About our rating system
ON: Content is appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child, some content may not be right for some kids
OFF: Not age appropriate for kids this age

A safe community is important to us.
Please observe our guidelines.

All member reviews for Schindler's List

philliesphanatic12
parent of 18 year old
 
good for anyone whos not an imature tool thats laughs at the word poop
this movie is good for anyone 12 and up. its 3hrs long and hard to follow and understand if you are under the age of 10. there is 1 scene of sex, but its only visible form the side and only breasts are shown, but there are scenes before people go into the gas chambers ( though its not sexual of course ) who are completely naked, there are point blank shootings and a few uses of bad language, but it is one of my favorite movies of all time and. it is very sad at the end so watch it

Plague
parent
 
Schindler's List
A great holocaust based film, and a true masterpiece.

use_common_sense
parent of 3 and 4 year old
 
This would be good movie if it did not have all the sex scenes or naked females. If I wanted to look at a naked female I would like at myself. I do not need it on my TV screen and in front of my children. It could've been just as gripping and powerful without the sex scenes. It stops the scenes from continuing and follow properly of the storyline and the educational purposes. I would not now or ever let my child see this movie unless the sex scenes are omitted from it. Some people think it was "cool" to see the naked scenes but that is or shouldn't be what you remember about this kind of movie. Poor judgment on all involved in making this movie about what happened in history. Poor movie to teach kids upon! This not age appropriate 17 and under should be 18 and older to view.

jal34
teen, 16 years old
 
desterbing great gritty
this is a outstanding movie that everyone should see at some point, it will change you. We see jews being tortured shot at point blank range and it doesn't hold back it shows the harshest and worst of humans and you ask yourself how can anyone do such a thing. We see fantastic character development through Oskar Schindler and ull see also the kindness of humans. What age can handle it completely depends after i myself saw it doent want to have anything to do with WWII again in my life others might inspire them to learn more it just depends.

sebastien
teen, 15 years old
 
OK for kids 12 thru 14 if they have a parent, but not younger

PlasmaSprayer
parent of 14 and 17 year old
 
Although very violent and graphic, it is a favorite in our household. It is important to watch and learn from such movies lest horrors such as the Holocaust was may never repeat themselves.

luke3854
teen, 18 years old
 
Should be on of the first R movies your kids see
This has a very positive message dont listen to the people saying Its not for people under 17. This movie needs to be seen at 10-14 It depends on maturity but 15 at the latest. Kids need to be exposed to stuff like this kids now seem to glorify war and violence and think people will just be ok at the end of the day.So you need to show them some deep stuff. tweens and teens should see this end of story I watched tis at 12 and watched Saving private Ryan at 12 and it was a strong thing to watch but it tought me that war isn't fun and cool it is hell. Yo should not shelter people I am thankful that my parents showed this to me younger. Just make sure you talk about the movie afterwards to further the point. kids need to see war for what it is

Puppyluv13
teen, 15 years old
 
Great Movie on the Holocaust!
Spectacular Movie! Really Sad though, I was almost in tears when they tore the kids away from their parents kicking and screaming, great movie though!

HeroOfLight94
teen, 17 years old
 
Great movie... But also very depressing
i recently saw this movie and have to say it is an excellent movie but for anyone under the age of 14 it is not for them. there is constant incredibly realistic violence. children are slaughtered and there are many disturbing scenes. there is also 2 scenes with full frontal nudity of male and females with exposed genitals, there is about 6 or 7 f words and there are a few sex scenes all with bare breasts. even so pick up this great award winner

 
A Postitive Message Shrouded in Brutality
This is another one of those films from Common Sense which they lower the age range simply because it has very positive messages about the goodness of the human heart. Don't be fooled. This is a terrific and realistic portrayal of what happened to a large group of Jews during Nazi Germany. On that note, the violence is stark and hits very hard. It is often brutal, and the only color in the whole film other than the very beginning and end is blood. In some of the scenes, women and men are naked, being publicly humiliated because of their creed. The drinking and smoking is at an okay range, which is fine for a rated R audience. The bad guys are obviously bad, and the good good, so no problems there. It is obvious who the bad role models are, therefore there arn't any problems in that area. I'd recommend this film to anyone interested in great cinema, but children should definitely not watch this movie, along with no one under age 17.

 
There is another film coming out that relates to WWII called Iron Cross. It is actually Roy Scheider's final film. His character runs into the Nazi that killed his entire family, and together with his son, they set out to exact justice. It's going to be so good!! I downloaded the trailer and I can't wait for it to come out!!

