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How to Eat Fried Worms
(2006, Rated PG, Family and kids, Starring Luke Benward, Hallie Eisenberg, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Adam Hicks, Tom Cavanagh)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
A gross-out movie with a sweet story.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About How to Eat Fried Worms
Parents need to know that this movie is gross, which is probably why it will appeal to fourth-graders everywhere. There's also some crude potty humor and mild profanity, as well as name-calling and bullying. But the message is straightforward and simple: It's okay to stand up for yourself, and sometimes, you have to eat worms (or in grown-up terms, do something you don't want to do) in order to gain the courage needed to get by in this crazy world.
Read our full review by Jane Boursaw
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the best way to fit into a new situation. What's the best way to make friends? How can you help new kids feel welcome? Was Billy right to mouth off at the school bully on his first day at school? Should he have taken the challenge to eat the worms? How could he have handled it differently? What could his parents have done to help him out? What was the real reason for Joe's bullying?
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I like it
- Lives in South CarolinaI rate this title on for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
ungross
not gross pretty good movie
- Lives in MinnesotaI rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Got to know your child
My son loved it. My daughter didn't even want to be in the same room while it was playing because it was too gross. She and I did something else together. Parents, this move is painful to watch as an adult (i.e. no thinking required, gross and over acted, which is why fourth grade boys probably love it).
- Lives in KentuckyI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Good for younger kids
Its good for kids younger then 12. I took my 12 year old and he didnt like it. My 8 year old did. Its a movie thrown towards younger kids. Of course i didnt enjoy it all but i guess it would be good for younger kids.
- Lives in WashingtonI rate this title on for age 7 and give it
horrible
The plot is dumb the acting is a discrace and its plain unintertaning the only reason i was able to get through it was cause i was forced to watch it.
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