Remember the Titans
Acceptable with guidance. Age: 13+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.
Our review
In 1971 two high schools in Virginia are joined, and the football team has Black and white players. A Black coach, Herman Boone, takes charge. Slowly the players learn to respect each other and play as one team. It is a strong story about justice and friendship across racial lines. The one age is 13, set by the Church's A-II rating; Common Sense says 10+. Expect racial slurs, a street fight, a car crash that paralyzes a player, and one locker-room kiss used as a taunt.
For parents
One age: 13, set by the Church's A-II classification (Formation Reimagined, USCCB); Common Sense Media says 10+ and the film is PG. Talk about it: white characters use racial slurs against Black players, there is a near-riot, a brick thrown into a Black family's home, a fistfight, and a car crash that paralyzes Gerry. Plugged In reviews the language as a few very mild profanities. There is one locker-room scene where a player kisses a teammate on the lips to taunt him; Common Sense reports it as a taunt that leads to a fight, and says one player's sexuality is left ambiguous. It is a taunt, not a romance, and the film does not present it as good. Explain that the kiss is a joke at someone's expense and not a model. Plugged In notes the film's respect for Christian faith. Ask: Why did Boone and Yoast need each other? How did the players learn to see each other differently? What does it cost to do the right thing?