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There's a website http://www.kids-in-mind.com that gives you movie ratings to see if it's safe to have your kids watch. It breaks it down on sex & nudity, violence & gore, and profanity. If you want to know more it will tell you all the scenes that are bad in the movie so you can decide.
Kids-In-Mind does exactly this with a 0-10 system and I've used it numerous times when thinking about which movies to watch with people who I know are uncomfortable with too much sex or violence.
Highly recommended.
The content of this film is apparently beyond category.
Here's another gem from their "Finding Dory" write-up:
"SUBSTANCE USE - An octopus drinks a pot of cold coffee from the pot."
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/f/frozen.htm Frozen
>SEX/NUDITY 1
>Two women wear long gowns that reveal bare arms and shoulders. A woman wears a long gown with a slit that reveals one leg to the top of the thigh.
Swearing?! Wash your mouth out with soap!
Good starter pack. My mom (who definitely had moments like this) use to browse this site before letting me see any movie in theatres.
There is no better movie review site for parents. It's just too easy to forget severe scenes and such in movies when you haven't seen them in a while. It's especially useful for movies you haven't seen yet.
For example, I went to see How to Train Your Dragon with my kids (including a 3 year old) and knew from the review that there was only one scene I had to be careful of. When that one came up, I distracted her with M & M s
There is a website that does exactly this, if people would bother to use the google: http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
However, shitty parents are always going to be shitty parents and not bother to research this kind of stuff then blame their mistake on other people.
You should probably use this site next time: http://www.kids-in-mind.com - the site assigns objective ratings based on Sex/Nudity, Violence/Gore, and Profanity on a scale of 0-10 and explains why a film would rate high in each category. It's based on standards instead of age like PG-13 or R for people under 17.
Kids-in-mind.com was the bane of my existence as a kid - mom would check every damned movie on it. Oddly enough, a lot of the content isn't as bad visually as it was written out explicitly.
I like sites like kids-in-mind for their exact depiction of everything in the movie. Way better than an arbitrary rating, though it is spoilerish if you want to see the movie yourself!
I used to use this website a lot: http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
It rates new movies based on the amount of Sex, Violence, and Profanity they contain. It also describes every questionable scene, so you can decide for yourself if you think it's bad or not.
I recommend checking Kids In Mind and educating yourself on exactly what you'll be exposed to. You know yourself better than anyone here so only you can know how negatively you'll be affected.
If you see anything on Kids-In-Mind that you feel may be even a little too much and still really want to see the movie then you could try getting your parents to spring for a VidAngel version.
Not to burst any bubbles, but I can think of 2 places that would already tell me the same information.
The only thing that differentiates you is you're targeting a different demographic. Maybe it will work out though, best of luck.
You should definitely use Kids in Mind before watching a movie with your kids. I don't have kids, but I do have nieces, and it is definitely a good source for seeing if it is safe to watch. I use it more often on seeing if a movie is good to watch with my parents, In-Laws, or anyone I might be uncomfortable to watch a risque movie with.
I like to check a certain website before viewing when I have specific questions about content.
It's a total spoiler alert but that way you know exactly what sex, violence, language, thematic references you're getting into.
The IMDb parents guide doesn't have toooo many details (possible spoilers though).
Kids-in-Mind, usually very detailed, ~~says they'll have their review later today.~~ has their review up.
I always use the site http://www.kids-in-mind.com for that! It's a website meant for parents to assess if a movie is appropriate for their kids, but I just use it for myself to see if I can handle the violence. They do a great job of telling you the bad stuff that happens without spoiling the plot too much. For example it will say something like, "Man strangles another man, scene cuts out and it is later implied the man is dead. Woman shoots man in back." Etc.
I find this website very helpful: http://www.kids-in-mind.com
In general, I avoid scenes that might invoke lust (i.e. softcore or gratuitous nudity). If I don't know a scene is there, I skip ahead on Netflix. If I know a scene is there, I might skip out on the series entirely. The only exception I have made to this rule is for Black Mirror, because it's philosophical lessons are important enough for me to risk seeing a bit as I skip forward.
I don't find violence tempting, so I don't mind witnessing violence as much. For me, I draw the line where I know my temptations are.
