This movie is boring. Madeline just isn't a enjoyable character, and the rest is just meh.
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Madeline
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6. -
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Common Sense says
Great for young kids and fans of the books.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Madeline
Parents need to know that there's a kidnapping that younger children might find scary, and the overall absence of parents, Pepito's parents are loving but rather neglectful, and Madeline is an orphan.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
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- I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
Madeline is spunky, yet boring.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
This movie is great.
Kids any age can watch this movie. I think it is a great movie because there are a lot of funny parts. All the little girls were great actors. I think Miss Clavel was a great teacher to them. Thats all I have to say about this movie. See you later.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
My girls loved it...but it's scarier than the books!
My daughters LOVE Madeline, and were excited to see this movie. The only issues I have with it were the references to death that are NOT in the books! In the movie, Madeline is an orphan. It works with the story line of the movie, but both of my children have had anxieties about me and/or my husband dying since watching the movie. Also, the benevolent benefactor of the school dies in the hospital while Madeline is there recovering from her appendix removal. Her husband, whom we later learn is simply unsure how to deal with his grief, decides to sell the school. The drama is keyed-up in the movie, making too scary for some young fans of the books. That said, the film is well-acted and enjoyable, and while I, too, object to the "boobie-baskets" choice, it fits the scene. (The owner has just informed the school mistress that he will be closing the school, and the girls have refused their dinner, sneaking down to the kitchen later they are up to no good.) While I would have preferred that the movie stick closer to the story line of the books, we (my mom, the girls & I) all enjoyed the movie and recommend it!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Thanatophobics beware...
If you have a fear of hospitals/doctors/medical stuff, then I don't reccomend this to you. Maybe it's just me, but the hospital scene where Miss Clavel and the paramedics are rushing Madeline to the surgery room, and where she's got this gas mask over her head, well that's all too much for me. Whenever I hear the word "Surgery" or "Operation" or "Hospital" I just practically go into a panic attack.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
funny film
good movie, but not worth buying. there is a reference to a large bra as "boo_ie baskets".
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