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Movie review by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 13+

Action-heavy epic has dazzling effects, familiar story.

PG-13 2009 161 minutes

Parents say

age 11+

Based on 245 reviews

Kids say

age 11+

Based on 621 reviews

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age 17+

Very well done. Make sure you are not only an older teen, but a mature one too. Watch the family edition.

Watch the family edition. That gets most of the language out of the way. The movie is great, and I can't wait for the sequels! There is a hugging and kissing scene... references mating... but it is pretty mild. The Navi have little clothing... I didn't catch anything explicit. Still, If this is a stumbling block for somebody, don't watch this one. I would recommend this to older teens.

This title has:

Great role models
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age 10+

Great

Great but has at least 25 swear words

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Too much swearing
3 people found this helpful.

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