Also, Phil 4:7- Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
I try to watch and read things that meet this criteria. So I try to avoid brainless TV (like reality shows) that don't stimulate and uplift. If I want to watch something brainless, I watch stuff produced by evangelicals. It's just as low quality but at least it's not a bad influence. lol
Great site for ratings is Kids in mind since it tells you how much from 1-10 there is nudity, violence and profanity and also describes mostly spoiler free what happens with each of this topics and it is much easier to decide if movie is suitable for your kids or not.
>This film speculates how Frank Whale, the openly gay director of several Frankenstein films, spent his last days in his secluded estate.
Gods and Monsters, rented by my brother-in-law on good recommendation from a partner in their Christian business. I think we made it five minutes before he jumped up and turned it off. :P
Years later, my father-in-law picked out A Fish Called Wanda, which was a bit more crude than I remember. To his credit he had a blast, though his wife was a bit more... reserved. :)
The website kids in mind gives a complete list of all adult-leaning content in films so that should be able to tell you how much rape is in the film. They describe the acts without spoiling plot details.
All of that sounds good and well but becomes utterly irrelevant when you have sites like this http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ available, that go practically scene by scene through a movie and warn you about everything from sex to violence as mild as a slap. Seriously.
If I'm watching a movie with my kid, I would always check a resource like that first, regardless of the rating. Which makes the rating utterly useless. Which makes the censorship process utterly useless.
I use this to check on movies before using them with students. It gives a pretty detailed breakdown and splits things into categories (sex, violence, profanity) and includes a list of possibly controversial topics that are in the film. I've found it to be very helpful. As for how conservative it is - it will list in the breakdown if anyone so much as appears shirtless (even if it's a male in a non-sexual scene) and for language they will include the type of questionable language (whether it's words relating to bodily functions, religious exclamations, or the f-bomb) as well as how many times it is used. Breakdowns of violent content include hitting used as part of physical comedy, etc.
I just looked it up on kids-in-mind and they only gave it a 5/10 on the sexual content category. That's the same as "Daddy's Home" and "Spectre", both rated PG-13.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/r/revenant.htm
But the movie seems to be really violent.
The "study" you referenced is a term paper written by an undergraduate student. Regardless, legitimate criticism does creep up from time to time, as you might expect from something of this nature. No system can perfectly represent the feelings of every parent and director, but most people do find it to be useful.
The advantage of a voluntary system is that it allows flexibility. If a parent thinks the MPAA ratings are bunk, they can find alternative ratings systems on Google. Likewise, when the MPAA rated the LGBT film "Blue is the Warmest Color" NC-17, some movie theaters thought its message transcended any rating system and let high school age kids in anyway. Under a government rating system, the owners would be in jail or shut down. In a free society, we can all disagree peacefully.
If it's a film, probably '<strong>The Mechanic</strong> (2011)'.
Here's a description of the scene:
>A man shoots another man in the leg (he shouts in pain and we see a wet red spot on his trousers); a woman and a teenage girl help him, two men grab them and hold guns to their heads, one man holds the teenage girl's hand over an in-sink garbage disposal, the woman shouts, the man turns on the disposal and we see blood and chunks of tissue fly through the air (he turns off the disposal, holds up the teenage girl's hand, which is unharmed, and throws a piece of butcher meat on a counter).
The scene unfolds exactly as you described.
For movies, I have discovered that this site (http://www.kids-in-mind.com/) is the most 'factual' and least editorial of the ones out there. They really list events in the movie without commenting on good or bad for the most part.
I think similar organization to MPAA is needed so you know what to expect but it should be more similar to Kids in mind where it tells you score for Sex/Nudity, Violence/Gore and Profanity. I don't care for sex and profanity but I might skip a move if it is too violent. It also contains spoilerless descriptions of why it is rated that way:
>" A man is bitten through his chest and dies, and a man gets bitten in his head; as he dies, he pulls out a portion of his own brains and examines them. A man's head is bitten in two by an alien (with exposed brains and gore)."
this would probably be NOPE for me.
And IMHO you can more easily decide if you want to watch it then P PG, PG-13 and R (because fuck was used X times).
