Choosing films worth watching together.
MovieByAge was born from a simple need, lived as a parent.
I am a father of two. Like many parents, I look for films that open real conversations at home: about courage, friendship, difference, the way we treat others. Not just “harmless” films, but films worth watching together.
Growing up in the 90s, I assumed the cartoons of my childhood were the coolest. Re-watching them today with my own children, I rediscovered how many were riddled with stereotypes or shortcuts that flew under the radar back then. It wasn’t always better before.
Many recent series carry rich, valuable messages, just hard to spot in a massive catalog.
The problem is that mainstream platform ratings talk about artistic quality, not about what matters to a parent: what is my child going to see, hear, take away from this?
MovieByAge was built to answer that question. In-depth research around every film, a clear parental analysis, an explained age, discussion angles. The goal is not to judge films for you, but to give you what you need to decide calmly, according to your own values.
MovieByAge is the tool I wish I had before every family movie night. I hope it helps you too.
The author
The author
Alexandre de França
Founder of MovieByAge · IT project manager
Switzerland
Alexandre de França is the founder of MovieByAge. A father of two and an IT project manager, he built the site to turn a real parental need into a concrete tool: knowing what a child will see, hear and take away from a film. Every guide is produced with AI assistance, under human oversight.
Our catalog in figures
Detailed parental analysis
- Films, series and shorts analyzed
- 1,300+
- Thematic dimensions per guide
- 8
- Editorial age pages
- 11
- Hand-picked values and themes
- 15
Our method
How every guide is built
A detailed parental analysis
For every film, we document violence, language, sexuality, values conveyed, parental portrayals, social themes and family discussion angles, based on what is present in the work.
An explained age
Each recommendation is set in context: scene intensity, required maturity, themes addressed. When parental guidance makes earlier viewing reasonable, we say so clearly.
In-depth research
We cross-check multiple sources around each work to surface what matters for parents: sensitive content, reception, debates, values conveyed.
A neutral reading of debates
When a work is debated, we present the different viewpoints soberly. You decide according to your own values.