Turning Red
A warm and funny Pixar coming-of-age story about 13-year-old Mei, who magically turns into a giant red panda whenever her emotions run high. The film uses that premise as a playful but direct metaphor for puberty, including candid references to menstruation, which caught some families off guard.
Best enjoyed by kids around 7 and up, with its biggest fans likely being tweens who will recognize themselves in Mei's big feelings and friendship drama.
If you’d rather skip
Mei has a vivid, red-drenched nightmare that may unsettle very young or sensitive viewers.
Mei's mom discovers her romantic doodles of a teenage boy and reacts with alarm, sparking an embarrassing and direct puberty-and-periods conversation.
The frank but funny menstruation talk between Mei and her mom is a rare, sweet on-screen normalizing moment worth watching together if your child is at that stage.