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Is Deadpool & Wolverine as gory as it is funny? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
Director: Shawn Levy
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Will kids be blown away by the action in Twisters? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Studio: Universal Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is the humor in My Spy 100% family friendly? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Ken Jeong, Chloe Coleman
Director: Peter Segal
Studio: STX Entertainment
MPAA rating: PG-13
Does My Spy: The Eternal City deliver action, humor, and heart? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is My Spy: The Eternal City 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: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong
Director: Peter Segal
Studio: Amazon Prime Video
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is Longlegs really the scariest movie ever? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Longlegs 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: Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Nicolas Cage
Director: Oz Perkins
Studio: Neon
MPAA rating: R
Is Fly Me to the Moon a sweet romcom or a space race drama? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Fly Me to the Moon 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: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Jim Rash
Director: Greg Berlanti
Studio: Columbia Pictures
MPAA rating: PG-13
Does Descendants: The Rise of Red deliver more colorful fun? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Descendants: The Rise of Red 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: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Morgan Dudley
Director: Jennifer Phang
Studio: Disney+
MPAA rating: NR
Is The Imaginary too intense for young anime fans? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is The Imaginary 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: Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Riisa Naka
Director: Yoshiyuki Momose
Studio: Netflix
MPAA rating: PG
Does MaXXXine take grisly terror to the max? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is MaXXXine 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: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito
Director: Ti West
Studio: A24
MPAA rating: R
Just how racy is the romance in A Family Affair? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is A Family Affair 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: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Studio: Netflix
MPAA rating: PG-13
Is the fourth Despicable Me as kid-friendly as the earlier films? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Despicable Me 4 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: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell
Director: Chris Renaud
Studio: Universal Pictures
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
