3
Content scores per film
sex/nudity, violence, profanity
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Should I Use Kidsinmind?
Worth it
Worth itUse it if you want exhaustive, judgment-free breakdowns of exactly what's in a movie before watching with your kids.
Free, exhaustive movie content scores (sex/violence/profanity). Ideal parent pre-screen; ad-heavy and movie-focused.
Confidence: Medium
$0
Price
ad-supported website
2004
In press since
LA Times coverage
#1 of 5
The Banner parent-site list
helpful parent websites, 2013
Value for money
5
Completely free, ad-supported
Ease of use
4
Simple movie lookup, plain breakdowns
Feature depth
4
Scene-by-scene detail is the category benchmark
Security posture
2
No published security page
Pros
- Three objective 0-10 scores per film: sex/nudity, violence, profanity⁵
- Free to use; ad-supported site²
- Repeatedly recommended in parenting subreddits as a go-to content check³
- Cited in academic research as an objective movie-content data source⁸
- Long track record; covered in major press since at least 2004⁷
Cons
Gotchas
Best for
- Parents pre-screening movie content
- Detail-first viewers wanting scene-level specifics
- Researchers needing objective content ratings
Not for
- Ad-averse users — ads are prominent enough to spawn blocker guides
- People wanting age-based picks; it scores content, not your kid's maturity
- Faith-first verdict seekers — Movieguide or Common Sense Media fit better
Companies that use it
- City of Jupiter, FL (Family Movie Night program)
Pricing
Free
$0
- All movie ratings and reviews
- Ad-supported
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Parenting and movie subreddits repeatedly recommend KidsInMind as a reliable place to check movie content before watching with kids.
“Is the movie safe to take your kids to? ... good review site”
“Kidsinmind.com is another great”
“KidsInMind and CommonSenseMedia”
Alternatives
Compare Kidsinmind with each alternative.
Common Sense Media
Age-based reviews plus books, TV, and apps guidance.
Kidsinmind vs Common Sense MediaScreen It
Same scene-by-scene content-check style; longtime peer.
Kidsinmind vs Screen ItMovieguide
Faith-angle family reviews; closest traffic competitor.
Kidsinmind vs MovieguideGuess: IMDb Parents Guide
Crowd-sourced content warnings on nearly every title.
Full analysis
Based on ~20 public sources; several 'Kids in Mind' results (UK charity, Australian parenting course, NY consultancy, fishing brand) are unrelated entities and were excluded.
Sources
- Kids-In-Mind official sitekids-in-mind.comofficial
official
- Reddit r/Parenting: good review sitereddit.comreview
review
- Menstuff: Kids-in-Mind rating methodmenstuff.orgreview
- Brave community: kidsinmind.com advertisement boxescommunity.brave.appreview
- LA Times letters, 2004latimes.comnews
- ResearchGate: economics of movies (cites kidsinmind.com data)researchgate.netnews
- kidsinmind.com security page checkkidsinmind.comsecurity
- Kids in Mind (UK charity — unrelated entity)kidsinmind.ukofficial
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