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Is Black Phone 2 even more disturbing than the original? | Common Sense Media Movie Minute
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Cast : Mason Thames , Madeleine McGraw , Miguel Mora
Director : Scott Derrickson
Studio : Universal Pictures
MPAA rating : R
Are Tron: Ares' high-tech thrills too intense for young fans? | Common Sense Media Movie Minute
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Is Tron: Ares 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 : Jared Leto , Greta Lee , Evan Peters
Director : Joachim Rønning
Studio : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
MPAA rating : PG-13
Will young fans of The Rock be crushed by The Smashing Machine? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast : Dwayne Johnson , Emily Blunt , Ryan Bader
Director : Benny Safdie
Studio : A24
MPAA rating : R
Is Good Boy a bad time for dog lovers? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Indy, Shane Jense , Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden
Director: Ben Leonberg
Studios: IFC Films , Shudder
MPAA rating: PG-13
Can teens handle the thrills in One Battle After Another? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Just how extreme are the violence and sex in Him? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox
Director: Justin Tipping
Studio: Universal Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Will kids be safe on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kevin Kline
Director: Kogonada
Studio: Sony Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Is the cruelty in The Long Walk too much for young teens? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Mark Hamill
Director: Francis Lawrence
Studio: Lionsgate
MPAA rating: R
Is The Conjuring: Last Rites too gory for teen horror fans? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is The Conjuring: Last Rites 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: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilso , Mia Tomlinson
Director: Michael Chaves
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Does Caught Stealing glamorize the criminal lifestyle? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Cast: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Studio: Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Is Weapons as violent as the name might suggest? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Weapons 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: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich
Director: Zach Cregger
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA rating: R
Is Freakier Friday too edgy for a family movie night? | Common Sense Movie Minute
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Is Freakier Friday 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: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
MPAA rating: PG
Is Black Phone 2 even more disturbing than the original? | Common Sense Media Movie Minute
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Is Black Phone 2 OK for your kids? Check out our video to see what Common Sense says about the violence, ...language, sexy stuff, and more.
Read the full written review here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/black-phone-2
Cast : Mason Thames , Madeleine McGraw , Miguel Mora
Director : Scott Derrickson
Studio : Universal Pictures
MPAA rating : R
