround the fox) but I feel like this movie is amazing. I wish it didn't have a narrator. It would have been great just observing all of this. I think the girl in the movie is a great role model as she is in nature and I love that it is not animated!

Flag as inappropriate 
Parent of 6 year old
February 16, 2011
 
Good themes, better for older viewers
warning - this review tells about the ending we were devasted by the ending and the way the message was portrayed - a little harsh for our 6 year old I think the message of over obsessive friendship couldve been shown with the fox escaping instead of dying in a visually bloody death.

Flag as inappropriate 
Parent of 7, 9, and 12 year old
October 11, 2009
 
My kids went to bed crying
The nature scenes are pretty but my kids 5, 7, 10 years were in tears at the end. The end is too abrupt and sad with no attempt to ease the transition for the child audience that it's obviously intended for. Don't show it at night; your kids will go to bed crying.

Flag as inappropriate 
Parent of 6 and 9 year old
August 1, 2009
 
Loved the movie!!
From Kaela, 6 years old: I thought it was really really good. Very good actor. The baby foxes were so cute. I loved that girl! She was a really good actress. From Skye, 4 years old: I loved the baby foxes.

Flag as inappropriate