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Elijah Wood in 9 (2009)

Parents guide

9

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    None
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    None
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Severe

Sex & Nudity

None
105 of 115 found this to have none

Violence & Gore

Moderate
59 of 89 found this moderate
A ragdoll gets stabbed in the leg by a beast.
9 has his shoulder cut open by the cat beast. Nothing gorey is shown, but he is in pain as he holds onto his wound.
We hear the sounds of a war (machine guns firing and bombs exploding) and later see the completely bombed-out landscape (buildings, etc.).
Hearing a noise and scared, #9 grabs a piece of metal and swings it when a figure comes around the corner, knocking #2 to the ground.
We hear monster sounds, #9 is nervous, and we then see a monstrous, robotic/skeletal, four-legged beast (cat-like in appearance) behind him and #2. It claws at them, with #2 jabbing his spear at it, but it knocks him back into something quite hard. #9 hides in a can with a hole in it, and the beast claws at him through the opening, and then reaches in, nearly getting him. It then retreats and bites down into #2 who goes limp in its mouth and is then carried off that way.
#5 and #9 spot #2, seemingly dead in a cage, but he's alive. They then spot the robotic/skeletal, four-legged cat beast (with one glowing red eye and the other serving as a spotlight of sorts) and it comes at #5 and #9, chasing them around the cage as they free #2. The chase continues, with close calls and the beast swiping them aside, with #7 then coming down on the beast, beheading it.
We see a series of still images showing the war between the humans and machines, including machine guns and the view of a human hand.
#8 grabs #5 and then knocks #9 aside and nearly off a ledge.
#1 admits that he sent out #2 as a sacrifice, prompting #7 to hold a blade to his neck, but no harm occurs.
The group tries another rescue attempt, but #8 is held and zapped, with his soul going into the machine and his body going limp (dead). #9, however, cuts down through the snake machine, opening it and then catching #7 when she falls out. That monster is then pulled into some gears and destroyed.

Profanity

None
88 of 92 found this to have none
In a deleted scene, 1 says "damn"
Coward is used once

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
56 of 77 found this to have none
There is one rather amusing scene with 8 holding a magnet to his head for his own enjoyment and making groaning noises. It does appear that he is getting "High" off of the magnet, but it is simply implied.
Very mild implied drug use.
There is one rather amusing scene of a robot doll holding a magnet to his head for his own enjoyment and making groaning noises. It does appear that he is getting "High" off of the magnet, but it is simply implied.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
66 of 115 found this severe
Very severe scenes throughout the film
All of the robot creatures in this film can come across as quite frightening as they are made out of random spare parts. One such creature (known as The Beast) has a cat's skull for a head with a flashlight shining through one eyehole, and a red terminator-looking eye in the other.
The Seamstress machine scene is very frightening
A jump scare where a beast known as the cat beast suddenly attacks the inside of a can where a ragdoll is hiding.
Not for the younger audience. Tone is dark and grim throughout.
There is one scene near the end of the movie where the surviving heroes are pursued by the killer robots as Judy Garland's performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" plays almost somberly in the background. This might be a disturbing scene to younger viewers, especially those who are being used to seeing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" used in a happy setting, whereas here it's used in a suspenseful, scary moment.
Easily one of the darkest and most grimmest computer animated movie due to this the movie received a PG-13 rating.
There is a robotic snake creature with half of a baby doll's head, with one Terminator-esque eye and scary teeth, that is quite frightening.
There are a few dead bodies of humans during the beginning of the film, one of which is a mother holding a baby. No decay or anything graphic is shown, but the implied image is still frightening.
There are other quite intense scenes of death, again, nothing graphic or gory or even bloody, but the actions itself are kind of scary if you think of the characters as human instead of the sewn-up dolls.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 10
  • Canada
    • PGAlberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario
    • GQuebec
    • 14+TV rating
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Finland
    • K-11
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Ireland
    • 12A
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • A
  • Netherlands
    • 9
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Peru
    • Apt
  • Philippines
    • R-13self-applied
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Portugal
    • M/12Qualidade
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 10
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • United Kingdom
    • 12A
    • 12video
  • United States
    • PG-13certificate #45249

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