Watch with a parent
Best from age 8 · PG · 2006 · 91 min
Watch with a parentBest from age 8 · PG · 2006 · 91 min · Family · Adventure
Hoot
Reviewed by the Movie-Knight team · Updated
Hoot is a family-friendly adventure where new kid Roy Eberhardt teams up with two local children to save a group of endangered burrowing owls from a pancake house construction project. Parents should know the film promotes environmental awareness and standing up for what's right, while featuring mild peril and some cartoonish authority figures. This inspiring story is best enjoyed by kids aged 8 and up.
Is Hoot OK for kids, and for what age?
Watch with a parent. Movie Knight rates it best from age 8. Rated PG.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Mild1/10
Language
None0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
None0/10
Romance & sensuality
None0/10
Scary moments
None0/10
Heads up
- Mild cartoonish peril
- Some portrayals of adult authority figures as bumbling or corrupt
- Themes of environmental activism
Models well
- Environmental protection
- Standing up for beliefs
- Friendship and teamwork
Talk about it after
- What are some ways we can help protect local wildlife or nature?
- Have you ever felt like you had to stand up for something you believed in, even if it was difficult?
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