I took my 3 yr old & 5 year old granddaughters to see this movie. They thoroughly enjoyed the movie evidenced by their laughter and identifying to me what was happening at various times throughout the movie as we viewed the movie. My 3 yr old got a little tired during the last 35 min and started asking to go to the restroom. The storyline was great for them. They were excitedly discussing the movie to their Mom and recapping events of the movie with each other. I was pleased that they enjoyed this movie. I believe it is age appropriate and family oriented. The shadow man's antics can be explained to young minds a lot easier than the violence of the 6:00 news