A character gets in a bike accident at the beginning, but only his cuts and wounds are shown. Also, a character has schizophrenia, and the voices he hears get kind of scary and intense. The language includes the word "son of a b--ch" about three times, "s--t" about six times, and "f--k" twice (once with the suffix "-ed", once with the suffix "-ing"). In addition, there is a lot of smoking, some drinking, and an elderly woman mentions that she thought her husband was on cocaine. I wouldn't say this was the best movie I've ever seen, but it was very well made, considering that usually when you put two really famous actors in a movie it ends up really stupid (this being an exception), and it had a very great plot.

brief strong language,and a kinda disturbing fight scene

I highly reccomend this movie, its a fantastic drama about friendships and although its quite slow, I think mature children (12+) will apreciate it. There is no sex, but there is some disturbing images of homeless people, riots on the street, and mental illness plays a big part in the film, so maybe parents would like to discuss issues like poverty, homelessness, unemployment and mental illness with their children if there unsure about it, but it isn't too graphic and it is a beautiful film.

it was good at some parts but as a twelve year old i didnt like it that much it didnt keep my interest...

i am 13 yrs old and wouldn't advise showing this movie to a 9yr old that wasn't mature for his/her age...they would possibly still think it was boring...there was nothing sexual at all...some cussing not bad though possibly d**n a couple of times...the thing that freaked me out a little was the voices he heard in his head because he was a skitsofrynic(sorry if i misspelled it but he had a phsycological disorder) it was so pitiful...in this movie Robert Downey Jr. was a very good role model and had a very good lesson for us all...he helped a man who he believed could be so much more and this guy was a hobo that most people in today's world would think wow he is crazy do not get involved with him he might kill you or avoid him at all costs he's weird but he accepted him and tried to help him through the hardships he had gone through and the hardships he continued to go through with his phsycological disorder! it was truly inspiring

The Soloist is based on the inspiring story of violin prodigy Nathaniel Ayers, who, in 2005, was living on the streets and then taken in by a successful newspaper columnist. The movie does good following the story, but what really stands out is the script. It's smart and true, and the performances are deeply moving. The movie also has a playful sense of humor, and a great way of forming climatic scenes. This is a drama, but it will appeal to many fans of differnt genres anyway. As far as content goes, there is a lot of language for a PG-13 (two f-words, a dozen s-words and a handful of other profanities), and some drinking. But nothing too bad. 11 year-olds should be fine.

this movie was good and the message was great. it was u can still be ill and do your best. the language was deep with 2 f-bombs, but i got 2 see it cause the message was great.this movie is for 11 and up

A fine movie for most teens who don't mind some strong language, lot of talk of addiction, a fair amount of real life violence, and ESPECIALLY cello music, which I thought was pretty classy.