Why is “David” rated PG? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “action/violence and some scary images.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several scenes of armies fighting each other, a child killing a man using a slingshot and a stone, a young man being bound to a tree and threatened with death, discussions of faith in God and being led in war by God, discussions of treason, discussions of a young man being anointed by a prophet, and some name-calling and exclamations. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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Animated musical based on the Biblical story: David (voiced by Brandon Engman and Phil Wickham), a young shepherd, is anointed by a prophet to become king and proves his ability to inspire and lead by killing Goliath, a Philistine soldier. Also with the voices of Asim Chaudhry, Ashley Boettcher, Mick Wingert, Mark Whitten, Katie Bernstein, Lauren Daigle, Will de Renzy-Martin and Kamran Nikhad. Directed by Phil Cunningham & Brent Dawes. Several lines of dialogue are spoken and sung in Hebrew without translation. [Running Time: 1:55]

David SEX/NUDITY 1

 – A man and a young man embrace and other men look alarmed. A woman bathes a boy before seeing the king (we see him with his hair wet and wearing different clothing).

David VIOLENCE/GORE 4

 – A boy says that he will fight a giant soldier from the opposing army and he is covered with heavy armor; he cannot move in the armor and gets out of it and we later see him facing off against the man that is referred to as being “as big as a mountain” and he complains that this is an insult and that he will make the boy a snack for the crows; the man charges toward the boy and throws a spear that nearly hits the king in the distance, the boy swings a slingshot and strikes the man in the forehead with a stone killing him (he collapses to his knees and then falls to the ground and we see the stone embedded in his forehead); many armed people charge toward the opposing army that turns and runs away. Two armies face off and one is much larger than the other; we see a man on horseback surrounded and swallowed into the crowd of soldiers attacking him. A young man is struck in the head and strung up by the hands to a tree as a man sharpens a blade to use to kill him (he is not killed). A man punches another man in the face, swings a curved sword toward a young man tied to a tree and the other man blocks the blade with his sword.
► A lion charges toward a sheep in labor in tall grass and a boy jumps toward it knocking the lion away and leaving the boy unconscious on the ground; we later see the lion trapped against a sheer rock wall (the boy frees the lion and it walks away), and the sheep is seen unharmed with its newborn lamb. A lion chases a herd of sheep, a boy throws a stone at it hitting it in the head and it falls to the ground hitting a boulder (it gets back up unharmed). A sheep bleats while in labor and a boy tries to quiet her to avoid being spotted by a lion prowling nearby.
► People return to a fort where they find that their families that had been hiding there are gone; we see the people have been taken by Amalekites and the leader threatens them with slavery. The Amalekites are shown wearing dark garb made of sticks and animal skulls and pelts. People carrying torches search for a young man and we are told that anyone that protects him will be punished. A man calls for his army to ready for war against the Philistines; they charge toward a fort that is abandoned with food and supplies left behind and sticks and fabric in the shape of a person that we are told was left by the Amalekites and a man has visions of demons and charges out of the fort; he seems frightened. A young man takes aim at another young man with a bow and arrow; he fires the arrow and it hits a rope causing scaffolding to collapse and allowing the other young man to run away.
► A young man collapses in a desert and a small mouse climbs on his leg; another man approaches and takes one of the young man’s sandals before exclaiming when the young man awakens. A large fire burns in the distance and we see a child covered with char being pulled out of a burning building. A man tells a king that an army is amassing for war against them and we see many townspeople arming themselves, but are clearly not trained for battle (one man is shown with a black eye after hitting himself with his makeshift weapon).Two kings negotiate and agree for a battle to take place between one representative from each side; an enormous man walks into the area as the ground shakes and he speaks with a booming voice.
► Many armed men pass through a town and take supplies and food from people. A herd of sheep charge through a town and through a house as people try to avoid being knocked down. A musician rushes out of a room trembling as someone in the room yells. Many people are shown hiding in a cave and two young men reenact a battle between a boy and a giant man. A girl and a woman attack a young man when he is wearing the armor of an enemy soldier (she stops when he reveals who he is).
► A young boy is taken to meet a king and men tell him, “He’s going to eat you alive.” A man threatens a young man with a spear and tells him, “You have stolen the hearts of my people.” People say that people loyal to a young man are disloyal to the king. A woman is shown weaving in several scenes and people ask her, “Stress weaving again?” A song’s lyrics include, “What’s the fun of playing safe?” A teen boy complains about everything and mopes around.
► A man crumples a clay pot when he is not satisfied with it. Two men spit on the ground and we see saliva.

David LANGUAGE 2

 – Name-calling (crazy, weak, traitor, suicide mission, insult), exclamations (oh boy, whatever, oops, do the right thing, huh, heck, mazel tov, don’t mess this up for me), 14 religious exclamations (e.g. God has big plans for you, shalom, God fights for us, God is with him, God has chosen David, oh my God, my God, why God, God has turned his back on me, a boy sings about being guided by God, a ritual is performed to anoint a boy as the future king). | profanity glossary |

David SUBSTANCE USE

 – Men celebrate after a victory and drink wine.

David DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Adventure, fear, bravery, treason, cheating, duel rules, Philistines, love of the crown, King Saul, pride, Amalekites, hope, war.

David MESSAGE

 – Fighting with God on your side can make the difference.