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Nimona

2023

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

Ages 10+Source checked

Why this age? PG-rated fantasy action includes peril, battles, frightening monsters and transformations, implied deaths, grief, and mature themes about prejudice and institutional injustice. This is guidance, not a safety guarantee; reading level and family context may differ.

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Recommended age10+

Strongest cautions

  • LGBTQIA characters4/5
  • Death of a character3/5
  • Frightening scenes3/5

Strongest positives

  • Courage & resilience4/5
  • Creativity & curiosity4/5
  • Diverse representation4/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising1/5
Why this rating?

No significant commercial product placement.

Death of a character3/5
Why this rating?

Deaths and threatened mass casualties are important to the story, with grief and sacrifice treated emotionally rather than graphically.

Graphic injury1/5
Why this rating?

Injuries and deaths are generally stylized or implied, with little graphic blood or bodily detail.

Strong language1/5
Why this rating?

Contains mild language and minor insults, appropriate for a PG rating.

LGBTQIA characters4/5
Why this rating?

LGBTQIA identity and same-sex romance are prominent, positively portrayed aspects of central characters and the story.

Religious themes1/5
Why this rating?

No religious practice or faith themes present.

Romance2/5
Why this rating?

A meaningful same-sex relationship and romantic history are present, but romance is secondary to friendship and the adventure plot.

Frightening scenes3/5
Why this rating?

Shape-shifting monsters, dangerous chases, imprisonment, public hostility, and apocalyptic threats may frighten younger viewers.

Sexual content & nudity1/5
Why this rating?

No meaningful sexual activity; there may be mild innuendo or romantic affection without explicit content.

Violence3/5
Why this rating?

Frequent animated battles, swordplay, explosions, monsters, destruction, and peril; violence is action-oriented but rarely graphic.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience4/5
Why this rating?

Characters repeatedly face danger, rejection, and powerful institutions while choosing loyalty, truth, and principled resistance.

Creativity & curiosity4/5
Why this rating?

Highly imaginative world-building, shape-shifting, inventive technology, visual transformations, and unconventional problem-solving drive the story.

Diverse representation4/5
Why this rating?

The film centers LGBTQIA representation and challenges rigid gender, species, and social categories through varied, agentic characters.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

Incidental lessons on empathy and social dynamics.

Kindness & empathy3/5
Why this rating?

Friendship, empathy, defending outsiders, forgiveness, and caring cooperation are major forces in resolving the conflict.

Positive messages4/5
Why this rating?

Strongly promotes empathy, self-acceptance, questioning prejudice, rejecting scapegoating, accountability, and judging people by actions rather than labels.

Good role models3/5
Why this rating?

Central characters show loyalty, courage, growth, and moral resistance, while also making mistakes and learning responsibility.

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  1. What did courage look like in this story? Was being brave always the same as being fearless?
  2. How are identity and relationships presented, and how do they shape the characters’ experiences?
  3. Which choice in Nimona would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in Nimona, and what caused that change?
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