Not suitable under 12; parental guidance to 13 (course language, distressing themes)
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Children under 12 | Not suitable due to coarse language and distressing themes. |
Children aged 12–13 | Parental guidance recommended due to coarse language and distressing themes. |
Children aged 14 and over | Ok for this age group. |
This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.
Name of movie: | Arthur the King |
Classification: | M |
Consumer advice lines: | Coarse language |
Length: | 107 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
After a humiliating loss at the 2015 Adventure Racing World Championship and subsequent 3-year break, Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) is desperate for one last chance to win the Championships. After convincing a sponsor to back him, Michael and his ragtag team of athletes, Leo (Simu Liu), Olivia (Nathalie Emmanuel) and Chik (Ali Suliman), set off to the Dominican Republic for the race of a lifetime. Over the course of 10 days and 435 miles, a stray dog they dub ‘Arthur’ joins their group, and together they face the jungle. From treacherous cliff climbing to gruelling marathons and dangerously fast cycling, this unusual team of friends forge unbreakable bonds in the hopes of getting one final win.
Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.
Second chances; Animal abuse; Inner strength; Grief; Corporate marketisation.
Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another.
Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.
There is some violence in this movie, including:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children under the age of five, including the following:
Children aged five to eight will also be frightened by scary visual images and will also be disturbed by depictions of the death of a parent, a child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes and scary visual images, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children aged five to eight, including the following:
Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.
In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children aged eight to thirteen, including the following:
Children over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.
The following products are displayed or used in this movie:
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
There is some coarse language in this movie, including:
Based on a true story, Arthur the King is a heartwarming story of perseverance, teamwork and love. Due to the confronting nature of the animal abuse experienced by Arthur, as well as coarse language and darker themes, including negative self-worth, this film is best suited to teens and up, with parental guidance for children aged 12 to 13.
The main messages from this movie are that everyone has the chance to change their ways for the better; and that second chances come in many forms.
Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:
This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as:
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