App · Medium risk
Is Prime Video safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Prime Video from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Children in this age group can access a dedicated 'Kids Profile' on Prime Video, which filters content to only show titles rated TV-Y, TV-G, G, and PG.
- 9-12
- For this age range, parents can adjust viewing restrictions to include content up to TV-PG or PG-13, allowing access to a broader library while still excluding mature themes.
- 13-15
- Teenagers may be interested in Prime Video's original series and licensed movies, which can be restricted by setting a PIN for content rated R or TV-MA.
- 16+
- Older teens can explore the full range of Prime Video content, including titles with mature themes, provided parental controls are set to allow it or a PIN is used for access.
Get the read for your child
Three taps, no typing. We use your answers with this entry's own scores to tell you what matters most for Prime Video.
How old is your child?
- What have you set up so far?
- Has anything happened yet?
Prime Video is a subscription video-on-demand streaming and rental service operated by Amazon. It offers a vast library of movies, TV shows, and original content, accessible through various devices.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 5/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 8/10
- Language
- 5/10
- Influence
- 4/10
What parents should know
Prime Video offers extensive parental controls, including PIN protection and age-based viewing restrictions, to manage what content children can access. Parents should actively set up individual profiles and enable purchase restrictions to maintain a safe viewing environment. Regular review of these settings is advisable as children grow and their viewing habits evolve.
What to do about Prime Video
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Prime Video is 13+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Prime Video setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Prime Video without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Prime Video that mean it is time to step in.
Prime Video age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Prime Video?
Parentwise puts Prime Video at 13+. We advise Prime Video from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 5/10, language 5/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 8/10.
Can a 10 year old use Prime Video?
Not by default: we advise Prime Video from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. For this age range, parents can adjust viewing restrictions to include content up to TV-PG or PG-13, allowing access to a broader library while still excluding mature themes.
Can a 12 year old use Prime Video?
Not by default: we advise Prime Video from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. For this age range, parents can adjust viewing restrictions to include content up to TV-PG or PG-13, allowing access to a broader library while still excluding mature themes.
Can a 13 year old use Prime Video?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Prime Video (13+). Teenagers may be interested in Prime Video's original series and licensed movies, which can be restricted by setting a PIN for content rated R or TV-MA.
Is Prime Video appropriate for kids?
Prime Video offers extensive parental controls, including PIN protection and age-based viewing restrictions, to manage what content children can access. Parentwise rates Prime Video overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 8/10.
Is Prime Video family friendly?
Prime Video sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. Parents should actively set up individual profiles and enable purchase restrictions to maintain a safe viewing environment.
Prime Video parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Prime Video offers extensive parental controls, including PIN protection and age-based viewing restrictions, to manage what content children can access. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (8/10).
Is Prime Video safe for kids?
We advise Prime Video from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Parents should actively set up individual profiles and enable purchase restrictions to maintain a safe viewing environment.
Parents also checked
Browse all 1,251 entries · Read our safety guides
Release and popularity data comes in part from RAWG, TVMaze (CC BY-SA) and Wikidata (CC0). Safety guidance is written by Parentwise.