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Movies suitable for 12 year olds

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Cinderella and the Little Sorcerer

Not suitable under 4; parental guidance to 7 (themes, animated violence)
19 April 2022

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Cirque du Soleil: Worlds away 3D

Not recommended under 5, PG to 8 (Scary scenes; Lack of dialogue)
28 February 2013

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College Road Trip

Parental guidance under 8 due to violence and accidental harm.
19 August 2008

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Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
4 March 2024

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Croods, The: A New Age

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence and scary scenes)
21 December 2020

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Daddy Day Care

Parental guidance to 7 (violence)
26 June 2003

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog days

Not recommended under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence; some crude humour)
28 April 2011

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (cartoon violence, scary scenes, sexual references, themes)
29 January 2025

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The long haul

Parental guidance recommended under 8 due to scenes that might scare under fives, coarse language and crude humour.
3 July 2017

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Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia

This topic contains: Not recommended under 5, PG to 8 (Scary images and loud sounds)
7 June 2007

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Dolphin Tale 2

Parental guidance recommended under 8 due to some upsetting scenes.
7 October 2014

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Dr Plonk

PG to 8 (lacks interest, silent film with subtitles, slapstick violence)
5 September 2007

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Dragon Rider

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence and scary scenes)
21 December 2020

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Duck Duck Goose

Not recommended under 5, parental guidance recommended to 8 (some violence and scary scenes)
31 May 2018

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Eagle Huntress, The

Parental guidance recommended under 8 due to scenes of animals being hunted and the need to read subtitles
21 March 2017

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Elf

Parental guidance under 8 (Viol.)
9 November 2003

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Ella Enchanted

Not recommended under 5; Parental guidance to 8 (Violence and scary scenes)
2 December 2004

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Elliot the Littlest Reindeer

Not recommended under 5 and Parental guidance to 8 due to scary scenes and coarse language.
10 December 2018

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Emil and the Detectives

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
28 July 2020

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Emoji Movie, The

Not recommended under 5, parental guidance 5 to 8 due to scary scenes and characters
11 September 2017

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Enchanted

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
26 December 2007

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Ernest and Celestine

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 due to scenes that may scare young children and themes that may need discussion.
7 July 2014

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Evan Almighty

Not recommended under 5, PG to 8 due to scary scenes.
17 September 2007

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Fantasia

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (scary scenes, stylised nudity, adult themes (alcohol consumption, romance), and out-dated cultural / gender-related depictions)
16 June 2020

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Finding Dory

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes and themes)
16 June 2016

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