CMA has gathered together a selection of movies to watch in the school holidays. We hope these reviews will help you choose what might be age-appropriate and fun for your family.
Happy viewing.
Not suitable under 10; not recommended under 12; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes)
22 December 2022
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (cartoon violence, threat and peril, themes of bullying and abandonment)
7 December 2021
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 9 (violence, scary scene, themes)
31 March 2022
Parental guidance to 4 (scary scenes)
8 August 2022
Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (themes, sexual inferences and mild language)
18 May 2022
Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 7 (violence, scary scenes)
25 January 2023
Not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 9 (themes, lack of interest for younger viewers)
6 January 2023
Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 13 (violence, scary scenes, themes, language, sexual references)
25 May 2022
Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence and scary scenes)
1 September 2022
Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (themes, name calling, animated violence)
9 December 2021
Suitable for general audiences though may lack interest under 7; parental guidance to 9 (themes, mild language)
5 September 2022
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
1 December 2021
Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 12 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
23 November 2022
Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes, themes)
2 October 2022
Not suitable under 9; parental guidance to 11 (scary scenes, themes and violence)
5 October 2022
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (scary scenes, animated violence)
19 January 2022
Not suitable under 12; parental guidance to 14 (violence, scary scenes)
12 June 2022
Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 10 (violence, themes, scary scenes)
29 June 2022
Not suitable under 6; not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, scary scenes)
6 December 2022
Not suitable under 15; parental guidance for 15 year olds (sex scenes and references, nudity, coarse language)
23 December 2022
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 10 (frightening images, slapstick violence, themes of abandonment)
24 June 2021
Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (scary scenes)
8 August 2022
Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (themes, violence, scary scenes)
23 December 2022
Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (themes, scary scenes)
14 January 2023
Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 9 (animated violence, themes, scary scenes)
29 June 2022
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