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The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone

By Grace Montgomery, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Formulaic adventure film for kids is fun but a little scary.

Movie PG 2013 97 minutes
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Based on 7 parent reviews

jcmcdowell
jcmcdowell Adult
May 6, 2023
age 8+

Not the best Kendrick movie.

This movie may have positivity in messages and role models, but it is overrated. It is an Alex Kendrick movie, and I really like a lot of Alex Kendrick movies, like Facing the Giants and War Room, but in my opinion, this is not one of his hits. It is boring and not very engaging. It may start as a good movie with a good plot, but I remember hardly anything that happened after the beginning scene. Skip this one.

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Spider2003
Spider2003 Adult
October 26, 2022
age 10+

The Lost Medallion Movie Review By Logan Strohl

While not the best christian movie out there. The Lost Medallion is still a fun action packed adventure for the whole family and christians as well. With wonderful messages about God. It's Indiana Jones but for christians without the bad stuff in it such as language which is there is one OMG in it but it is very brief and never said again.

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What's the Story?

THE LOST MEDALLION: THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY STONE is a family-friendly adventure film (which was later turned into a book) about the quest to find a lost medallion. Daniel (Alex Kendrick of Fireproof) tells a home of orphans the story of Billy Stone (Billy Unger), who, along with his friend Allie (Sammi Hanratty), is trying to find a lost medallion to impress his archeologist father who doesn't have any time to spend with him. When they find the medallion, it sends Billy and Allie back in time where they meet young prince Huko (Jansen Panettiere) and the wise guide Faleaka (James Hong). The group must fight the evil Cobra, who steals the medallion, and find a way to return to their own time so they can save Billy's father from Cobra in the future.

Is It Any Good?

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Watching The Lost Medallion feels a bit like watching the kids' version of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Although you don't get the gross-outs of the Harrison Ford flick, many of the scary sequences feel like they came straight from that '80s classic, including scenes of villagers working in mines and a sinister lava pit. But, as in the Indiana Jones films, there are a lot of fun action/adventure scenes that make The Lost Medallion an enjoyable watch, even if you're not covering any new ground.

There are a lot of clichés thrown around (the orphan who wants to find her parents, the boy who just wants his father to love him, the wise native who can't wait to impart his wisdom), but the film does include some unexpected twists such as time travel that keep it interesting. And, although the premise that a kind-hearted former orphan is telling the story to help children like him discover their self-worth and that God loves them, feels ham-handed at best, parents probably will appreciate the wholesome message. And kids will probably enjoy watching the young characters figure out how to turn pineapples into homemade bombs.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can discuss the message of the film. Do you think it's a religious message?

  • Do you think Bill Muir, the writer and director of the movie, was influenced by other adventure films? Which ones?

  • Do you like movies about time travel? Which other time-travel movies have you seen? How does this one compare?

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