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Left Behind

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Mix of apocalyptic book series and the Bible.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 12–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Inter-racial characters with mutual trust and respect, strong black character
  • Violence:

    Characters in peril, some killed, disappearance of millions of people
  • Sex:

    References to adultery
  • Language:

    None
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Some drinking and smoking
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Left Behind

Parents need to know that this movie has a great deal of violence, including a murder that may be shocking to some people. The disappearance of millions of people and apocalyptic theme is genuinely disturbing, and may be very upsetting to some audiences. There is no bad language, but there are mild references to an extramarital affair.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about this movie's roots in traditional Christian doctrine and about their own views of faith, God, and heaven. They should also talk about those characters who are deceived by others, and what makes that possible. Why do Buck and Hattie see Nicolae so differently?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Perfect for at least 8 or so

    ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT :-)!! I am a Huge Left Behind Fan and the very Apocalyptic movie is great!! Five stars! *****

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Very clean...

    A pretty decent movie, although the books are better. Know your kid, but the violence is not very great, especially for a PG-13.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    good movie for christians!

    there were som creepy parts but i only had to close my eyes 1 time when the antichrist (huaman form) shot 2 men but made everyone think they killed themselves i hope this helped!

  4. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    good movie for christians!

    well i only had to close my eyes 1 time when the antichrist (human figure) shot 2 men and made everyone think he did not i hoped this helped

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 1.0

    makes u think!

    awesome! kirk cameron at his best!

  6. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 2.0

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 2.0

    Read the Book

    The book was excellent, the movie was all right.

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