Good movie, lots of parallels between the boy and the main "Wild Thing". I took my kids (4 and 7 yrs) but I'm not sure I would recommend this for children. At least, not at the theater. Being at home watching the movie might be better. There were intense moments fueled with emotion and I spent a lot of time explaining why things were happening. I am a tad bit embarassed to say that I was probably the only person crying at the end of the movie.