Alice in Wonderland

Movie · 1951

Disney's hand-drawn gem follows curious Alice through a wonderfully nonsensical dream world full of colorful, eccentric characters. The surreal atmosphere and a few emotionally intense moments are the main things to know about ahead of time.

Most comfortable for ages 5 and up, though confident 4-year-olds who enjoy gentle silliness often do fine with a grown-up nearby for the Queen of Hearts scenes.

Scary imageryPeril & tensionViolenceLoss & griefBig emotionsBehavior modeledLoud or startling soundsDrinking, drugs & smoking

If you’d rather skip

Peril & tensionearly in the filmMild

Alice grows too large to escape the room and nearly drowns in a flood of her own oversized tears before finding a way out.

Scary imagerythe Walrus and the Carpenter sequenceMild

The Walrus lures young oysters away with the promise of a walk, then eats every one of them off-screen; their empty shells are shown afterward.

Drinking, drugs & smokingthe Caterpillar scenesMild

The Caterpillar smokes a hookah in every scene he appears in and blows smoke into Alice's face; two other minor characters also smoke pipes.

6 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.