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The Mummy (1932)

(1932, Rated NR, Thriller, Starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    This vintage classic is more funny than scary.

Themes in this movie include:   revenge
updated 09.28.09

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not much positive here; just 1930's campy horror at its finest.

  • Role models :

    Good does trump evil in the end but it does beg to question what the good guys were doing ignoring an ancient curse to begin with.

  • Violence:

    Two mummy-related deaths (a museum guard dies of shock off-camera; an archaeologist succumbs to mumbo jumbo). A few Egyptian slaves are run through with spears. An Egyptian king is entombed alive.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Mummy (1932)

Parents need to know that kids will see two mummy-related deaths (a museum guard dies of shock off-camera; an archaeologist succumbs to mumbo jumbo). A few Egyptian slaves are run through with spears. Sensitive kids may find a living mummy mildly distressing -- and be disturbed by the Egyptian king who is mummified and entombed alive.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    tennytiger724
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 2.0

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    hah! we watched it in school- hysterical. we heard people screamed in the 1930s watching THIS and we laughed.

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  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    misscompetitive
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

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    i thought this movie was really cool. i thik that mids 7 and up would be ok. i liked maybe you will too<3

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