12years
12 Angry Men
Jury debate about murder; adult verbal drama
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: MGM+TMDb 8.6
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Movies for 12-year-olds
At twelve they understand irony, layered plots and historical context. What to watch most is realistic violence and hard themes.
12 years
For age 12: 6,493 movies · sorted by best scoreMade with AI · how
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Dead Poets Society
A student's suicide after pressure from his father
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themes
UK: Disney+TMDb 8.3Other opinions - 12years
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Nuclear satire of the Cold War
Good to know:Difficult themesHard to follow
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 8.1Other opinions - 12years
Metropolis
Silent, 153 min, social allegory, robot, and riots
Good to know:Scary scenesFighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: Artiflix · BFI Player · Brew +1TMDb 8.1Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Artiflix · BFI Player · Brew · Prime Video
Free (with ads): YouTube
Rent or buy
Other opinions - 12years
Citizen Kane
Complex biographical drama about power and loneliness
Good to know:Difficult themesHard to follow
UK: BFI PlayerTMDb 8.0Where to watchIncluded with subscription: BFI Player
Free (with ads): BBC iPlayer · Tubi
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Other opinions - 12yearsOther opinions
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Barry Lyndon
Duels and adult scenes
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: Max · Now TV CinemaTMDb 8.0Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Max · Now TV Cinema
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Other opinions - 12years
The Notebook
Sex scenes and the heroine's dementia
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: MaxTMDb 7.9Other opinions - 12years
The 400 Blows
Approximate ageJuvenile delinquency and family abandonment
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: BFI PlayerTMDb 8.0Other opinionsThe models disagree or know little about this movie. If you can, have a look first; it is waiting for review.
- 12years
Gone with the Wind
Civil war, deaths, and domestic violence
Good to know:Death or separationFighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: Max · Now TV CinemaTMDb 7.9Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Max · Now TV Cinema
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Other opinions - 12years
Ben-Hur
Chariot race and crucifixion
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.9Other opinions - 12years
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Holocaust and a child's death in the gas chamber
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themes
UK: Now TV Cinema · Paramount+ · Sky GoTMDb 7.8Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Now TV Cinema · Paramount+ · Sky Go
Free (with ads): YouTube
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Other opinions - 12years
A Separation
Adult divorce and family conflict
Good to know:Difficult themesHard to follow
UK: CurzonTMDb 7.9Other opinions - 12years
A Special Day
Fascism and persecution of a gay man; adult drama
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: Prime VideoTMDb 8.1Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Prime Video
Free (with ads): Plex
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Other opinions - 12years
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Prisoner camp and war
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: NetflixTMDb 7.8Other opinions - 12years
Judgment at Nuremberg
Trial of Nazis with testimony about atrocities
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: MGM+TMDb 8.0Where to watchIncluded with subscription: MGM+
Free (with ads): Tubi
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Other opinions - 12years
Solaris
Slow pacing, wife's suicide and a philosophical allegory
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.8Other opinions - 12years
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Dysfunctional family and disability
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: Not streaming right nowTMDb 7.7Where to watchOther opinions - 12years
Annie Hall
Adult relationships and neuroses
Good to know:Romance or sexual contentSwearing
UK: MGM+TMDb 7.7Where to watchIncluded with subscription: MGM+
Free (with ads): Tubi · YouTube
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Other opinions - 12years
Prayers for Bobby
Teen suicide caused by homophobia
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themes
UK: Free on PlexTMDb 8.1Other opinions - 12years
Young Hearts
Approximate ageTeen gay romance with identity and coming-out themes
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 8.6Other opinionsThe models disagree or know little about this movie. If you can, have a look first; it is waiting for review.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Suggested prostitution and alcohol
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: Now TV Cinema · Paramount+ · Sky GoTMDb 7.6Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Now TV Cinema · Paramount+ · Sky Go
