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Type: movie
Year: 2024
Title: Inside Out 2
Verdict: Growing up is emotional in thoughtful sequel; some peril.
Review Link: commonsensemedia.org
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 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.
Parents Suggested Age: 7+
Content: Content
Note Level Category
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 means loving all of them, including their imperfections and mistakes. You can't always protect yourself or those you love from hard times, embarrassing moments, or pain, and that's OK. Working with others is more likely to lead to success than going it alone. True friends help make us who we are. Open, honest communication between friends is important, even when it's hard. Don't try to be something you're not; love and accept who you are. Teamwork and imagination can solve difficult problems. Additional themes include empathy, self-control, compassion, and perseverance.
5
Positive Messages
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 frustrated and not having all the answers. She makes mistakes in the name of trying to help and protect Riley—as does Anxiety, who means well but gets out of hand after arriving at headquarters. Sadness still sometimes puts herself down, but she also shows courage and empathy. Riley is a good kid caught up in the chaos of puberty and growing up. She definitely makes mistakes, but she ultimately learns from them. Characters learn and demonstrate self-control, perseverance, empathy, and teamwork.
4
Role Models
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, scary room and almost tumble into a deep "Sar Chasm." Headquarters is smashed up by a demolition crew, and characters use dynamite to blast their way out of a couple of tricky situations (Anger takes some dynamite from another character roughly, without asking for permission). The forbidding vault in Riley's memory includes a scary-looking Dark Secret. Arguing and yelling, with emotions coming into verbal and physical conflict with each other. Riley has what appears to be an anxiety or panic attack; she also has moments of sadness and conflict with her parents and friends and breaks the rules at camp, sneaking around at night. Brief image of a skeleton.
3
Violence and Scariness
Riley's imagination includes a monument called "Mount Crushmore." Disgust seems infatuated with a dashing video game character the emotions encounter in Riley's memory vault.
1
Sex and Romance
Infrequent use of words including "jerk," "moron," "gosh," "freaked out," and "oh my goodness." When frustrated, Joy exclaims "Jiminy mother loving toaster strudel" as a swearing substitute.
1
Language
Anxiety downs a lot of energy drinks in a way that suggests that she's drinking something harder.
1
Drinking and Drugs
No real products within the film, but lots of marketing/licensing tie-ins, from books and apps to a wide variety of toys, clothes, home decor, and more. A couple of fake brands are shown, including TripleDent Gum.
1
Products and Purchases
Not biologically accurate in terms of how memory and emotions work, but kids will learn a bit about different parts of the mind (stream of consciousness, long-term memory, imagination), as well as important lessons about empathy, teamwork, and self-control.
2
Educational Value

Content
Note	Level	Category
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 means loving all of them, including their imperfections and mistakes. You can't always protect yourself or those you love from hard times, embarrassing moments, or pain, and that's OK. Working with others is more likely to lead to success than going it alone. True friends help make us who we are. Open, honest communication between friends is important, even when it's hard. Don't try to be something you're not; love and accept who you are. Teamwork and imagination can solve difficult problems. Additional themes include empathy, self-control, compassion, and perseverance.	5	Positive Messages
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 frustrated and not having all the answers. She makes mistakes in the name of trying to help and protect Riley—as does Anxiety, who means well but gets out of hand after arriving at headquarters. Sadness still sometimes puts herself down, but she also shows courage and empathy. Riley is a good kid caught up in the chaos of puberty and growing up. She definitely makes mistakes, but she ultimately learns from them. Characters learn and demonstrate self-control, perseverance, empathy, and teamwork.	4	Role Models
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, scary room and almost tumble into a deep "Sar Chasm." Headquarters is smashed up by a demolition crew, and characters use dynamite to blast their way out of a couple of tricky situations (Anger takes some dynamite from another character roughly, without asking for permission). The forbidding vault in Riley's memory includes a scary-looking Dark Secret. Arguing and yelling, with emotions coming into verbal and physical conflict with each other. Riley has what appears to be an anxiety or panic attack; she also has moments of sadness and conflict with her parents and friends and breaks the rules at camp, sneaking around at night. Brief image of a skeleton.	3	Violence and Scariness
Riley's imagination includes a monument called "Mount Crushmore." Disgust seems infatuated with a dashing video game character the emotions encounter in Riley's memory vault.	1	Sex and Romance
Infrequent use of words including "jerk," "moron," "gosh," "freaked out," and "oh my goodness." When frustrated, Joy exclaims "Jiminy mother loving toaster strudel" as a swearing substitute.	1	Language
Anxiety downs a lot of energy drinks in a way that suggests that she's drinking something harder.	1	Drinking and Drugs
No real products within the film, but lots of marketing/licensing tie-ins, from books and apps to a wide variety of toys, clothes, home decor, and more. A couple of fake brands are shown, including TripleDent Gum.	1	Products and Purchases
Not biologically accurate in terms of how memory and emotions work, but kids will learn a bit about different parts of the mind (stream of consciousness, long-term memory, imagination), as well as important lessons about empathy, teamwork, and self-control.	2	Educational Value

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Level`content[].level`	Number	Example: 5
Category`content[].category`	Text	Example: Positive Messages
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Review Link`review_link`	Text	Example: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/inside-out-2
Quality Rating`quality_rating`	Number	Stars out of 5.Example: 4
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      "level": 5,
      "category": "Positive Messages"
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      "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"
    },
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      "category": "Violence and Scariness"
    }
  ],
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  "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…",
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}

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