Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (themes and a distressing scene)
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Children under 6 | Not suitable due to themes. |
Children aged 6–8 | Parental guidance recommended due to themes and a distressing scene. |
Children aged 9 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: | Unsung Hero |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Mild themes |
Length: | 113 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Australian music producer David Smallbone (Joel Smallbone) is living a charmed life. He is at the height of a successful career, lives in a grand house, is married to the love of his life Helen (Daisy Betts), with whom he has six (soon to be seven) wonderful children, and he enjoys the unwavering support of his parents, including a strong relationship with his father James (Terry O’Quinn). When David takes a calculated business risk, he winds up losing his stellar reputation along with everything he owns. In a last-ditch effort to redeem himself, he moves his family to America where the job he secured falls through. The family must pull together to simply survive as they are repeatedly beset by obstacles and challenges. Through prayer and faith, they slowly begin to find their way, marvelling at the miracles that repeatedly surround them. When their daughter Rebecca (Kirrilee Berger) begins to pursue her dream, the stress takes a terrible toll on David but it is only after a tragedy that he begins to see that the success he has been searching for has been right in front 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.
Rejection; Failure; Excessive pride; Poverty; Hardship; Death of a loved one; Religious faith.
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.
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 is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some coarse language in this movie, including:
Unsung Hero is a faith filled drama based on the inspirational, true life story of the Smallbone family. The film is well cast and full of powerful performances and positive messages. It is suitable for all but the youngest of viewers.
The main messages from this movie are that family and faith are the most important things in life, they are what truly make you rich, and nurturing these things will take you on adventures, open doors and help you behold the countless miracles that will undoubtedly come your way.
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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