CheckFlicks

Choosing a film for your family shouldn't mean wading through spoilers, or trusting a single age rating to sum up two hours of film. CheckFlicks tells you what's actually in a film, and roughly when, so you can decide before you press play. SET YOUR CHILD'S AGE Move the slider and every film re-sorts around that child. A film that works at 10 may not work at 6, and the app says so instead of leaving you to guess. SCENE-BY-SCENE SKIP MAPS Instead of "contains mild peril", you get the moments themselves: what happens, roughly when, and how intense it is. Skip the two minutes that would upset your six-year-old and keep the rest of the film. NO SPOILERS UNLESS YOU ASK Descriptions stay vague by default. Tap to reveal the detail only when you actually want it. TUNE IT TO YOUR FAMILY Violence, scary scenes, language, romance, alcohol and drugs, death and grief — set your own tolerance for each. Every family draws the line somewhere different, so the app lets you draw yours. STAR THE ONES YOU LIKE Keep a list of films to come back to, and hide the ones you've ruled out. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Some timings are measured against the film itself, and some are still approximate. Every guide says which. We improve them every day. They're a good guide rather than the last word, so trust your own judgement on anything that really matters. If something looks wrong, tell us from inside the app and it goes to our editors. THE LIBRARY A growing library of films, each with a scene-by-scene guide that shows how precise its timings are. FREE, AND QUIET ABOUT IT No paywall. No sign-up. No ads that follow you or your children around the internet. A parent checking a film should never hit a wall. Timings and skip maps © Corporate Home Away (South) Ltd.