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Fireproof

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age 13+

Based on 18 parent reviews

age 12+

Very inspiring!!!

A great movie full of inspiration and life situation. This one will be put on the best family movie list for sure.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
age 12+

Great for married couples, as well as for those who are just starting to date for the first time. Enjoyable to other audiences as well.

Non-Christians and nonevangelical Christians (i.e. Christians who are not evangelical) may be uncomfortable with parts of this movie. And there's also a double standard since he's heavily criticized for looking at online pornography while nobody says a word to her about the affair she's having with someone at work. Who's worse is debatable, but the double standard is that wrong behavior from a man is intolerable while wrong behavior from a woman is ok. After all, what they both did was wrong and unfaithful. Such behavior should be either wrong for both genders or acceptable for both genders. That said, everyone, especially those who are in a dating relationship for the first time, can benefit from this movie.
age 12+

If only spouses today could watch this and learn from it...

REALLY good message, really bad acting. Personally, I'd use this as an educational tool rather than for entertainment. Caleb's father and mother are excelent people, encouraging their son to do what's right.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Too much violence
Too much sex
age 15+

Strengthens husband and wife relationship, highly recommended

Very nice movie! I cried with my husband as we both can relate to the movie. We were also on the verge of breaking up and we survived because of the love of Jesus which made it possible to love each other despite our differences.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
age 11+

Don't forget the role of a woman in this...

I am a Christian and I felt like the movie said it's ok for the woman to cheat and allow her heart to go to another man at the drop of a hat. The first invitation she had, she took it. She only came back because of a few actions by her husband. What about a woman's role here? This should make us men very scared knowing how easily led away our wives can be. It shows the extent to which a woman thinks lunch is innocent and how much she takes the flirtatious gestures to hear by her coworkers. I would like to see a woman Godly enough to not put herself in that situation in the first place. The doctor was her pornography and she took the bait just like many women do without a second thought. We have a big problem in our society, that is a sin of the heart and not just the eyes. It was a great movie as far as a salvation message and for how a man ought to be. 5 stars for that, but missed the point in how a woman should be with all the landmines she faces. We, in Christian culture, have been silent on this subject.
age 13+
THE SCREEMING AND SHOUTING IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUNGER KIDS TO SEE THEY DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT ITS ABOUT BUT FOR OLDER KIDS IT CAN HELP TO SEE THAT ALL IS NOT ABOUT YOURE SELF BUT OTHERS AS WELL REGARDS

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Too much consumerism
Great messages
age 14+
the acting was sub-par... extremely disappointing because of how badly a movie with this message is needed in our culture today. By the way, I'm pretty sure if all you have to list in the "Drinking, drugs, & smoking" category is hot sauce, you are probably safe just leaving that category the same as you did with 'Language": Not an issue :)
age 16+
This is a great movie to make you think about your marriage. I thought it was spot on for the differences between men and women. It had a good balance of humor, seriousness, and action.
age 6+

It did "grab (my) kids' " attention.

I think it's funny that the main review says that it won't "grab kids." After watching this movie, my 10 yr old son said, "Can we watch this movie again tomorrow night?" He watched it three times that first week. He enjoyed the scenes of bravery by the firemen. In fact, all three of my sons loved the movie. They found it to be very enjoyabe and even humorous. Most of all, the message about marriage is one that little children should know. So many children already know the pain of having divorced parents, and there's no age restriction on that. This is a great movie, check it out!
age 12+

See it With Your Spouse

My wife and I absolutely love this movie. Younger kids won't be very interested and won't appreciate the film. This is an excellent movie for anyone in a relationship, and likely for those who may be considering relationships - such as teenagers.