'AMERICAN ANIMALS'
Rated R for language throughout, some drug use and brief crude/sexual material.
What it's about: The true story of a group of college kids who plan a heist to steal rare books from a university library.
The kid attractor factor: Some teens may be drawn to the young cast: Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, etc.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Consider deeply why you're making the choices that you are _ everything has consequences.
Violence: An attack with a Taser on an older woman.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sexuality: Some brief nudity but not graphic.
Drugs: Marijuana.
Parents advisory: A good kids gone wrong story with adult themes _ appropriate for teens but not kids.
'UPGRADE'
Rated R for strong violence, grisly images and language.
What it's about: A techno-futuristic action thriller where a man gets enhanced with powerful technology to avenge his wife's death.
The kid attractor factor: Teens may be drawn to the action genre.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Be careful what you wish for, and we don't know how powerful technology can be.
Violence: Some extreme violence, shooting, torture, beating, stabbing, etc. Several gory on screen deaths. Extreme violence.
Language: Swearing and language throughout.
Sexuality: None.
Drugs: None.
Parents advisory: Far too violent for kids _ this one is only appropriate for older teens.
