ARMAGEDDON TIME | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"ARMAGEDDON TIME"
(2022) (Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway) (R)

QUICK TAKE:: Drama: Family members and others try to set an unruly and disrespectful sixth grader straight.

PLOT:

It's 1980 and Paul Graff (BANKS REPETA) lives in Queens, New York with his older brother, Ted (RYAN SELL), and their parents, PTA President Esther (ANNE HATHAWAY) and Irving (JEREMY STRONG), a plumber. While Ted attends a prestigious private school, Paul has just started 6th grade in the public school system, and much like his friend, Johnny Davis (JAYLIN WEBB), he's a troublemaker to their teacher, Mr. Turkeltaub (ANDREW POLK).

Paul is also a handful at home, although he listens to his grandfather, Aaron Rabinowitz (ANTHONY HOPKINS), who tries to impart various bits of wisdom to the boy, including lessons about tolerance and intolerance in the world, past and present.

As Paul continues to act up and cause strife at school and at home, all involved try to set the boy straight, to varying degrees of success and failure.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Although it features a kid in the lead role, it's probably not that likely.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R: For language and some drug use involving minors.

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