Absolutely right. PTC is not a group supporting parents, they are neo-Puritans (founded by Christian conservative L. Brent Bozell III) who want media to fit their extremely limited worldview. They fueled the hysteria after the 2004 Super Bowl that led to many years of increased censorship, and are very much in favor of the FCC increasing their role in censoring content.
If you want a group that actually helps parents make good decisions about media beyond the ratings system, check out Common Sense Media or Kids-In-Mind.
You could always use whatever tracker you currently do for movies and then try checking the reviews at sites that specialize in rating movies for kids and families like Kids-In-Mind or looking to see if there is a content advisory on the IMDb page for the movie.
As a parent, you should know about http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
Which will give you a MUCH better idea of what sorts of content a given movie contains, beyond just its rating, even down to individual scenes.
>how will i know what movies i can and cant watch?
You don't need a rating agency; you can go to any of the following websites and they will give you a very detailed list of potentially offensive content:
I looked up Drive to see what they had to say about the head-stomping scene.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/d/drive.htm
No mention of it at all, and it was by far the most extreme scene in the film. Is it possible they saw a censored version?
An exploratory data analysis of how sex, violence, and profanity seems to affect movie ratings in the United States. I'd love to do something more in-depth or complex, but the initial exploration seemed interesting enough to share.
Source: Kids in Mind, an organisation that rates movies as a guideline for parents. Tools: import.io for scraping the data and Excel for the visualisations.
A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix is quite good, clean, and entertaining for adults as well.
I've heard good things about Anne with an E, but I haven't watched it myself.
The show Call the Midwife is on the more family friendly side - it covers some scandalous issues but in a very appropriate way. The later seasons do involve extensive LGTB plots. I enjoy it as an adult, but I'm not sure how much kids would like it.
Father Brown is a detective show that also covers matters like murder, but does so in a discreet and family-friendly way. It's a classic fun British mystery series. There are scenes in which characters cheat or are womanizers, but no nudity is over shown. The behavior is viewed in a slightly negative light (albeit not as much as I would like). I grew up watching a lot of Perry Mason, and I would say the subject matter is similarly handled.
Also, if you want to vet movies,this website it's very specific in providing ratings for nudity, language, and violence as well as explaining why the movie received those ratings.
The Brothers Grimm
> A crow falls into a deep well, it comes back up and splatters a boy with mud, and the boy wipes the mud from his face but wipes the features off his face at the same time -- we see the boy's eyeballs in a blob of mud and the blob becomes animated and charges toward a woman; she slashes at the mud blob, the blob grabs the boy and shoves him inside its muddy belly, he changes into a gingerbread man and he takes a bite of his own hand.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/b/brothersgrimm.htm
Edit: clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR9wl4Qve5E
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/g/guardiansofthegalaxyvol2.htm
I mean they weren't boning but there were plenty of discussions and mentions of things. Particularly his engorged nether region. Drax talking about a planet fucking a human and crushing her. Penis size talks. several other things. It was PG-13.
Only common sense media was referenced. I use that in conjunction with Kids In Mind. It is more granule giving separate ratings for sex, violence, and profanity. Would really like to see both added. http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
Edit: added link
hmm, welp no biggie! I work in the media dept. of my local library and get asked for "uncommon" recommendations all the time, and my favorite site for something like this is Kids-in-mind.
It can look up a movie for you and gives a quick synopsis, rating, and various parameters of rating based on gore, sex, and profanity, and they do everything from kids movies to adult movies.
I mean like from something as tame as Finding Nemo up to "torture porn" like Hostel.
Fair warning, iirc it's a nonprofit run by a faith based group, but their ratings and reviews are very objective, and they don't review based on spiritual content, again that's iirc.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ is a much better website. Usually doesn't miss anything and describes exactly what is in the movie so you can judge whether or not a brief 2 second nipple slip is too much for you to handle with your parents or not.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ is a great one as it not only gives it's own personal ratings, tells you what is in the movie, but also describes the scenes so you can decide for yourself other than just having "mild nudity." I remember one movie where the only nudity was just a tattoo of a girl with her breasts exposed but that could have easily just been labeled as "mild nudity".
Cool, it links to a profanity glossary.
> "Obscene hand gesture: Holding up the middle finger, or using the index and middle finger in an upward motion, thus signifying sexual coitus."
That makes flipping the bird sound so top-hat-and-monocle classy!
