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The Omen (2006)

(2006, Rated R, Horror, Starring Liev Schreiber, David Thewlis, Julia Stiles)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Unintentionally funny horror remake. So very bad.

Why We Rated This off for Ages 16 and Under

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    No one acts very admirably.
  • Violence:

    Deaths are bloody, grotesque, and explicit (car explodes and burns passenger, men speared and decapitated by falling architecture); big loud dogs attack several characters; woman hangs herself off a rooftop in public; mother falls from balcony, with flailing limbs and plaintive scream (this might bother younger viewers even more than the bloody stuff); nanny poisons and throttles incapacitated woman in hospital bed; father tries to kill his son (using multiple knives, inside a church).-
  • Sex:

    Katherine appears in a tub, but nudity is only implied.
  • Language:

    Two f-words, one "damn," one "hell," frequent discussions of God and Satan, lots of screaming in fear and fury.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Reporter smokes cigarettes a couple of times.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Omen (2006)

Parents need to know that the film concerns the antichrist and the "end of days," and uses brief images of recent disasters (9/11, Katrina) to suggest the time is near. The film includes extreme violence and bloody images of deaths engineered by Satan/evil forces; the most gruesome images include characters speared and beheaded and a knockdown fight between a father and the nanny. The film also includes a mother saying she wants to abort her second child, seeing a psychiatrist, being terrorized and injured by her son (a scary fall from a balcony), and a father's decision to kill his own young son. The film also contains some strong language, including two uses of the f-word.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    R?

    I think this movie should be pg-13

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0

    Loved it!

    i loved this movie it is definatly a top 5 movie for me i say that it is good for anyone 10 and up. It is not that scary however it may be scary if you are religious. There is some language and some vilonce and the reporter smokes.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Louisiana
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Not R rated stuff

    This is a great movie. Definately should have been rated PG-13. There is not any sex, there is moderate bloody violence, and the language is very brief. The only issue would be if Catholics get offended by the occult subject matter and I am Catholic and I was not offended in the least. I cannot say the same for my mother, who was deeply offended, but she has gotten over it.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Awesome

    Really Good remake

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 4.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Good Remake

    Good for kids 15 and up

  9. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    Great movie, but not R material

    i went to this movie expecting it to be like the first, a little dull, but extremely violent! but this movie was a lot better than the first with an interesting storyline, but it did hold back on the violence a little bit. the gory scenes are a piercing by a spear, a head being decapitated by a falling sign, a woman falls about 40 feet in her home, a bubble is injected into an IV tube, a car explodes, a woman is run over by a car, and people are chased by dogs. everything else about the movie is fine.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Excellent! Well...

    This movie was good, but I have seen many bad movies, so my sense of good/bad movies is somewhat deadened. It had an enteresting story and I personally liked it, but I would not reccomend this movie to anyone else my age, as for it's violence. -Hermes

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Scariest movie of the year!

    This movie had more jumpy parts than I could count. I think this movie is ok for kids my age as long as they are mature. There are two gory images, a stabbing and a decapitation, both brief and done by falling decorations. There is one disturbing scene in a hospital room, but like I said, mature kids can handle it. It's very scary but is a good remake of the classic original. A horror-lovers must-see movie.

  12. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

    i laughed....

    this movie was in a way sad because of how unintentially funnny it was. i cant believe i paid for this movie. it sucked. the only good part was when katherine was in the tub.

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

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