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Avg. Critic Score: 45 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
8 OK for kids 8+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A parable for adults -- particularly men. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Warm-hearted and effective. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Too bad The Kid gets bogged down in its sentimental manipulations. It has more going for it than you might suppose. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    This slight, predictable comedy has appealing moments. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    A movie we might like to buy into if left to our own devices, but that idea is anathema to Turteltaub, intent on pushing us so hard that we end up pushing back. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    Surprisingly enough, it often soars to heights of not bad. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    This boomer-coddling comic fantasy, in which a callous adult on the brink of 40 has a chance encounter with his pudgy, lisping 8-year-old self, is an iffier what-if. Read full review

  • 40
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    The comic screenplay...pivots on a toothless premise: Russ needs to get in touch with his inner child. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    So rich in processed sugar, canned sentiment and schmaltz, I thought I was going to throw up. Read full review

  • 20
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Director Jon Turteltaub's insistence upon hammering every point home with giant closeups and relentless musical underlining makes this insufferably cloying and sickly sweet. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+ Very funny and genuinely insightful family movie.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has some rude and PG-rated language, a school-yard scuffle, a sad off-screen death, and a parent-child confrontation that may be upsetting.
  • Families can talk about the importance of understanding your past. Kids who see the movie will want to know whether their parents are neglecting their childhood dreams, and they may want to talk about what they can do now to stay in touch with what is important to them and to feel happy with themselves when they grow up. They should discuss what makes people mean. As this movie shows, it is often because they are insecure and in pain. Some kids who have experienced or observed bullies at school may want to talk about why kids behave that way and how to respond to them. Older kids may also want to talk about the difference between "spin" and accountability and the way that image consultants change the way that people feel about celebrities.
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence and scariness: Mild violence, including playground scuffle with bullies.
  • sex false1 Sexy stuff: Very mild.
  • language false2 Language: Some mild language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false2 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Character asks for strong medication and takes all the pills at once.
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