Kids-in-mind
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you're a parent who wants granular three-number content breakdowns (violence, sex, profanity) of specific movies beyond vague MPAA ratings.
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Kids-in-mind vs MPA Film Ratings
Kids-in-mind and MPA Film Ratings both land on Depends.
MPA Film Ratings
Depends
Confidence: Medium
There is nothing to buy here: filmratings.com is the MPA's free public ratings site for parents and filmmakers.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Parents vetting movies for sensitive kids | Parents checking movie content |
| Who it's not for | Families needing TV, game, or app ratings too | Teams shopping for software . nothing to buy here |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | No evidence |
| Public sentiment | Reddit threads treat it as the go-to site for detailed movie content summaries; formal customer reviews are scarce.⁶ | Parents use the ratings to decide what their kids can watch, while public discussion mixes trust with criticism of rating consistency. |
| Biggest gotcha | Membership cost and renewal terms aren't visible in reviewed sources . check the subscribe page first² | Submit page asks for a film's 'negative cost'; fee terms are murky despite the 'no fee' claim.15 |
Pick Kids-in-mind when
- Parents vetting movies for sensitive kids
- Family movie-night planners
- People who distrust MPAA letter ratings
- Librarians advising families
When Kids-in-mind is not a fit
- Families needing TV, game, or app ratings too
- Anyone unwilling to pay for what free rivals cover
- Teens self-vetting content . it's parent-facing
- Schools or orgs needing bulk content filtering
Pick MPA Film Ratings when
- Parents checking movie content
- Filmmakers submitting for a US rating
- Anyone decoding G through NC-17
When MPA Film Ratings is not a fit
- Teams shopping for software . nothing to buy here
- Developers wanting a ratings API or data feed
- Platforms needing age controls . MPA deals are bespoke, like Instagram's
- Non-US distributors . this rates the American market
Sources
- Kids-In-Mind.com | Parents' Movie Guide, Ratings and Reviewskids-in-mind.comofficial
- Membership subscribe pagemembers.kids-in-mind.comofficial
- Product security pagekids-in-mind.comsecurity
- Red One [2024] [PG-13] - 2.4.5 reviewkids-in-mind.comofficial
- Trustpilot reviews of kids-in-mind.comtrustpilot.comreview
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- Reddit r/findareddit mentionreddit.comreview
- Common Sense Media vs Kidsinmind comparisonshouldiuse.ioreview
- Violence, Sex, and Profanity in Films (peer-reviewed study)researchgate.netnews
- Kids-in-mind iPhone app review (2010)boltandwiggle.wordpress.comnews
- Ames Free Library resource pageamesfreelibrary.orgnews
- Kodi forum thread (2011)forum.kodi.tvreview
- MPA Film Ratings homepagefilmratings.comofficial
- Ratings Guidefilmratings.comofficial
- Submit a Filmfilmratings.comofficial
- Resources & FAQfilmratings.comofficial
