Explorers

PGUnited States rating19851h 49mScience Fiction, Adventure, Family
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PG US
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Two best friends and their friend from school build a homemade spacecraft to explore the galaxy. They end up meeting some very unusual extraterrestrial life forms who have a limited understanding of human culture. It is a fun adventure about imagination and the bond between friends.

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What's in it

Scary
Mild
Violence
None
Language
None
Rude humour
None
Sad themes
None
Pace
Moderate
The film follows a traditional adventure structure with long scenes of dialogue and exploration balanced by moments of action. Estimated

Scary moments

  • Approx.SomeThe boys are intercepted by a much larger alien ship and a giant alien.

Talk about it after

  1. 1What did you think about the way the aliens understood human culture?
  2. 2If you could build a spaceship, where is the first place you would want to go?
  3. 3How did the boys' friendship help them complete their big project?

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