Recommended for all ages who can comprehend the television! A favorite of even my 1 year old! Nothing iffy about this movie! Watch it! There are some mean dogs in one part, but my kids were unphased.
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Pixar's stunning 3-D adventure is an upper for everyone.
Themes in this movie include: friendship, loss
updated 09.25.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Up
Parents need to know that this is the second Pixar movie (after The Incredibles) to receive a PG rating, mostly due to a few potentially frightening scenes involving a band of trained talking dogs trying to get rid of the protagonists, some moments where characters almost fall from a floating house, and some guns firing. It's also the first Pixar movie in 3-D, and as such there are images that jump out from the screen that could frighten the very young. That said, it's Disney/Pixar, so the violence is mild. And there's no offensive language, consumerism, or sexuality.
Read our full review by Sandie Angulo Chen
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the movie's central relationship between Carl and Russell. What does the movie have to say about multi-generational friendships?
- What does a young boy teach an elderly man, and vice versa?
- Kids: What kind of adventures do you dream of having?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 3 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
Go to Blockbuster right now and pick it up!
- I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Too complicated for under 8s and rather sad
I took my 4 year old to see this film and while essentially he had an OK time he really didn't understand much of the VERY complicated plot. The film is beautifully made but VERY sad (eg. couple who love each other dearly cannot have children, elderly man yearns for dead wife) and quite scary in the scenes with the dogs. It is not a film that makes children laugh (and infact made me cry quite a bit) and the plot is just so elaborate that I doubt many under 8s will really understand who is who and what is happening. I would not recommend this to anyone looking for a fun trip to the cinema with an under 8.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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Pixar's best yet!
I'm a huge Pixar fan and they outdid themselves with this movie. If you are planning on watching this with young children you should know that it deals with the issue of death. It also contains some scenes that may be too intense for young viewers.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Good role models
Easily can help to instill good values in to your children
Younger boys may not appreciate the slower-style of this movie. My 5-year old asked twice to leave the movie, even with the 3D glasses on. The movie is very good, and can help to teach your kids about the value of life, the value of wisdom, the value of trying new things, and the value of continuous learning even when you get old.
- I rate this title off for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
The movie is not suitable for children under 10 , it's not exactly a fairy tale that will make children dream, rather a disturbing action movie, with scene of fighting, talking dogs belonging to a twisted scientist and some scene of violence . where are the nice fairy tale movies like the one that we used to watch gone?
- I rate this title iffy for age 4 and give it
Zero stars
My whole family hated this one. It was a movie about a miserable old man who spreads his agony around without regard for how his attitude impacts others around him. He meets another old man misled by life who's even more miserable than he is. I thought the montage of his life in the beginning was very moving for adults and completely inappropropriate for kids because it was too heavy. I don't think kids are ready for impressions of barren women and funeral homes when they see a DISNEY movie. When the little boy is yelled at and told to go away, my daughter had just had it. It made her no longer like the protagonist and I can't say I felt much differently. If this were an adult indie movie, I would give it a different review, but it's Pixar so I can't give it a good rec.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Good role models
Tear-jerker for kids, Depresser for adults... BUT GOOD!
Pixar always comes through... what more can I say.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
UP totally rox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it is a great kids movie expecially for a disney movie
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Heavy themes for bright & sensitive children
Heavy topics of loss (death of beloved life-long spouse) whilst piano music played. My compassionate 8 yr old cried. She was also very bothered by the violence. At one point it was too much all at once--bird is trapped, dogs going nuts after bird, good dog is hurt, and finally...the old man's beloved house is about to be torched. Daughter wanted to leave. Too heavy of a movie for more sensitive kids. If your kids are older or less sensitive, or too young to get it, then maybe it's ok. But even so, the intensity of the peril scenes is something most parents should be aware of esp. w/ younger kids. Was a very odd animated movie experience for us. I wouldn't see it again.
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
This movie looked awful because of poor advertising and my previous disappointment with WALL.E. However, it was great! My only concern is the death related themes, these may disturb some younger kids. A 5 year old was sitting next to me who kept asking where his (Carl's) wife had gone.
- I rate this title off for age 4 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Too Death focused for little kids
The previews and trailers didn't show just how much emphasis the movie had on death. My son had just lost his Grandpa before seeing this, and seeing Ellie die, and then the injury to the bird as the dogs hunted them was pretty bad. Seeing the bad guy fall from the blimp- it was pretty clear he dies too. Too much death for a kids movie. It made him sad, and cry, and then ask a lot of questions about good guys and bad guys once they're dead.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Good family movie (spoiler)
Great movie-funny and a good story. We all liked this one! I cried when the wife died, but it was subtle and went over my daughter's head.
I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
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- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Ok, for more mature 5-6 y/o - expect questions about death.
Cute film that kept my 5 y/o attention the entire time. She was a bit bothered by the saddness of death and didn't understand 100%, but the ending was nice. It gave us an opportunity to explain it a bit and compare to the death of our family pet. Both parents attended and thought it was cute too - entertaining.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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Best Pixar film since since Ratatouille!!!
This movie is one of the best animated films of the year so far. It is also one of Pixar's best films since Ratatouille. In this movie there are some frightening scenes that children 7 and under may think are scary. I gave this film about a 3-3 1/2 stars (out of four stars.)
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Not a kids movie at all.
i brought my 6 year old to this movie. first off it was depressing and sad with adult life situations that were above his head. I thought some of the images were scary and inappropriate. He liked it, but didn't really understand it. my friends 5 year old was traumatized by some of the sad and scary animal scenes not a child's movie at all, in my opinion.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Great for Everyone!
This movie is a fun one of a kind adventure that you can NOT miss! This is a great Disney Pixar Movie in a long time. There is a bit of suspense but I think this has more comedy then suspence. This is a must see kinda movie.
- I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
I took my 7 yr. old dd and 9 yr. old ds to see this movie. Dd found it funny, but sad. Ds howled through the movie. He was crying so hard by the end that I had to carry him out of the theater. This is a bittersweet movie. If you have sensitive kids who are beginning to understand the ideas of loss and unfulfilled dreams, do not see this movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
My 7 year old was saddened by this movie; my 9 year howled through this movie. As the opening love story unfolded, my son began to cry. By the end of the movie he was howling. I had to carry a crying 9 year old boy out of the theater while leading a teary-eyed 7 year old girl. This story is bittersweet (more bitter, for some, than sweet). If you have sensitive children who are beginning to understand the idea of loss and unfulfilled dreams, don't take them to see this movie!
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