Joey & Ella

Parents need to know that Joey & Ella is a comedy revolving around a talking kangaroo. While it's appropriate for most audiences, its central characters are teenagers. Ella's mother has died and she and her father have just relocated to a new town. There, she meets a male classmate, and the two form a "crush." They share one fast dance at the end of the film, as does Ella's dad and her teacher. A subplot involves criminals hunting the talking kangaroo, which has slipped a valuable meteor shard known as a "diamond" into its pouch. The criminals have bad intentions, and their boss is a real bully. She uses a taser on the kangaroo. We hear the sounds of a kangaroo beating up the criminals off screen, and in other scenes we see kangaroos knocking a man down or kicking him forcefully. There are some positive messages about remembering family members who have passed on, trying hard and doing well in school, helping others, and the negative impact of climate change. A classmate commits a crime and tries to frame Ella. Some name-calling. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.