War of the worlds was the best alien film iv'e ever watched. Tom Cruise did an excellent job playing his role of a protective father that saves his two children from the alien apocalypse that is going on. This movie shows a good meaning of family bonding and teamwork.
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War of the Worlds
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14. -
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Common Sense says
Alien invasion thriller too scary for young kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About War of the Worlds
Parents need to know that this movie features repeated violence by frightening, spider-legged and penetrative machines, in particular directed against a 10-year-old girl. Her high-pitched screams and tears might alarm younger viewers. The aliens blow up streets, buildings, and cars, explode or zap some humans into dust, and literally suck the blood out of others (this last occurs in long shot, but it's clear what's going on). In one scary scene, a mob of humans attack Ray and his kids in their car (again, the girl's reaction is disquieting). The movie also includes some harsh language, tense scenes between Ray and his son, and Ray and his ex-wife, and Ray commits what he sees as a necessary murder off-screen.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the conflict between Ray and his teenaged son, which ignites several arguments: the boy doesn't trust his emotionally distant father, and resents his seeming selfishness in trying to save the family only and not seeking revenge against the aliens. This raises another issue, as the film's images of invasion allude to 9/11, as well as subsequent fears. How does the movie compare Ray's reaction to that of a survivalist holed up in his basement? How does Ray learn to be a more committed father by paying attention to his kids? How does the film marginalize the kids' mother, and to what effects for viewers?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Alien flick is a killer!!!!! 5 Stars Definelity
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
good
Pretty good! No more than that to say.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
a great movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this movie is terifying, suspenseful, will keep you at the edge of your seat... these are all the things a good horror movie should have!!!!!! and let me tell this movie has got it!!!!! but there is some very terrifying scenes VILONCE: humans are scene by 10 year old girl floating dead in a river, aliens attack and many many humnas are killed on screen, aliens come into a hidding spot were main charecters are and is very suspensful, one of the main charecters kills a man (off screen). BAD MESSAGES: the bad message are that it is cool for a 15 year old boy to call his father swear words and steal his car. SEX: none LANGUAGE: son calls his father an "ass hole". and both father and son say other swaer words. DRINKING SMOKING AND DRUGS: some brief moments of drinking. BAD ROLE MODELS: the son is very bad role model. he calls his father swear words and steals his car. and the father avously dosent care one bit about his children. amazingly enough this story actually has a very happy ending. a great movie for all kids 13+.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
a terrifying movie but also agreat one
i watched this movie when i was 9 and couldent sleep at all! i was terrified.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Looks fine.
I saw the trailers. It's WAY better than Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (in my opinion, but i didnt see the movie)
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
thIs is a war for ages 11 and older
ages 11 and up STRONG SCIFI VIOLENCE AND LANGUAGE
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Great movie, WAY TO DISTURBING!
This is a great movie but at times has some R rated stuff. What is it: Bodies are seen floating in a river, a mother of a young boy is vaporized along with many other people, it is implyed that a mother and daughter die and a boy tries to join the army. My rating: PG-13 for Intense and Disturbing scenes of Sci-Fi Violence throughout, lanquage and brief smoking.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
asgsf
Very good but not scary or bad
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Really good, though it has a right to be PG-13
This was a really good movie. I would totally watch it again. It has some violent and distrubing images though.
Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
verry intense but creepy
I saw this movie when i was 13 and it kinda freaked me out but i had to watch it for class so i had no choice! Very violent and sorta makes u sick to your stomach at points. Has a very ubrupt yet happy ending. (except for the millions of people who died in the process) besides the father and son fighting a lot, the movie showed fantastic courage in the characters.
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Don't Judge It Yet!
This movie was very good. You think it has no story behind it but it does. There is a number 2 that shows how every thing happened. Those people who got shot don't die just yet. They are held hostage.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
One of the best sci-fi movies I've seen...
Great movie. Not for sensitive kids or teens though. Many characters are killed, there is a lot of language(multiple uses of s--t,b--h,bulls--t,d--k,pr--k,d-mn,h--l,d-bag,etc.)No sex in it though.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
The movie is very violent with alot of blood but not much gore. there is alot of yelling and screaming. The movie dossent have very much suspens.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
The most violent movie I've ever seen. Not for anyone under 18.
This is probably the most violent movie I've ever seen. I watch horror movies all the time, but I never expected a PG-13 science fiction movie to be more disturbing then all of them. In the first scene where the aliens attack, several people literally burst apart. Other scenes show drownings close-up, mob violence reminiscent of hurricane Katrina, and one character is seen covered with dried human remains. This movie is gory enough to give adults nightmares, and that's not an exaggeration.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great movie but might be a little violent for 13 and under
this movie was great, but the son kept swearing at his dad which is really disrespectful, words like sh** are said and a**hole, mostly said by the son in the begining to the father, voilence wasnt to bad, i just thought of it as aliens arent real so i didnt bother me but it may bother young children, recomend this movie for 13+. Otherwise it is a great directed movie. 2 Thumbs up for me.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Just average
This movie was violent and just barely average. Don't see it.
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| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
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