Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 6 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 179 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title on for age 6 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 108 reviews

Ratings at a Glance

48% of parents say it's too violent
31% of parents say it gives kids positive messages
30% of parents say there are good role models
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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    A Great Movie!

    I love Up! It has so many good messages and it is so funny and imaginative! *Spoiler* The only thing that bothered me was when Ellie, the old man's wife, dies in the beginning of old age. It was very sad but I was really the only one crying! I'm a softie so that might just have been a problem for me! All in all Up is an amazing movie and it is a ver y magicial story!

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    A Great Movie!

    I love Up! It has so many good messages and it is so funny and imaginative! *Spoiler* The only thing that bothered me was when Ellie, the old man's wife, dies in the beginning of old age. It was very sad but I was really the only one crying! I'm a softie so that might just have been a problem for me! All in all Up is an amazing movie and it is a ver y magicial story!

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Up is one of the best movies ever !! There are some violent parts and many very sad parts. But everyone will love up it is a wonderful movie my whole famly loves it.Spoiler alert!!!! Carls wife Ellie dies at the begging which is very very sad ( it makes me cry) . But . Your family will love this movie !!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 8, 10
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    One of the most heart felt, well developed animated movies to be out in a very long time. Some of the subject matter was touchy and was handled without words, but with such compassion that my children felt the emotions without having to deal with dialogue that might have been disturbing or confusing. Some scary moments with trained dogs and mortal danger for the main characters, but not so scary that my 7 yr old was too disturbed; younger kids might find it more upsetting. A childhood hero falls from his pedestal (though it's a good talking point about how idols are people, too, and that a book shouldn't always be judged by its cover). Overall, the positive messages of the story (all people are valuable, friendship and love comes in all forms, importance of family and of being accepted as you are, and how love, even when bittersweet, has a chance to conquer all) makes this a definite must add to any DVD collection.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Up is not only one of the best movies of the year, it's one of the best movies ever

    Pixar is known for crafting sublime animated movies for the whole family. It features great animation and super characters. This is the best Pixar movie ever, the best animated movie ever, and it's one of the best movies of the year.

  6. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 3, 5, 7
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    It was a fun movie based on a fun idea. There were some heartstring pullers young kids haven't had to deal with (death of spouse), and the fact that the young boy had no relationship with his parents. However it does allow the thought that friends are found in unusual places (our elderly citizens) and that we can give them as much as they give us. The talking dogs were a little disturbing for my younger ones and their "evil plotting" a little unsettling. Overall, it was very entertaining for the whole family.

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    yummy movie..........

    it was yummy

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    UP IS AMAZING!

    Up is amazing. The beginning was sad and little ones may not understand.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Great for all ages

    Up was an excellent kids movie. Up had a couple chase sequences that are kind of intense. The villain falls to his death. The movie has a great adventure story. The characters care for each other

  10. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Best Animated Movie

    I thought that this was the best animated movie I have ever seen. I caught myself crying at several spots in the movie. It was FANTASTIC! I give it 2 thumbs!!

  11. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Even a great movie can scare the younger set

    Our family loved this movie. However, we don't feel it is appropriate for those younger than 6 and we even witnessed why. A friend with a very large screen hosted a viewing for a party of children. A sensitive 5-year-old panicked from the tension and hyperactive visuals at the end of this movie. (Why do all American children's movies feel compelled to amp up the excitement and volume of soundtrack to deafening levels during the resolution of the plot at the end? All these movies would work just as well without that frantic energy....) Otherwise it was inventive, gentle and unique. Of course the ending was a bit too saccherine for our family...but the feel-good aspect is a nice note to end with.

  12. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Fun for all ages but not as funny as Fantastic Mr. Fox. Watch that not this adults. You won't like this movie.

  13. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0

    Forgettable

    Wasn't a favorite. Forgettable.

  14. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 3.0

    Both characters have very sad circumstances in their lives. I think it's hard for young children. I don't think the plot is appropriate for children.

  15. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 8, 10
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 1.0

    Not worth your time or money.

    My 8- and 10-year-olds thought it was the most boring movie they'd seen in a long time. Not much action, and even the thought, which is supposed to be deep, is not particularly. I kept looking at my watch during the whole thing.

  16. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 7
    I rate this title off for age 6 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Disappointed

    My husband and I both thought it was rated G. Boy were we surprised. (This is what we get for not doing our research.) To have a death in the first 15+ minutes was another surprise. We took our child to a birthday party at the movie theater on opening weekend. Our child LOVES animals, but has never been exposed to vicious ones. Before the end of the film, daddy had someone in his lap. We were very disappointed. When children are in the home, we do not watch "standard" TV. Yes, it was a cute movie, but not for 6 year olds. Unless, your children are used to seeing violence (i.e. vicious animals, people trying to set others on fire, etc.), I do not recommend this movie for children under 10.

  17. I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Deserves an Oscar! :-)

    Wow! This movie is just so fun and lighthearted, how can you NOT enjoy it!? Much like Wall-e, this is a movie with a message about teamwork, friendship, helping people and love! The characters range from a grumpy old man, a chubby scout boy, a talking dog and a crazy jungle bird, and they all get along well in the end, and its just so fun to watch! There are good messages and rolemodels too, which is good.. There is, like Wall-e, some mild peril but nothing too bad, some young kids might be scared by the bad dogs, and with older kids (10-12) you may want to discuss the less obvious themes in this movie like childhood sweethearts, love, loss, and miscarriage (dont worry, this isnt shown in detail, but we see a silent bit where a man and his wife are in a doctors room with pregnancy posters, and the doctor says something and the woman bursts into tears, so it's kind of subtle...) There isnt really anything to woryy about, its a fantastically made, fun ride for alllll ages (including the adults), you will laugh, cry, be scared, shocked, amazed, and warmed by this gem of a movie... beautiful :-)

  18. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 5, 8, 10
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    FINALLY a REAL family movie without the bad stuff!!!

    My entire family LOVED this movie! Hands down the best we have seen in YEARS! It was so nice to finally watch a kids movie together where I did not feel like I needed to sit with the remote in hand to hit the fast forward button because of sexual content or some other highly inappropriate content. I could see where the dogs could be scary for some very young or sensitive children...or how some might have trouble with some sad portions (sad like Charlotte's Web, dealing with a death) but this was not an issue for anyone in my home. I had nearly lost hope in finding solid and wholesome movies for children made anytime recently, but Up has restored my faith. I am just so impressed that is was CLEAN, the fact that it has a solid message as well...wow! Just like the movies when I was a kid!

  19. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Good for young kids.

    there is mild scariness[fire].

  20. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 3, 8, 10, 14
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Who cares

    Great

  21. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 3, 8, 10, 14
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Who cares

    Great

  22. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 3, 8, 10, 14
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Who cares

    Great

  23. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 2, 5, 7
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    Great for the whole family!

    Wonderfully touching, the depth and subtlety of emotion is absolutely the biggest surprise. The cinematography is everything you'd expct from Pixar. Absolute classic movie.

  24. I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Negative role models

    best for all ages

    i think that this its a ok yet great movie

  25. Parent Reviewer
    Kids ages: 7
    I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it 3.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Very Scary

    Lots of scary scenes with vicious dogs, house burning...not great for young kids.

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