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    Movie Reviews

    Drama

    Drama movie reviews

    Ford vs. Ferrari-Kids’ Movie Review

    Ford vs. Ferrari equals fun!!! Carroll Shelby (Matt Damen) is an amazing race car driver, though due to a heart condition he is forced to quit racing. Meanwhile, at the Ford Motor Company, Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthall) proposes that the company start making race cars to attract younger drivers. They try to partner with Ferrari but that falls through. So Ford decides to hire Shelby to build their new, fast car, and in turn Shelby hires Ken Miles (Christian Bale), an extremely talented driver to race that fast car.  Ford v Ferrari (also known as Le Mans ’66) is a fact-based racing drama about events leading up to and including the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: November 14, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG13
    Best Age Group:
    10+
    Sexual Content:
    Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    None
    Will Kids Like It?
    Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • A married couple briefly kiss.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • There are numerous car crashes with explosions.
    • We see drivers on fire, and characters die.
    • Characters fight; they punch, wrestle and throw each other to the ground.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f–k,” “s–t,” “horses–t,” “a–hole,” “son of a bitch,” “jackass,” “dumbass,” “pr–k,” “piss,” “goddamn,” “damn,” “hell,” and “whores.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall, this is an interesting fact based drama for the whole family. Parents need to be aware of the moderate profane language and moderate violence.

    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil-Kids’ Movie Review

    “She said yes!” Everyone is thrilled because Prince Philip and Aurora, Queen of the Moors, are getting married. Finally Phillip’s kingdom of Ulstead and Aurora’s fairy kingdom of the Moors will be united. However, the prince’s mother, Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer), is not happy with this engagement, and eventually chaos ensues. The queen not only wants to destroy Maleficent, but also all the fairies. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is Disney’s live-action sequel to the 2014 retelling of the beloved fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: October 17, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG
    Best Age Group:
    8+
    Sexual Content:
    Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language:
    None
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    Mild
    Will Kids Like It?
    Yes

    Talking Points:

    • The importance of love and peace is woven throughout the film.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • An engaged couple passionately kiss several times.
    • Two fairy’s kiss and hold hands.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

    •  There is a war between humans and fairies.
    • A pixie creates a red powder that kills fairies. The fairies turn to dust when they contact the powder.
    • A character gets impaled.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking wine.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a wonderful film however, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence that may frighten sensitive viewers.

    Ad Astra-Kids’ Movie Review

    Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is an aeronautics engineer. He’s married, and has no children. When Roy was 16 years old his father, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), was selected to head the Lima Project, a manned mission into space to look for aliens. When Clifford goes missing Roy eventually goes on a mission to find his father in Ad Astra, which is Latin for “through hardships to the stars.” They didn’t have the best father/son relationship, but Roy eventually realizes how much he and his father have in common, and he desperately wants to make peace with him.  Ad Astra is a sci-fi, emotional  drama about a father/son relationship.

     

    Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date:
    September 19, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG13
    Best Age Group:
    13+
    Sexual Content:
    None
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    None
    Will Kids Like It?
    No

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • A creepy creature attacks a human to death. We see the gory remains.
    • Characters die from gun shots, explosions, and stabbings.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “what the hell,” “goddamn,” and “f–king sucks.”
    • A character gives the finger.

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall this is an interesting, emotional drama about a conflicting relationship between a father and son. This may not be entertaining for kids.

    Overcomer-Kids’ Movie Review

    “Who am I?” is a key question throughout the film, Overcomer. It’s a thought provoking and inspiring question, especially for high school basketball coach John Harrison (Alex Kendrick). John’s future is uncertain as their town’s largest manufacturing plant shuts down unexpectedly and hundreds of people move away. As John is reassigned to coach the cross country team his life dramatically changes. He doesn’t know anything about running and is particularly out of shape. John reluctantly takes on the role as head cross country coach with only one runner on the team; a teenage girl named Hannah Scott. Since Hannah has asthma, running can be difficult at times, though through prayers and inspired words by her coach and loved ones Hannah pushes herself to the limit. Not only does coach John Harrison’s life change, but Hannah Scott’s life changes as well. Hannah discovers her faith, forgiveness, and the love of God. Overcomer is a faith-based sports drama, one for the whole family.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: August 22, 2019
    MPAA Rating: PG
    Best Age Group: 9+
    Sexual Content: None
    
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
    Crude or Profane Language: None
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
    Will Kids Like It? Maybe

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: None

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • A man is frustrated and smashes a brick on the ground after he gets into an argument with his wife.
    • A teen girl is chased by three teenage boys.
    • Initially Hannah steals from people, and lies about it. However, she eventually returns all the items that she stole.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

    • One of the main characters had been addicted to drugs. We hear how the drugs negatively affected his life and those around him.
    • There are references to a mother who died from a drug overdose.

    Will Kids Like It? Maybe

    • Overall, this is a wonderful and heartfelt faith-based sports drama. Great for the whole family as it will spark some inspiring conversations.

    The Art of Racing in the Rain-Kids’ Movie Review

    Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner) is a beautiful Golden Retriever. He is a very loyal and dedicated dog to his owner, Formula One race car driver Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia). Enzo is there when Denny meets his wife Eve (Amanda Seyfried), and is there at the birth of their daughter, Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Sadly, the family goes through an extremely challenging situation, while Enzo is observing it all. He ultimately tries to figure out mankind hoping to be reincarnated as a human. The Art of Racing in the Rain is a very emotional drama based on the bestselling novel by Garth Stein.

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
    Release Date: August 8, 2019
    MPAA Rating: PG
    Best Age Group: 13+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language: None
    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
    Will Kids Like It? No

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • We see a couple who fall in love and get married. They’re shown kissing numerous times.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • The subject matter of death of a loved one is woven throughout the film which may frighten young kids.
    • (Spoiler alert!) A dog dies.

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • We see characters drinking alcohol in social situations.

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall this is an intense heartfelt and emotional film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.