Secretariat
Recommended. Age: 13+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.
Our review
Penny Chenery is a mother from Denver who takes over her sick father's horse farm in Virginia in 1969. People tell her a woman cannot run a racing stable. With a trainer and a very special colt named Secretariat, she wins the Triple Crown in 1973. It is an uplifting true story about faith, family and courage, with a Bible verse from Job at the start. The one age is 13, set by the Catholic A-II classification; Common Sense Media says 8+ and the MPAA says PG. Expect mild language, deaths of Penny's parents, and some tense arguments.
For parents
One age: 13, set by the Catholic A-II classification, which the Deseret News capsule reproduces without stating content reasons (Common Sense 8+, MPAA PG, Decent Films Kids & Up). Common Sense notes mild words like hell, crap and damn, champagne at a party, and the deaths of Penny's parents. Kids-In-Mind (2.3.3) adds about 18 religious exclamations, a newborn colt, a man's stroke and a jockey's fall. Decent Films notes the film leaves out that the real-life Tweedys later divorced. Talk about it: What did Penny give up to follow her dream? Why does the film begin with Job? What does it mean to run your own race?