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Is the Uglies movie a lot more mature than the books? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Joey King, Keith Powers, Chase Stokes
Director: McG
Studio: Netflix
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is the Beetlejuice sequel more goofy than sinister? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, ... language, and more.
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Cast: Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Tim Burton
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is AfrAId as creepy as the name suggests? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: John Cho , Katherine Waterson , Havana Rose Liu
Director: Chris Weitz
Studio: Sony Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is there more to The Crow than murder and mayhem? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston
Director: Rupert Sanders
Studio: Lionsgate
MPAA rating: R
Is the violence in Blink Twice too brutal for teen eyes? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Naomi Ackie , Channing Tatum , Alia Shawkat
Director: Zoë Kravitz
Studio: Amazon MGM Studios
MPAA rating: R
Is the Ryan's World movie a wild and intense adventure? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense ... says about the violence, language, positive messages, and more.
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Cast: Ryan Kaji , Emma Kaji , Kate Kaji
Director: Albie Hecht
Studio: Sunlight Entertainment
MPAA rating: PG
Is Alien: Romulus the goriest movie in the series? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Alien: Romulus OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, language, ... sexy stuff, and more.
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Cast: Cailee Spaeny , David Jonsson , Archie Renaux , Isabela Merced
Director: Fede Alvarez
Studio: 20th Century Studios
MPAA rating: R
Is the big-screen version of Borderlands as gory as the games? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Borderlands OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, language, sexy ... stuff, and more.
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Cast: Cate Blanchett , Kevin Hart , Jack Black , Ariana Greenblatt
Director: Eli Roth
Studio: Lionsgate
MPAA rating: PG-13
Are the heavy themes in It Ends with Us OK for teen fans of the book? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Blake Lively , Justin Baldoni , Jenny Slate , Brandon Sklenar
Director: Justin Baldoni
Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing
MPAA rating: PG-13
Will teens be hooked by the twisted drama in Trap? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Trap OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, language, ... and more.
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Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13
Will little kids be wowed by Harold and the Purple Crayon? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Harold and the Purple Crayon OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says ... about the violence, language, and more.
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Cast: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Zooey Deschanel
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing
MPAA rating: PG
Is Deadpool & Wolverine as gory as it is funny? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Deadpool & Wolverine OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the ... violence, language, and more.
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Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
Director: Shawn Levy
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Is the Uglies movie a lot more mature than the books? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Uglies OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, language, ... and more.
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Cast: Joey King, Keith Powers, Chase Stokes
Director: McG
Studio: Netflix
MPAA rating: PG-13