‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’

Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and language.What it’s about: The ever-moody Judy Moody plots to make this the best summer ever, only to see her plans fall apart.The kid attractor factor: It’s based on the very popular series of “Judy Moody” novels by Megan McDonald.Good lessons/bad lessons: “When all else fails — dance.”Violence: NoneLanguage: “Potty” language in its various verbal incarnations is discussed.Sex: Heather Graham in a bustier. That’s about it.Drugs: NoneParents’ advisory: This sight-gag strewn kids’ comedy skews younger, OK for 6 and older.

‘Super 8’

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.What it’s about: Small-town middle-school movie buffs try to shoot a zombie movie with a Super 8 camera only to have real horror show up on their doorstep.The kid attractor factor: Smart and smart-mouthed kids make a bad movie and face off with monsters.Good lessons/bad lessons: Sometimes, kids catch on a lot earlier than adults.Violence: Quite a bit, graphic, without much bloodLanguage: Kids of the ’70s got into mild profanity in their tweens.Sex: Young, chaste romance.Drugs: Adult alcoholism is discussed.Parents’ advisory: A bit too scary-violent, adult and profane for the very young, but certainly OK for 10 and older.

‘Midnight in Paris’

Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking.What it’s about: A frustrated writer imagines himself back in a gilded age, when Hemingway and Picasso, Gertrude Stein and Fitzgerald were all in Paris.The kid attractor factor: Oh, you know they’re sneaking into it just to hear the naughty talk.Good lessons/bad lessons: Every generation thinks an earlier era was the height of art and civilization.Violence: NoneLanguage: Quite tame.Sex: Referred to, but not discussed in detail.Drugs: Cocktails and wine and cigarettes.Parents’ advisory: Not every Woody Allen comedy is kid-appropriate, but if they’re old enough to know who Hemingway and Picasso were, they’ll get the jokes. Suitable for 13 and older.

‘X-men: First Class’

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language.What it’s about: How Professor X and Magneto met and how they and their mutant friends took part in the Cold War.The kid attractor factor: It’s an X-Men movie!Good lessons/bad lessons: “Just following orders” is not a good excuse.Violence: Quite a bit, little bloodLanguage: One strategically placed F-bomb.Sex: Skimpy costumes for the ladies, sexual situations.Drugs: Alcohol, here and thereParents’ advisory: Slightly edgier than much Marvel comic-book fare, but with only a smattering of profanity to make it PG-13. OK for 10 and older.

‘Kung Fu Panda 2’

Rating: PG for sequences of martial-arts action and mild violenceWhat it’s about: The martial-arts panda sets out in search of “inner peace.”The kid attractor factor: They loved the first one — and this 3-D cartoon offers more of the same.Good lessons/bad lessons: “Anything is possible if you have inner peace.”Violence: Martial-arts slapstick, cannon fire.Language: Profanity freeSex: NoneDrugs: MSG freeParents’ advisory: There’s nothing here that would rattle even a toddler. Suitable for all ages.