Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
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Children under 5 | Not suitable due to violence and scary scenes. |
Children aged 5–7 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence and scary scenes. |
Children aged 8 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: | Smurfs |
Classification: | G |
Consumer advice lines: | Very mild themes, coarse language and some scenes may scare very young children |
Length: | 92 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
In a village where every Smurf has their own special talent, ‘No Name’ Smurf (voiced by James Corden) struggles to find his identity. However, everything changes when a magical book responds to his heartfelt wish and grants him unexpected powers.
But when No Name unveils his abilities to the other Smurfs, he accidentally reveals the village's location to the sinister Razamel (voiced by JP Karliak), who retaliates by kidnapping Papa Smurf (voiced by John Goodman).
Now, with the help of Smurfette (voiced by Rihanna) and the other Smurfs, No Name must track down the elusive and mysterious Ken (voiced by Nick Offerman). Their journey takes them beyond the mushroom village and into the real world, where they gain surprising allies, including the Snooterpoots and Gargamel (voice of JP Karliak), who is out for revenge after his brother excluded him from the Intergalactic Evil Wizard Alliance. And maybe, just maybe, No Name will discover what has been inside of him all along.
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.
Crime; Good vs Evil; Identity struggles.
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:
Smurfs is a musical comedy and the latest movie release in the Smurf franchise. The movie features a star studded cast and original music, including Friend of Mine by Rihanna. Due to the animated violence and scary scenes, this film is best suited for children over 7 and with parental guidance for ages 5 to 7.
The main message from this movie is self-acceptance: embracing who you are and appreciating what you have rather than focusing on what you lack.
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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