Sometimes it can be difficult (and time consuming) to determine if a movie is appropriate for your children to watch, especially since we don't always have the time to watch the entire movie first.  The Kids in Mind is a great website that reviews movies on three categories: sex & nudity, profanity, and violence & gore. Each rating is on a scale of zero to ten, depending on quantity as well as context.  In addition to assigning three ratings, the site also explains (in detail) why a film rates high or low in a specific category, and includes instances of substance use, a list of discussion topics (topics that may elicit questions from kids) and messages (what values the film conveys).

 

The website does not assign a single, age-specific rating nor do they make recommendations. Since their system is based on objective standards, (not the viewer's age or the artistic merits of a film), they advise concerned adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for them or their children according to their own criteria.  The site does not make age-specific or critical recommendations, does not make judgments about what is good or bad or anything else. They do not "condemn," "critique" or "criticize" movies, nor do they "praise" or "recommend" movies either.