To counter the numerous suggestions by other reviews that this film is suitable for preteens to introduce concepts of sexuality and "coming of age", I must point out that the film is rated R, for good reason. If you want to watch it with your children, that's your perogative, but let me say that I watched it when I was 11, and I was quite blown away by the graphic depictions of sexual scenes in the movies, and it wouldn't have made much of a difference if my parents were there with me or not. Granted, these are "tender" scenes without violence or disrepect like many other movies, but still, I had never seen anything like it, and it was too much all at once. So, beware.