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Independent reviews and age guidance for family entertainment.

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Get a Common Sense Media age rating and parents’ guide for a movie, TV show, game, book, app or podcast by title. Unrated content categories and unavailable community age suggestions are returned as null.

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Name of the movie, show, game, book, app or podcast, for example Inside Out 2.

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Kind of entertainment to match, for example movie; defaults to any.

Release year to distinguish titles, for example 2024.

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The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Inside Out 2

Recommended age6+
Quality rating4
Parents suggest7+
Kids suggest7+

movie, 2,024

Parents’ guide

Parents need to know that Inside Out 2 , the follow-up to Pixar's beloved 2015 film about the emotions of a girl named Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman ), deals with the complicated life changes that come with being a teenager. With the onset of puberty, Riley's five original emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger—are joined by newcomers Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui. Things get messy fast, and Joy ( Amy Poehler ) and company find themselves embarking on another adventure through Riley's mind that has several scenes of suspense and peril (storms, falls from heights, dynamite blasts, chases, etc.). But there are no rampaging clowns this time around, since—with Anxiety ( Maya Hawke ) in control—Riley's fears as a teen are more about saying or doing the wrong thing. Which she does, often. But learning from your mistakes is one of the movie's key messages, as are the ideas that loving someone unconditionally means loving all of them, including their imperfections, and that you can't always protect yourself or those you love from hard times. Language is limited to just a couple of uses of words like "jerk" and "moron" (plus Joy's frustrated exclamation of "Jiminy mother loving toaster strudel"). Overall, most of the content is appropriate for elementary schoolers and up, but younger kids may need a bit more explanation about what's going on.

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    About the Common Sense Media tool

    Common Sense Media returns age ratings and parents’ guides for movies, shows, games, books, apps, and podcasts.

    Get age rating matches a required title, with optional entertainment type and release year.

    Built from commonsensemedia.org. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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    Get a Common Sense Media age rating and parents’ guide for a movie, TV show, game, book, app or podcast by title. Unrated content categories and unavailable community age suggestions are returned as null.

    What you provide

    FieldTypeRequiredDescription
    TypetypeTextOptionalKind of entertainment to match, for example movie; defaults to any.Example: Movie
    YearyearNumberOptionalRelease year to distinguish titles, for example 2024.Example: 2015
    TitletitleTextRequiredName of the movie, show, game, book, app or podcast, for example Inside Out 2.Example: Inside Out 2

    What you get

    FieldTypeDescription
    TypetypeTextExample: Movie
    YearyearNumberExample: 2024
    TitletitleTextExample: Inside Out 2
    ContentcontentList
    Notecontent[].noteTextExample: "Have courage and be kind" and "Just because it's what's done doesn't mean…
    Levelcontent[].levelNumberExample: 5
    Categorycontent[].categoryTextExample: Positive Messages
    VerdictverdictTextExample: Growing up is emotional in thoughtful sequel; some peril.
    Review Linkreview_linkTextExample: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/inside-out-2
    Quality Ratingquality_ratingNumberStars out of 5.Example: 4
    Recommended Agerecommended_ageTextExample: 6+
    Kids Suggested Agekids_suggested_ageTextExample: 7+
    Parents Need to Knowparents_need_to_knowText
    Parents Suggested Ageparents_suggested_ageTextExample: 7+

    Example result

    For Title: Inside Out 2

    JSON
    {
  "type": "movie",
  "year": 2024,
  "title": "Inside Out 2",
  "content": [
    {
      "note": "We all have many emotions, and they're all essential to establishing our sense of self. Growing up is often messy and complicated, but it's also beautiful and rewarding. Loving someone unconditionally…",
      "level": 5,
      "category": "Positive Messages"
    },
    {
      "note": "Joy is still determined, positive, and focused on Riley's happiness (and she's better now at appreciating the role/value of the other emotions), and she also shows vulnerability by admitting to being …",
      "level": 4,
      "category": "Role Models"
    },
    {
      "note": "Scenes of suspense and peril when Joy and the other emotions are caught up in storms/avalanches and chased by authorities and fall from heights. They're also captured and briefly locked up in a dark, …",
      "level": 3,
      "category": "Violence and Scariness"
    }
  ],
  "verdict": "Growing up is emotional in thoughtful sequel; some peril.",
  "review_link": "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/inside-out-2",
  "quality_rating": 4,
  "recommended_age": "6+",
  "kids_suggested_age": "7+",
  "parents_need_to_know": "Parents need to know that Inside Out 2 , the follow-up to Pixar's beloved 2015 film about the emotions of a girl named Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman ), deals with the complicated life changes th…",
  "parents_suggested_age": "7+"
}

    For developers

    Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

    cURL
    curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@common-sense-media",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_age_rating",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "title": "Inside Out 2"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

    What you can do with it

    Questions about Common Sense Media

    Can I run it with my own inputs?

    Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

    Can I call this Common Sense Media tool as an API?

    Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

    How much does it cost?

    Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

    Do I need a Common Sense Media account?

    No. You only need a Fous account.

    How current is the data?

    Fous gets the data from commonsensemedia.org when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

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    Get age rating accepts an optional release year and entertainment type to help match the title.

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