MPAA explanation: violence, sex, profanity.
Overall, older kids or teens who already are mature enough and know what sex is and can handle it would enjoy this movie. The violence could deter this though.
On Halloween, teenagers who still want to enjoy trick-or-treating may be met with skepticism by adults instead of acceptance. Teens should still be able to enjoy a fun holiday with their friends without ageist pressures. Experts, parents, and educators all agree: let kids be kids as long as they can.
Parents should know that this show is inappropriate for people undec 21 and up because this show has a lot of bad things like, killing, guns, sex, violence, people getting hit by a car, all of the curse words, smoking, beer, and wine.
Teen slasher parody has strong violence and language.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes nudity, a brief, interrupted sexual encounter, some kissing, brutal slasher-movie violence that involve deaths by stabbing, impaling, pummeling and fire as well as ...
Parents need to know that this sequel to 2007's Halloween remake is brutally violent, grotesquely explicit, and terrifyingly violent. There are innumerable scenes of killing, and it says a lot about the movie's savagery and viciousness that they're still grim even though it's not particularly well made.
Restricted: R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Halloween Kills is rated R for violence, gore, language, nudity, and drug use. It is not appropriate for kids under 17 according to the MPA unless they're accompanied by an adult.
R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. This rating means the film contains adult material such as adult activity, harsh language, intense graphic violence, drug abuse and nudity.
"[You're] never too old to trick-or-treat, unless you're the parent who carries around your own bag for candy and sneaks your hand into the candy bowl when accompanying your own children around the block!"
People can trick-or-treat at any age, but in order to receive candy you do have to wear some kind of costume, even if it's one of those “funny” no-effort ones where you just wear a fanny pack and call yourself a tourist or something.
Most teenagers stop dressing up and trick-or-treating somewhere between the ages of 12 and 16 — but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad manners for them to go door-to-door, as long as they are polite while out on the streets.
Child psychologist Michele Borba tells SheKnows that while there's no one-size strict age cutoff, most kids naturally decide between 12 and 17 that they feel too old to participate in trick-or-treating.
Halloween Ends is Rated R for language, sexual situations and violence and gore. What is this? But can your teens see this one?
Apocalyptic and dystopian themes are popular costume ideas. Teens are drawn to the heroes, survivors and zombies of the Walking Dead comic books and TV series (2010-2022), classic Mad Max movies (1978-2015) and the Hunger Games trilogy (2012-2015).
Mature (M)
M-rated films and computer games are not recommended for children under the age of 15. They include portrayals of elements such as violence and themes that require a mature outlook. However, children under the age of 15 may legally access this material as the classification rating is an advisory category.
This movie, starring a creepy clown, is based on a horror novel by Stephen King. Why is It rated R? The MPA rated It R for violence/horror, bloody images, and for language.
G: Appropriate for people of all ages. PG 12: Parental guidance is required for children under the age of 12.
Why is Halloween Ends rated R? Halloween Ends is rated R by the MPAA for bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references.
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is rated PG by the MPAA for some scary action, rude humor and language. Mystery Inc. has left behind many of the innuendos and adult themes that showed up in the first Scooby-Doo movie. But there are still plenty of risky pranks in this film that parents won't want reenacted at home.
Many children are ready for a phone at an average age of 12 or 13.
There are no formal age limitations on trick-or-treating. Growing up, you probably participated in the yearly ritual until it felt weird to keep doing it. Or until it felt like you were the oldest kid on the block still out in a Halloween costume asking neighbors for free candy.
So, when is the best time to carry out the candy-grabbing ritual? The general consensus appears to be from around 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (local time).
The law in Belleville, Illinois, where it's actually called Halloween Solicitation, forbids children over age 12 from wearing a mask, and those in 9th grade or above can't "appear on the streets, highways, public homes, private homes, or public places in the city to make trick-or-treat visitations."