This site is gold, gold!
> I decided to make an effort to preview these movies so that next time the movie is more appropriate.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ This is a great site if you don't have time to sit and watch the whole film beforehand. I just posted it in /r/teachers, but wanted to let you know personally since it's pretty specific to your recent needs.
Apparently these are the cleanest movies on the site.
Sounds like you're trying to find some newish movies, as I'm sure they're well aware of the classics like Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's etc. Man, that's a tough task! I can see avoiding 2 of the 3 in most movies (violence, obscenities, and nudity), but avoiding all three is hard.
My suggestion would be to use http://www.kids-in-mind.com/, which rates movies based on these exact 3 categories. You can search for movies with low ratings in each, and they give detailed descriptions of the movie so you can see if it fits your needs. As the URL suggests it's intended to find kid-safe movies, but should help you in your quest too.
The link Redditors want: list of movies that scored 10/10 for sex/nudity
I disagree with the other comments. Very few films have BOTH a high level of nudity and profanity, especially as far as mainstream films go. Since very few films are successful with an NC-17, films have to cut out enough nudity to make an R rating; many theaters will not show NC-17 films, which explains the lack of profitability.
let me try to find profane AND gratuitous nudity films:
rated R
Caligula (1979), Basic Instinct (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Requiem for a Dream (2000), American Psycho (2000), Running Scared (2006), Clerks II (2006), Choke (2008), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), The Informers (2009), Bruno (2009), The Hangover Part II (2011), Holy Motors (2012, little profanity)
NC-17
Showgirls (1995, only one of the group that has a good amount of swearing), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), The Dreamers (2004), Lust, Caution (2007), Shame (2011), Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)
X Rating
A Clockwork Orange (1971), Midnight Cowboy (1969)- not much nudity or swearing by today's standards
tl;dr There are some others that match the The Wolf of Wall Street, but not many. It seems that films either go with a lot of nudity or a lot of swearing, but not often both. I suspect this is because then it would make it easy for the MPAA to give the film an NC-17 rating.
Another list: If you use Kids-In-Mind.com, you can search by ratings (Nudity, Violence, and Swearing). If you put Nudity and Swearing in both the 9 or 10 range, you only get 51 results
edit: If you do 10 rating for both, you only get 11 films (including Wolf of Wall Street). Also, one of them is a documentary (The Aristocrats).
I find these ratings better than MPAA ratings anyway
I wish more film makers worked to publish these kinds of scores: explicit listing of possibly offensive materials, without a single "age" rating.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/listbyrating.htm
Good way to find movies that fit with in your acceptable levels of Sex/Nudity, Violence/Gore and Profanity, or MPAA rating.
Note: The site has lots of advertising.
Kids-In-Mind doesn't provide a time stamp as to when certain sequences occur, however it's a great resource to utilize if you're wondering whether the sex/nudity or violence would be too much for whoever you're planning on watching with.
There's also RunPee which states when is the most suitable time to pee during a movie. They may include sex scenes as they did with this one on <em>Blade Runner 2049</em> however YMMV.
Hope this helps.
This blog has a couple posts on the age appropriateness of Indian in the Cupboard and some other books. They say: "I do substitute and skip over words here and there (like kill and stupid...), but other than that, this book has been a great addition to our read-alouds."
Kids-In-Mind has this information for movies, including the Indian in the Cupboard movie.
Sorry, I'm not reading the comments or even the full question for fear of spoilers - but I wanted to let you know if you didn't already that this site exists and will probably have a review for the movie once it drops in the US.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com It will spoil you, but it will also give you specific information about what sexual and violent content the movie contains so you can decide whether it's something you're comfortable with your children watching.
Or for even more details on a movie: http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
Gives details and separate ratings for sex, language, and violence. We used it when my son was younger. It's very strict about what it constitutes its ratings but once you understand their system you can adjust accordingly.
Deadpool got a 8.8.10 on their scale. That's close to about as graphic as it gets.
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Thats why Kids in mind rating is great. You can see how much, sex, profanity or violence it has. And also description of sex, profanity and violence spoiler free that you as a parent can decide if it is OK for your child or not, because children are different.
Different genre but still highly amusing: http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
I remember my mother used to use things like this all the time to decide whether or not we were allowed to watch certain movies.
