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All parent reviews for The Red Balloon

Age
3
Average rating based on 5 parent reviews:
  • 40% say there are positive role models
  • 40% say there are positive messages
Parent of 3 year old
February 21, 2011
 
Classic movie that's good for all ages
This is a beautiful movie with virtually no dialogue (the dialogue there is is in French; it has subtitles), about the relationship between a seemingly sentient balloon & a young boy. Our son began watching this movie before he was two & still loves it, as I did as a child. There are a few scary moments (other boys chasing the boy & his balloon, trying to pop it & then succeeding) but it's really one of the sweetest kids' movies ever made.

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Parent of 3 and 6 year old
March 4, 2011
 
Beautifully made and told
I'm a foreign film fan myself, I could not wait to show my kids this movie, it was a hit, my daughter was fascinated, it's such a simple but sweet film. You must watch!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
WHEN I WAS 5 I WANTED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE EVERYDAY MY MOM WOULD PUT IT ON FOR ME. NOW I'M 30 AND I WANT MY KIDS TO WATCH IT WITH ME.

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Parent of 6 year old
March 26, 2011
 
Perfect for any kid old enough to understand it.
I don't see why this is rated 7+??? Other than some older kids chasing him (doesn't that happen on every playground in the world at all ages??) there's nothing even remotely scary or anything else about this movie. Even a 2 or 3 year old would probably just like watching the balloon. A true classic.

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