'KIN'
Rated PG-13 for gun violence and intense action, suggestive material, language, thematic elements and drinking.
What it's about: A pair of adopted brothers hit the road, driving from Detroit to Lake Tahoe. The younger brother, Eli, has brought along a futuristic gun he found in an abandoned warehouse.
The kid attractor factor: This is a seemingly young adult film, with a teen protagonist.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Always be honest with your family.
Violence: Some extremely violent shooting scenes, both with regular guns, and the futuristic ray gun, which vaporizes anything. An extremely violent shootout in a police station makes up the third act.
Language: Some strong language.
Sexuality: The brothers hit up a strip club on the road (yes, the underage one too), where they enjoy the dancers and meet a new friend. No graphic nudity, but the women are in skimpy bikinis.
Drugs: Drinking, as well as references to drug dealing.
Parents advisory: Despite this PG-13 rating, treat this film like an R. It's shockingly violent and extremely dark thematically. This is only appropriate for teenagers, not for kids at all.
'OPERATION FINALE'
Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and related violent images, and for some language.
What it's about: The stranger-than-fiction real life Mossad kidnapping and extradition of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann in 1960.
The kid attractor factor: There's not a lot to attract kids in this historical drama.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Remain true to yourself, your history and your nation. Distinguish between justice and revenge.
Violence: Some violent scenes of flashbacks to the horrors of the Holocaust (shootings), the kidnapping scene, and the pursuit of the group by the Argentinean Nazis, as well as a scene of a woman being tortured.
Language: Some strong language.
Sexuality: None; some flirtation between two of the Mossad agents.
Drugs: None.
Parents advisory: This film likely won't appeal to kids unless they're history buffs, but it's fine for older children and teens.
