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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Movie PG 2024 92 minutes
Harold and the Purple Crayon Movie Poster: Harold and friends, surrounded by his creations

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age 6+

Based on 11 parent reviews

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age 7+

Very enjoyable

The children found this movie exciting. it was very enjoyable, the jokes were age appropriate, definitely recommend watching for kids 7+

age 5+

Fun Family Movie

I took my five year old to see this one and she really enjoyed it. She laughed out loud often. There were a few off color jokes but they went over her head and they weren’t that bad. it was fun go see it!

age 2+

Wow just wow.

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  • Great role models
age 7+

Family-friendly comedy with focus on the power of imagination and using that power for good.

Funny, enjoyable comedy. Wish the box office had done better. We need more family friendly content in movie theaters, but the curmudgeon movie critics got to it apparently. Big fan of Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel and they both came through. Didn't know much about the rest of the cast but they were all likable also. No issues for kids, ending might be a little scary for the very young.

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age 8+

A child friendly movie, that seems to be fun for the whole family.

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  • Great messages
age 4+

great family movie

As a parent of 7-year-old twin boys, I recently had the opportunity to take them to see this film. I found it to be an enjoyable and inspiring experience. The movie encourages children to use their imaginations and be creative, while also holding their attention throughout. It was particularly gratifying to hear my sons discuss their own ideas for using a purple crayon after the movie.

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  • Great messages
age 11+

This title has:

  • Great messages
  • Great role models
  • Too much violence
age 3+

age 5+

age 5+

Pretty fun

A couple sugestive comments thrown in but they went over all of my kids heads. The bullying scene wasn't that bad. The concept of death does come up and was handeled in a way that wasn't to disturbing. It was handeled quickly. It could be point of discussion to talk to your kids about your beliefs of the after life. It was fun funny fairly clean movie. It made for a nice family movie night. My kids love the book and the movie delivered for them. They laughed and paid attention the whole time.

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