What age is Home Again appropriate for?

15 alone, 13 with a parent; 12 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is Home Again not recommended under 15?

What's in it: a night with a young man; a lot of alcohol; a separation and a husband who comes back. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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Home Again: what age is it for? 15 alone, 13 with a parent

15 alone, 13 with a parent.

Movie · 2017 · 1 h 37 · comedy, drama, romance

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The trailer

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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralonethe sweet spot

Alone from 15; from 13, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.

The sweet spot: around 15-16, when you like romantic comedies, and can watch a mother rebuild her life without judging. Why a sweet spot?

In France, zinema would say 12.

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What it's about

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Why 15

A night with a young manAfter a boozy evening, the heroine spends the night with a man twenty years younger, suggested without nudity, then they are seen in bed several times; six sexual innuendos in the dialogue.
A lot of alcoholCocktails, wine and hangovers: alcohol is named nine times and drunk in almost every party scene. About ten swear words in English.
A separation and a husband who comes backTwo little girls between an absent father and a mother who doubts, an argument where the husband hits one of the young men; words like "weird" and "useless" between children.

What the movie brings

A romantic comedy where the heroine chooses her life rather than a man.
Three young men who become big brothers to two little girls.
Reese Witherspoon in a light film, written by Nancy Meyers's daughter.

Watching it together

Before

The innuendo passes over younger children's heads; say that alcohol belongs to the film's adult parties, not to their life.

After

at 15 and up

Alice decides to live alone with her daughters rather than choose a man: why is that a happy ending?

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For the same age, on zinema

Drive – The Pretenders 17
Once Upon a Time 12, 11 with a parent
La Bataille de Gaulle : J’écris ton nom 13, 12 with a parent
Matchbox the Movie 13

The latest guides

A zinema reading from September 20, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made