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 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Release Date: July 11, 2007
MPAA rating:
PG-13 for fantasy violence and frightening images
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Recommended age: This film is not recommended for children under
the age of 13
Overall PTC
Traffic Light Rating: Yellow
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Sex |
There is one
instance of Harry kissing his crush Cho when they discover they
are under the mistletoe; one instance of Ron saying, “I bet you
a good snogging [kissing] would cheer her up;” and another
instance where Dudley, Harry’s cousin refers to Cedric Diggory
as “Harry’s boyfriend.”
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Violence
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Professor Snape
hits a student on the head with a book.
Professor
Umbridge slaps Harry across the face and to punish another
student, casts a spell that appears to inflict severe pain.
A character is
attacked by a snake.
Harry and
friends are involved in a magical duel with the Death Eaters—the
followers of Lord Voldemort.
There are
some depictions of death: when Harry flashes back and sees
Cedric dead in the cemetery, Harry’s premonition of a bloody Mr.
Weasley being attacked and killed, Harry’s premonition of Sirius
Black being tortured and killed, and when Sirius Black is
actually killed by a magical charm. Though much of the violence
is fantasy violence, Harry and other characters are sometimes
shown with a bloody nose or face from cuts they received. |
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Language
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None |
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Behavior |
Harry and friends break the school rules by practicing defense
against the dark arts which ultimately helps them in the film’s
climactic showdown against Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. |
Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth installment in the Harry Potter series.
The Order of the Phoenix continues to develop the struggle between Harry Potter
and the Dark Lord Voldemort and picks up where the fourth installment, Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire, left off.
Lord Voldemort has
returned in human form to the wizard world after a thirteen year hiatus after
almost being destroyed by the infant Harry Potter. Voldemort now wants revenge
and to pick up where he left off in creating a world in which he is the Dark
Lord. The Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, is in denial that Voldemort has
returned and begins to try to control the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry in order to quiet Harry and his friends from convincing students
otherwise.
As the student’s
beloved Hogwarts becomes more and more restrictive from the use of magic, Harry,
Hermione and Ron decide that they must act quickly to teach other students how
to defend themselves for when and if they are confronted by Voldemort or his
followers—the Death Eaters. The students ban together to create a secret
organization where they learn how to defend themselves against dark magic; in
the end there is a spectacular magical duel between Harry and his friends and
Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
Caution Cones for
Parents:
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There
is one instance of Harry kissing his crush Cho when they discover they are
under the mistletoe
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One
instance of Ron saying, “I bet you a good snogging [kissing] would cheer her
up”
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Dudley, Harry’s cousin refers to Cedric Diggory as “Harry’s boyfriend”
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Professor Snape hits a student on the head with a book.
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Professor Umbridge slaps Harry across the face and to punish another
student, casts a spell that appears to inflict severe pain.
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A
character is attacked by a snake.
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Ample
magical violence, especially in the last 30 minutes of the film where Harry
and friends engage in a magical duel with the Death Eaters—the followers of
Lord Voldemort.
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Depictions of death including a flashback of Cedric dead in the cemetery
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Harry
has a premonition of a bloody Mr. Weasley being attacked and killed
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Harry
has a premonition of Sirius Black being tortured and killed
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Sirius Black is killed by a magical charm.
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Though much of the violence is fantasy violence, Harry and other characters
are sometimes shown with a bloody nose or face from cuts they received.
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Harry and friends break the school rules by
practicing defense against the dark arts which
ultimately helps them in the film’s climactic
showdown against Lord Voldemort and the Death
Eaters.
Due to the amount of magical violence and some
images that may be disturbing for younger viewers,
the PTC does not recommend this movie for children
under the age of 13.
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