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.

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.

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.

Schindler's List is a very very well made and powerful movie. It was extremely sad and intense, though, and definitely not for kids or young teens. I don't even think I should have seen it, I had to look away many times and it made me cry alot. If you are a sensitive teen or even a sensitive adult you may want to watch something else. It's a really great movie though.

Actually, Schindler is a poor role model. The point of the sex scenes involving him are to show that even though he was empathetic towards the Jews, he was still a womanizer and completely faithless to his wife. The sex scenes involving Goeth show the absolute animal nature of the man, how he was ruled by his cruel nature and his animalistic desires. He lost his 'love' because of his gambling addiction and was frequently in trouble for misdemeanors due to his alcohol addiction and his violent tendencies. Though it's fraught with historical inaccuracies it is also a very powerful film and shows the conditions of the Jews during the Holocaust and for the most part explains Schindler's nature exceedingly well.

I watched Schindler's List in my senior high history class. It was a fair (and sad) portrail of the Haulocaust. I would reccomend this for older kids who realise the effect of this event on WW II.

While this film is epic and very realistic toward the Holocaust (a very tragic part of history everyone should know about), it is not for children. They can wait until they are adults to watch this movie. The violence will stay with them, in their minds and hearts. I believe it is far too graphic and realistic for children to witness.

Schindler's List is one of the best movies I've seen, based on powerful, amazing and complex story of Schindler's struggles to rescue hundreds to thousands of Jews from the Nazi's brutal and sadistic rampage. The violence in this movie is shown quite graphically yet brutal, including women and even children getting shot a point blank rage by the soldiers, some getting tortured, beaten and burned to death, which can make this film very hard to watch. In the sex category, there are some sex scenes with naked men and women in the bed thrusting in a quite explicit manner. For the language, most of it is crude/racial remarks and insults to the Jews. Finally, the drug content. Schindler is seen smoking a cigarette mostly throughout the film.

Do not ever let anyone under the age of 17 see this movie. My parents made a HUGE mistake in making me see it - we stopped it half way through. It is highly disturbing. I wanted to walk away at times. Dont watch. Not recomended viewing at all.