My 6 yr old and I watched this movie when he was 5 and he loved it so much he begs to let him watch it over and over. We discussed it in great length, he knows movies aren't real, never has nightmares, knows he's not allowed to use adult language and he laughs at most of it because the 'gremlins' aren't real, now he can pretty much tell me the whole story, and somehow the 'Santa' reference gets unnoticed every time he watches. Every child is different and has a different level of comprehension, it should ultimately be up to the parent to know their child well enough to know what they can handle and what they can't. I never considered this a 'horror' flick ever and actually told my son when we watched it that it's a super funny movie and laughed during most of it myself - ergo why he laughs at most of it. It's important for parents to always watch any kind of movie for the first time with their child and to really know their child. I know dozens of kids I wouldn't dream of letting watch this movie but I know my own kid and know he can handle it. And I was going to be one of those parents who censored everything and sheltered my kid from all of these things, only to find out that won't help him in the long run. There has to be open discussion about everything and the younger the better.

its a very good movie but age 10 and over is on

This movie does have a fair amount of violence. I remember watching this with my sister when we were young and she was really disturbed by it and had to sleep in my parents room for a week. I think she was eleven or twelve at the time but I loved it. It has some minor sexual nuances and innuendo but nothing too serious. It is said that a man died in a chimmney and was left there to rot for about a week until they noticed the "smell". I would say about 10+ You should know your kids before you let them see it.

Gremlins was a hilarious and scary horror comedy. One of my favorite scary movies. I love cute little Gizmo, and the Gremlin monsters are scary and fun to watch. I loved every minute of this classic film.

YOU THink this is scary ha wow

This was a great movie. I just showed my kids this movie. My 14yo enjoyed it however my 9yo was a bit freaked out much like I am when watching an intense horror film. The violence is not too bad and the language is not something you may want repeated but is still not too bad. The villains are the ones involved in the bad behavior so they are anti-role models.

Movie is fine for 12+ but no younger. Not only is there violence (done mostly to the morphed gremlins), but there is also a reference to the death of a parent which is mentioned, and is how the female lead "found out there wasn't a Santa Claus". Watch with your younger teens, though, as some might find it helps to have someone there to assure them it's all make believe. If treated as lark, kids should be okay.

This was an okay movie. There was some violence, but I wouldn't call it gory. When they say a mom blends and chops a gremlin, it's pretty much off screen. You see the gremlin in the blender, but really only its legs, and some goopy stuff flying from the bowl (we assume guts, but I didn't even catch it. Only my dad did). There is definitely some smoking and drinking. Mentioning of suicides. SEVERAL swear words (like fifteen or so, counting the Lord's name taken in vain). I highly recommend an edited version, such as ClearPlay. Really, though, not a very scary movie, though the gremlins with red eyes would scare kids under ten, probably.