Well, to be fair both the MPAA and trigger warnings promote the notion that it's the personal responsibility of the creator/speaker to warn people about what they're about to see rather than it being the responsibility of the audience to research what they're about to watch/read/play/hear.
I can appreciate Mike's idea that trigger warnings are a great way to actually grow your audience but ultimately it's just not a responsibility I feel comfortable with.
I think a good middle ground would be something like- http://www.kids-in-mind.com where people have taken it upon themselves to create content warnings for media. This way it's up to the communities who are affected by these issues to determine what's safe and what's not.
I have the same problem due to a medical issue I have, and this doesn't bode well for my plans to see this one soon. :\
I actually regularly use a site called Kids-in-Mind, which has pretty non-biased detailed summaries of the violence in most major movies. It's a ~~life~~ consciousness saver.
I've read the summary of Fury Road with this scene and others, and was debating if I was up to it. I wonder if your experience might mean it's a bit too much for me too.
Forget R, even some PG-13 movies are inappropriate for some. I think you have to check out the details, even if it means spoiling it for yourself.
kids-in-mind is a good source.
It's also important to note one's clearly for educational purposes. Is "A woman cleans blood off a floor using paper towels and a mop, and she washes blood off a knife. A woman and a teenage girl drag a body wrapped in a blanket into a closed restaurant and dump it into a chest freezer." (source) really going to help students learn the Spanish Language or Hispanic Culture?
However, if you're trying to teach kids about pregnancy and birth, it's clearly helpful for students to actually see a video of a birth.
The way I see it is you closed your eyes and you didnt know there was nudity. My advice check this site called Kids in mind http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ it will tell you if theres sexuality. This way you will know if its appropriate. So no this doesnt count
i have two little kids (1 and 3) and i'm pretty conservative on what i think is appropriate for them, so i'll chime in.
i don't mind it as a guide...but i'm more likely to go on this website; http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
to check what the content of a movie really is (language etc..).
at this point my 3 year old can only handle the movie cars and just barely at that (the tractors are apparently scarey).
my 1 year old doesn't currently watch anything, but as they both get older my husband and I will watch things with them and talk about anything that they find scary/strange/confusing. in a lot of cases kids don't even notice things that adults notice so i wouldn't bring it up unless i could tell he/she had noticed something.
also, while you are correct (i think) in saying that some kids are more mature than others i find that it is often the case that kids who can handle "higher rated" movies earlier have had a lot more exposure than kids who can't.
so i wouldn't neccessarily say it's about maturity, although sometimes it could be.
When in doubt - http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
Also I agree with previous commentor. Don't start conversations like that in face-to-face situations.
Edit: This is PG movie. I'd bring my four year old to see it, even if he was advanced or not.
Check out Kids-in-Mind whenever the movie comes out and it'll give a 1-10 rating & detailed explanations on the sex/nudity so you can make your informed decision :)
There's a pretty good system on http://www.kids-in-mind.com. The detailed run downs are a bit overkill, but the at a glance content analysis is pretty handy when you want to know if a movie is ok to take your kids (or parents?) to.
Yes, I would like to see a different system. I go by "Kids in Mind" methodology of rating things, which gives a expletive count, Nude scene analysis and violence analysis. Informing the viewer what they are going to be exposed to is better than a blanket age restriction in my opinion. A system like this allows you to make an informed decision. Everything should have this available. It is almost a violation of Freedom of Speech to not have a formal disclosure of content before committing to purchase or consume. They have to tell you specifically what is in food, why not entertainment considering it is social nourishment and some people are really effected by what they consume.
The MPAA system is changing and the more desensitized our culture get the more R-like things will show up in a PG movie.
A great website for parents is Kids-In-Mind and here is the review for Harold and Kumar. The website explains how much sex, cussing, and violence. Make your own judgement from there.
True. Many PG-13 films build to the one point at which a character can scream a "fuck." The R label also indicates that the film might be more apt for adult audiences, rather than attracting teens who might be bored with it, (I wasn't) I do think that a blanket swear word count is a dumb idea, but how will a child be more scarred by 10 "fucks" in one movie, as compared to one "fuck" in each movie, ten times? It doesn't make sense. What we need is a comprehensive system, like this