Some teens just love to be scared. Check out these hand-picked movies for some jump-out-of-your-seat moments that steer (mostly) clear of gore. Some of these top-rated titles are more mature than ...

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Parents need to know that Bad Genius—a remake of a 2017 Thai movie—is a drama/thriller about a gifted Asian American student at an elite high school who tries to steal the answers to the S.A.T. to ...

Parents should know that Sing: Thriller is a Halloween-themed short film that's part of the popular Sing franchise. It pays tribute to Michael Jackson's iconic "Thriller" music video and has brief ...

Parents need to know that The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow (Girl in Pieces) is an intense story of 15-year-old Bella and her addiction to alcohol, her experience in a rehabilitation center, and her ...

Life-like dinosaurs chase after live-action kid characters and roar at them; kids yell in fear as they run away. The fact that some dinosaurs eat others is discussed. Did you know you can flag iffy ...

Slight peril when the boy and his teddy bear seem to tussle with an unknown animal. It's a vague moment in the book illustrated by a big puff of dust with yellow eyes. Not very scary, but leaves the ...

Parents need to know that French family adventure film Family Pack, based on a popular card game in France, has some scenes that could be too scary for younger or sensitive kids. A family is swept up ...

Minor comedic peril. Discussion of a loved one's recent death. Since the setting is in a bar, adult characters discuss alcoholic drinks, whether they should be drinking or not, and turn to alcohol to ...

Adult themes in darkly comic and moving animation. Read Common Sense Media's Memoir of a Snail review, age rating, and parents guide.

Parents need to know that The Shadow Strays is an Indonesian action movie with an incredible amount of strong, bloody, gory, brutal violence, injury detail, killing, death, and fighting. Characters ...