The Lake House

Directed by: Alejandro Agresti Starring: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Christopher Plummer Rated: PG for some language and a disturbing image. Parental Notes: This is a fairly innocuous film for preteens and older kids. Young children might be a bit spooked by a sequence early in the film when a man is hit by a bus.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Directed by: Justin Lin Starring: Lucas Black, Sung Kang, Brian Tee, Nathalie Kelley Rated: PG-13 for reckless and illegal behavior involving teens, violence, language and sexual content. Parental Notes: This is a fairly innocuous film aside from the over-the-top racing. Provided you trust your preteen or teen not to be overly influenced to take up street racing, this should be a fine film for them.

District B-13

Directed by: Pierre Morel Starring: David Belle, Cyril Rafaelli, Larbi Naceri, Dani Verissimo Rated: R for strong violence, some drug content and language. Parental Notes: This is an action movie with minimal gore, but there is plenty of fighting, gunplay, and some blood. It’s a soft R but more intense than a PG-13.