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Movies suitable for 12 year olds

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Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (scary scenes, violence, dark themes)
28 October 2025

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We Bought a Zoo

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (scary scenes, disturbing themes, coarse language)
2 January 2012

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White Bird

Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 11 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
3 March 2025

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Wild Thornberries, The

Not recommended under 5, PG to 12 (Viol. Distress. Scenes)
10 April 2003

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Wish Dragon

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (animated violence, themes of death, scary scenes)
7 October 2021

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence, sexual references, scary scenes, themes)
26 January 2026

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A Dog's Way Home

Not recommended under 5; parental guidance to 10 (distressing scenes and themes)
7 March 2019

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A Horse Named Winx

Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 10 (themes, distressing scene, a sexual reference)
3 September 2024

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Addams Family, The

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence and themes)
10 December 2019

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Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon

Not recommended under 8 and parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes and emotional themes).
14 September 2021

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day

Not recommended under 5; parental guidance to 10 (scenes that might scare very young children, sexual references, some coarse language and use of substances)
1 December 2014

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Apollo 11

Not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 10 (possible lack of interest)
22 July 2019

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (themes)
15 June 2023

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Are we done yet?

Not recommended under 8, PG to 11 (Disturbing scenes, Themes)
5 April 2007

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Artemis Fowl

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
23 June 2020

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Babe

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (disturbing scenes)
10 January 2012

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Becoming Jane

Lacks interest under 8, PG to 11 (Themes, Violence)
29 March 2012

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 10 (scary scenes, adult themes)
1 June 2020

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Not recommended under 5, Parental guidance to 10 due to scary scenes.
25 September 2008

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Black Beauty (2020)

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (violence, themes, sense of peril)
17 December 2020

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Black Cauldron, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (animated violence and scary scenes)
28 October 2021

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Bolt

Not recommended for children under 5, PG to 10 due to violence and disturbing scenes.
1 January 2009

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Boys in the Boat, The

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (lack of interest for younger viewers, themes, coarse language)
4 January 2024

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Brother Bear

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes)
13 December 2003

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Camino Skies

Not suitable under 8, parental guidance to 10 (adult themes, coarse language)
8 August 2019

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