Home Christian Movie Review (2015)

Guidance: Parent Preview

This is a light family adventure with some peril and a few stronger language concerns. Its biggest value for Christian families is the friendship and perseverance theme, while the main caution is the crude speech and the worldview message about identity and tolerance.

Why This Guidance Level

Home is mostly a bright, accessible animated adventure, but it carries enough rough language and a few tense peril scenes to merit parent attention. The deeper concern is not graphic content but the film’s soft worldview messaging about tolerance, identity, and self-definition, which can be discussed fruitfully in a Christian home. That combination places it in a middle category rather than a simple green-light or red-light.

Faith & Worldview Perspective

The film affirms friendship, courage, and perseverance, and it treats outsiders with sympathy. Its main tension for Christian families is that acceptance and identity are framed in a broadly secular way, with little grounding in truth from God or hope in Christ.

Truths Reflected

• Friendship across differences matters
• Perseverance in searching for family is admirable

Tensions to Discuss

• Identity is presented as self-defined rather than rooted in God’s design
• Tolerance is praised without much distinction between kindness and truth

Content & Discernment Markers

Occult & Spiritual Content

• Occult material does not stand out here. The film uses science-fiction aliens and fantasy-style technology rather than spiritual ritual or supernatural practice.

Sexuality & Relationships

• Romantic or sexual content does not play a meaningful role. The focus stays on friendship, family separation, and teamwork.

Identity Themes

• The story leans on messages about being true to yourself and accepting others as they are. That is warm on the surface, but parents may want to discuss how Christian identity is received from God rather than invented by the self.

Violence & Intensity

• Earth is taken over by the Boov, humans are forcibly relocated, and one main character is thought to be killed before surviving. The action stays cartoonish, but the invasion and chase scenes still create real tension for younger viewers.

Language & Humour

• The roughest material is in the war-related dialogue, where words like “shit,” “damn it,” “son of a bitch,” “bastard,” and the slur “retarded fool” are used alongside repeated insults such as “idiot” and “fool.” Parents will likely want to know that the language is much harsher than the film’s family-friendly look suggests.

Other Content Notes

• A soldier offers a cigarette in one scene, but substance use is otherwise minor.

Notable Moments

• Alien relocation: The Boov take over Earth and relocate humanity, setting up the film’s central chase and displacement story.

  “When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov… all humans are promptly relocated”

• Tip keeps searching: Tip’s determination to find her mother gives the movie its emotional center and its strongest perseverance theme.

  “Tip never gives up on finding her mother.”

• Crude war banter: The military scenes include harsh insults and profanity that stand out sharply against the film’s otherwise playful tone.

  “Shit! Damn it! Son of a bitch.”

Discussion Prompts

• Friendship and acceptance: What makes Tip and Oh’s friendship work even though they are so different?
  • Biblical guidance: Christians can value kindness across differences while still holding to truth and wisdom.
  • Scripture: Romans 12:10, Ephesians 4:15
• Identity: What does it mean to be true to yourself, and how is that different from finding your identity in Christ?
  • Biblical guidance: The Bible teaches that our identity is received from God, not invented by us.
  • Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20
• Hope and perseverance: Why does Tip keep going when things are hard, and where does Christian hope ultimately rest?
  • Biblical guidance: Biblical hope is anchored in God’s faithfulness and in Jesus Christ, not just in positive thinking.
  • Scripture: Romans 15:13, Hebrews 12:1-2