Free (with ads): YouTube
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Other opinions - 12years
A Man Escaped
Nazi prison and execution threat; sustained tension
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: CurzonTMDb 8.0Other opinions - 12years
The Searchers
Violence against Native Americans and kidnapping; protagonist's racism
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themesStereotypes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.7Other opinions - 12years
Ace in the Hole
Unscrupulous reporter lets a trapped miner die
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themes
UK: BrewTMDb 7.9Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Brew
Free (with ads): Plex · YouTube
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Other opinions - 12years
Fried Green Tomatoes
Domestic violence, racism and death
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: ITVX PremiumTMDb 7.7Where to watchIncluded with subscription: ITVX Premium
Free (with ads): ITVX
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Other opinions - 12years
Given
BL romance with a couple's past suicide
Good to know:Death or separationDifficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: CrunchyrollTMDb 8.2Other opinions - 12years
Gandhi
Colonial massacres and political violence
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: Sony Pictures CoreTMDb 7.6Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Sony Pictures Core
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Other opinions - 12years
Walk the Line
Addictions and domestic violence
Good to know:Difficult themesAlcohol, tobacco or drugs
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.5Other opinions - 12years
Battleship Potemkin
Civilian massacre on the steps; political context
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: BFI Player · Brew · KlassikiTMDb 7.6Where to watchIncluded with subscription: BFI Player · Brew · Klassiki
Free (with ads): JustWatch TV
Rent or buy
Other opinions - 12years
The Big Sleep
Noir with murders and a tangled plot
Good to know:Fighting or violenceRomance or sexual contentAlcohol, tobacco or drugs
UK: Max · Now TV CinemaTMDb 7.6Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Max · Now TV Cinema
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Other opinions - 12years
The Devil Wears Prada
Adult working world and relationships
Good to know:Romance or sexual contentSwearing
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.4Other opinions - 12years
Fantastic Planet
Slavery, violence and disturbing scenes in adult animation
Good to know:Scary scenesFighting or violence
UK: Prime VideoTMDb 7.6Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Prime Video
Free (with ads): Pluto TV
Rent or buy
Other opinions - 12years
The Best Years of Our Lives
War veterans, mutilation and trauma
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: Prime VideoTMDb 7.7Other opinions - 12years
Boys
Approximate ageDiscovering homosexuality in adolescence
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual content
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.7Other opinionsThe models disagree or know little about this movie. If you can, have a look first; it is waiting for review.
- 12years
As Good as It Gets
Adult comedy-drama with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Good to know:Romance or sexual contentSwearing
UK: Sony Pictures CoreTMDb 7.4Where to watchIncluded with subscription: Sony Pictures Core
Rent or buy
Other opinions - 12years
Laura
Noir crime with shootings and obsession
Good to know:Fighting or violenceDifficult themes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.6Other opinions - 12years
The Eight Mountains
Approximate ageItalian friendship drama
Good to know:Difficult themes
UK: MUBITMDb 7.6Other opinionsThe models disagree or know little about this movie. If you can, have a look first; it is waiting for review.
- 12years
Angel's Egg
Dark, cryptic allegory with an unsettling atmosphere
Good to know:Scary scenesHard to follow
UK: Not streaming right nowTMDb 7.7Where to watchOther opinions - 12years
Shadow of a Doubt
Murderer within the family
Good to know:Scary scenesFighting or violence
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.5Other opinions - 12years
Giant
Racism, alcoholism, and three hours of adult drama
Good to know:Difficult themesStereotypes
UK: Rent or buyTMDb 7.6Other opinions - 12years
Marriage Italian Style
Postwar drama with implied prostitution
Good to know:Romance or sexual content
UK: BFI Player · Prime VideoTMDb 7.7Where to watchIncluded with subscription: BFI Player · Prime Video
Rent or buy
Other opinions - 12years
(500) Days of Summer
Adult relationships, heartbreak, and strong language
Good to know:Difficult themesRomance or sexual contentSwearing
UK: Disney+TMDb 7.3Other opinions - 12yearsOther opinions
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Love and Death
Sex jokes, Napoleonic war, and absurd-toned death
Good to know:Fighting or violenceHard to followRomance or sexual content
UK: Free on YouTubeTMDb 7.5Other opinions
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