“Invictus”
What you should know: Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela, newly elected president of South Africa, who turns to rugby to unite his racially divided country. Based on a real story, it also stars Matt Damon as a team captain.
“Invictus”
Rated: PG-13.
Suitable for: Teens and up.
What you should know: Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela, newly elected president of South Africa, who turns to rugby to unite his racially divided country. Based on a real story, it also stars Matt Damon as a team captain.
Language: One f-word and at least a half-dozen milder four-letter words.
Sexual situations and nudity: None.
Violence/scary situations: Brief shots of violence in the streets and skirmishes on the rugby field.
Drug or alcohol use: A fair amount of beer drinking, usually while watching sports.
“The Princess and the Frog”
Rated: G.
Suitable for: Kindergartners and up.
What you should know: It runs 97 minutes, is done with hand-drawn animation and features an African-American princess and lots of original music.
Language: None.
Sexual situations and nudity: Some kisses are exchanged.
Violence/scary situations: Due to some voodoo magic, a man is changed into a frog and so is a young woman who kisses him. In addition to pratfalls and mild accidents, a reference is made to a father having died, a supporting character meets an untimely end and a voodoo practitioner appears with masks, shrunken heads and conjures spirits .
Drug or alcohol use: Animated adults are shown with wine glasses.
“Everybody’s Fine”
Rated: PG-13.
Suitable for: Mature tweens and older.
What you should know: Robert De Niro plays a widower who decides to surprise his four adult children, scattered across the country, with visits.
Language: One f-word, a handful of uses of “Jesus” or “Christ” and a half-dozen mild four-letter words.
Sexual situations and nudity: A mention of infidelity and someone who may be bisexual.
Violence/scary situations: A mugging, a heart attack and delivery of devastating news.
Drug or alcohol use: Adults drink wine and references are made to a fatal drug overdose.
“Old Dogs”
Rated: PG for some mild rude humor.
Suitable for: Grade-school kids and parents.
What you should know: John Travolta and Robin Williams play best friends and business partners forced to take care of 7-year-old twins in this slapstick Disney comedy.
Language: Nothing notable.
Sexual situations and nudity: We get an eyeful of Williams when he’s stripped down to briefs for a tanning scene.
Violence/scary situations: An Ultimate Frisbee game during a Boy Scout retreat turns violent and even bloody.
Drug or alcohol use: Williams gets drunk on margaritas during a getaway weekend in South Beach and marries a woman he’s known for one night. Later, Williams and Travolta get their prescription drugs mixed up and suffer comical side effects.
