www.screenit.com (Gives detailed content of each movie)

www.commonsensemedia.org(Gives ratings on movies, books, games, shows, etc)

www.imdb.com (Find out info on all the upcoming movies)

www.the-numbers.com (Get the scoop on all the movies in production)

www.cmu.ca/library/faithfilm.html(Provides questions about the film that will make great discussion with your kid)

www.hollywoodjesus.com (the site that "looks for the deeper more profound meaning behind blockbuster hits")

www.cpyu.org (A great site for staying up to date with teen culture)

Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. This signifies that the film rated may contain some material parents might not like to expose to their young children - material that will clearly need to be examined or inquired about before children are allowed to attend the film. Explicit sex scenes and scenes of drug use are absent; nudity, if present, is seen only briefly, horror and violence do not exceed moderate levels.

Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. This signifies that the film rated may be inappropriate for pre-teens. Parents should be especially careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented nudity is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen; one use of the harsher sexually derived words may be heard.

Restricted-Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (age varies in some locations). This signifies that the rating board has concluded that the film rated contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their children to see it. An R may be assigned due to, among other things, a film's use of language, theme, violence, sex or its portrayal of drug use.

No One 17 and Under Admitted. This signifies that the rating board believes that most American parents would feel that the film is patently adult and that children age 17 and under should not be admitted to it. The film may contain explicit sex scenes, an accumulation of sexually-oriented language, or scenes of excessive violence. The NC-17 designation does not, however, signify that the rated film is obscene or

1. Allow you teen to be a part of the decision process.
When you incorporate your teen in this decision it is no longer just another rule you are enforcing it has become a standard that you trusted them to help set.

2. Review the content of the movie in question.
Always check out the material that is going to be in the movie your teen wants to watch. Don’t always rely on the ratings. This way there are no surprises.

3. As a family set a standard for the movies you will watch.
Prayerfully decide what content is acceptable and unacceptable in a movie.