Merry Little Batman

Parents need to know that the animated film Merry Little Batman puts Batman's (Luke Wilson) 8-year-old son, Damian, into significant danger, but the characters always come out essentially unscathed. The boy learns lessons in responsibility and sacrifice, as well as in appreciating his family. Characters experience fights and wounds, fires and explosions, falls and crashes. Little Batman squares off against adult bad guys. There are also some darker scenes where the animation turns black and white, and an ominous crowd seems to be chasing a child. In another sequence, a child says goodbye to an AI parent and finds himself alone, calling for his real father, and facing psychological manipulation by other adults. Batman lost his own parents quite young and wants to preserve Damian's childhood. Language is mostly juvenile insults, plus "hell" and "holy crap." Some suggestive language involves a suit with prominent nipples, a woman being called a "smoke show," and a boy reaching puberty. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.