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Hidalgo
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Formulaic, overly simple, too violent for tweens.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Hidalgo
Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of violence, including swords, knives, and guns. We see the result of the massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee, with dead bodies everywhere. Characters and horses are shot, impaled, stabbed, and beheaded and one is threatened with castration. There are many tense scenes of peril, including quicksand. Characters drink, and Hopkins develops a drinking problem. A character smokes a hookah. There is some strong language and some crude humor. A woman offers Hopkins money and sex to get him to throw the race. The problem of prejudice against women and against those of other races, particularly mixed races, is a theme of the movie.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why Hopkins was so conflicted about his heritage and how his experience in the race made him understand it differently. They might want to look this tribute to "the legend of Frank Hopkins" and comments like these from historians who say that he fabricated his stories.
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Good old fashioned adventure movie
Little cussing, no sex, hero actually acts heroic. Slightly hokie, but I really enjoyed it anyway.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Rousing Adventure Fun for Ages 12 and up!
Hidalgo is the wild ride of a story about a horse rider who leaves Wild Bill Hickock's show to run in a dangerous horse race for money. Along the way he encounters a rich, scheming woman, dangerous mercenaries, plagues of locusts, dust storms, a power-hungry nephew, and a captured princess. The film is very violent and has mild sexual innuendo. There are several chase scenes and battles, making this film innapropriate for anyone under 12. But if this movie is good for your child, it will be fun for all of you to watch!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
If you like horses, you will like Hidalgo!
Hidalgo is about a guy and his horse who are invited to the hardest cross-country race in the world. It is based on a real man and his real horse, but then the story gets a little far-fetched. I guess Hollywood doesn't think we are interested in real-life stories unless there is fighting, a damsel in distress, and intrigue. In adding all that, they didn't really help to keep this from being a bit of a sleep-inducer. Unless your kids are absolutely NUTS about horses, I doubt it will hold their interest. The cinematography is pretty good, and Hidalgo, the painted pony is really an American icon. I heard that Viggo Mortenson and the horse got along so well that he kept the horse after the movie...not sure if that is true or not.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good Movie
This movie was good! There were 2 castration referances but they were harmless and funny! (watch the movie you will know what I mean) There was no sex in this movie because he turned it down thinking it immoral. This movie was very good and it was hardly PG-13 and should have been PG! I have seen tons worse PG movies that should have been PG-13 but this should have been PG -- wow aren't movie ratings getting all mixed up these days!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
5 Stars
Excellent movie for young and old.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great action
Hidalgo is a great action movie. There is violance with knives, swords, and guns but i thought it was great. there are 2 parts that will make all horse lovers cry. there is reference to castration but it is funny. (if you see it you'll know what i mean)
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
A good movie for the whole family to see.
It was a nice clean movie. It had good values and morality. There was NO SEX. The main character turned it down because it was immoral. There was violence yes, but it was not glorified.
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