Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 6 and UP

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  There's some mild peril from thunderstorms hitting the house, and a sad sequence that shows Ellie sick in the hospital and then Carl in a funeral home, surrounded by flowers. Both a real gun and a tranquilizer gun are fired at various chara... More

  There's some mild peril from thunderstorms hitting the house, and a sad sequence that shows Ellie sick in the hospital and then Carl in a funeral home, surrounded by flowers. Both a real gun and a tranquilizer gun are fired at various characters. A house gets set on fire. Younger kids might be scared by some 3-D images that jump at them from the screen, as well as Muntz' dogs, which sometimes appear seemingly out of nowhere, growling and angry. Muntz tries to get rid of Carl and Russell, even if it means trying to kill them. One character falls to his death. Close

• Messages

• Sex:

  Not an issue.

• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.

• Drugs:

  Two adults drink out of champagne flutes.

• Language:

  Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

About Up

Parents need to know that this is the second Pixar movie (after The Incredibles) to receive a PG rating, mostly due to a few potentially frightening scenes involving a band of trained talking dogs trying to get rid of the protagonists, some moments where characters almost fall from a floating house, and some guns firing. It's also the first Pixar movie in 3-D, and as such there are images that jump out from the screen that could frighten the very young. That said, it's Disney/Pixar, so the violence is mild. And there's no offensive language, consumerism, or sexuality.

Families Can Talk About

Families can talk about the movie's central relationship between Carl and Russell. What does the movie have to say about multi-generational friendships? What does a young boy teach an elderly man, and vice versa? Kids: What kind of adventures do you dream of having?