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Movies suitable for 12 year olds

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Candy Cane Lane

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, language)
21 December 2023

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Cars 2

Not recommended under 7, Parental Guidance recommended to 10 (Violence, Scary scenes; Coarse language)
23 June 2011

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 10 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
19 December 2023

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Coco

Not recommended under 7; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes and themes)
1 January 2018

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Curious Case of Dolphin Bay, The

Not suitable under 6; not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes, lack of interest for younger viewers)
27 September 2022

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DC League of Super-Pets

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence and scary scenes)
1 September 2022

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Daddy Day Camp

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 10 (disturbing scenes, coarse language)
29 December 2007

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Descendants

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes and themes)
27 April 2020

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Descendants 2

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes and themes)
21 May 2020

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Descendants 3

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes and images)
30 June 2020

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (themes, name calling, animated violence)
9 December 2021

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Disenchanted

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, scary themes)
31 March 2023

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Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
19 August 2025

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Downton Abbey: A New Era

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (themes, mild coarse language and sexual references). Likely to lack interest for most children under 15.
4 May 2022

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Emu Runner

Not suitable under 8, parental guidance to 10 (language, substance use, death of a parent)
13 November 2019

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Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (sports theme, coarse language, possible lack of interest for younger viewers)
4 June 2024

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Here Comes the Grump

Not recommended under 7 due to themes and messages. Parental guidance to 10.
5 August 2019

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Hocus Pocus

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
2 October 2022

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Home Alone 3

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (slapstick violence, coarse language, sexual references)
21 October 2021

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Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes of peril, themes)
1 May 2020

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Hopeful, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (themes, distressing scenes; may lack interest under 16)
22 October 2024

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Hotel for Dogs

Not recommended under 5, PG to 10 (Scary scenes, Themes)
15 January 2009

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How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
17 June 2025

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes)
7 January 2019

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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Not recommended under 5, PG 5-10 (Scary scenes; Sexual references)
1 July 2009

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