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The Uninvited

(2009, Rated PG-13, Horror, Starring David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    American remake of Korean horror film is violent but dull.

Themes in this movie include:   loss

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    No positive messages to speak of. Expect extensive discussion of terminal/mental illness, violence, and murder.
  • Role models :

    No notable positive role models. A stepmother is cruel to her mentally fragile stepdaughter (and may be guilty of much worse).
  • Violence:

    Extensive horror violence, blood, and gore, with slashing, stabbing, and fighting. Mutilated, disfigured, and burnt bodies appear to the main character as apparitions. Knives and hypodermics are brandished as weapons. A character is seen being pulled form the water, dead. A character has wrist scars from a suicide attempt. Characters manifest supernatural deformities before threatening the main character.
  • Sex:

    A young man kissing a young woman says "I love you ... and I have a condom." A daughter references how her father and his girlfriend are having sex "three times a night." Lovemaking noises are heard. A brief sex scene leaves much to the imagination while still conveying the facts of the matter. Two characters rooting through a woman's things find and discuss her vibrator. Some additional kissing.
  • Language:

    One non-sexual use of "f---ed," as well as "ass," "a--hole," "s--t," "goddamn," "bitch," and "bitchy."
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A teen character makes several references to excessive drinking: "I'm working off my hangover," "It's going to take a lot of alcohol to get through this," and so on.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Uninvited

Parents need to know that this moody supernatural horror movie is very gory and violent, with everything from mutilated corpses and lots of flowing blood to contorted human bodies speaking and moving. The story revolves around a widowed father whose daughters object to his relationship with the woman who nursed their dying mother; the film doesn't explore this at great length, but it provides a sexual subplot that runs through the film. The main character has been institutionalized after a breakdown; the movie also includes teen drinking, strong language (including "f--k" and "s--t") and references to sex.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the central plot point -- what challenges do families face after the death of a parent? How does this movie exaggerate some of those real-life issues? Do you think it's trying to send a particular message?
  • Why ar Asian horror films so popular as material for Hollywood remakes. How does their typical style of violence differ from other kinds of horror movies?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    I LUVED IT!

    This movie is my fave mivie EVER!! its freakin awesome!!!!!!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    See this movie for a cheap thrill

    This is one of those movies you see with a date where your parents won't take you but your under 17 and all the decent movies are rated R. I don't recommend it, yet I don't dislike it. OK actin, moderate violence, pretty bloody at the end, certainly no "Sweeny Todd," and sex is pretty big, almost as much as the violence.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 3.0

    Nothin' new.

    This movie is nothing new. Other horror films are so much better. The ending had a bite though. Lets just say if you've seen "The Attic" the ending is pretty much exactly the same. Basically it's about a girl whos mom died and she thinks her fathers new girlfriend killed her. Overall not to good of a movie, as far as content goes. Ha, there's been soo much worse this should be rated PG in my opinion.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    older kids

    this movie was really cool! you should totally see it, unless you are below the age of 12.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Okay, But Still Some Fun

    The ending really annoyed me. Overall this movie was average but waaay smarter than last year's One Missed Call (a.k.a. the worst film of 2008). There are a couple of gross images of dead bodies, some kissing, mild situations involving making-out and a highly random joke and gag about a vibrator. The older sister is shown drunk in a couple of scenes, and in the beginning there is teen drinking as well as some crude dialogue ( "I love you...and I have a condom; "Party's over"; "When's the stripper pole being installed?"; etc.). As for age, this film is best saved for 14-15+. I recommend fast-forwarding the scene with the sex scene which causes the central plot twist.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Arkansas
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Take a 12 year old :)

    We thought it was a very good movie. It had a lot of violence and scary images. Do not take a 9 year old. It had little cursing , but still some bad words. We thought that it was confusing at the end.

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Idaho
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Negative message

    Horrid film

    Don't waste your time if you like happy endings or like to see common sense in films.

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Perfect for those who like horror flicks but not much gore!

