Ratatouille
Acceptable with guidance. Age: 6+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.
Our review
Remy is a rat who loves good food and dreams of being a chef in Paris. He teams up with a clumsy kitchen boy named Linguini, and together they cook wonderful meals. Remy learns that a cook makes things and does not steal. One of Pixar's best. It honors hard work, excellence and telling the truth even when it costs you. There are a few grown-up touches parents should know about, mainly a hero who was born outside marriage and plenty of wine.
For parents
Rated G. Decent Films says Kids & Up and Common Sense Media says 6+. Greydanus warns that the middle may bore children under five. An old woman fires a shotgun at Remy and wrecks her own house. Chefs throw knives, and there is a tense sewer chase. Dead rats hang in traps in a shop window. A plot point is that Linguini is Gusteau's son, born outside marriage. It is handled quietly, but older children will notice. Wine is served with meals, and Skinner gets Linguini tipsy on purpose to make him talk. Plugged In logs one 'bloody' and Common Sense Media one 'hell.' Some kitchen staff have shady pasts, mentioned in passing. Tell your children that Linguini's mother and father should have been married, and that Linguini is loved all the same. Ask: why does Remy's father say taking is fine, and why is he wrong? Why was it hard for Linguini to tell the truth?