'SMILE'
Rated R for strong violent content and grisly images, and language.
What it’s about: A horror film about a contagious death curse with one notable symptom: smiling.
The kid attractor factor: This is a fairly intense horror movie — teens might be interested but not kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Be true to yourself and your feelings, covering it all up with a fake smile will not help.
Violence: Some extreme bloody violence and self-harm/sucide on screen. Animal as well as people deaths.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: Too violent for kids — this one is for teens and adults only.
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'THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER'
Rated R for language and some war violence.
What it’s about: An amazing true story of a kid from New York who went to Vietnam to bring his friends beer.
The kid attractor factor: Not much — this Nam movie is more for adults.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Never underestimate the power of friendship and never trust the government.
Violence: Some terrible war violence and death.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sex: None
Drugs: References to smoking marijuana.
Parents’ advisory: Too mature for kids but OK for teens if interested.
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