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One Crazy Summer movie poster: John Cusack, Demi Moore, and cast pose on a dock in front of a smiling cartoon sun in glasses
MOVIE

One Crazy Summer

age 13+

Campy 1980s teen comedy has language, stereotypes.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1986)
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Murder Company movie poster: William Moseley, Kelsey Grammer, Joe Anderson, and Pooch Hall stand together in uniform
MOVIE

Murder Company

age 16+

Bloody WWII film is OK but grim; language, graphic violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)
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Something to Stand for with Mike Rowe movie poster: Mike Rowe stands, arms crossed, at the door of a vintage car
MOVIE

Something to Stand for with Mike Rowe

age 8+

Inspiring doc about U.S. figures has historical violence.

In Theaters (Release Year: 2024)
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She Rises Up movie poster: Woman in green garb holding a black bag walks away in the desert
MOVIE

She Rises Up

age 10+

Women battle poverty in inspiring docu; violence, language.

In Theaters (Release Year: 2024)
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Security movie poster: Antonio Banderas kneels on one knee with a gun in either hand
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Security

age 16+

Predictable action film has lots of violence, language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2017)
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Longing movie poster: Richard Gere and Diane Kruger walk down the street, with graffiti art on the wall
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Longing

age 15+

Emotionally complex drama about grief has mature content.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)
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Ladybugs movie poster: Rodney Dangerfield, in coach uniform, holds a soccer ball above a group of players
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Ladybugs

age 13+

Dated 1990s soccer comedy has lots of innuendo, language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1992)
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Hidden Movie Poster: Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind stand huddled in a bunker looking up
MOVIE

Hidden (2015)

age 15+

Post-apocalyptic horror/thriller has violence, language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2015)
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Escape from Germany movie poster: Paul Wuthrich stands in a suit in a train station with a Nazi soldier standing behind him
MOVIE

Escape from Germany

age 10+

Peril, violence in faith- and fact-based WWII drama.

In Theaters (Release Year: 2024)
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Lord of the Flies movie poster: Ralph, Piggy, and the other boys on the island
MOVIE

Lord of the Flies (1990)

age 15+

Book-based thriller is brutally violent; strong language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1990)
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