Tsion
parent of 15 year old
 
Essential Movie
I honestly believe that if you see just one WWII/Holocaust movie in your life, it must be this one. SCHINDLER'S LIST is a heartwrenching, brutal, yet ultimately uplifting movie that is an essential piece of entertainment for all adults to see. Everyone MUST see it at least once in their lives. It's a spectacularly powerful and admirable movie; one that will doubtless keep the Holocaust in the memory of generations to come. If you are over seventeen and reading this (and haven't seen this movie), watch it as soon as possible. However, now we get to the difficult question. Should kids see it? I believe that the answer is a strong "yes." First off, when kids are so often desensitized to violence and war, this movie will show them the brutal realities and consequences of murder and genocide, and I guarantee it will change their viewpoint forever. Also, in an age when so many people make light of the Holocaust or even deny that it ever happened, this movie is a brave tribute to the time period. It is, in a sense, a living memorial to Holocaust victims that should be viewed anew by every generation. However, no one who has seen this movie can deny that it isn't just your average R-rated movie. This film is an "experience" that has the potential to change your child forever, in a positive or negative way. Normally I don't agree with people who speak of movies "damaging" children's psyches, but if this movie is shown to a child at too young of an age, it could scar them (no exaggeration). The violence in the film is almost unbearable to watch, and the B&W cinematography doesn't make it any less graphic. There is at least a good thirty minutes straight of the film that is devoted to showing the slaughter of innocent victims. A man and his dying wife are shot point blank, with blood splatter and extremely graphic spurts. When a man is shot through the head, gore spatters and you see the back of his head rip open. Children are also victims. We see children and their parents being torn apart or killed by Nazi officers, and the camera doesn't flinch. I'm not a particularly sensitive movie-goer, but I was bawling through at least an hour of this movie. The violence is so realistic and disturbing, even for adults. In addition, you see a naked man and woman having sex (waists up, you see the outline of her breasts for less then a minute, but no explicit nudity, since they are interrupted). Two topless women are seen in bed, but neither in a sexual context(in one, she is just sleeping, and in the other, her lover is executing Jews right outside of the bedroom and the scene is terrifying as opposed to sexual). Full nudity of both men and women is seen in a violent, concentration camp context. The "f" word is used a few times, but in all honesty, that should be the least of your concerns when deciding whether or not to let your kid see this movie. In short, SCHINDLER'S LIST is an amazing achievement in film. Please view it alone before showing it to your kid, or watch it with them and discuss it with them. I don't believe in editing out the more explicit parts; just wait until your child can watch the whole movie and get the full impact of it. Afterwards: Discuss, discuss, discuss! That's what this movie was made for.

Callofdutymw2
kid, 13 years old
 
Very good!
Im 11 i review stuff like this hotel rwanda,the wind that shakes the barley stuff like that cus my mom and dad and us rent stuff like this.

movieaddict725
teen, 17 years old
 
A great Holocaust film.
This is a great Holocaust film. It can be really disturbing and violent at times but if your kid is mature enough to handle it, it is a very educational film.

xboxgeek
parent of 10 year old
 
brilliant film and a must see before your 20
A britlliant film, really moving i think that every age should know about the holocaust but people put this movie down when they say its a inappropriate but i disagree i dont think there is anything wrong with nudity in films as long as its not used within a sexual content i cant beleive people can say this is a bad film because it has rape and nudity in it, because thats what happened in the holocaust.

who3697cares
teen, 18 years old
 
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
It's too morally simplistic and a little too mainstream to really be a masterpiece, but it is very, very good.

Grace1111
teen, 16 years old
 
sad but important to see
This was really a really moving film, and though i hesitate to call it enjoyable becuase of its extremely horrifying and sad subject, I thought it was a wonderful movie.

Ebud25
teen, 15 years old
 
A Must See Movie
An absolutely amazing movie portraying a very accurate model of what the experience was like for Jews. I was shown this movie at school and it is very disturbing, but heart-lifting. I honestly had a hard time sitting though this movie, but it is meant to be that way so you can feel how those people felt. The iffy parts can be edited out easily without missing anything, as it was what they did at my school. This is a must see movie.

madlion924
teen, 18 years old
 
Positive message excuses negative elements
This movie did have a bit of sexualized nudity..but the powerful messages the movie conveyed about what was right and true in the world outweigh the sexual moments. There is full frontal nudity of both males and females however it is not sexual in nature in anyway. This movie does have a great amount of violence, but it was the Holocaust. You can't sugarcoat that. The language was also very strong, but it was part of characterization, not just thrown in to make the movie funnier or more crude. Schindler's List is a movie where it really makes you think about what is right in the world and what lengths doing the right thing is worth going to. It's powerful message outweighs its negatives. In conclusion, you know your kid and what they can handle and what their maturity level is.

nickmom1
teen, 13 years old
 
It has a very good message
Schindler's List gives a lot of detail about the Holocaust and how much the Jews struggled. Although the language content is adult sometimes, it tells you alot of how cruely the Jews were treated. I thought it was a very great movie! Age to see it depends on how well you can handle it and it may be different for everybody.