Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 12 (violence, sexual innuendo)
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Children under 8 | Not suitable due to themes, violence and sexual innuendo and crude humour. |
Children aged 8–12 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence and sexual innuendo. |
Children aged 13 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: | Family Switch |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Mild crude humour, violence |
Length: | 105 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Jess Walker (Jennifer Garner) and Bill Walker (Ed Helms) are parents trying to keep their family close as their kids, Wyatt (Brady Noon) and CC (Emma Myers), grow more independent and distant. The night before a day full of crucial moments in each of their lives (Bill’s chance at a record deal, Jess’s big promotion, Wyatt’s college interview, and CC’s soccer tryout), the family experience an unexpected twist. A strange encounter with an astrological reader, sees the family wake up to find themselves in each other's bodies. Now, with their lives literally switched, the Walkers must work together to navigate their swapped identities and make it through the most important day of their lives – discovering new understandings and appreciation for one another along the way.
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.
Bullying; Sexual innuendo; Family angst; Sacrificing dreams; Magic.
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.
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:
Family Switch is a heart-warming comedic film. Empathy, unity and self-discovery play a major role and the use of humour and resilience shows how the characters learn valuable lessons about each other, and about identity, communication and the importance of staying connected as they each grow and change. Due to mild crude humour and violence, the film is best suited for families with children aged 13 and above, with parental guidance for ages 8 to 12.
The main messages from this movie are the importance of being responsible and respectful; understanding and valuing that everybody deals with different emotions and difficulties in their lives; being understanding and connected to your family members even if it seems hard; that bullying is not okay and that feeling awkward in certain situations can help you to understand where and who you want to be.
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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