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DC League of Super-Pets

Movie 2022 105 min Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Action Reviewed by Dan S · Checked 23 Dec 2022
Official Rating PG ClearAge 8+

Why our age differs

Official is PG. We say 8+ because the rescue battles are loud and the dog hero still solves trouble by hitting first. Younger kids may also feel the sting when the family picture changes

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Our take

DC League of Super-Pets is an animated superhero adventure about pets rescuing their kidnapped humans. Lasers, explosions, and a rocket in danger make the final stretch noisy, but injury is cartoonish and bloodless. Language is very mild, and Krypto's feeling of being left out gives children an emotional thread. We put it at around 8 and up, with a parent nearby for children sensitive to loud action.

Uplifting themes

The strays keep saying they can only win if they work together. Showing off gets them stuck. Families can talk about asking for help without the lecture feeling glued on Krypto starts selfish and learns to trust a messy shelter pack. Ace, the pig, the turtle, and the squirrel each get a useful job. They are still cartoon brawlers, not quiet classroom models Kids may ask what animal shelters actually do, which is a fair conversation after the credits. The science of powers is pure comic-book fun. Keep the learning bar low

Story (may spoil tone)

When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Details

Violence Mild Pets and villains slam through the city with super-punches, lasers, and…

Pets and villains slam through the city with super-punches, lasers, and a bomb on a rocket. It is played for laughs, and nobody is shown bleeding. The last stretch is still a long, noisy brawl

Language Mild One mild word, crap, slips out in a joke about the farm. That is about…

One mild word, crap, slips out in a joke about the farm. That is about as strong as the talk gets. Most of the chatter is silly animal banter between the pack

Sex / nudity Mild A human couple flirts in the background, and later a pig gets a little…

A human couple flirts in the background, and later a pig gets a little kiss. Romantic music pokes fun at it. Nothing sexual happens, and clothes stay on

Frightening Mild The Justice League is kidnapped and a rocket is threatened, bringing lo…

The Justice League is kidnapped and a rocket is threatened, bringing loud explosions and brief peril. The playful tone and bloodless action soften the scares

Bullying / discrimination Mild The shelter pack gets talked down to as leftovers next to fancy pets. I…

The shelter pack gets talked down to as leftovers next to fancy pets. It is comic, not a long campaign of cruelty. Kids who have felt picked last may still recognise the sting

Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

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Talk after watching

  • The shelter pets only get anywhere when they stop showing off. What does working together look like at your place?
  • Krypto worries he is not needed anymore. How do you say you feel replaced without picking a fight?

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