Kung Fu Panda 4 age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know

Kung Fu Panda 4 age rating: it's rated PG in the US for martial arts action and mild violence, scary images, and some mild rude humor, per the MPA rating, as listed by IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. It's PG in the UK and 6 in Germany. All three earlier Kung Fu Panda films are also PG in the US and the UK. Common Sense Media, an independent nonprofit, lists Kung Fu Panda 4 for ages 6 and up.

Aleksei MartiushinPublished October 18, 2026

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Kung Fu Panda 4 at a glance

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Risk flags1 of 6Official age rating: PG (MPA: PG)

–Official rating above age 7
MPA: PG; BBFC: PG; FSK: 6
–Violence in rating descriptors
MPA: martial arts action/mild violence
✓Scary content in rating descriptors
MPA: scary images
–Bad language in rating descriptors
BBFC: very mild language only
–Sexual content, drugs, or alcohol in rating descriptors
None in MPA or BBFC descriptors
–Rated 12 or higher in the UK or Germany
BBFC: PG; FSK: 6

Each flag is a yes-or-no fact from the sources on this page. The number is a count of flags, not a safety score. How we count. Rating reasons marked mild, very mild, or brief don't count.

Type	DreamWorks animated martial-arts comedy (2024), the fourth Kung Fu Panda film source
US (MPA), per IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes	PG (parental guidance suggested; no age limit) — martial arts action/mild violence, scary images, some mild rude humor
UK (BBFC)	PG (parental guidance) — mild violence, threat source
Germany (FSK)	6 (from age 6), per kino.de source
Earlier films	Kung Fu Panda 1–3 (2008, 2011, 2016): all PG in the US and the UK source
Common Sense Media	6+ — lots of martial arts fighting; some potty humor

Checked October 2026. Ratings and settings change; check the official source before you decide. What do these ratings mean?

Facts for parents, not medical or legal advice. If you're worried about your child, talk to your pediatrician.

What Kung Fu Panda 4 is about

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a 2024 DreamWorks film directed by Mike Mitchell, with Jack Black as Po. Po must find and train the next Dragon Warrior, and teams up with a fox thief named Zhen to stop the Chameleon, a sorceress who wants to steal the skills of kung fu masters. It came out in US theaters on March 8, 2024.

Kung Fu Panda 4 age rating: what's in it

Short answer: PG in the US and the UK, 6 in Germany.

US (MPA): PG, martial arts action/mild violence, scary images, some mild rude humor.
UK (BBFC): PG, mild violence, threat.
Germany (FSK): 6.

The BBFC describes comic martial-arts fights with some hard blows, and a villain who shape-shifts, with glowing blue eyes and a distorted voice. Language is very mild ('butt', 'screw up'). Rude humor includes a fart joke and bunnies biting the panda.

Kung Fu Panda rating: every film

Short answer: All four are PG in the US and the UK.

Kung Fu Panda (2008): PG, sequences of martial arts action.
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): PG (reason not re-verified).
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016): PG, martial arts action and some mild rude humor.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024): PG, as above.

MPA ratings as listed by IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. We couldn't confirm an official release date for a Kung Fu Panda 5 as of October 2026.

The habit kids may copy: the kung fu kick

Common Sense Media notes lots of martial arts fighting in the film, in groups and one on one. Some kids try the kicks on siblings.

Try tonight: inner peace, for real

Before a game of pretend kung fu, practice Po's best move: "Stop. Breathe in. Breathe out. Now choose." In our program, this is the lesson "The Pause Button": stop, breathe, choose.

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