Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that although this engaging live-action/animated feature (based on the classic children's book) deals with some themes -- like neglect and death -- that may need explaining, it does so in a way that's gentle enough for young viewers. There are a couple of tense scenes involving a fire, and the main character's mother has died (it happened before the events shown in the movie). But ultimately this is a crowd-pleasing story with a heartwarming, family-centric message.
Sexual
Content
Not applicable.
Violence
Some intense scenes involving a fire and a noble act of self-sacrifice, but no violence.
Language
Not applicable
Social
Behavior
A father temporarily passess his young son off to a stern grandmother who at first seems more inconvenienced than overjoyed about her grandson's visit. But the main characters undergo a transition and in the end are the better for it.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Drugs / Tobacco /
Alcohol
Not applicable