My dd watched a 15 and she's 13

[Wrenble1]

Feel like worst mother. I just found out that my 13 Yr old watched suicide squad. My dh thinks it's fine but the fact she's seen that amount of violence has worried me (we sat down for 'movie night' and this is what she chose.
I don't know how to stop her from watching films too old for her, especially since dh doesn't think its an issue.

Talking of sex... My DD wants to watch Blue is the Warmest Colour.... I think after watching it myself that I would be happy for her to do so... but not when I'm in the room. For both our sakes. Very graphic (very French) lesbian sex.

I've watched Blue is the Warmest colour and agree it's not one to watch with parents in the room

A bit OT - but a great teen lesbian/coming out romance film to watch with your parents/daughter is the Swedish film Fucking Amal aka Show me Love. A genuinely wonderful film.

Like a slightly earthier, same-sex Gregorey's Girl - but better.

It’s so difficult - the range of 15 movies is vast. Titanic is a 15, lots of PG or 12 films from the eighties are 15 now (the Abyss - I thought my kids would live it - so I showed them anyway - they did)

Some modern 15s are pretty gruesome.

The f concerned I watch with them and decide myself.

I really do think it’s a shame they don’t make more stuff for ‘whole family ‘ viewing. Doctor Who and a Series of Unfortunate events are all I can find that my 11YO and 13 YO will watch with us that’s not a 15.

Omg the world is going to end.

I watched Deadpool with DS 13...definitely not one for with your parents .

I was watching 18 films when I was that age. Behind my parents back, of course. Doesn't everybody? Don't worry too much OP, stuff like this happens and you could have a chat with your DD about it if that would make you feel better

Wrenble1 Count yourself lucky. I know a few that regularly get pissed, and have a fag at that age.

She will be just fine. I wasn't allowed to watch anything after 9 pm, brookside and Grange hill. So Of Course I watched Carrie at 13, it slightly traumatised me, and probably put me off for life anyways

I went to see suicide squad and reported back to some other parents of 13 year olds that I'd be fine with my 13yo watching and I still don't know why it got a 15 not a 12, especially in view of Deadpool.
Common sense media do good reviews about what age parents vs kids rate a film suitable for.

At least it wasn't an 18!

I'm sure most 13yo watch 15s occasionally, no big deal.

I watched The Crow and Trainspotting both 18 when I was 14.

You're being far too precious about this. Your baby isn't a baby anymore, op.

Suicide Squad was ridiculously rated, I think it should have been a 12, and even then i’ll Happily let DS (9) watch 12 films. It’s not especially violent and there’s a few swear words, that’s it.

My favourite films when I was 14, Mona Lisa, Wish you Were Here and Rita Sue and Bob too

Been watching horror films since I was 11. Massive horror fan now. It’s fine

I watched the shining on my 11th birthday.

I survived.

We just watch 15 films first and then let our son watch it if we think it's ok. He's not watching Deadpool until he's at least 25 😁

Think I might possibly be the worst parent alive 😂

My DD5 constantly asks for scary films shes obsessed with horror. Shes watched exorcist, jeepers creepers, childs play and the thing so far. Enjoyed them all so far... whoops!

Common Sense Media is my go-to when I am trying to decide if a movie is appropriate for one of my children:
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/suicide-squad
I use this site all the time.

Sounds normal to me, my h certainly had a liberal interpretation to age guidelines and they grew up fine.

See this is so weird how threads go sometimes. Someone was ripped apart for letting their 13yo watch a 15 film the other day! Admittedly it was Deapool but they are both 15 cert and everyone here is telling OP to chill out

The young guy (probably around age 18) in our local DVD rental shop had a crush on my DD when she was about 14/15 and allowed her to take out 18 certificate horror movies. I had no idea about this. She has not been scarred for life and is now a normal 26 yo who doesn't really watch horror movies anymore. I think your DD will live OP!

Bambi, ET, homeward bound etc I wasn't allowed to see because they were too sad. But from 5 I can remember the fog, children of the corn, it, rocky horror picture show.

Mine are 11 I let them watch breakfast club although I did fast forward some bits

I watched the Maze Runner sequel with my 11 year old. (He's read the books and had seen the first one which was a 12.) Halfway through I checked the rating, as the language was getting a bit fruity and it was a bit scary, and realised it was a 15!! He's survived the experience unaffected.

Common Sense Media is my go-to when I am trying to decide if a movie is appropriate for one of my children:
www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/suicide-squad
I use this site all the time.

Is this an American or British site? because I'm constantly surprised by the differences of what is acceptable between the two. In the US for instance parents will tolerate all sorts of unprovoked on-screen violence but scream blue bloody murder at a hint of sex or nudity.

eg the battle Steven Soderberg had to go through with the classification people just to include a brief shot of George Clooney's naked bum in Solaris. They wanted to give in an 'R' - an 18 rating just for one naked backside. Whereas Lord of the Rings, same year, and a body count in the hundreds got a PG13.