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Racing Stripes
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Best live-action talking animal movie since Babe.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Racing Stripes
Parents need to know that this movie has some mild language, including insults like "idiot," "blow sunshine up your tail," and "kick your butt." A bad word is amusingly cut off by an animal's "baaa." There is some crude humor, much of it involving animal poop (which most children will find very funny). An animal parent is very harsh to his child. There is a scary fall and some off-camera violence, but no one is hurt. Some viewers may be concerned about the storyline concerning the death of Channing's mother in a racing accident.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why Stripes was so unhappy to find out he was not a horse. Why did Clara and Nolan have different ideas about what was important? Why do some people think "different is scary?" What does it mean to say "You can put your boots in the oven but that doesn't make them biscuits?" What made Nolan change his mind about letting Channing race? They should also talk about the importance of both skill and discipline, and both ability and heart. What can you tell about the way families can resolve differences by the way Nolan and Channing talk to each other?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great!
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
My Daughter loves it
We sat down as a family to watch this movie - it has been playing repeatedly on HBO. My 4 year old twins love it, especially my daughter. My 8 year old daughter found it ok the first time, but did not want to watch it again. Yes, there is some potty humor (so what). Kids love potty humor and also try to make up their own whether we want them to or not. I think people can find something to object to in every movie - so I really try not to worry about some of the minor things. I think some of the objectionable things that parents find in movies are good conversation starters. As an adult, I thought it was funny the first time. The flies are humorous. We are buying the movie because my daughter wants to watch it every time it is on.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
It was boring
Racing Stripes was ok. It was like a movie that could have been rated G but wasnt because they added some adult jokes into it which by the way...kids under 9 wouldnt understand. Its a boring story line and isnt very interesting
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
laugh
it a funny movie my kids love it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Kids loved it
ALL my kids loved this movie, they watched it over and over! I need to buy it for them!!! LOL Starts out sad and ends on a very happy note!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Play ground language
I found the over all daunting tone of the race horses and the potty humor of the flies.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
strange...
This movie is strange because it's like they took a story line for a kiddie movie and tried to put some adult jokes into it... It's just a strange movie, and it's not very funny. I probably only laughed out loud once, and belive me: without the flies, this would have been classified as a kiddie movie!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Difficult to sit through.
I took my 11, 9 and 6 year old to this movie and all were bored with it after about an hour. I think when a movie resorts to potty humor more than once, it is desperate for laughs. The message of the story is a good one though, always follow your dreams and don't let anyone keep you down.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Our 5yr old laughed the entire movie!
We werent sure if we should take our 5 1/2yr old to this movie. She had such a good time laughing at the animals and their voices that it made us feel good too! Silly movie good for kids!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
good messages, middling entertainment
My six year old really liked this and I was able to watch it. Very easy to talk about the messages, which are positive and important at this age (believe in yourself and you can succeed even if you're small, different, etc.). We spent most of the ride home repeating the funniest parts, there were half a dozen good jokes.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Winner
This is a great moving about following your dreams. It also addresses issues of diversity. It is not always about looking the part it is what you have in your heart. Some potty humur the Captain Underpants crowd will love this one. David Spade makes a great fly. Kids who love horse movies with an underdog will also enjoy this movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
GOOD BUT I SNORED....
it was good, a little sad, but i was bored at some parts of it
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