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I'll Believe You

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Bland, if sweet, sci-fi comedy.

Themes in this movie include:   friendship

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Dale's friends help him despite sometimes not believing him. His buddies are all very supportive of him when he's going through a tough time. The movie supports the idea that sometimes crazy ideas are legit, and that taking chances on the possibility of a new discovery is a good thing.

  • Role models:

    The main characters are upstanding citizens except for one brief exception -- when Dale busts into the radio station and ties up the engineer so he can get on the air with an important message.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    One comically tense chase scene. A man gets taken away in a police car. The main characters tie up the radio station engineer and commandeer the station briefly.

  • Language:

    Regular use of mild language like "goddamn," crap" and "damnit."

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About I'll Believe You

Parents need to know that this sci-fi movie contains some mild language like "bastard" and "goddamn," but otherwise has very little iffy content. That said, the movie is not oriented toward kids or teens.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about time travel and the future. What do you think humans will be doing in 1,000 years? If you could travel into the past or future, where would you want to go?
  • Talk about believing in something others think is silly. In the movie, Dale Sweeney believes in aliens and alternate realities even though his friends think he's nuts. How does he deal with that?
  • Have you ever believed in something that everyone around you didn't? How did you deal with that situation?
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