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Best Action TV Shows Last updated: July 1, 2025 by Common Sense Media Adrenaline junkies, rejoice! From missions to showdowns, these series deliver nail-biting thrills that will keep you on the edge ...
Best Kids and Family Movies Last updated: June 27, 2025 by Common Sense Media From animated adventures to heartwarming classics that never get old, this list delivers screen time you'll actually want ...
ACCOUNTABLE is set in Albany, California, a small, diverse, liberal community in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2017, an Instagram account started by Charles, a student at Albany High School, ...
This profoundly emotional drama is one of the most assured, confident debut productions from a first-time filmmaker you're likely to see. From Aftersun 's very opening frame, Charlotte Wells knows ...
LOVE ISLAND USA is an interactive reality dating show that features single men and women looking for love—and a chance to win some serious cash. A group of 20-something men and women live in isolation ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2025 —Common Sense Media today released new research that examines digital media habits for children age 8 and under. The report, "The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids ...
Low-key and straightforward, without overt humor or padding, this high-school heist movie succeeds mainly due to its focus on systemic racism in the United States. Written by J.C. Lee and Julius Onah ...
In MONSTER SUMMER, it's 1997 in Martha's Vineyard, and aspiring teenage journalist Noah (Mason Thames) is looking for a good story to write in hopes of getting his first byline in the local newspaper.
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CHILD STAR tells the story behind Demi Lovato 's rise to fame and very public personal problems. But her story, already addressed in two previous documentaries focused on her substance dependencies ...
In THE THICKET, when Lula (Esme Creed-Miles) and Jack Parker (Levon Hawke) lose their parents to smallpox, they prepare to move in with a distant aunt. But on the way there, Lula is abducted by the ...
In YOU GOTTA BELIEVE—which is based on a true story—Fort Worth's Westside youth baseball team is told that they can compete in the Little League World Series despite their last-place status. When they ...