There is nothing worrying, but it's not of interest to children because it is really about the hierarchy in fine-dining kitchens and food critics and has a lot of specific food terminology....yawn.
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Ratatouille
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Common Sense says
Dig into Pixar's delicious, well-crafted rat tale.
Themes in this movie include: family relationships, friendship, honesty
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 5 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Ratatouille
Parents need to know that Disney has spared no expense to market its latest Pixar film to kids. Even preschoolers who can't pronounce the title will know about the movie with the cooking rat. Like all of Pixar's other films, this movie includes nuanced humor (about the French, haute cuisine, food critics, etc.) and references aimed directly at adults. Not surprisingly for an animated kids' movie, the main protagonist, Linguini, is an orphan -- although at least he's a young adult and not a child. There's some light peril involving the rats and weapon-wielding humans, but it's harmless and comical.
Read our full review by Sandie Angulo Chen
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what made kids want to see this movie -- the story or all of the advertising? Does it matter that the title is hard to spell/pronounce or that the main characters are rats?
- Do kids know the Pixar brand name? Does that make them more likely to want to see something?
- Families can also discuss the film's theme -- pretending to be something you're not. Linguini takes credit for Remy's cooking ideas in order to look like a chef, and Remy turns away from his rat family to be with his human friends and eat good food. How does pretending catch up to each of them?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it
Not an interesting subject for kids of any age.
- I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
GOOD MOVIE
a good well thought out story. but there is way to much vilonce.
I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
BRILLIANT
It was a GREAT MOVIE. but for older kids coz yunger wont get it...
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Brad Bird is a genius! This and the Incredibles are the best Pixar Movies of all time! What I sometimes got frustrated about were the characters heavy acents, cause it was difficult to understand what they were saying.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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good movie
I think its a good movie, but one of the charaters gets drunk in the movie. but it has a good message.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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Good for adults...not for kids!
Absolutely hated, the first scene with the couple fighting and then kissing. What does a young child need to see that for? What "mood" needs to be set for the young child? Second scene. Grandma with gun! She shoots everything, she is ready to kill! Third scene, the HUGE mouth to mouth makeout kiss between the two cooks. Why do my kids need to see that? How is that furthering the story. I don't even get why romance is always thrown in to EVERY SINGLE CHILD's film! It's like we want them to start kissing each other! The one good thing I really liked about the film for kids, is when the main character gets really upset at the rat because he betrayed his trust. That was a good message. And it was a very clear message. As an adult I enjoyed the film, but for my kids, I've already thrown the DVD away.
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I WENT TO SE RATATOUILLE WHEN I WAS SIX AND IT WAS A CUTE MOVIE
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
any over 4
awsome
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Family violence
While I enjoyed the movie, no one has mentioned what I thought was a pretty disturbing scene near the beginning. As Remy (the rat) is scampering through the rooftops of Paris, he observes a couple in a heated argument. By heated, I mean the man is grabbing the woman's arms and she is screaming and pointing a gun at him. Remy keeps going, and then there's the sound of a gunshot. Remy returns to see that the gun has gone off, the couple is still struggling, but then the man overpowers the woman and kisses her, she struggles at first and then seems to be overcome with passion and stops resisting and becomes what one may assume is a willing participant. I was a little disturbed by the domestic and sexual violence (physical struggle, forced embrace) presented in the scene, and think that for children, this would be an important point to address, and something to know about should you/your children be survivors of family violence.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I love this movie!
This is one of Disney's best movies! It is a family favorite in our house. I have it on my iPod, andwatch it constantly.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
i like it...
I think it's very good...it's very funny. i saw it when i was 7 years old. i enjoyed it a lot.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect...A Deliciously Well-Crafted Tale...
RATATOUILLE is film magic. It is funny, visually gorgeous, moving, and very smart. For anyone who likes Pixar or just good movies in general, this is a must-see. There is some cartoon violence. A mad grandma wildly shoots at some rats with a shotgun in a scene that will be scary for little kids. Remy the rat is tossed around in the kitchen and has knives and axes thrown at him. There is no sex, and language is one "h*ll" ("welcome to "h*ll").
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
That part was AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I liked that part when those 2 guys tasted the ratatouille
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
the best pixar yet
good movie i would not say clean the chief goes welcome to he-- whine is served guns at the begining a few kisses i think up will be a better movie i am going to see it with my friends and girl friend this saturday personaly i think this movie will be cleaner then up bye
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Most unimpressive Pixar so far, but still light years ahead of most films I've ever seen outside of the Pixar studio.
Some peril includes a gun toting grandma, knife throwing chefs, as well as a somewhat scary sewer scene. The use of the word bloody. Some brief kissing. As I'm sure you've guessed, there is very little to worry about. This film is simply spectacular. It is my least favorite Pixar, but still a spectacular work of art. I reccomend it highly to EVERYONE over the age of four.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
the rat is a best guy in the show.
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
I really like this one!
This movie is a great family movie. There are alot of moral values you can learn and it also teaches kids to follow there dreams and never give up..I like this.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
not one of pixar's best
but very original. A few instances of hell, but i mean that gun-toting granny think was meant comically, not violently.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Okay.
I don't usually like talking animals, but I liked this one. Great animation.
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