Vudu (now Fandango at Home) is a perfectly functional streaming platform that's neither particularly great nor terrible for families. It's essentially a digital video rental store with a kids section—if you set up Kids Mode and use the parental controls, it works fine. If you don't, your 6-year-old could stumble onto horror movie thumbnails.

The integration with Common Sense Media is genuinely helpful, and the no-subscription model means you're not paying monthly for content you don't watch. But the free tier's ad-supported experience means commercials, and those aren't always age-appropriate.

Bottom line: It's a tool. Set it up right, curate what your kids watch, and it's a decent option for family movie nights. Leave it on default settings and let kids browse freely? That's a recipe for "Mom, what's The Purge about?"