Inside Out

Movie · 2015

A warmly inventive Pixar adventure set inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley, where five personified emotions navigate the upheaval of a big family move. The film is overwhelmingly positive and age-appropriate, with its emotional weight being the main thing to prepare younger viewers for.

Most comfortable from age 6 up, with parental company recommended for ages 5 to 8 to help process the abstract ideas and a few genuinely sad moments.

Scary imageryPeril & tensionLoss & griefBig emotionsLanguageBehavior modeledLoud or startling sounds

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Scary imagerythe subconscious sequence, roughly middle of the filmMild

Joy and Sadness enter a dark, prison-like subconscious where a very large clown wakes up and chases them; sensitive children who fear clowns may find this stressful even though the clown is not malicious.

Peril & tensionthe abstract thought sequence, middle of the filmMild

Characters pass through abstract thought and are distorted into flat, two-dimensional shapes while fearing they will be stuck there forever; played partly for comedy but the characters' distress is real.

Loss & griefBing Bong's wagon is lost in the memory dump, middle of the filmMild

Bing Bong loses his cherished rocket wagon and cries candy; he stays visibly sad for several minutes, which can be upsetting when children realize how much he cares about his memories with Riley.

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