What age will you let your kid see a PG-13 movie? Why?

Answer 1

when they were 8 or some thing like that as long as it didn't have anything really bad in it.

Answer 2

I don't personally think its so much about the rating, as it is the content.
it may get the big old PG and PG-13 rating due to some swearing- which I'm okay with my kids hearing because they'll know they can't repeat it.
I'd really have to review the content and it would depend on the maturity and personality of my child. I'm not going to take a sencitive kid to see something very emotional or take an imaginative kid to a horror movie so they have nightmares for a week.

I also think some of those films have a biased to them.
I'm talking about older teens with these films but-
american pie- a story about losing your virginity. with a lot of vulgar content got a R rating

another movie. about a female trying to loose her virginity, that had less vulgarity in it, got the dreaded NC-17 rating. (most theaters don't play movies about R, thus the movie didn't make it in terms of popularity)

ratings aren't a deciding factor for me- unless they are rated X. then its a 'No'

Answer 3

I know it's not easy, but I think parents need to preview each movie. I've seen some that are PG that are appauling and others that are R because they have 1/2 second of brief nudity but the rest of the movie is really G.

Different parents have different values. For some, allowing kids to see brief nudity (not like porn or anything sexual) seems acceptable but they'd never let their kids see anything involving violence. For others, it's the opposite.

The kids' need to be taken into account too. I've seen kids that saw just the commercial for Chuckie and now have a doll phobia while others watch horror movies and giggle.

I think it's best for the parents to decide what their kids see rather than relying on a rating. The rating doesn't take your values into account.

Answer 4

I don't think there is a one size fits all answer. My son got to see Gone In 60 Seconds at 10. He loves cars and I saw it first and felt it was fine. I saw all PG-13 movies first until he was 12. After 12 I let him go to most of them, but there were still a few that just from the previews I refused to let him see.

Answer 5

At 12 ot 13. Not early cuz kids will want to do gross stuff, they would learn violence.

Answer 6

when their 13,

if their under 13 and they want to see a film i will watch it first, then they can if i think its suitable.