Old or not, this is still the type of film that will give kids nightmares. Not recommended for anyone under 16.

Now, i'm going to defend myself on this decision, i say 10+ because it is pretty creepy, and they would have to be mature enough to appreciate this masterpiece.

If this is the classic George A. Romero "Night of the Living Dead" this review's talking about, then I don't know why CSM rates it "iffy for ages 16-17". I just saw this film about a month or so ago--it was pretty violent, but 1. it's in black-and-white and 2. there are two scenes I can remember that are disgusting (not QUITE scary though), which are a. the scene where the dead girl takes a gardening tool and starts stabbing her living mother over and over with it, and b. the scene where the zombies are eating human intestines (again, in black-and-white, and impossible to believe to be realistic, if any form of real at all). The horror starts out (and pretty much ends) as lame horror--just the usual sudden music played to resemble that the "living dead" are coming--but nothing at all is graphic. So I say "iffy for ages 12-13"!

This film, about the breakout of a virus from space, is genius. The main characters are boarded up in a house, and they slowly turn against each other. It's done well, and the flesh eating monsters only help out the movie.

In 1968 Night of the Living Dead broke ground in terms of gore and violence. In 2011, not so much. In a world where I often see three year olds walking out of R-rated theaters, Night of the Living Dead is not the worst possible movie to watch with any kids around. It's Creepy, Atmospheric, and Yes, Violent, but not in a way that would invoke any reprocussions.

This movie was controversial for its time. It was one of the reasons the MPAA was founded. Suggested MPAA rating: R for zombie violence and gore

It was a very good movie with plenty of disturbing scenes and scary zombies. There was no swearing or sexual content. Just voilence, gore, and terrifying zombies. You should see this classic, it is great.

scary and spooky, will give your children nightmares about zombies though... nothing sexual here, except a view of buttcheeks! but thats it! i reccomend for all ages, but still might want to watch with your kids and tell them "its only a movie"

Most likely the most controversial movie of its time, Night of the Living Dead is the grandfather of all zombie movies. The black-and-white of the film adds a little bit of unrealizm to it, and the zombies are so freaking slow! Honestly, a trailer for Zombieland is scarier than this movie, but it is pretty violent. It gave the the creeps, but didn't scar me for life. A great warm up film to the zombie or horror genres that teaches a very important lesson: don't stick together or you'll get murdered by zombies.