Movie Matinee: ParaNorman

101 minutes. Suitable for older children (10+) and adults. Despite stop-motion animation and teamwork themes, small children will be frightened by zombies, ghouls, chase scenes, and armed bullies. Parent opinions vary widely depending on their family style - for details see their reviews on the Common Sense Media website. In this cartoon animation, Norman is an extraordinary middle-school misfit - he sees and talks to ghosts residing in his New England town of Blithe Hollow, made famous for witch hunts. On the approaching anniversary of a famed local witch's execution, Norman is charged with ending her curse on the