    I saw this horror flick and I absolutly loved it. I liked the adrenaline rush it gave me. This movie has the horror without the gore. I'm in the seventh grade and saw it with my eigth grade friend who liked it. Perfect movie if you like horror but not much gore.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Ending was confusing

    I watched this today. It was good but, then how the end was played out was to confusing. You have to watch it to try and understand, but I think they should have ended it diffrent. There's parts were ugly creatures are there.. Hope this helps :)

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    The Uninvited will not dissapoint you horror-movie lovers!!!

    The Uninvited was a very good movie,but it had some inappropriate language and a lot of violence and terror. If you are under the age of thirteen i recommend you see this with an adult,but if you are thirteen and older you should be mature enough to see this movie by yourself or with a group of friends. The Uninvited had a really shocking ending and you would have never seen it coming and it leads your imagination to wonder what would happen next if they made a second installment. I thought it was pretty scary and there were moments when i wanted to scream!But overall, The Uninvited was a really great movie and will not dissapoint horror-movie lovers!

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Great twisty movie.

    This movie is fantastic one of the better horror films to come out of Japanese remakes.I was shocked by the ending and found it very enjoyable.I don't no why Common sense but it to the limit on violence this movie is fairly clean as far as violence is concerned.

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Ok, for mature teens

    I loved it. I thought that it was a great movie and I loved the part when her friend broke his back and how they got the shot of it. Also, once I saw it I wanted to watch it again to see if the shots could work without the sister. Watch the special features, they really are fun.

  13. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    the movie was a koren remake but a thrilling movie

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    AWESOME!!

    LOVED IT!!

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Great Movie

    I loved this movie and enjoyed all of it. IT is a good movie for people around 13 who are mature and like scayr movies. Those who get scared easily should not go to see it, but I lu=oved this movie and it had a very creative ending.

  16. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    I really don't believe in Common Senses review. To most, this movie would be a 2 because of the ending. Not wanting to spoil it to anyone, I wouldn't speak of it. I believe that this movie was a pretty good movie. It had a good amount of heartstopping moments, which all scary movies should have. It was a little chessy at times, and sometimes the auidence scared me more than the movie. But the thing I liked the most was how likeable the characters were. Like when Rachael was attacking Anna, and Anna hit her with the pot, the whole theater started to cheer her on and applause. Thats why I give this movie a 4. Likeable characters and good scares. There is a better made movie like this. It is called What Lies Beneath. SUCH A GOOD MOVIE!. peace out.

  17. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    The uninvited is a pleasantly surprising, PG-13 horror flick

    Sex/Nudity: A girl and a guy kiss passionately on a beach. The man says "I love you... and I have a condom". Then the girl gets up and walks away. A woman says that a woman copes three times a night. Two people are shown having an affair (they are clothed) through a key hole. A girl talks about a woman "riding dad". A girl finds a woman's vibrator and says "Here's Mr. Chubby". Violence/Scariness: Lots of frightening and scary images. Brief grotesque imagery. Some blood. Profanity: One derivative use of the f word (in a non-sexual matter), some uses of a-- (some with hole at the end), b---- (one with y), and s----. Drugs/Alcohol: At the beginning teens are seen drinking. Commercialism: Nothing really. Social Behavior: Iffy. Two girls talk about a woman that commit a murder by stabbing three children. Age recommendation: 13+. There is some crude sexual references. Two sexual scenes. There are many frightening and scary images. Some scenes are very grotesque with some blood. Some profanity here and there. Also some substance use.

  18. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0

    It was awesome.

    The twist was amazing. Dull? Pshhh. Yeah right. Common sense can't do reviews right. It was very scary. Not for people under 10 or people that get scared easily.

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    I loved it!!!!

    I loved the movie but definetly not for children under 13. There were many gruesome images that could cause nightmares,such as a burned body, a broken spine, a bloody trail and a dead girl popping out (very startling). There wasn't that much sexuality in the movie, mainly kissing (it added to the ending story line). Overall this movie was really good!!!!!!:) :-)

  20. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 4.0

    the uninvited

    i luved this movie but it is not for really young kids not at all. there was stabings not shown but you knew it was going to happen. and a broken back is shown and if there was one more spot of blood it could have landed an R rating. but it was good but not for kids 12+.

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