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Movie -- 2023 -- Netflix
Nimona
Ballister Boldheart is the first commoner knight. At his knighting, his sword fires a laser and Queen Valerin dies. Ambrosius Goldenloin, another knight and Ballister's boyfriend, cuts off Ballister's arm in the panic. Nimona, a teenage shapeshifter, turns up and wants to be his sidekick. They try to prove he was framed. Fast, funny, pink, and then a monster story.
Notes are based on public reviews and published descriptions. Timestamps are approximate. Not yet checked against Netflix AU.
Age
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
- Not suitable
- Parental guidance
- Ok
GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.
About this title
- Classification
- PG
- Length
- 102 minutes
- Consumer advice
- Mild science fiction themes, violence, themes, scary scenes
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Before you press play
The knighting lasts half a minute. Ballister Boldheart, the first commoner knight, has a sword that fires a laser and Queen Valerin is down. Ambrosius Goldenloin, the knight who loves him, cuts his arm off in the panic. Then a pink-haired teenager named Nimona knocks on the hideout door and asks to be the villain's sidekick. Jokes, car chases, a rhino in a train station. Also a girl the city calls a monster, and a statue she nearly throws herself onto.
- A queen killed on stage
- An arm cut off
- A shapeshifter called a monster
- Being framed
- A childhood friend turning away
- A last flight into a cannon
What may feel big
The sword laser hits the queen. Ambrosius severs Ballister's arm (no blood, the arm is gone). Nimona flashes fangs and glowing eyes for a gag. Guards electrocute her in rhino form. An arrow sticks in her leg. A flashback: villagers with torches and pitchforks drive a child-shaped Nimona out; her friend Gloreth tells her to go. Nimona becomes a huge black shadow-monster, walks into the city under fire, and heads for Gloreth's giant sword to end herself. Ballister stops her. The Director fires a wall cannon at the city. Nimona turns into a red phoenix and flies into it.
4-6. Not a fit. The queen, the arm, the monster, and the sword are too much, however pink the hair.
7-9. Seven is below this scale. Eight and nine need you, a skip list for the knighting, the arm, and the late monster, and a talk after the statue. Funny does not cancel those pictures.
10-12. Ten and eleven still need you nearby. They can follow a framed knight and still want the monster skipped. Twelve is more often ok. The 'I am the monster' stretch can sit after the credits.
Triggers in this guide
Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.
- Sadness 1
- Scary Imagery 2
- Peril 1
- Violence 2
- Relational Conflict 1
If you have not watched it yet
Should I sit with them?
We would not put this on for a child under 8 and leave the room. Plan to sit with them at least until 11. After that, many families can watch with a grown-up nearby rather than on the couch. The notes above say what happens. You know your child. This is not medical advice.