What is The Prince of Egypt about?
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
Two royal brothers face an epic, heartwarming challenge as their duties clash with extraordinary consequences.
A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Prince of Egypt parents guide
The thing to know: strong violence, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, no swearing and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 13, higher than the PG suggests, because of the violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Three questions
- Is The Prince of Egypt scary?
- Only a little. The Prince of Egypt has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Prince of Egypt?
- No gore and strong violence.
- What is The Prince of Egypt rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Not for every kid. The PG undersells strong violence.
Cast and crew
Directed bySimon Wells, Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner
StarringVal Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover
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The Prince of Egypt is on our Animation on Netflix, Family on Netflix and Musical lists.
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