My little sisters watched this when they were 9, and they absolutely loved it! I was with them, and I was 12, and I was totally creeped out. The main character chops up another character to feed his plant. And the dentist freaks me out a lot too. He abuses laughing gas, and the song he sings is funny, but if a kid 7 or under hears a bit of it, they'll try and stay clear of the dentist for a long time.
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Little Shop of Horrors
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Comic book creepiness, jazzy tunes, and fab cast.
Themes in this movie include: dating/crushes, peer pressure, physical abuse
updated 09.21.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12–13
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About Little Shop of Horrors
Parents need to know that this musical has dark themes and is not for children or very sensitive viewers. It's campy noir not meant to be taken seriously, but the dark comedic plot involves a sinister dentist who tortures his patients, and a flesh-eating plant that devours human parts in a graphic feeding scene. Some of the serious issues, like abusive relationships and ultimately murder, twitch under the plot's campy mechanics.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about abuse and bullying in relationships. Why is Audrey dating such a creep? Is Seymour right to want to off the dentist?
- What could have happened to Audre if she had not been "saved" by Seymour? How does her treatment in the movie make you feel?
- Music and the role it plays in the movie. What do you think this would have been like on Broadway, as it originally was?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
Kinda creepy musical
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Creepy, Violent Musical has Outstanding Musical Numbers!
This is a pretty good movie, but I would just buy the soundtrtack instead. You're not missing much if you skip the movie; in fact, the movie itself is quite creepy (granted, some songs are creepy) and violent; many characters are chopped up and one person adores inflicting pain (although he does a great musical number). The cast is good, yes, but it's not as funny as you might think, especially with Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray in it. Now, the soundtrack/musical numbers: spectacular! I adore some of the songs in this movie. So, just buy the soundtrack and you'll be golden.
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
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- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
GOOD move but not for the fiant of hart but if u have a dark sense of humer like me this is awsome!
I saw this when I was 11 and I though is was a butifuly pulled off musical I mean audrey II is in fact a howl lot of pupeterrs verg good movie and an amasing musical.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Fun musical will please teens.
This is a very cute musical, it's suposed to be a horor movie, but it's so upbeat and perky it's imposible to be thretened by it. It dose have issues though: 1.Audry 2 eats people, but there's little gore, The dentist enjoys causing people pain and abuses his girlfriend. 2. Some swearing, mostly from audry 2, witch includes D--n, T-tys, S--t and C--p. 3. Audry (the person not the plant) wears tight outfits throut most of the movie. 4. the dentist abuses laughing gas in acreepy way. So overall this is a really fun musical that is fine for kis 13 and up.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
more of a musical than a horror movie.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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